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5'4", 125 (started this round of loss at 135)....I've been doing around 1400-1500 calories a day, which is really really slow, but the only way I can keep it up. I stay motivated by logging everything, even the bad days. Even the summer days where I go to a bbq and just eat a bunch and then have to sit for half an hour and…

Hill runs, over and over...up...down...up...down....up.... It was a really big hill

This! Drives me insane (hence the daily weigh-ins/trend tracking). Blargh!!!

Thanks for all the responses everyone, it's been super helpful to get a lot of perspectives on this and hear how other people handle it.

Hah! Funnily enough, I think I'd have a much easier time explaining that.

Hmmmm, maybe it's a regional thing, but I don't know anyone (outside of chefs/serious cooks) who uses a food scale. And if I was to pull one out at, say, a family gathering, I would definitely raise a few eyebrows and concerns. It's just not common practice and would, like some other people suggested, be possibly seen as…

Thanks for the advice, I think the recipe advice is a good one. I guess I've just spent so much time stressing how much I love my body and how important it is to love your body and feel confident in it, that I feel, I don't know, like I'd have to admit that I'm not as happy with it as I've been saying. Does that make sense?

Green or protein smoothie for breakfast, meat or hard boiled eggs for snack, something like tuna or eggs + fruit for lunch, nuts or peanut butter on crackers for afternoon snack, dinner is usually typical dinner fare (maybe no condiments or less or healthier versions), and then a late night treat because it makes me happy.

It's 30-60 minutes, right? They'll live. Unless you work out at 2 in the morning?

I do this, like a couple of 1000ish calorie days, a couple of 2000ish calorie days, and then three 1200-1600 calorie days, all split up within the week (aiming for an average of 1400/day). It seems to work out better for me. I have hungry days and I'm really hungry and then I have not hungry days and I'm busy and I don't…

You could add/create an exercise that equals 500?

Goddamn drunk eating! Every freaking time.

I do

50% of the world has (or will or once did) a period. Everybody knows it happens and everybody understands. Don't sweat it. I bet you no one thinks anything of it. It happens.

I chose my goal weight based on: -I used to weigh that and loved how I looked -it's at the lower end of my BMI, but not too low (I have a small frame, so the higher end doesn't feel or look good) -some arbitrary pulling out of a hat

I've been weighing myself every morning (post-pee, pre-breakfast) and using a trend tracker app (happy scale) and it really helps me see the daily fluctuations, but more importantly - the overall trend (which is down). It also gives you a kind of average weight, which is nice if you're moving up and down a bit day to day.…

I go to bed early. Even if it means I just end up sitting in bed reading, it's better than sitting in front of the TV eating.

Do that. And get a water.

Nice. Also, six nuggets and a side salad?

Don't let the Debbie downers on here stop you. I say go for it. What's the worst thing that happens? You lose 30lbs instead of 50? Well, damn, 30lbs is still freaking awesome. 1200 might be too aggressive (it's hard to maintain), but I'd bet you'd still see great losses on 1500-1700 and be more likely to keep it up for the…

This was true for me.

More strength/weights, less cardio. For that beach vacation, try going low low carb and low sodium for the two weeks prior, (or, to keep it simple, follow a Paleo plan), basically nothing overly processed. Not really a long term solution, at least not for me, but it can help tighten things up a bit, fast. Oh, and land's…

Mine is staying up later and therefore snacking.

Going a bit off the rails here, but you guys don't think something that tastes better/is more flavorful is likely more "nutritious"? Like a bland, out-of-season hothouse tomato that was picked over a week ago is just as nutrient filled as a freshly picked, in-season tomato?

Congratulations, you win? OP, rough rule seems to be to add 500 calories to what MFP tells you. I had trouble losing the last ten pounds while nursing...remember, your body is still running its little factory there, it might get stubborn about hanging on to water/stores/etc.

I tend to gain a few pounds right before and then make a sudden drop right after. As for eating and cravings? Maybe a few days/the week before? I've noticed a cyclical "binge" (no, not an unhealthy binge, just a few days in a row where I'm in the red a bit) reoccurring every month around that time, so it makes sense.

Turkey burgers, turkey dogs, pre-cut veggies for snacking, eggs in the am (can pre hard boil a bunch ahead of time), oatmeal in the am, popcorn (pre-pop a big bag or make on the fire) for snacking.....

Caesar* with bacon *Caesar = vodka, clamato, worcestershire, yadda yadda

As for the coffee maker suggestions...Psssht...French press all the way.

-Stock pot -Dutch oven style pot, like a casserole pot that can go from stovetop to oven (eg the big Le Creusets), use this all the time for stews, soups, chilis.... I think I could go forever...