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I've done very well so I shouldn't complain. I know there are ups and downs with weight loss. I'm a heck of a lot better off than I was 4.5 months ago! I almost think it's mental. I was so fixated on getting to 50lbs and now I'm crawling past it. I still have plenty of fat to lose so I am a bit surprised it going so slow.…

I second jvt63! lol

I am noticing this but don't know why. My logging and working out are accurate and I'm even fitting into smaller sizes. Two independent scales still barely moving over the last month. Very aggravating. My scale is still saying 189lbs yet I'm wearing size 10 pants (US). I don't get it. I would love to see a big drop in the…

Oops, just saw your last post. Good deal! You got a little treat and now the evil buggers are gone! Congrats!

I remember dieting and was confronted with a door-knocking girl scout and her mom. I agreed to buy and asked the girl scout what her favorite kind was. I forget what she said but I paid for them and told her mom to give her the cookies. Problem averted. I can't be trusted. If they are in my house they will be calling my…

Oh yeah, and I would be SHOCKED if a typical slice of NY pizza wasn't closer to 1000 calories. I have made homemade pizza with pita bread instead of pizza dough and the whole thing was probably 500 calories. It was much less oily and rich than NY pizza. I'm from NY and I know the slices can be pretty big. Pizza restaurants…

I ordered the chopped veggie salad and told them to hold the sweet dressing. I opted for oil and vinegar instead. Mine had grilled chicken as well. I estimated the chicken was about 4oz and the total salad was under 500 calories. It took the place of my lunch and a snack that day. As for the ahi tuna, most of that is…

I used to OD on candy but haven't had any since starting to lose weight. I just stay away from it because it's too easy for me to abuse it. I don't "need" it and think sometime I ate it because I was just bored. A piece of fruit should easily suffice. I have probably subbed my candy addiction for sugarless gum. Not calorie…

The reason I had my surgery immediately was because the surgeon couldn't set it and cast it (it was detached totally) and said it would start to immediately heal wrong. He had hoped to do the surgery two days later but had to do it then.

I broke my ankle in Sept. 2012. I knew it was broken when my foot was dangling by the tendons and detached from my leg. No brainer there! Oh yeah, and my knee was pointing north and my foot was pointing east! I was transported via ambulance and had surgery that night. A plate and 9 screws (and 80lbs, lol) later and here I…

Was it a NY bagel?

I eat 1200 calories and have no problems with going over that. I am very stingy with my calories. I'll have a half slice of cheese instead of a whole one. I eat egg whites and nonfat yogurt. I eat lean meats/fish. I never drink my calories. I eat a high protein diet with moderate fat. Carbs are usually only 30% of my diet.…

Oh snap! You look like a different person!!! Amazing. Congrats!!!

I have a fitbit flex. I don't wear it anymore. I think it's fine but I found myself being preoccupied with steps. I work out religiously but somehow felt like a slacker if I didn't get 10,000 steps in! Also, the flex wrist band design is flawed; so easy to lose the fitbit. My friend lost her (and then her husband found it)…

I used to do 5x week cardio and strength training. I felt it was too much because I was keeping my workouts intense. I felt that it would be better to do 4x a week for both and have an extra rest day. It really helped me and is sustainable. I never go more than 2 days without a rest day. I workout on M, T, Th, Fr. I will…

Funny, you should mention fitness. I was in denial (and apparently deaf, dumb and blind) about my 80lb weight gain... until I casually signed up for a 30 mile bike ride I had crushed two years before. I thought I was going to die! My heartrate was over 185bpm for most of the ride! I had to quit halfway through (and that…

bwah! You're killing me...

lmao! Let us pray...

You do still look great but I know, from my own experiences, that it's hard to be "happy" when you feel you've looked better. What are some lessons learned? What will you be doing differently? I gained a bunch a weight and am now losing it (again) and am very obsessed with how to not go wrong again once I reach…

I would go to the drug store and buy skittles, m&m peanuts, twix, chewy sweettarts, mike&ike, peach rings, crunch & munch, red hot potato chips and lemonheads on a regular basis. I would eat most of that in one sitting. Occasionally I would add in the single sleeve of oreos. I steer clear of all of that now. I am very…

I don't think the poster is saying no one should do it. He/she is saying that there is a large group of members that seem to scour each newbie post/question about "junk food", pizza, "treats", etc. with the same answer: Just fit it in, they say. Why be miserable, they ask? You are probably going to fail if you deprive…

OMG, this^^^^

I eat high protein. I aim for 40/30/30 (protein/fat/carbs). I don't care if carbs are a little low but never let my protein go lower than 40%. I like to keep fat at 30%; I just feel better when I do that. I think carbs aren't worth the calories while I'm on limited calorie intake. I'd rather have an ounce of peanuts than a…

OMG, I cannot believe that some folks are actually suggesting that she eat something she doesn't want. Maybe the problem is that she explain too much to even US. It shouldn't matter why she doesn't want it. She doesn't friggin' want it! If the MIL is mad because she won't eat it, so what? That means she just wants to be…

I eat 1200 calories, use them wisely and am rarely hungry. If anything i'm aware of times I might be susceptible to bored eating in the past. You can eat a load of egg whites, oats, shrimp and veggies with 1200 calories. On weekends I like to sleep in (I work out during the week) so b it's hard to eat 1200 calories. I am…

Cosign.

I've been bashed because I don't indulge in treats. Apparently, I'm miserable and have a bad relationship with food because I don't want to eat 2000 calories and slow down my weight loss... I though the fact that I was obese was what made me miserable and showed I had a bad relationship with food. Go figure... When I get…

Again, I don't disagree... I am on the fence with the "acknowledge and move on" thing, though. There is a very fine line between acknowledging and moving on vs consistently missing goals/targets. I think a lot of people struggle with knowing the difference between the two. I read so many times in this forum where people…

Breathing and blood circulation are both so overrated!

hehehe, this was funny