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What does "Bump" mean.
I see it in many posts and don't know why it's there. Would someone explain?
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Visualization and manifesting a healthy body
Some years ago, while playing with the idea of manifesting desires directly into my reality, I started the "mass hypnosis diet". I didn't change my eating habits, but I regularly affirmed that people were coming up to me and remarking about how great I look now that I've lost some weight. Sure enough, it started happening…
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List of studies showing good things about low carb
I don't remember where I saw the list. I thought that it was in this group. Does anyone have a link to the list that shows all the positive things about the diet. I'm only finding trash talk about the diet, but those studies that are talked about in the thumbs down on low-carbs sites never give me the details - such as…
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Leaving the group - for good reasons
It is with great pleasure that I will be moving from the 100+ groups to the 50-100 groups. I had doubts about my ability to do this when I started, but those doubts have faded a lot good luck to all
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More calories wasn't the answer for me
I hear so many saying that if there is a problem losing, the problem might be caloric intake that is too low. This confuses me. I lost 18 lbs, my first month on the diet, but let's skip that because it was expected. I was staying under 1,000 calories a day. My doctor told me that I should be somewhere between 1,000 and…
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Weather and weight loss
The weather has been so glorious the past two weeks. I'm finding that it is helping with the inspiration and self-respect that I use to keep going. How about you? It feels so good to feel so good.
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Restart this group
I am surprised by the lack of interest in this form of self-healing in a web site dedicated to self-improvement. So let's get the thing rolling again. I'll start. I hope you join this group.
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Guilty pleasures
OK, it's just after 4:30PM and I just finished lunch. Time to pre-plan dinner. I rechecked my log. Carbs are good at 4. Protein good at 107. Fat not so good at 56. Still room for calories so there's room to get that fat. What to do. I check my pantry and fridge and realize that I can make up some whipped cream, flavor it…
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A little confused about eating changes
For 60 days, I was on very low carb eating. Less than 10 carbs a day (though it was usually more like 5 or less). I was never hungry. I always felt great. Now I am upping that carb count to about 15. I'm finding that I'm stuffed. Today I ate lunch while not hungry in order to get my calorie intake high enough because…
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Almost cracked up from laughing
I stepped out of the shower today and took an apprising look at my body to see if I could recognize the weight losses. HOW FUNNY!!!!!!! I look like one of those ancient fertility statues. Breasts, though almost half the size that they were are still way too large, but from head to waist, I looked very human. First time in…
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Just upped my carbs and am gaining weight rapidly - HELP
I have been 60 days on 5 carbs a day. Not NET carbs. Just carbs. (from heavy whipping cream in my coffee and eggs). Then, Tuesday, I started taking in 15 NET carbs per day. I have gained 3.3 pounds since then. But that's not the whole of it. On 5 carbs a day, I was never hungry. But on 15 NET carbs a day, I am always…
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I am startiing to feel my muscles again
It's funny how one forgets what a working muscle feels like, and how good it feels when it is working the way it should. I know that I forgot. But yesterday, I was out shopping, and I realized that I could actually feel my core muscles help hold me up as I walked. I felt 20 - no make that 30 - years younger. Now that I can…
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My method of motivation
When I began this journey, the only thing that I could see was ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY POUNDS TO GO. The only things that I could feel were shame, horror, fear, disgust, and self-loathing. So I broke the journey into manageable parts (mini goals). For example Start weight: 256 1st goal: 250 (bottom rung of that 50s decant)…
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Warning about chewable vitamins
I usually take my Calcium with Vita D suppliments (recommended by my Dr.) in pill form. But this morning, I opened a jar of chewables. I was shocked by how over-sweet it was. I looked at the label and discovered that the first two ingredients are dextrose and sucrose. As there was no nutrition label, I went to Google and…
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Chewable Calcium with Vita D
Like so many other older women, my doctor recommended Calcium with Vita D. I've always taken this in pill form, but most recently bought a jar of chewables. I took my first this morning, and after so long without sugar carbs, was shocked by how over-sweet they were. I looked up the chewables here on MFP and it says no…
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Feeling so much younger
Before I started this diet, I felt OLD. I'm only 62, but I thought of myself as old. WHAT WAS I THINKING????? I have so much more energy and I don't think of myself as old at all. I must have been in a mind-warp. Glad to be out of it! :-)
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Chocolate Protein Powerder
I like Syntrax shaes. Their Nectar line includes Chocolate Truffle. Their Matrix line includes cookies & cream. Both deliciious, but the cookies & cream has 5 carbs per shake whereas the chocolate truffle has 0. If you can't imaging yourself without the taste of chocolate, and if you are on low-carb, this might be the…
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WOW! All of a sudden my clothes are huge
How did this happen? Last week I was wearing clothes that I knew were getting a little loose. The dresses didn't seem to hang right, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong. They're relatively new, so I thought I ordered the wrong size and berated myself a bit for that. The exercise pants were more comfortable than they…
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Finding the right balance
First two weeks of my diet, I only lost one pound. I couldn't figure out why, so I started a nutrition/exercise log. Immediately the weight started flowing off. I can't imagine what I was eating without knowing it all that time. It was probably the cheese along with a little bite here and a little bite there. I use a…
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Drug assistance
I hear all the warnings about not using drugs for weight loss because they are not healthy (ephedra, speed, etc.). OK, I know that they come with risks. They may even cost me my life. So how is obesity any different????? Why can't I assume the risks that I want to accept? Why should someone else decide that I should not be…
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On my way
I have to confess that I have not always been obese or even prone to obesity. That began about 15 years ago and got way out of control. (many factors). The shame of my size keeps me hiding in my house, too ashamed even to go grocery shopping. In mid-November, I lost my refill for my blood pressure medicine. There were no…
