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One of my all time favorites. Cajun sweet potato and bacon skillet.

Birth control will not prevent you from losing weight. Some birth control cause you to retain a bit of water but your weight will go down when you lose fat and you will do that regardless of if you are using birth control or not. Do you have a high sodium diet? Do you weigh in on a certain day of the week? Sodium causes…

Multiple people here have suggested that you purchase and use a food scale and enter all your homemade entries into the recipe builder. This WILL work. An estimate of one portion from the recipe builder will be far more accurate than what you eyeball and estimate yourself. I do this for casseroles and stir fry and anything…

Sometimes it isn't the ingredients that people consider bad. It might be the portion sizes. Or what people are eating with other things. Hummus might be made of healthy things but it can be easy to over-eat and some people eat it with pita bread or chips which can also be easy to over eat.

It's nice to know I'm not alone. I am going to try to focus on if I am actually hungry or I just want to go through the motions of putting something in my mouth. Right now I'm craving something sweet but I just had dinner. I'm going to wait 45 minutes and re-evaluate instead of just acting on impulse right now. Even though…

I actually am going through this realization right now. I just came off of a two week full out binge. I realized my problem was worse that I thought when I was happy my boyfriend wasn't home so I could eat whatever I wanted. I'm struggling with admitting this but I don't want to do this to myself anymore. I need to work on…

Cheese... I've found myself buying GOOD cheese lately so that the 1oz serving is actually satisfying. The key to doing well for me is not cutting foods I love out, but learning how much a serving is and going for quality over quantity.

The next training plan I am doing for my half in November has built in cross training days and weight training days so I will hopefully be swimming a lot this fall. Thanks for believing in me. The support I've gotten today has been amazing.

I know how to swim enough to move from one side of the pool to the other. I just don't have awesome form or anything. But I'll never get better until I try. The local college has a pool and I just need to get myself there and get a membership. Read: Stop being lazy and putting it off.

This really hits home for me! I lost 20 pounds and ran a half marathon and felt like because I hit those goals that it was easy. Knowing that other people are going through the same struggle that I am is really refreshing. it's nice to know that I'm not alone. I'll add you and we can help keep each other on the right…

I don't currently have anywhere to swim. I am looking into getting a gym membership at the local college so that I can do some no-impact cardio. I don't know how to swim like an adult but I'll work on it..

It is hard for me to admit. I was so good for so long that I feel like admitting it makes me a failure. I know that is the mental state that I've gotta get over. You're 100% right. It was just an unplanned break. That break is over now and it's time to get back to work.

Thanks everyone. I have logged in every day for the past 201 days but lately I've noticed I've been halfheartedly tracking my food. That is my number one goal right now... Just to start being honest with myself and weighing everything like I have done in the past. I've been doing physical therapy for the past 6 weeks to…

Current Weight: 173 Overall Goal: 150 August Goal: 168 I have a few goals for August: 1. Start running after being cleared by my doctor August 5th 2. Attend at least one hot yoga session a week 3. Take control of my weekend eating. I've really slipped up lately and need to keep my weekends in check to meet my goals.

I'm in! I need something to jumpstart losing again!

Hello! I'm 5'7 and started my journey at 194 pounds. I'm currently at 171. I used to hate running with a passion. I decided to change that and signed up to run my first half marathon. I have been training since January and my half is on June 20th! I was just told that I need to take six weeks off of running after my half…

I'm 5'7, started at 194, currently at 171, first goal weight of 159. Add me if you want!

Add friends on here. Internet strangers provide awesome support! It gives you an audience other than your friends in family, and we are all in the same boat and don't tire of talking about the ups and downs

I prep my dinners on Sunday so that I know for sure what I'm going to be eating for one meal. I've learned that I can't eat just plain chicken and be happy. I've had to learn to cook tasty food that fit into my goals. Look at www.skinnytaste.com for some awesome recipes. This week I made the lightened up Cajun pasta and…

Thre looking at www.skinnytaste.com . I practically cook everything from there these days.

I'm interested in gaining support and giving support to anyone that might want it!