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I have been on a couple different birth controls and I work in a pharmacy where 10% of what we dispense is birth control. So from a personal standpoint, different birth controls have affected me differently and unfortunately it was some sucky trial and error to get to the right place (at first I was really bad at taking a…

I have always loved my body. No matter what state it is in. There are things that I want to change, and I want to be healthy, I'm not just looking for a number on the scale here. I feel that chasing that number is always going to leave you unhappy if you still don't love your body. Weight-loss and health are just as much…

I too am angry that I've over 200 pounds. I had been, lost about 30 pounds, bought new jeans, threw away the old ones, and now I have gained a lot of the weight back, so much so that I had to buy pants in the sizes that I threw away! Good luck on on your journey and feel free to add me!

Also looking to lose about 60 pounds over the course of the next year or so and get on a healthy lifestyle! Feel free to add me :)

It might not do anything extra for your weight loss, but being active does a lot more than just eating less.

Quinoa is a grain (like rice) and it is round and delicious and fun to eat. I make a salad of it with red and green peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, olive oil (2 TBs) and lemon juice. I use about 1/2 uncooked quinoa for this. sooo good and I make it for lunch for the week.

quinoa!!!!! cucumbers reduced fat cream cheese (mix with cucumbers and use as a spread with turkey on a wrap, delicious) special k chocolatey delight spinach peppers eggs spices (makes food taste sooo good) chicken turkey sandwich thins apples bananas clementines (right now because they are in season) nonfat milk snacks (I…

Sometimes people just need a day of eating crap and if their day of crap eating was still under their calorie goal, good for them. The only time I want to hear someone comment on my food choices is when I say "Help!" or "What can I be doing better?" Otherwise, mind your business and keep on supporting that I'm under my…

yeah boston!

I find it much too daunting and limiting to set date/weight goals (personally). I think it sets you up to fail, unless they are super realistic. Consider instead goals like: -By summer I want to feel comfortable in a two piece bathing suit (which might be at 118, or might be at 120 or even 135) -By summer I want to be in…

When I bought a pair of jeans in the same size as a friend of mine who had just told us she was over 200 pounds. I alway considered myself much smaller than her. I then stepped on a scale and realized that I too was over 200 pounds, which I never expected and decided that it was time to lay off the ice cream and donuts.

I would just focus on those fruits, vegetables and lean protein. Focus on getting balanced meals. You can easily have half the rice or half of the bagel and replace those calories with something that is really going to have a bigger impact (like those good fats and proteins). I suggest most of what people already said:…

I take a prenatal (covers the hair/skin/nails and multi in one shot), sometimes I take some b-complex and sometimes I take extra fiber if I'm light on it but if I take it all the time by GI tract goes nuts, absolutely freakin' nuts.

oh and congrats on the super cool new job, as a theatre kid i'm super jealous.

I always thought of "very active" as someone who spends the day training for the olympics. Maybe change your activity level (consider things like heart rate through the day, how much you sweat, etc because those are all factors in daily activity). Chances are you aren't supposed to be eating 2500 calories a day because you…

Set smart and achievable goals for yourself. For example saying 120 pounds all at once sounds scary and unachievable, instead start with 5% or 10% of your current weight right now. Or a weekly goal, like "this week I will cut out ___ and have 5 servings of vegetables every day and next week i will watch my sodium intake…

only thing to expect out of this: callouses, and flat feet (shoes help to hold our feet in arch, without shoes they are more likely to spread and widen). but i only workout barefoot. i find that i'm never complaining about my shoes or feet hurting from my shoes :)

Try some quiona and polenta, rice, fruits and veggies (frozen and fresh), tofu! (i love it with bbq sauce). i'm not vegan, but those are things i would get if i was thinking about shopping vegan.

I did weight watchers before i started this and the only thing that i would think about a little more (if you want to) is fiber, dairy and i know it seems weird, but some oil. Oils help lubricate everything to it, erm, comes out easily. Fiber also does the same thing, just don't over do it as it will cause bloating. I…

As a pharm tech we don't normally associate weight gain with the nuvaring as much as with the pill and as someone that uses it (and stops using and then starts using it again) i don't really experience any weight changes with the starting and stopping of the nuva ring. effexor is like the previous poster said, doesn't…

Sometimes we just have to think about the Non-scale victories (NSV). If changing your bc makes you happier, than whatever the side effects are, change it. If weening from your anti-depressants make you feel more in control and better about your mental state then go for it. Diet and exercise are a good decision regardless…

oh, and welcome.

always keep a health snack with you for in between classes and stuff! and watch your hunger signals, it is when we get really hungry that we turn to the first food possible and when there are only vending machins and coffee shops around, then things quickly become bad decisions. eat as little as possible as frequently as…

more fruits and veggies!!!