That's excellent; one needs to care for themselves as well as you do.

Good luck on your plan to exercise to lose weight.

That's a positive attitude, Amy. What lifestyle changes did you make?

@EdEarl I had stopped using food as an emotional crutch. Still have to be on top of that sometimes.

@bleurowz Yes, that's tough sometimes. We get down about something and go for the treats.

@EdEarl Yeah, that's how I'd put some of the weight back on. I'm trying to get back to how I was before I'd gotten sick, that's when the first 50 lbs. came off, just from not going to food when I got stressed. When I was sick, the second 50 came off mainly because I'd lost my appetite -- chemo will do that, everything I ate just tasted gross. Then when my appetite came back, I started going to food again as a way to deal with stress. And it was more about quantity than certain types of food -- larger portions, extra helpings. Like feeding a hunger beyond the physical.

@bleurowz When I ate food like Mom cooked plus fast food, frozen dinners, canned chili, etc. I was more hungry that I should have been. Since I started eating a rainbow of vegetables, I've noticed my hunger is less than before. Now, I can eat 1200 calories a day and be satisfied. So, I've lost weight without dieting and uncomfortably hungry.

Awesome, hang in there.

If you mean you think you need to lose weight, but haven't committed to it, then perhaps it is the food you eat that is failing you. [agnostic.com]

@EdEarl Hi, unfortunately it is not the food I am eating so much but the amount of food I am consuming.

@Jolanta My doctor put me on a vegan diet and said, "Eat all you want you will lose weight." I do and I am. I just don't get hungry as I did before.

That's caused by your testosterone; you are virile.

That is not necessary a problem, hair that migrating from the top of your head to the sides.

That's good advice, but sometimes difficult. Grats.

Depends on the person. I lost a lot more weight cutting out potatoes and weekly chips and salsa.

Fat is highest in calories per weight. Sugar is next. Carbs lowest, but fiber carbs have no calories or very few. Thus, white flower carbs are all digestible; whereas, some whole wheat carbs aren't.

@sewchick57
Considering the amount of sugar in just about all our food sources, this over representation eclipses fat and fiber. We require fat and fiber, not white sugar, added sugar, or sweeteners.

That's hard to beat.
I've lost about what you currently weigh, and must lose more than that again.

Studies of both diabetics and others taking metformin show they live longer than people who do not take it.

Very good.

Excellent

Grats, keep up the good work.

Speedy recovery, and I think grats for weight loss.

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