PeachyCarol Member

Great post!

+2 Lifting will make your body smaller at a higher weight. I've been the weight I am before, when I was young and single. My body was not this small, and I've had 2 children since then.

What stong curves said! Are you trying to lose weight too quickly? Another question, what's your macro balance like? Are you getting enough protein and fiber to feel full?

I'd like to reiterate a point I made in the first post regarding restriction. We're coming up on the New Year. A lot of people are going to want to resolve to give up sugar. The symposium on food addiction and the research on eating addiction point to the underpinnings of behavioral addiction in the subset of people who…

Since this thread is getting bumped, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share my experience with "food addiction" in light of the science on the issue. Years ago, maybe 20ish? I thought I was surely addicted to carbs. The Carbohydrates Addicts Diet book really resonated with me. Following that plan, I was still…

Sorry to hear you all were sick! For years, it was "tradition" for me to catch something similar for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. I switched to maintenance right before Thanksgiving and managed to lose 2/10 of a pound over the holidays, even with indulging and periods of not logging. I've found that I naturally…

It depends on the treadmill. My first gym's treadmills were wildly inaccurate, but the treadmills at my next gym were fairly consistent with my Fitbit. As for why some are so inaccurate? I have no idea. As for oats? I eat 40 grams. That's slightly less than 1/2 cup. I usually eat it with 1/2 cup pumpkin puree and either…

I'd just like to say that sometimes, what you see as a blind spot is simply someone thinking they're not unique and that maybe what worked for them might be helpful if they put it out there for everyone else to see. I would say the spirit in which personal experience is shared can vary on the forum, but not all sharing of…

I keep reading the initial post, and I think I'm following it now. Niner is postulating that fear is often a motivator, but often for the people who say they "can't", there's no connection to that fear thing, they don't see the big picture. If that IS what he's saying, I still disagree. For sure, I'm going to guess that…

I'm not sure I follow your logic here. I moderate, and my thinking when I regulate my food intake is nothing along those lines. I don't think that's a particularly healthy train of thought you're encouraging, if I'm even halfway following you, to be honest. One of the things I always go on about when posting is that in…

OP, I recently was on a course of antibiotics and they did a number on my digestive system. I have spent more time in the bathroom this past week than I have in probably my whole life up to this point. At least I can comfort myself with the knowledge that I did not voluntarily subject myself to this miserable fate. You? If…

Kudos to you! I just want to underscore the importance of the hard work one often needs to do in order to be able to deal with their behavioral issues with food. The first step in being able to do that is to understand that the issues you're having with food are behavioral though. And that is why I find this endless back…

Welcome to MFP! You've asked a few questions there, so I'd like to answer your first about how much to eat for weight loss. Your current caloric level is about as low as you should go. As far as carbs, there's no reason you need to limit them, barring a medical condition. Saying that, I do know that when you're eating…

Christmas Eve will mostly be assorted nibbles ... cheese and crackers, veggies and dip -- that sort of stuff. Christmas day will be an incredibly cheesy baked ziti with home made sauce, salad, garlic bread, and cheesecake.

I too have found scheduled eating to be very helpful. Years of emotional and pleasure eating have truly ruined my hunger signals. I also have days now where exercise will so suppress my appetite that I don't feel hungry even though I might need more calories if I want to have hope of exercising tomorrow. In the same way…

Well, I'll sit with the oatmeal-Greek yogurt-kale people... but the olives? No thank you.

That weird pattern of loss is perfectly normal and could be down to work outs, sodium intake, or phases of the moon. Who knows. The thing to take comfort in? It's normal. As for the rest of your post? I'm sorry, but speaking as a 53 year old woman who's lost 72 pounds, I really have to disagree with you. While the majority…

I recently had a bad cold and just followed what my body was up to. If you feel up to working out, you're probably ready for it. I know that on the days I wasn't ready for it, I didn't even feel like doing anything. I'm not a group activities person, but I think SherryTeach's advice is good, considerate advice. Careful…

I think this is already happening on this very site. I agree with Caitwn that hedonic hunger is an interesting thing to read about, and that it's a very complicated/personal issue.

I have celiac disease and am a vegetarian because I don't particularly like meat. I am also, by preference, for the most part, a scratch cook. I like the taste of my own cooking. Within those parameters, I eat pretty much everything I like. I just happen to like things like yogurt, cottage cheese, lentils, veggies,…

I had plans of enjoying proper portions of indulgent foods, but I've come down with a hideous migraine. Mine usually last for a few days. I have no idea what my stomach will be up for tomorrow. I utilized this plan over Thanksgiving, and didn't even log then. We moved house the day after and I didn't have access to the…

^This. Well, except I differ from the lovely nutmegoreo in that I don't find fat very satisfying. For me it's protein and fiber. I also found, when I was first cutting back on my food intake that slowing down while I was eating was helpful. It gave my body time to realize it was full. Different people find different…

Yup. I'm in the liking black bean brownies camp. Then again, I have celiac disease. The idea of using other starches to replace wheat in brownies is not far-fetched. Garbanzo bean flour is quite often used in gluten free baking. Brownies are amenable to conversion to being gluten free because they have so many eggs plus…

Stories like yours are my favorites. Losing weight is fabulous, but regaining health and functionality is just priceless. You're awesome.

Agree. While I agree with the premise of hedonic hunger, I disagree with the idea that we can never control it and that it's the food. I have eaten sweets just for pleasure and I have eaten savory foods like chicken legs in large quantities for the same reason. When it comes to hormonal responses in humans and how much…