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How about taking advice from an alcoholic on how to quit drinking because he or she quit drinking once or twice for a few months, even though they now continue doing so? Is that being judgmental?

Would you take advice on how to quit smoking from someone who continues to smoke, but allegedly "quit" smoking 15 or 20 times in his life?

EXACTLY!

She looks like all muscle to me. Also, the article says she is 250 pounds.

Huh?

Geez, how many obese powerlifter who can squat 1000 pounds do you know?

Just today I bought the Fitbit Zip, and all I want it for is to count steps. I don't really trust other applications to be accurate.

I was 105 and had gotten up to 120 by my fifth month.

Probably a few thousand.

That's what I do, but I don't log it into Excel but my little weekly planner calendar, hah! As soon as I have a halfway decent loss from my previous low weight, then I log it into MFP as you do.

I started gaining way too much weight during my first pregnancy and asked my obstetrician what I should cut back eating to slow the gain. His eyes narrowed and he looked at me so sternly I thought I was going to shrivel into the ground. He said this isn't about YOU, this is about the child. Do not do ANYTHING that can harm…

I-10 is about the only trail, but I think they arrest you if you walk on it.

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Touchy, touchy! Nobody is judging fat people, but fat fitness models. Most of us here are fat. Most people don't trust skinny chefs, either.

Sort of sets a bad example for the gym. Having overweight trainers is not a very good marketing strategy! Your only choices are to ignore them for your own sanity or change gyms. I personally would change gyms :)

Aha! So if you add too many calories into your diet, then you will gain weight!

To me, "reverse dieting" would mean gaining weight.

I weigh it cooked because oftentimes meats, especially inexpensive cuts of steak, have portions that are inedible. Then I weigh and subtract the inedible portions.

Maybe "reverse dieting" is a misnomer?

I agree. They (whoever "they" are) say that 1200 calories is minimum dietary requirements for a woman. Is that for a 4'10" woman or a 5'10" one? Is that for a 110 pound woman or a 300 pound one? What about me, at 5'2" and 142 pounds? I've gotten used to their red statement saying that I'm going to starve to death if I…

I'm curious as well.

This is my third time re-starting since I quit smoking in 2004. The first time was in early 2005. I thought the 30 pounds I gained within 45 days of quitting smoking were going to magically disappear the same way they magically seemed to appear. After all, I had never in my life had a weight problem! But they didn't. I…

I LOVE THIS!!!

This is my third (and worst) round of losing weight. The first two were in 1980 and 1984, after my children were born. Each time I gained (and lost) twenty pounds. But for me, it was simple to maintain. I ate what I wanted and when the scales went up a couple of pounds, I cut way back for a couple of weeks. Usually the…

So far I haven't found one that I love. I went for kettlebells once, and there was too much floor action (planks, pushups, kneeling, etc.) which I wasn't expecting. Spinning is fun if the music and instructor are good, but that almost never happens when I'm available for it. Tried beginner yoga once and couldn't see what I…

A typo :) Nice catch!

I feel your pain! I was the same way; didn't want anyone to see me walking. There is a dimly lighted park nearby and I would go there at 5:00 am and use the trail there. Very few people, if any, are there at that time. I walked as far as I could (it's a half-mile track) each morning until I worked my way up to three miles.…

Happens to me, too, but then there are other days I go over, so it all evens out. Maybe go by the week instead of by the day.

I once lost 15 pounds for a dress when my son got married (which was still 10 pounds over my ideal weight). And while I should have been determined to maintain, I ended up ultimately gaining back 50 pounds, for a total of 60 pounds over ideal. I finally got determined last year and over about a six month period lost ten…

As others have said, weighing your food doesn't do much good if you don't know what the ingredients are. A friend of mine works in a restaurant where they grill chicken breasts in advance and they sit in a hot pan of butter to keep them moist. That's just one of a gazillion ways restaurants pump a great deal of calories in…