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Signing up for an expensive training program as a grad student
Hi folks-- I need some feedback. I've been working hard on improving my fitness, but I have a hard time keeping commitments without being accountable to someone else. In the past, I've had success doing training programs. I found one where I moved for graduate school, but it costs $600 for four months, meeting twice a…
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Panic over saving food for later
I grew up in a family with a lot of rules around food, and I'm working hard to change my eating patterns. One thing I tend to do is eat past the point of fullness because I'm anxious there won't be good food to eat later on, or that someone else will eat my food before I get a chance to eat it myself if I save it for…
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Feel Full on Whole Foods?
Hey folks-- I'm writing because I think it's really important to eat whole foods (i.e. unprocessed). When I do so, I have to eat so much to feel full! I'm a vegetarian, and I eat a reasonably high amount of protein, but I find what makes me finally feel full is something fatty (like adding several slices of cheese to my…
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Keep at it - it works!
Hi-- So, I've been using MFP for a month. I have been very focusing on eating whole, clean, healthy foods, and riding my bike as much as I can. I have a dream of one day being able to race in my age group. Anyway, to do so, I definitely need to drop weight. But this while month, I've ranged from 170 to 172, back and forth,…
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Help! Not sure what to do.
Hi folks-- So, I've been tracking my food intake for three weeks now without any real changes except that I'm so hungry! I'm a vegetarian, and I think I eat fairly well, with a few treats. It's important to me to eat whole foods, and so I try and limited processed foods (although I admit, I adore bread and beer, which,…
