When I was tracking my diet on Fitday, I never once believed its calorie count - it always pegged me at around 1400-1600 calories a day, which I just plain knew wasn't the case. Eventually I gave up on it altogether.

The only thing that's ever been helpful for me in losing weight was going off the pill. I pretty much dropped 20 lbs overnight without trying.

Yeah, but then you got knocked up.

Oh right... I guess there was one other side-effect.

But actually I didn't notice the weight loss until after he was born. All my pre-preggers clothes are loose now.

Having a lot of migraines made me lose 25 pounds...the weight loss was nice, but I don't really recommend the method.

Of course, the migraines are back, but now that I've had them for so long, I've gotten used to eating even when I'm feeling nauseated, so I don't think it'll help. I"m contemplating new prophylactics, after three migraines in the past week--I hear you lose weight on topamax, even as you lose your mind?

Am in O'Hare, flight to start boarding v. soon. Fingers crossed, but it looks good. WHEW!

Having a lot of migraines made me lose 25 pounds...the weight loss was nice, but I don't really recommend the method.

Um, yeah, I'll take a pass on that one.

I think the reason I stopped taking Topamax was because of the weight loss issues, so you may be right, meara.

msbelle,

that was my gut reaction also, but it seemed an easier solution than increasing exercise. I always want the easier fix.

It's actually NOT an easier fix. Increasing exercise doesn't generally burn enough calories to make you lose weight. The increasing exercise is to maintain metabolic shift. 1200 calories isn't a lot. The medically supervised diet I've been on has been between 600-900 calories pretty consistently and I'm neither hungry nor happy. And this round I've been cheating like mad.

In news that doesn't make me want to keep eating cheese all night, I got my first-ever (I think) random contact from a recruiter today! Via LinkedIn! I imagine I won't be interested in the job, since what I'm looking for is something different than my list of jobs would indicate, but still. Good times.

The medically supervised diet I've been on has been between 600-900 calories pretty consistently and I'm neither hungry nor happy.

According to the site, that's about what I ate yesterday. And the day before. (I'm a little dubious about the numbers.) And I'm not doing it on purpose, just what I want. I don't eat breakfast beyond a couple glasses of V8 Fusion and coffee because actual food makes me queasy that early. I have half a ham and cheese sandwich and a banana over the course of the work day. Dinner was a chicken thigh and some cabbage with a teeny bit of dressing of some sort or a frozen veg lasagna and maybe a piece of toast. Lots of water and some diet ginger ale (because the fully loaded stuff is too sweet.)

I've realized my meals are so very boring. I was reading someone's blog where they blogged about the bento lunchboxes they made every day. And I was all that's so much work! but they had so much more variety than me. I just can't be arsed. I like good food. I just don't care enough to make a serious effort.

I love the bento posts. They inspire me (and freak me out as I am lazy). Though, I realize I cook, really cook, for Noah. And meanwhile, I eat salad for almost every lunch and dinner. It's sad.