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I get a teriyaki chicken bowl with steamed veggies from Panda Express with the sauce on the side. I sauce myself sparingly, and I think it comes in around 400 calories. It's got the bulk and protein to keep me full.

Yes, you have to weigh and measure everything when you cook. It takes some getting used to, but eventually it becomes second nature. Vitamins, unless your doctor recommends more, there is no need for more than a multivitamin. If you have no nutrient deficit, there is no reason to dump money into expensive supplements.

I enter it as exercise - 450 calories a day. I tried just making my calories 2450 but it always told me I was gaining weight at the end of the day. I know that in 5 weeks thing is bunk, but after a week or two, it really brought me down seeing I'd be gaining weight. I try and net around 2000 at the end of the day, and my…

Yes. Eat any time. Your body does not have a clock. It will not impact your loss long term. The only reason to avoid eating late is if it causes YOU digestive upset. That being said, I have been under due to activity before. If I wasn't hungry, I just didn't "Complete" my diary that day. The "in 5 weeks" thing is totally…

I buy the groceries. Problem solved. If I buy snacks it's ones that I've either budgeted into my calories or don't like, so they won't be a problem for me. Those kids are garbage disposals. They'll eat anything. And I only ever get one serving any way. If they want something outside what I buy, they are free to request it,…

Second on popcorn. Reasonable in calories and it satisfies my urge to munch.

I joke that I'm just going to start telling people I soak pine cones in cat urine over night and then eat them for breakfast. I haven't yet, because I'm sure there is someone out there that will try it, and I don't want to be held responsible.

You got a lot of good advice. I just wanted to add budgetbytes.com. Delicious recipes that are really cost friendly! She is pasta heavy, so watch your portions, but everything is pretty healthy. My groceries cost approximately $130 per week, feeding myself, my husband, 2 kids, and includes toiletries and dog food for two…

I started at 262, got down to 190 before I got pregnant and had to pause my weight loss. My advice for you is not to worry about your BMR right now. Eat the 2390 MFP gives you. If your Fitbit tells you to eat 1700 more a day, and you're not hungry... don't. If you're still hungry, have a snack. Don't jump straight to the…

When you're hungry. Timing has nothing to do with anything. I usually fall asleep right after having a snack at night. I lost 70lbs before getting pregnant, now I'm working off the last 15 of pregnancy weight.

My husband brought home ProMax one time. I really liked their double chocolate brownie, like candy!

Yes to anything you can make fit, but I can appreciate wanting to make healthier swaps. I'll take a tortilla, add a thin layer of nut butter, banana slices and a couple chocolate chips, and treat it like a quesadilla. Still up there in calories, but I feel better about eating foods that will boost my healthy fat, protein,…

From my understanding, body weight exercises can be a good substitute for weights. I've done 3 cycles of t25, I love Shaun T. It's leg heavy, which makes sense. If you're trying to get the most bang for your buck, use the big muscles. I lost 70lbs with calorie deficit and t25, then had a healthy pregnancy with managed gain…

I too have done this on a smaller scale. Lost 20, gained 10, lost 10 gained, etc etc. Right now, I'm currently +15 from my prepregnancy weight, which is basically everything I gained and it's almost been 3 months! Someone said the mentality to keep is you lost it once, you can do it again. You have to have the lifestyle…

Graze makes the BEST popcorn. The hint of black pepper one is so good.

skinnytaste, skinnyms, eatingwell, the MFP blog, and budgetbytes are where I go for new ideas.

Pictures! I take pictures all the time. When I'm losing steam, I look back at how far I have come. By the time I hit my goal weight, I will have lost 117lbs total. More if you count the times along the way I slipped and gained. It helps, especially now when I'm up 16lbs at 11 weeks post partum to remember that I lost those…

Stop buying the bars if you can't help yourself. I eat popcorn at night. Even the buttered microwave bags are relatively low cal so I can eat a bunch and satisfy the need to munch without going haywire on my calories.

I have my goal set at 2000, which is right around maintenance for me when I'm sedentary. Then, every day I add 450 for breastfeeding as exercise, and I have an activity tracker that communicates with MFP calories burned throughout the day. I like using this method, as when I'm at home I could very well be "sedentary" 3…

So far so good with the boiled eggs, I'm about to pump though and by the time I'm done with that, that's usually when I'm ravenous.

Thanks for the suggestions! I have a 32 ounce cup at home and one at work. I make sure that I drink 3, but aim for 4 full glasses of water daily. Breakfast is usually at work (I start at 730) and is oatmeal, a piece of fruit, and coffee. This morning I added a couple of boiled eggs to see if that helps. Mid morning I…

I think that was a bump, so that the thread would pop to the top of the boards and more people would see it. When you do eat, eat caloric and nutritionally dense foods. Nuts, nut butters, avocado. Lean proteins. Worry about quality, not quantity. Your body will tell you what you need. Listen to it. Depending on where you…

If you're going to weigh daily, use an app like Libra or Happy Scale that monitors your trend weight. That way when you have temporary fluctuations, it's not such a shock. Everyone has different preferences for how often, its whatever works for you. I weigh daily, too.

I'm in! Starting Weight (1/1): 210 Goal Weight: 145 (158 at the end of the year for 1lb/week) This weeks successes: Going back to work after leave, not buying myself a soda when my husband asks me to bring him one home for dinner This weeks challenges: Finding time to workout after a 10 hour shift with a 2 month old baby…

I just got back to work from a maternity leave I enjoyed too much... My scrubs are too snug, and I don't want to waste an order on bigger sizes so that's my biggest goal! Black scrubs were last week, grey right before I found out I was pregnant...

My nugget is 10 weeks old... I still weigh as much as I did the day I went into labor. Maternity leave was lazy bliss. Feel free to add me!

Forgot to add, 5'4". Started at 262, got down to 190 before getting pregnant. 206 this morning, hoping to get to 145.

Mom of 3 - 11, 9, and 10 weeks. Just started working again yesterday. Had a tubal over maternity leave, so was unable to get back to working out until now. Weigh the same I did the day I delivered my little! Feel free to add.

I'll add you. I lost 75lbs using MFP, and managed gain during a pregnancy using it. Then maternity leave and staying in bed cuddling my baby happened. I came back to work yesterday, weighing exactly what I did when I delivered 10 weeks ago!

She's here! 10/19 around 3:30pm I started having fairly regular contractions but I was comfortable enough to finish my shift at work. Got home, we took the dogs for a walk to see if it changed anything. Didn't make them worse, but didn't slow them down either. We went out for dinner at our favorite Mexican place while I…