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I've got muscular thighs and a high WHR as well. I like American Eagle jeans because of their general size uniformity between styles, though you're right, often the waist is wayyy gappy when the legs...

A 12 year old SHOULD be gaining weight. She's still growing! And two pounds? As your mother, I think you should encourage a body image that does not revolve around the scale of all things.

I would go watch the documentary "Food Matters," if you haven't already. It has a lot of interesting information, and makes a lot of sense.

But don't go to bed starving, or sleep will not come easily... In my experience at least. But +1 on the not waking up hungry part... Either way, I don't make a habit of it. I like to be on just about...

Well, according to the theory that few actually believe in, if you ate 10x that much, you might gain a pound.

More likely, the extra will go to cellular repair or help in some other useful way....

Ahh, this ^ exactly for me. As of now, I can pretty much see my ribs and the only thing keeping the illusion of boobs are the pecs I seem to have developed. And still the butt remains! When I gain it...

My reaction is more immediate, unfortunately. I bought a bar of 85% Lindt and ended up eating the whole thing for lunch. About 20 minutes later, I had a pounding headache, was sweating, and...

Put a few teaspoons in guacamole!

Salt deadens the taste buds?? Lies. In my opinion, and I think any cook will tell you the same, boiling potatoes in water without adding salt is a grievous error. Adding just a little salt to most...

I walk around thinking to myself that I'm large, but when I weigh/measure, I know that's not really the case. I can't compare myself to others accurately. I feel like I have no idea what I really...

Has anyone seen those new commercials for General Mills cereals?

"The average American only gets half of the recommended servings of whole grains per day! All of General Mills cereals are a...

The vegetarians that eat cheese enchiladas and cookie dough rather than a salad... I have one! Poor girl complains of being tired and bruising easily, likely anemia, as she "didn't talk to the doctor...

My friend once said that push up bras were false advertising.

I feel like the media is promoting something other than a .7 WHR anyway. Women that are portrayed as beautiful seem to have small waists, yes, but also small hips. So their ratios would be higher,...

Wow. It's like you're in my head!

That part about your boyfriend not realizing that you were binging really hit me. I asked my sister to be on guard for that type of behavior, and she can't tell,...

Hmm... I get that as well, usually after a more intense workout. Today for example. Not sure if carbs have a whole lot to do with it. I had 84 grams today, 106 grams of protein, intense lifting for...

Just eat the right foods! The numbers are for guidance and will fall into place.

Well that explains a lot... I was wondering if the slow but not regular heartrate was a good or bad sign, and now I know.
Thanks!

A random assortment...

With a weight plate:
Presses, squats, swings, and rows
Then:
Pull-ups, chin-ups, lunges
Romanian deadlift
and some elliptical action! Pyramid sprints.

One of my...

Chronic cardio apparently has different meanings. 3-4 hours a day of moderate to high intensity exercise definitely increased card cravings for me. I wasn't eating primal at the time, and wish I had...

I agree with Dragonfly here. Daily, intense training, for me at least, causes a decrease in hunger that lasts for a while after I finish my workout. But if I haven't been meticulous about eating...

+1
And good luck. :)

But, if you don't have a horse handy, squats.
I actually limit the number of squats I do, because they're a little TOO effective at building my legs...

My advice? Keep trying! Don't focus on the number on the scale, focus on how you're feeling. Like others have been saying, you may have reached your body's happy place.

Also, make sure you're...

Intuitive eating, all the way!! :) Geneen Roth has written some really good stuff on the subject, and there's lots of information out there. I think a Primal diet helps quite a bit with hearing...

You just described my life. :)

Right now, I'm 19 and a freshman in college. I stumbled upon (also literally) this site about a year ago, when I was in the deep dark depths of an eating disorder....