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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 566248" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>CB, sorry you're struggling with your weight. It's a challenging thing to manage, especially when you're on medication that causes weight gain.</p><p></p><p>I wonder though, if sticking to too strict a regimen might derail your progress. If you're eating too little, you might end up sabotaging your efforts a) by slowing your metabolism and b) by limiting yourself so much that you go crazy thinking about food all the time.</p><p></p><p>When my eating has gone off the rails, I usually start by tracking everything I eat. I don't make any changes until I have about a week's worth of data. I track all meals and all snacks, times of day and rough quantities. That lets me start identifying patterns, and see where I'm going off the rails. A lot of smart-phones have tools that allow you to track diet, so you don't have to keep endless lists.</p><p></p><p>Then you can figure out where your trouble spots are and make changes that will work for you.</p><p></p><p>As for your boyfriend, men usually have a much easier time losing weight than women do. It stinks, but it's reality. Don't compare your progress to his. It will just frustrate you.</p><p></p><p>Also, the Healthful Living forum has some great advice and recipes. It hasn't been terribly active lately, but some of the older posts are still useful. Hmmm...maybe if enough of us are trying to get or stay healthy, we can get that forum active again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 566248, member: 3907"] CB, sorry you're struggling with your weight. It's a challenging thing to manage, especially when you're on medication that causes weight gain. I wonder though, if sticking to too strict a regimen might derail your progress. If you're eating too little, you might end up sabotaging your efforts a) by slowing your metabolism and b) by limiting yourself so much that you go crazy thinking about food all the time. When my eating has gone off the rails, I usually start by tracking everything I eat. I don't make any changes until I have about a week's worth of data. I track all meals and all snacks, times of day and rough quantities. That lets me start identifying patterns, and see where I'm going off the rails. A lot of smart-phones have tools that allow you to track diet, so you don't have to keep endless lists. Then you can figure out where your trouble spots are and make changes that will work for you. As for your boyfriend, men usually have a much easier time losing weight than women do. It stinks, but it's reality. Don't compare your progress to his. It will just frustrate you. Also, the Healthful Living forum has some great advice and recipes. It hasn't been terribly active lately, but some of the older posts are still useful. Hmmm...maybe if enough of us are trying to get or stay healthy, we can get that forum active again. [/QUOTE]
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