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How do you cure a sugar addiction?
I know it's not technically an addiction, but jeeze, it's feels like one! Back before I started losing weight, salty snacks were my Achilles heel. I didn't like sugar as much, so my treats were sugary, in order to risk triggering a binge with a handful of popcorn or chips. Now it's backfired on me, and I crave sugary…
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40 pounds and 2 pant sizes down! (with pics)
Here's me at my heaviest, at maybe 190-195: Here's me now, at 155: I still have a long way to go, but I'm so happy to see the changes, both physically and mentally. I've never felt better!
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Estimating food portions at a dining hall?
Hi. I'm in college, and I live right next to a dining hall, which is nice. What is also nice is that they try hard to carry healthy, vegetarian/vegan food, and they always have a listing of nutrition facts and calories right on the labels. The problem is, they always measure their portions in ounces. I am only marginally…
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Losing Steam?
I started off my diet at 1200 calories per day. It's been 90 days, I've losing 25 pounds, and I've been losing my steam. I'm tired of dieting and logging and can rarely eat less than 1500-1700 per day. I exercise, but lose steam during that too. I've gained two pounds back in the past two weeks. I'm also under stress going…
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Ate 1200 calories, gained weight?
Over the past six weeks or so, I've lost about 13 pounds eating 1200 calories a day. This week, I decided to go on the exercise bike for cardio, and went on it four days this week. I ate back about half the calories. This week, I stepped on the scale, and it says I gained a pound? I wasn't especially over on sodium or fat…
