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This is my problem as well, but I have 3 young boys in the house who can and should have ice cream etc.....

I think by removing foods from your home you are not getting at the CORE of your problem....for me emotional eating.

I agree with the response change up your routine at night....if that is your week time.  Just one short walk or some exercises....may put you in a different mood and change the thought of snacking on "bad"snacks.

I think portion control is huge as well.....I have a BIG bowl of light, or sugar free or fat free ice cream just about every night.  I look forward to it, I count my cal's to have it and I truly enjoy it. 

So bottom line for me deal with it.  Use some self control, count your cal's so you can have the snack you really are craving in a counted out amount and also really figure your triggers for snacking.

Good luck! You definitely are not alone......MANY of us are on the same page.

Quarter Turn -  Well, you have made a great choice....not only stop binge eating, but figure out what to do instead of a binge.  Get out of the kitchen and away from the TV....go out side or get on the computer and chat.  Good luck I just lost the weight I gained on my last binge....and I am definitely trying to figure out how NOT to sabotage all my hard work of losing ever again.

Good job!   Glad you are picking some good choices for snacking!

I have slowed down on the eating because I feel sorry for myself and I have drop a pd! 

Keep it up!

Well so so....but now that I am going to be accountable with you this just might help.  I was going to allow myself some nacho's my kids have out...but I will go have my home-made very low fat chicken soup instead!

I  think this is a great idea....keep me posted!

The gum is good...I do that as well, also try sugurless hard candies....I have them in my purse at all times!

Check in soon!

Folkharpist  Congrat's to you!  I am 44 and have been running since I was a young teen....it is the best!  No matter how your day is going or how you feel, AFTER a run I guarantee you will feel better!  It is just the BEST self esteem booster!  You go girl!

I did my first road race in years a couple of months ago and I am re-hooked!  Now I sign up for 5k and 10k's once about every other month....it feels great being with others who run and when you cross that finish line...it it just awesome!  The races keep me on track with my diet and exercise, because to run well you have to keep running.

Just one piece of advice that was told to me by a runner to past along to you: sprinting.  I sprint about once a week or so, it is another method to boost your endurance level.  All you need is about 5 or so really good sprints per time.  What I do is either on my own or with a partner go for a walk and every so often sprint about 200 ft/60 yards full hard sprint, walk for a while again and than do it again, until you have completed 5.....I feel it has helped me.

Also you mentioned San Diego? That is my area as well....a fun run coming up end of Aug. the 23rd it is the End of Summer Fire Run, it is 4 miles....check it out on line!  It is from LaJolla to PB, ends at a post party with a band and food/drinks etc....

Good Luck and keep running!

Just had to share the last two days for me have been the worst two since I started this diet...life style change.  I have a TON going on in my personal life and the stress finally broke me.  This if the first time I gained two pds...because of not eating healthy and within the program.

It is very hard to spring back....I can relate, but you know the bottom line is who did I really hurt me!  Right now, in my life I am trying to improve myself in every aspect, and my eating style MUST match this to be successful.

In the moment, which we all have, we all need to stop and really think why am I doing this....eating binges only hurt ME more in the long run.

I hope this helps....yummy_kitty, what you did for your house....really you should be proud of yourself...I bet it looks great....FOR YOU! 

We all need to keep the focus it is about us, no one is going to be able to do this for us or make us happy....we have to start living and taking care of ourselves....not taking anger, depression,  stress out on our own bodies!

Keep chatting...it does help to know you are NEVER alone on this journey!

So far I have only used the on line service and yes I put my resume on public and apply to specific job I see.

mmmbopwwe-

The best diet for you is no diet.  You need to change your eating habits, don't restrict yourself, but have a healthy diet.  The pie chart on the site is great learn your %, it is recommended for a healthy diet only so many carbs, fat, protein...etc.  Put in all your food in the log and watch you analysis....your score should not fall below a B....otherwise again my key word you are not balanced.

I think your system is probably a little "messed up" at this point.  You sound like I was not eating proper, but expecting big results from restricting yourself.

I have learned from CC it takes quite a while for your body to understand and come in tune with the 'NEW" healthy eating style I hope you start.  You have to be patience!  Sorry to tell you atleast 1 full month if not longer before you really will see some positive changes to you will happen.  But if you do this I promise you will start to feel so much better inside and out!

