I live with a group of friends and we all take it in turns to cook dinner one day of the night, which usually consists of lasagne, pasta, rice etc.
I am wondering if I could lose weight if I ate low carb for breakfast and lunch, and then ate dinner that is prepared by my housemates?
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posted by lovisa91
on Apr 8, 2013 -
14 answers
I'm losing focus on my weight loss goals and I don't want to fall off the wagon. I have had to fight hard to lose what I have lost, and I do not want to back track. How do you get your head back in the game and really find the time to focus on it and prioritize it when your life has become extremely busy?
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posted by PuppetMcSockerson
on Sep 18, 2012 -
12 answers
Advice on preventing weight gain and fitting in exercise when your life is spinning out of control.
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posted by Fairchild
on Sep 12, 2012 -
30 answers
How can I create a healthy lifestyle in my relationship? Also, how can I support my boyfriend’s weight loss? Is this possible? We are in our mid-to-late-twenties, he is a few years older than I am.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 2, 2012 -
23 answers
Let's say I'm a 5'5", 230lb female. Let's say tomorrow, I start eating very healthy and working out 4-5 times a week. How much can I expect to lose and what physical changes can I expect to see by the end of the year?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 19, 2012 -
55 answers
Asking for a friend. 2 years ago she lost 8 stone in weight through diet and exercise. She has maintained for a year using WeightWatchers and walking at least 100 miles a month plus cross trainer three times a week and some weights and crunches. Now she must have a serious operation which will leave her immobile in hospital for 2 weeks, immobile at home for 6 weeks, then gradually regaining mobility. Serious immobility, think skin graft type immobility. On the lower half of her body. She is desperate not to gain weight but there is not much support from the NHS etc. Has anyone been in this situation and managed not to gain too much?
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posted by LyzzyBee
on Jun 6, 2012 -
26 answers
Is there an iPhone App that tracks ALL of the following aspects of health: Blood pressure, weight, Type II diabetes, exercise routines and calories (aka food consumption)? There's plenty of apps that track 2 or 3 of these things, but is there one that tracks ALL of them?
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Apr 23, 2012 -
3 answers
I think I'm finally done with dieting and obsessing about the scale. But I do want to develop healthier habits, and I am very goal-oriented. What are good ways to do that without obsessing over the scale?
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posted by the essence of class and fanciness
on Apr 12, 2012 -
46 answers
I am a nutritional newbie - I never took any classes on the subject, I'm a lifelong selective eater, and what little I know has been memorized, mostly in the last two months. I'm in need of some specific schooling on my current peculiar weight-loss situation.
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posted by Fee Phi Faux Phumb I Smell t'Socks o' a Puppetman!
on Mar 7, 2012 -
12 answers
My husband is overweight. I'm not at the end of my rope, but it's getting closer. Advice, any advice is welcome, even if you tell me I'm being unreasonable. SS details inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 28, 2011 -
73 answers
Been on Mercilon contraceptive pill for years. Have come off and almost immediately gained 2 kg (in 3 weeks) and when I weigh on my fat measuring scales my fat content has shot up. a) has anyone else had this on this particular Pill, b) do I have to work on the weight gain like you normall would (limit calories in, maximise calories out) or will it balance on its own. I was on a blood pressure pill while on the pill, thought it was that that was taking advantage of increasing my weight (my usual side effect on bp meds) so came off that and bp is fine. But weight still going up.
Have seen this http://ask.metafilter.com/74594/How-long-does-it-take-for-the-hormones-to-leave-my-system but is not specific about this pill / how to get the weight off / the fat thing.
Anonymous as a bit personal for me!
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posted by anonymous
on May 23, 2011 -
4 answers
Yet another Healthy Eating question! Naturally thin people (and people who've maintained significant weight loss for a long time): do you manage your meals/portions in such a way that you never are really concerned about how much you've eaten, OR, are you constantly compensating for eating too much or too calorically?
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posted by Kololo
on Apr 5, 2011 -
52 answers
My lifestyle has gone through some major flux in the last couple of months and I need some advice/guidance/reassurance from others who are trying to be their healthiest every day.
