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Staying on the wagon during loss/grief/bereavement
So I found out last week that my father is no longer responding to chemo, and his battle with cancer will be drawing to an end sometime in the next 3 months to a year. I gained all of this weight when my husband and I lost both of my remaining grandparents, his mother, and his best friend in a 4 month span. I don't want to…
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Struggling to get my calories in
I was recently started on a medication for something totally unrelated to weight loss. Unfortunately (fortunately?) one of the side effects is appetite suppression. I've been struggling for the past few days (and haven't logged in) because I have NOT been able to eat. Eating half a panini tonight was an act of sheer…
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Am I starving myself?
I'm on day 12 or so of getting healthy again. In 2008 I was 165. I'm currently 253. My husband and I have lived fairly sedentary lives for the last 18-20 months. My BMR is 1920 (or so). MFP has "given" me 1400 calories a day (2 pound/week loss). I try to eat back 70-90% of my exercise calories, and I try to underestimate…
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New and slightly discouraged
I'm a sparkpeople convert- I was on SP several years ago when I was actively competing in collegiate athletics and lost roughly 60 pounds effortlessly. Unfortunately, I packed on close to 90 pounds when my grandparents, mother in law, and best friend died in a 6 month span. Over the last 18 months I've been completely…
