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Logged all week this week! With fitbit adjusting for calories I've only gone over once, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. Anyone else who's lost a lot of weight get stuck at like 30 lbs to go?? I've been logging and exercising but just can't seem to keep myself motivated...

Just wanted to take a sec and remind everyone to take a "before" picture now and progress pics along the way because it's always helpful to look back and see changes! Good luck everyone

I struggle with always taking free food/drinks offered to me. Today I could have gotten a complementary cider and I turned it down! Also said no to desserts with my fiance, also very out of character!

Getting back into weight loss with some relearning of self control. Also feeling so good being able to exercise again! (Even if it is water jogging and not my usual routine). There were times I would have been really glad to have an excuse not to exercise..

Didn't have seconds at dinner today! Also thought about having a cider and decided against it, little victories!

Went out to lunch today and got salad instead of fries as a side!

Everyone is looking awesome! For a little inspiration I made a collage of my loss: 271 (250ish in before pic) to 196 - still trying to lose another 30 but here's an update 🙂

Some pants I tried on a few weeks ago that were too tight to wear now are just a teeny bit snug and I can wear them again!

Yes! The idea of "wasting calories"! It makes me so mad when I get something or order something I don't like or feel like it wasn't worth it, trying to get better with my choices though.

I noticed this recently! I can't turn it down - I avoid the break room a lot now, if there is a cookie or candy I will grab it even though I wasn't even going to have a snack, it's like a reflex. But getting better

An epiphany I had today (which I've had before I'm sure but not recently) is that if I keep eating the way I have been, I'm going to be like I've always been - overweight. If I change my eating, I can change what my body is like. Seems so obvious but sometimes changing mindset takes a while I guess..

Nice! I ended a five year relationship a few years back and have lost about 70 lbs since - keep going, you can do it!

I did not completely overeat this weekend and I'm so happy about it! Usually I go way over my calories but this weekend was good, still ate a lot of things I wanted but with a bit more moderation. Baby steps!

I have stayed under 2000 calories every day this week - long enough to see the scale start to move again! I didnt eat the rice Krispies that were available at my meeting yesterday. And even though I'm rehabbing my ankle and shoulder, was so excited to find out I can exercise by doing water aerobics!

I got down to the 190s (I'm 5'9) and have gotten stuck as well. I think part of it is just not having as much to lose so it isn't as quick and you have to be more strict about calorie intake. It's so hard!

I usually go up 2-3 lbs the week before and then lose an extra 2ish that eventually come back (water weight I'm guessing)

Felt just a little smaller and lighter yesterday. Had an awesome day of eating and minimal snacking, got exercise. Scale is not down this morning but it will be eventually!!

This might not be something people don't know but I'm always surprised by it - one week feels great, eating healthy is awesome, I can control my portions. The next week I'm struggling to stay within my calories every single day and I can't say no to the cookies or muffins in the staff room. Not sure if it's hormones or…

Had visitors this week and lots of opportunities to eat a ton and drink a ton, and yes I ate unhealthier than normal and drink a little more, but not once did I feel like I couldn't control what I was eating and I still made conscious decisions about what I ate even when I didn't log, and that is all huge to me!

That when I finally make the decision to keep track of what I eat again, the changes happen pretty quickly - which makes me happy but also frustrated that I don't always want to but it's so easy... Down a few pounds so far and feeling good and healthy!

Under my calories today even with my morning latte. And didn't eat my chocolate ice cream that I had "budgeted" for! Dessert has been a hard habit to break...

I agree with so many of these! As one person said in the beginning, I hate that not everyone has to do this. The way we are raised and the emotions/habits that we develop as kids and our genes have such a big impact on being overweight that people like myself who grew up on the heavy side will just always have to deal with…

Started to put on a few pounds over the summer but nsv is that I'm back to my healthier ways! It can get tiring calorie counting all the time so it felt good to take a break and know I could get back on track

That maintaining or continuing to lose once you've hit a certain point can be a huge challenge. I've lost 80 lbs and currently back up 5-10 and just feeling so frustrated, but trying not to be too hard on myself. Anything from change in schedule to injury to mindset can really cause a hangup for me so I'm trying to get…

How little it can take to fall into old habits again. I've put on about 5 lbs since the beginning of June because I'm not tracking my food or being as diligent about what I'm eating. I still have a goal for the end of summer but it's actually been nice to have less focus and relax a little - not without the fear of it…

How hard it is to keep weight off and stay on track. Some days I just want to go back to my old habits, some days I do - then 5+ lbs later I have to check myself. It's so ongoing I just hope it gets a little easier

This is kind of a scale victory, but I hit the 80 lb loss mark today! It has taken about 3-4 years of using MFP of switching up workouts and figuring out what is sustainable. Lately I've been happy (generally) trying on clothes, working out, and just all over settling in to losing weight. I still want to lose about 15-20…

Being pleasantly surprised seeing my muscles when exercising or just in general - I forget they're visible now!

Even when you feel like you're in a rut, someone will notice/comment on your loss and it can remind you how far you've come Also, having a hard time with this right now, you really can't lose weight then go back to old habits - and they creep up on you sometimes!

Went for a short run with my boyfriend yesterday even though I didn't feel like it and I'd already gotten a leg workout in AND skipped ice cream for dessert which is the real victory