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posted by stormygrey
on Mar 15, 2011 -
16 answers
I lost a lot of weight (~90lbs) through hard work and subbornness, but for a handful of things that happened last year I have gained a little over 30lbs back. Help.
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posted by gwenlister
on Jan 3, 2011 -
11 answers
YANAD, but do you know of an excellent diagnostician in the Boston area (or you've had similar symptoms and you think you know a specialist)?
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posted by dzaz
on Dec 18, 2010 -
4 answers
Asking for a friend: I'm participating in a workplace version of "The Biggest Loser." What are some good ways for me to jump start my weight loss for the first check-in AND also see the greatest results in the 2-month contest period?
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posted by karizma
on Nov 29, 2010 -
12 answers
My boyfriend is putting weight on. It doesn't bother me, but it bothers him. How can I help him change his habits without damaging his self-esteem?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 23, 2010 -
19 answers
I’m feeling really devastated right now, and could use some solid, grounded advice. The big picture: last night I finally talked to my husband about why we weren’t having sex. Like, at all. Turns out it’s because I’m fat. How do I get over the pain of this revelation and what should I do about this mess I find myself in, emotionally?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 10, 2010 -
116 answers
Maintaining Current Weight vs. Gaining or Losing. How do I keep steady and not fluctuate?
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posted by terrier319
on Jun 16, 2010 -
6 answers
Internal drama filter: I am moderately successful and very grateful for my life as it is. I have an awesome marriage and a beautiful home. I made it out of a fairly seriously abusive childhood with a pretty decent perspective and ways of coping EXCEPT.....
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posted by Sophie1
on May 5, 2010 -
23 answers
According to my waist-hip ratio, I am unattractive and will die of heart disease. How much will weight loss help?
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posted by BusyBusyBusy
on Apr 26, 2010 -
7 answers
For every pound of weight that I can squat, I have X pounds of muscle. What is the value of X?
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posted by Vorteks
on Mar 5, 2010 -
12 answers
Looking to buy 2,4-Dinitrophenol in Denver or good mail order company. Can't seem to find one that I recognize on the Internet and I don't trust just anyone. Any suggestions?
posted by CodeMonkey
on Aug 3, 2009 -
5 answers
What kind of hope is there for the average person to lose weight and keep it off when someone like Oprah who has personal trainers and personal nutritionists and personal chefs and personal minders and more money than God can't manage to do it?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 17, 2008 -
74 answers
How can I lose weight, not through dieting, but through acquiring good and non-punitive habits?
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posted by mippy
on Nov 11, 2008 -
25 answers
Why do medical insurers treat obesity different than other vices? Not a GYOB (I've got one); I literally don't understand the facts of the situation.
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posted by WCityMike
on Oct 20, 2008 -
20 answers
Have you, or anyone you know personally, every lost more than 20kg in weight – and kept it off for five years or longer? And what was your / their key to long term maintenance of the new healthy weight?
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posted by t0astie
on Oct 6, 2008 -
15 answers
I have been trying, off-and-on, to lose five to ten pounds, or at least decrease my bodyfat percentage, but I've had no luck. I'm not overweight, but I would like to get back to the body weight I had ten years ago.
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posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Oct 4, 2008 -
13 answers
Abs Diet vs. Hacker's Diet: what's the truth? I'm having a hard time figuring out how to lose weight because both claim to be "common sense" approaches (and they make sense upon reading), but they contradict greatly on large aspects. Also, a question about protein powders...
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posted by Zeker
on Aug 4, 2008 -
36 answers
I like the mood and health benefits of exercise, but hate the inherent pointlessness of the activity. Short of going into construction work, what are some activities or hobbies that involve physical exertion, but to some other purposeful end?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jul 24, 2008 -
48 answers
I make bad food decisions. I would like someone to tell me exactly what to eat for every meal, every day.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 21, 2008 -
23 answers
How do I know if what I'm doing is binge eating/drinking?
More explanation after the jump.
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posted by blackout
on Nov 6, 2007 -
21 answers
I just had a doctor tell me I'm too heavy to run the Couch to 5k program. Is this really true?
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posted by aebaxter
on Sep 18, 2007 -
62 answers