You said you have gained on a very restricted diet....probably because you were not getting enough cal's and your body went into survival mode.  I did that many times and than when I see the gain I was like...huh why bother and give up.

Also, fair warning some people do gain in the beginning of this program....but really what else do you have to do....just eat well and get on the scale in ONE month....I bet you will have good results.

Also I go by the cal tool in CC to tell me how many cal's I can have a day.  Try it...if you haven't yet.  But one warning on it, for me at 44 (so don't know if it will be the same for you)  I had to change my activity level lower than I thought to get the right cal's for me.  I am pretty active so I first put myself in Moderate but I wasn't losing until I put myself in less than moderate active....so some of this just take tweeking by you...but you will find the rt cal amount for you...just keep with it.

Remember this is not a DIET, this is a way of having a happy, healthy life for your relationship with food and having the best body you can.  This plan is a LIFE style, to have forever ( just at some point in the maintenance area vs. trying to lose wt.)

Good Luck!

Hang On...you are so close to really seeing the results even in your worst areas!  I just crossed over to lost 13, 12 to go!  And yes it is just an awesome feeling and YES I can see....I actually do have a cute belly button!  So just stick to the plan....it is working it just takes time.

Not trying to burst you bubble, but I do recall alcolhol being discussed befor by Ask Mary and I thought it did say it can have an affect on you metabolism and she recommends once in a while not a routine bases of having it.

Best advice cut back have it now and than, I don't think when you are trying to diet can you drink alcolhol on a daily bases.

I just don't have many cal's to play with and if I have wine it won't be one glass and it won't end with wine....than some cheese and who knows what else.

Good luck and Cheers!

Etie44- You can do it!  If you work full time and finishing a Masters....you can do anything!  Hang in there and keep chatting with all of us.

Bravo!

Thank you for your reply....that is exactly what I am looking for!  Great job amethystgirl!  

Thank you for your kind words everyone!  And Mmaynar1.....you can do it....have a great time at the cookout but just keep your focus on what is REALLY important to you.  You will be so proud of yourself if you can leave that cookout with staying in your limits!

I just spent the day at a baseball game and than out to dinner with my family and friends and I completely stayed in check with my limits....it does help to hit these small mile stones and it seems to give me an extra push to keep going. 

Also FYI to all:  I received a compliment by a friend of my husband's right in front of him and the gentlemen hasn't seen me in a while and he said you can tell you really look great and really in shape.....boy did that make me feel good.  Please everyone if you see someone looking good tell them....you really can make there day!

All I have been doing is going to tool and clicking on calorie target.  I make sure my activity level is correct and it calculates....as others have said recently the system has been giving lower numbers CC said they readjusted the system and lately it just keeps going down?  For quite a while it was around 1400, than I lost a little and it went to 1300, than recently I had my first race and also went a huge power walk....my scale actually said I'm up a couple pounds which is strange....but the point is I went from saying my weight is 143,142 even 140 to yesterday back to 144 and now the calorie counter wants me at that crazy number of 1271!  I do think it is too low, but up to this point I was maintaining and losing...now today my weight is again 144! I am baffled and I do think something is off with the CC program ever since they readjusted the counter....CC people what is going on, I know others have complain about the new counter as well?

Kaila_a--  I read your bio...wow marathon runner that is awesome!  I just wanted to give you my two cents about you knees.  I think everyone has a personal limit as to what our bodies can handle if you at 23 you can train and do marathons I would suspect your body can handle it.

In my youngeryears I did train for a marathon....unfortunately it was too much on my knees.  So I settled into 10K's and really enjoyed them in those younger years.

Since than I have been using running as my form of exercise forever!  I also love to run and enjoy the challenge and always feel better emotionally afterwards....so I keep going.

Since I really am now trying to lose weight I signed up for this race basically so I would have a goal and now I have two reason to run....the race and my weight.  It has worked out well my first 10lbs have finally come off! And my speed went from 10 to 9.2 per mile.

I wanted to share with you my feelings about your knees....I feel a lot is genetic so if it runs in your family having knee problems you may want to watch them and also make sure your doctor feels all your running is safe.  Also, my mother does have bad knees and mine unfortunately look like they might be following her situation, but hopefully not as bad....my doctors advice was extra calcium...which I take and it does seem to help.  Also just keep in check if they bother you let up a little.

Good luck with the Boston Marathon.....wow!