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Oatmeal. I can tolerate it but it always reminds me of the oatmeal I was fed as a kid. It was super cheap and poorly filtered, I guess. It had those little shell chunks (or whatever they were) resembling clipped toenails. It was also slimy. I gag every time I think about it. I know that today the oatmeal improved greatly,…

My favorite salad is thinly sliced cucumbers, radishes, and green onion with sour cream and salt (hard boiled egg optional)

Fantastic job!! You have inspired a lot of people (including me) with your post today. Thanks for sharing your progress.

Hi, my name is Nadia. I'm 30; SW 184 (was around 190 before joining mfp); CW 174; GW 125. I have a 2 yo daughter, and I'd love to make more friends here as well. Happy new year!!

Jimmy Johns. Replace mayo with extra avocado. Also there's an option to replace bread with lettuce. Yum!!

Thanks for the suggestions!

Hi, I'm 30, and I have a 2 year old girl. My husband is overweight, mostly due to soda consuption. So I showed him MFP. He can still eat, like, 4000 cal to be in deficite so he doesn't get my struggle budgeting 1200-1380 cal. I've been on MFP for a little over a month and logging daily. One of the healthy meals I share…

I used to drink a lot of soda, then swithched to diet but it was even worse because since there were no calories, I'd drink 5-6 cans a day and still wasn't satisfied because it wasn't the same. Then I asked my husband not to bring soda home (he drinks it at work). I switched to really cold carbonated water. Sometimes I…

That's a sensitive a topic for me as well :) I am excited to some day be able to wear a smaller size bra, but I am secretly horrified that almost 2 years of breastfeeding had done something irrepairable to my boobs :( I hope that they just shrink nicely... Also, yes to the great sports bras! I just found one that makes me…

Soda pop. If I haven't had it in a while, it makes me super bloated even after half a can, but if I start drinking it on a regular basis (diet or non-diet) I will chug three or four a day! I haven't had it since starting MFP and I don't miss it :) Yay for me.

Yum, yum!! Also, thanks, good people, for not pointing out that I misspelled "deer" as "dear" :) It was in the same sentence with "my husband", so... Freudian slip, I guess...

Hi, I'm a sedentary, 30 yo. I weight ~80kg, and I found it much, much easier to stick with the plan when I raised my calories from 1200 to 1380. I eat sweets on most days and still remain below the limit. In the last month I lost ~5kg. I guess my cheat day would be to go to the buffet where I can't accurately track what I…

I've used Sparkpeople site several times, then I found this app last spring but quit again. This time I'm here to stay. Here's what did it for me: I am focusing on the process and not worrying too much about the results. I quit in the past because I'd hit a plateau, stopped logging, and couldn't get to the goal as planned.…

My husband got a dear this year, so I am eating venison steaks often. I just rub them with salt and pepper and fry on the stovetop till medium-rare. Then rest a few minutes under Al foil. Maybe I'll get some ideas from this thread. I've never even heard of steak ageing.

I read all 14 pages!! Lots of very interesting majors. I'm a junior in Materials Science and Engineering.

I'll put in my 2 cents. First of all, you look fantastic as is. Second, I honestly think that for you at this weight the only improvement can be done by shaping your body with weight training. I don't believe that anyone would look at you and say that you could use losing some extra pounds. I wish you luck and confidence!

I experience the same thing, when I'm gone all day. I found that it's variety that satiates me in the evening. Like I'm trying to condence and concentrate all my relaxation and rewards into that dinner, after a long, long day. Knowing this tendency, I now plan to have something savory and something sweet, and maybe try to…

I used it a lot to make baby food and now I use it for frozen banana "ice cream" and quick smoothies. I love that it's so small and easy to clean.

Great work!! It's not easy to step away from what you were taught as a child. You did it!

My goals are more process oriented: to log every single day, not to give up, keep working on my relationship with food. In the past I wanted the result so bad that I often used extreme diets, and I ended up almost in complete desperation before I came to MFP. This time I don't care how much I lose, I just want to stick…

I haven't had a big dinner yet (one coming up tomorrow, and one on Saturday), but so far I don't feel tempted to eat any more than usual. My plan is to load up on salad and water before the big meals. I'll be logging everything without thinking too much of the target these following days. I'm just trying to take the drama…

Hi, I'm in about the same weight range and also looking for a slow weight loss and life long changes. It must be great to have lost 25 lbs already!! Keep at it!!

O.O Not only you look stunning, but your determination is an inspiration to others!

Congrats!! You look fantastic and very confident (and for good reasons!)

Oh, Ninja's a blender. And here I am thinking this thread is about some awesome, stealthy, and quick cooking.

I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like the best craving one could have :)

This is so inspirational!! What a great year you've had!

Hi, I'm relatively new here so I had the same problem when I started about a month ago. I'm looking to lose about 50 lbs. I got a lot of great tips just by browsing this website, but what I found most helpful was to study my own body's responses to different foods and their combinations. I log everything and see what keeps…

I'm just trying to break the addiction to food and get to the normal BMI range. Whatever weight I end up with, I'll be happy

Oh, I know how you feel. I've been full of excuses not to hit my goals in the past week. Finals, work, husband's birthday, sick kid, flu, etc. All at the same time!! Last night I had an entire dream about a cake. I used to have them almost every night when I was dieting in the past. I'm trying to implement a healthy…