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Trying to ramp up on the non-meat protein (lentils, tofu & such) - adding more "superfood" type foods, but have a bad habit of liking lots of white wine. Staying within 1600 cals or just a bit over - because of the wine. Gotta break that habit!!

what about spinach? That has iron - I also cook with an iron skillet, which I heard transfers a little teensy bit of iron to the food. Also, there are supplements, particularly for menstruating women that have iron - do be careful, though, from what I understand, too much iron is not good either - maybe you should talk to…

Well, if you are burning 800/day thru exercise, not to mention the calories you burn just to live, and you are eating only 1200, then your body is trying to function on 400 calories a day, which tells the body that there is a famine going on, and it's starving, so it's conserving as much body fat as it can, so that it will…

Eric is getting SOMETHING out of all this. He obviously enjoys and attracts drama, and has no intention of giving it up. He is telling you this loud and clear. So if you stay, this WILL continue, he has not "changed his mind" about attracting this sort of thing. Unfortunately, there are people, who may be good people, that…

Lots of people think yoga is for sissies. But it's not! Try to hold a perfect Warrior pose for one minute, or do a side plank without falling over! It burns calories, as your muscles are most certainly engaged. Flexibility is vital as one ages. Those muscles that are not flexible will shrink and contract over time, causing…

Lonesome Dove (really!), Big Girl by Danielle Steel (short, fun read), The Stand (did we already say that? haha - it's Kings best book, I think), any of Phillipa Gregory's --- Diary of Cleopatra, by Margaret George (her books are super long and interesting), Honolulu (can't remember the author).....

you mentioned that you eat "up to" 1400 -- one important thing is to eat ALL your 1400 calories, and even some if not all of your exercise ones! You will see that advice over and over again on MFP, posted by people that have lost a good deal - I learned the hard way to do that, and now the weight is starting to move off…

Hi Zaz-- I tried to see your diary, but it isn't open --- I have found, with the help of MFP friends who coached me on this --- that I had to re-vamp my goals to lose only 1/2 lb/wk. If my calories are at 1200, I don't lose anything. I have done very very well between 1400 and 1660/ day, along with my exercise. I don't…

I was hoping to see some diaries --- I have always had that problem, till I started on MFP. I really was very bad about craving wine and snacks. Even if I ate dinner and got stuffed, I would cruise in and out of the snack drawer. And I most certainly could drink a whole bottle of wine. I don't do either one anymore - at…

read the info on the internet and in these message rooms about metabolism needs....I've found that I have to eat a lot more calories than I wanted to, and am now eating about 1400-1660 a day, for a 1/2 lb weight loss/wk. I think I have had to "reset" my metabolism after years of abuse - this is the first time in my life…

someone told me to up the calories -- maybe, just an opinion, you need to slow down weight loss, and add more calories to keep blood sugar from dipping -- or eat more often -- the steadier your blood sugar the better....I'm doing a whole lot better on 1600 than I was 1200 - the weight loss is slower, but I feel…

are you getting enough water? Coaching volleyball could be dehydrating to you, and you might actually need the water....and the craving is telling you it's food you need. Just a thought....

Maybe? Y'all are like me, in that one of my biggest issues has always been doing everything all gung-ho, then getting really burned out. Burnout is both physiological and psychological, methinks. I have had to re-wire the hard drive in my head to a slow and steady set of goals, then try to keep my thinking there. MFP has…

yeah, when I think about it from the Dr. Oz perspective, I guess I can live with that -- I just can't wait till I start hearing "you look amazing" !!!! The Good Lord has really laid some stuff on my heart this year about healing myself.....

thanks, y'all -- it's nice to see folks in the "Slow Loser" club, even if it stinks to be in it !!! :heart:

Yay! I'm hot here in Montgomery/Lake Conroe, Texas! Welcome!

magnesium. I think it's nutritional from what you describe -- you might get him into a good epsom salt bath for a long soak initially, to let him soak some in -- then I would encourage him to try a low dose, good quality supplement. google stuff about magnesium deficiency ---

make sure that you negotiate your monthly fees -- they will reduce them if you haggle a bit -- I miss it - I moved away from mine, and I LOVED the Body Sculpt and Body Flow classes --

I had exactly the same thing. Exactly. It is excess skin, and you can build the best 6 pack in the world, and still have it.. I had a tummy tuck, with no regrets.....one suggestion if you do. Get your weight where you want it and don't gain. It will show up as back slab! Which is what happened to me --- I have a flat tummy…

I have found that eating small meals throughout the day, making CERTAIN to have an afternoon snack, has done a major turnaround on my cravings and bingeing. I feel like it's a miracle for me, the Ultimate Nighttime Binge-er. It seems that before, I was not giving my metabolism a "level playing field", so I craved sugar,…

This is just my opinion. Beware, I am old enough to be your mother! haha.....you are indeed too young to send those "art " pictures to him....sometimes, and i am not saying he's a bad guy or would do this, but sometimes, when relationships go sour, or when a guy is bragging, they like to show or send those pics around -…

I started MFP in July, with a goal of losing 11 lbs in 5 weeks. Boy, was I in for a surprise!! It's taken me till this morning (end of August) to lose 5! BUT - here is the good thing: at the beginning of July, I was thinking like I did back in the old days-I want it now, I have to lose it as fast as I can, no matter what.…

currently Paul Rudd -- and my very yummiest one ----> Javier Bardem - what a hunk of masculine man!

I've noticed that if I don't eat steadily through the day - especially if I skip the afternoon snack- that I really start craving. Mostly sugar. Before MFP I was a fairly heavy drinker. I would crave "happy hour" - hey, it's 5 somewhere! But now I don't crave alcohol or sweets. I credit the idea of feeding my body good…

given our current government trend toward doing away with the 2nd amendment, I would not tell the internet what guns I own! The Men in Black may come knocking.......:flowerforyou:

I'm going to go kiss my husband now. He leaves me completely alone and gives me whatever I need to succeed - the only thing he has ever said is that he notices that exercise makes me happier. Criticism is usually tied to some fear that the person who is criticizing has. Your dedication is probably hitting a nerve - the one…

I make a smoothie every morning that has 1 tsp of fiber in it -- best thing I could've ever done - you may be lacking in fiber, or not drinking enough water to hydrate the bowel.....when "push comes to shove" I use those glycerin suppositories you get at the store - that way I am not taking any chemicals that my bowel…

thanks everyone! My nutrition friend said that I should also add in some type of carb at lunch, like a whole wheat pasta dish or something, or a little olive oil on the salad...to think of ways to get more calories without more bulky food - I feel like a pig!!! ..I will shoot for 1/2 a week, then, but dang! that's a lot of…

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alright, I am bumping my own conversation to see if I can get some additional input....someone look at my diary, go back, like 2 weeks, look at my exercisetomorrow is my weigh-in day, and as of today, it appears I have lost NOTHING this week. I no longer have periods, so it isn't PMS! I remembered last night that my doctor…