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Building muscle is never wrong and starting with body weight exercise is a good beginning. Look up fitnessblender on YouTube. They offer a lot of different workouts.

I've lost about 38 lbs so far and have 12 more to go but I already noticed some changes: - I never thought I'd enjoy working out so much that now, whenever I can't, I get restless and itchy - I never thought it was possible to freeze even more - it hurts when I'm lying on my side because less fat around my knees - I get…

Yay, congratulations on getting through you day with a more positive attitude! Take it slow. You will probably reach your goals faster by taking it slow than by wanting everything at once and then quitting after some time because it's to challenging.

Germany, pretty exhausted and feeling disgusting from a nasty cold. I'm ready to go to bed but I can't get myself to get away from my desk to brush my teeth and wash my face because I'm too lazy to do so.

Good job and thank your for sharing your story! You look amazing! Btw, hello from Germany.

YouTube has tons of free workout videos you can choose from. I'm sure you'll find something there that's new to you and challenging again. One of my favorites is the Fitnessblender channel. Different types of workouts and different levels of difficulty.

^ This exactly. Are you using a food scale?

I absolutely have those days every once in a while, actually just had them last week because everything was going downhill. I have to agree with everyone that said make a list. Make a list of little things you want and most likely will be able to do the next day. Simple things and not too many so it won't get too…

I just work whatever I want into my daily calories or try to make a calorie-friendlier version of whatever it is that I'm craving. On holidays I usually don't care about the calories but try to not totally overeat and still log everything. I know that not everything is ruined by one 'bad' day since I didn't gain all the…

I have the same problem. The worst part is thinking about an outfit for the next day at night just to find out that it looks horrible when you put it on in the morning because everything is way too big, especially if I haven't worn a shirt or so in a while. Right now I only have three pair of pants that fit properly; a…

Go with what MFP suggest and see how you're doing with it. When I started about 35 lb ago I also netted at around 1600, now I obviously need less to see some movement on the scale and to lose inches. If you update your weight, MFP will, overtime, adjust the allotted calories for you.

Exercise always helps me to feel better when I'm really anxious. When I'm in a depressive episode however, the struggle of even motivating myself to do something is real. I'm always glad I worked out though when I'm done.

I'm 27. I've lost 36 lbs in the last 12 months and now I'm about 14 lbs away from my goal weight. Feel free to add me!

I seriously started tracking and working out at the beginning of this year. I never posted anything about that on facebook except for liking and sharing articles or recipes related to a healthy lifestyle. However, when I ran my very first 5k I shared the picture which is my current profile picture and explained what a huge…

Not from Chicago either but LGBT, feel free to add me if you like (:

Calories In, Calories Out, burning more than taking in.

You can gain / not lose weight by only eating vegetables. It is harder because you need higher quantities of food as if you were only eating 'junk food' but totally possible. The only thing that matters is CICO.

Go get a scale and measure all your solids in grams. By measuring with cups you can be way off.

I also infuse my water with lemon and what really helps me is drinking out of a water bottle that has a straw. I agree with the others that say you not losing weight doesn't have anything to do with your water intake.

I usually log them as circuit training under cardio. Just be aware that the calorie burn they usually put on their work outs isn't 100% accurate since they don't factor in your personal stats. I always log the lowest burn and then only eat about 70% of the calories burned back.

Meal prep is key. Make some overnight oats that you prepare the night before and can just grab in the morning. Store breakfast burritos, frittatas or breakfast muffins in the freezer and pop them in the microwave in the morning while you're preparing your shake. Even leaving the house early doesn't have to mean not eating…

Nutella and cheese.

Same thing happened to me last week. I had to write an article for college which was more difficult than I thought it would be. I slept for 3 hours max each night and either ate nothing because I didn't have the time or the appetite or ate junk food and stuff I usually wouldn't in the quantities I did. That's life and life…

Not every run will be grate, it happens to me as well. I just keep telling myself that even the bad runs help me to become stronger, faster and better overall because every run, even if it's a not so great one, will be better than not getting out there at all.

Thank you (: I finished and reached all my goals which were to actually finish, then finish without walking in between and maybe not being last. I was almost 8 minutes faster than during my regular training runs and that makes me really happy.

I am getting pretty nervous because in about 16 hours I'll be running my very first 5k. I officially finished C25k two weeks ago and ran a couple of 5k training runs. My only goal is to finish without walking in between.

That struggle is real for me as well. I work in retail and have to look at least somewhat decent in the clothes I'm trying to sell so I always feel bad when I'm wearing pants that are obviously two sizes to big on me.

It's totally normal to have those weeks. What's important is to realize and acknowledge that it wasn't your best week and to know that every day can be a new beginning. One week won't ruin your whole progress. Good luck on a fresh start tomorrow!

Welcome to MFP and to Germany ;) I'm German and live in Germany at the moment but I know the struggle of living in another country and wanting to try all the nice and foreign things people offer you. I love tiring work outs and getting enough sleep is part of a healthy lifestyle so no need to feel bad about going to bed…

I was never a runner. I did sports when I was in school, like badminton or table tennis but I hated the warm up runs and doing laps in gym class. When I began with C25K I thought I'd never be able to finish my first workout. Now I'm doing my first official 5k next Sunday. You can do it! Don't be afraid to repeat some days…