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Suggestions for better coping mechanisms?
So, long story short, about three years ago in the window of about 5 days, I lost everything -- a career I loved, the love of my life, my home and everything in it. It's certainly given me an opportunity to redirect and redefine my life... but ever since then I struggle with occasional bouts of "the blues" and self-pity…
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About that roadmap?
I've crunched my numbers. I didn't realize when I started that I was eating below my bmr, but I knew it later when I read the roadmap 2. I started at 1800 cals, and lowered to 1700 cals when my loss slowed. My BMR is supposedly (according to fat to fit calculators) about 1950. As predicted in the roadmap (2), my loss…
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Balance?! How the hell do I Balance?!?!
I've gotten really good at eating my goal in calories and controlling my appetite for the most part. But I'm having one HELL of a time eating enough calories while keeping my macros in balance. I keep an eye on sodium, carbs, sugar, fat, and cholesterol. I was having a hard time with sodium, so I'm keeping an eye on that,…
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Carry-in at work! WHAT DO I BRING?!
In my three years of working in this office, we're having our very first carry-in tomorrow. Of course, I want to bring something I can eat and not feel too guilty about, but I'd also like to impress, while I'm at it, not break my very-tightly-almost-over-extended budget. They're asking for appetizer/ hors d'oeuvres instead…
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Craving Sweets
Hey folks, I'm a newbie, and I'm actually feeling pretty successful about my nutrition goals right now, but one thing I'm dealing with is a serious craving for sweets... I don't want to eat anything with fat in it (or at least not high fat), because I tend to bring that one right down to the wire by the end of the day...…
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Lessons for the newbie?
I'm just starting out here (like so many others). So if you're feeling generous, why not share the lessons you learned along the way with the newbies! Lessons learned the hard way? "If-I'd-known-then" thoughts? Motivations? I'm ready to absorb it all like a sponge... (Unlike my newly-upped water intake which seems to make…
