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starting today and I am excited to see if I can do it. Carbs and sugars have always been a struggle for me. Wish me luck!

The great thing about MFP is that it allows you to track your foods and for me that keeps me accountable. The way I figure it is that if I go over sugars from apples and cherries I am so much better off than going over calories from fast food and junk food. If you keep your calories under you are doing awesome. Best of…

To fit in my nice suit again.

Christine, he was sleeping through the night wonderfully but he had to have a surgery and he had a catheter in for 10 days along with stitches and pain meds it just seemed to throw him off. he is getting better sleep by the night but still a challenge.

Thanks everyone for the advice. It has been and awesome year and I am truly blessed but just got so caught up in everything that is going on around me that I forgot to make time for myself. I started making chicken, salads and veggies ahead of time about two weeks ago and that has been helping. will definitely try the…

It does work, I was in the same spot about a month ago and was ready to give up. I decided to buy a food scale and sure enough, the weight has been steadily coming off. Great job on doing something outside of your comfort zone and continuing to make progress.

This is exactly what I was thinking, almost word for word. I have been at it for 16 weeks and have lost right around 15 lbs. in the past, if in that time frame I hadn't lost 30 - 40 pounds I would have given up and stopped at the first heart attack shack and crushed 3 double burgers and a small fry. This time around though…

I hate to say it, but Nuke_64 is correct. This really isn't the website where you will get support for crazy fad diets and super detox cleanse claims. Sounds like you already invested the money so I do wish you luck but moving forward I would recommend eating less and moving more. As someone who has struggled with weight…

just wanted to say thanks for the advice from those that contributed. I took it easy and walked a little more and focused on some upper body strength training. tried some push ups about a week and a half ago and could still feel some tightness in my groin. I have been doing the recommended stretches and "rehab" if you will…

really like my Flex mostly due to being very competitive and when there is a goal in something I need to hit it. 11,000 steps per day not that difficult if you make a conscious effort to get up and move more throughout the day.

I just finished a 101.4 oz jug. started at 6 am. Needed to rehydrate after a soccer tournament in the heat this weekend where we were in the sun all day. Usually right around 100 - 120.

it's a losing battle. I get a hard time everyday for eating chicken and veggies at work and then today I was questioned for getting Jimmy John's "are you going to eat that"? I just shake it off but I would love to say eat whatever the hell I want when I want to and no I don't think that my tuna sandwich on wheat is going…

Inspiring, I have been a little nervous about the upcoming holiday as holidays and special events have always been my worst eating / drinking days. I will keep this in mind and commit to making smarter choices / being conscious of my food and drink choices instead of just calling it a wash and eating as much as possible…

I bought a food scale a couple weeks ago after having "logging issues" and can definitely say that I was unknowingly overeating due to not weighing my food. If you are gone from the house all day can you pre-weigh all of your meals for the day and take them with you?

Don't do it. They are hype like so many other quick fix products. I know you said you don't view it as a fix but they won't provide any benefit IMO. if I feel I need a little extra I drink a cup of coffee an hour or so before I workout. I also dumped my "preWorkout", they stuff is bad news too.

@RebeccaD22 Thanks, that little boy is a lot of my motivation to succeed. good luck with everything!

MapMyRun is always high, I figure I burn about half of what they say.

contact tech support.

I'll second the MapMyRun app suggestion. If the GPS keeps the signal I prefer it because it will also show you elevation changes. As for me, the calories always seem extremely high but I (like you) am not tracking to get calories back. I stay motivated when I can see what I have done and accomplished.

thanks everybody. I think I will just take it easy and do some light walking and upper body work and focus on eating great for 3 weeks until I can get back at it on the field and exercising regularly.

my boss tells me that I am going to get sick from eating food that was prepped ahead of time... I told him and another coworker that I used to get sick from eating fast food everyday and I will live with the consequences of my own actions. They haven't said much since other than constantly asking me if I want to go grab…

yes, I have still been getting about 10,500 to 11,000 steps per day.

I will do my best at these. I hurt my groin playing soccer Sunday so I might have to shut it down if it tightens up again.

I ate a half a bag of Crispy M&M's Monday night. Yea, it sucks to waste the calories but sitting around feeling guilty about what you eat is a problem. Food is fuel and your body needs it. Rybo is spot on and alot of people need to reevaluate the way they look at food. Every meal is a choice. There are definitely times I…

I just bought one from Target yesterday. Taylor digital glass top food scale. 11 lb capacity, lbs., oz and gram with a tare function for $24.99. Uses AAA batteries so I don't have to find a CR232000001.5 battery at the store when it needs replaced.

I went to Target after work and bought the Taylor Glass Top Digital Food Scale up to 11 lbs. Seems to work great so far and I was definitely underestimating the weight of the food I was eating. For example, I thought my chicken breast this morning would weigh 6 ounces and it was 7.4 oz. Thank you all for the help.

Thanks, I think I will swing by Wal-Mart or Target on my way home and see if I can find one there. I am really just going to be using it to weight chicken breast, fruit and veggies.

Breakfast gets this crazy hype because a lot of people (myself included) feel very hungry later in the day and overeat if they skip breakfast leading to a calorie surplus at the end of the day. I am no scientist and there are some convincing studies that say that breakfast will get your metabolism going earlier in the day.…

Cassandra, Thanks for the info. Does it seem to be fairly accurate at this point?

This will do nothing to better yourself. Do yourself a favor and eat at a calorie deficit and you will lose weight. The exercise is more of a mental thing for me. I like that I am building muscle and the extra calories it burns. This is almost as bad as the questions about losing some crazy amount of weight in 3 weeks for…