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2 30-40ish adults, no kids. I work a desk, he's in a trade. $450-600 a month for groceries over the last year, and another $100 in takeout/restaurant meals. Works out to $125-$150 (Cdn) a week for the two of us. Doesn't include hubby's lunch as he usually eats on site.

Our weight loss numbers are pretty similar. In five months I've lost 50lbs, but the progression looks kinda like this. Month 1: 20lbs, Month 2: 7lbs Month 3: 10lbs, Month 4: 6lbs Month 5: 6lbs. Month 2 involved Christmas. It'll slow down. If your weight loss goes much above 1% of your current body mass a week I'd be more…

I eat to within about 100-200 calories of my every day goal, and if I've exercised that day I eat about half to 3/4s the calories MFP says I've burned if I'm hungry. If I'm not feeling hungry or it's less than a couple hours until bedtime, I leave the exercise calories on the table. My meals are generally planned about the…

I use roasted chickpeas to short circuit my potato chip craving. Preheat oven to 400. Drain a can of chickpeas and rinse well. spread in a single layer in a pan and roast for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and toss with 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder, 1/2 tsp of black pepper, 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 cup of…

I've bought a couple pieces at my usual stores that couldn't wait, but I promised myself a big milestone before I did my first wardrobe replacement. I'm nearly there, and will probably do it at the thrift store for the outer stuff and pay the full price for the undies. (Forget diamonds, bras are a girls best friend.) I'll…

I forgot to mention my 'treat' snack. Some nights I have a big bowl of popcorn with butter, or a bowl of frozen yogurt.

I'm another in the most of the calories are supper category. Here's my weekday/workday food schedule Breakfast - 250 calories (bowl of oatmeal and a cup of skim milk) Lunch - 325-375 calories (TV Dinner and a piece of fruit) Supper - Varies more than the previous two. Almost always are they half a plate of steamed or…

I'd have to say smug. Self-satisfied? Whining doesn't get anything accomplished and while this sure as hell isn't easy, the pace is acceptable and the progress is steady :)

Closing in on 50lbs lost out of a total of 125lbs planned; My tiny car seems less tiny. It dawned on me that my belly doesn't touch the steering wheel anymore, and there's even a few inch gap there now. The seatbelt fits without being pulled all the way to the stop before even attempting to buckle it. Dropped from a 22 to…

I do this sometimes. Everything gets its own Ziploc bag (chicken in the marinade, uncooked rice, frozen vegetables) and it all goes in a big Ziploc bag with the cooking instructions written on it. Sometimes I'll leave out the frozen veggies, and just write suggestions for fresh from the fridge or canned if I'm just going…

cheers!

I admit, I still don't see it, unless I look at my before pictures right next to my current pictures. In my brain and the mirror I still take up the same amount of space I did 50lbs ago. Nevermind that my clothes don't fit, I received some lovely compliments from people who haven't seen me in a while, and I'm able to do…

5'0 Start 250 Current 202lbs Exercise is 3-5 days a week cardio at the gym and a desk job and sedentary hobbies the rest of the time. I eat 1200 on the days I don't get any exercise in and 1400-1600 on the days I do get moving. *edit* Another thing to note is I'm not super strict about measuring everything so the numbers…

I just made the switch to MFP from WW recently after about a month of double logging. I also had a fair amount of points left on the table after I reached my MFP targets, and I think that can be chalked up to the percentage of 'free' fruits and vegetables they have built into the WW program for you to eat per day. Because…

Cutting off my nose to spite my face, laziness, and stubbornness. I was normal weight through high school, but like many teenage girls, I obsessed about it. I bounced in and out of diets, and lost the same 10 lbs over and over again. Once I was out of school, I was broke, tired and angry. (You know the usual angsty) I…

5'0 tall, desk job, nearing 40. I clock 1200 calories a day average, with a bit more on days I exercise and a bit less on days I don't. I found for me routine is key. My week days are very structured, and I admit to eating the same thing for breakfast every day, a small rotation of tv dinners/fruit for lunch and a most of…

I'm still mid loss, I've lost about 45 of a planned 120. I know I'm smaller, I've lost about 20" across my measurements, none of my clothes fit, and I'm constantly surprised at spaces I can fit into (squeezing by a chair, etc) For all that, looking at myself in the mirror I see the same person I was 45lbs ago, I…

I weigh my meat, cheese, potatoes & snacky food (pretzels, popcorn etc), and use measuring cups/spoons for rice, butter, oils, milk etc. Fruits and vegetables are done relying on the MFP database entirely for the calories in '1 apple, medium' An individual on the forums once said that eating clean was the solution, and you…

There's a difference between maintaining a healthy life style and losing weight. I'll maintain a healthy life style for the rest of my life. The big rewards happen when I don't have to be quite so aggressive about that healthy lifestyle.

My nerd is showing... The ultimate reward for hitting the big target (125lbs lost) will be a 3D Printer. Smaller rewards include new tools, books, movies and video games for the milestones along the way. I consider new wardrobe a necessity, not really a reward because if the weight loss continues according to plan, I'm…

The fastest way I found to shut that particular conversation down without it becoming confrontational was; "Oh, you can't lose any more weight, you're too skinny as it is!" "Not according to my Doctor. He's recommended another X pounds."

If you take a peek into my food log, you'll note a crazy spike in mid February, close to when I started logging on MFP. That was the day my willpower took a hike, and I ate an entire bag of cheese flavored popcorn. Worse yet, it wasn't even for supper, it was AFTER supper, so it was on top of all the healthy foods. Did I…

I'm currently doing both :) Started with weight watchers, online only for the tracking. The points system is simple and easy to parse, I find it easy to use 'on the fly' with a quick glance at food labels and the 'free' fruits and veggies is an easy trap to avoid with some common sense. MFP is free, more accurate and…

When I quit smoking, I didn't gain weight, but I was also hyper aware of what I might be replacing the hand to mouth fixation with. What finally did it for me was in fact food, but I handled it slightly differently. Shelled sunflower seeds, but I ate them with chopsticks. The fancy smooth ones that come to a small point.…

5'0 here, and the initial goal is 125. I started at 250, and 125 puts me at the top of the BMI. Once I'm there (hoping to do it in the next year to year and a half) I'll reevaluate the current diet/exercise mix.

fantastic, thanks!

I admit I don't like the term 'cheat day' I have days where I'm not as strict about what I eat, or about my logging but I certainly don't view them as cheating. Of course, I don't go out and eat everything either. When that happens, I log those days so I know what the damage was. In my case, I spent the last twenty years…

If it's a true stall and not just me being impatient, it means I've gotten lazy somewhere, and there's creep. I need to go back to being strict with myself about weighing and measuring everything and logging it accurately. To get it to stick, I usually take a day 'off' and eat at or near maintenance calories before diving…

5'0, 210lbs, 38 years old, round and unselfconscious. Currently paying more attention to my body due to being off warranty. My knees are unhappy with my weight, with one going on strike occasionally and refusing to do ANYTHING. I've increased the exercise, and for the first time ever, find that while I don't enjoy the…

I use my stark naked after peeing morning weight. So long as you're consistent, it doesn't matter if you update it once a day or once a week. I wouldn't recommend updating it more than once a day though because you're weight does change so much throughout the day. Anecdotal Ex. After I weigh in the morning my weight slowly…