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It wasn't too bad actually. I enjoyed the food, gained 5 lbs, but now I'm enjoying my healthy meals. I make room in my calories for more treats than usual for the first few days back to ease those cravings.

Feel free to add me everyone! I took a little break from counting after losing 40lbs but I am now back and ready to kick that last 20lbs' butt!

Like others have suggested calorie dense snacks are a good suggestion. My husband and I eat about the same meals/portion sizes, especially for dinner, but he adds in a lot of snacks during the day. There's a protein smoothie he makes that is a 1000 calories that's a really easy way for him to add in more calories. You…

Stuffed Pepper Soup from Skinnytaste! SO yummy!

I just wanted to say I love you all sooo much for sharing these pictures, you are all so beautiful!

Hey I'm 5' 2" currently at 153 pounds (down from 191) and also looking to get down to 130 by the end of the year! Talk about twins! I'll add you as a friend :smile: Everyone else feel free to add me as well!

Ok the carwheel-esque bail out is what I have been practicing during my handstand training session, It does feel less scary. I've also started adding a sorta kinda cartwheel type thing for my headstand and I finally feel less scared to do a headstand away from the wall, actually I did my first yesterday! For me as well it…

Can anyone tell me why GMB suggests bailing out using a cartwheel instead of just wheel if you overshoot or lose your balance?

So I would like to join but I'm not sure I am ready! I can't do a forearm stand so feel I,m not ready. I can do a headstand and I can do a knee tuck in tripod headstand but I can't extend my legs up yet. I don't kick up I bring my legs up slow and controlled. So can someone tell me if tonight's exercises are good to work…

Yep but usually only if I know I have a special dinner or outing planned that weekend. I'm already on a pretty high deficit (500 to 700 a day) so I don't go too much lower than that, if I'm too miserable I eat because otherwise I can get pretty hangry!

A whole bag of plain chips with my homemade dill pickle dip! And chocolate chip cookies, the whole batch to myself! Half the dough raw and the other half cooked :P

So I generally have 3 servings instead of 4 which makes the calories 93 per 53 grams serving instead of 70. (I'll do the proper math next time) I'm in a 500-700 cal a day deficit right now so I'm not going to worry about what I've already logged but it's good to know for when I reduce my deficit later on!

Hmmm you're right, I'll have to do that next time I open up a can.

I have the same problem! I think the serving sizes take into account the liquid because mine says 4 servings and I always only end up with 3. I'm thinking the liquid doesn't have that many calories so I weigh out what the portion size is supposed to be and log the calories accordingly. So for me a serving is supposed to be…

Thank you! I can only hold it for about 2 seconds but man that 2 seconds was exhilarating after working at it for so long!!!

I built a home gym in my garage and honestly it was the best decision ever! It didn't cost us any more than a year membership at the gym either. We have a pulley machine (for rows and lat pulldowns etc.), squat cage, 2 barbells and weight plates, some dumbells (need to get more of those), and a bench. That's all you really…

After months of working towards it I managed a headstand tonight!

This is highly individual for sure! but here's my contribution: What didn't work: - Starving myself When I was a teen I thought only anorexics could lose weight, what a weird idea! - Cutting out foods I love entirely Telling myself I could never again have something like poutine would always lead me to bingeing. Instead I…

Yeah the previous posters are right unfortunately, training your pecs can help a tiny bit but really you gotta become ok with losing the boobs. Last time I reached my goal weight my boobs got pretty small and a bit saggy, doing pec exercises helped a bit to perk things back up again but of course they stayed small. This…

Chips, absolutely can not have those in the house! I only have them out of the house, If I'm at someone else's place I can control myself because I don't want to look like a pig! Everything else I can have and control my portions.

Fluctuations are why I weigh myself every day. I use a trend weight app like Libra or Happy Scale to see the overall trend of my weight instead of focusing on the fluctuations.

As long as you are consistent then it shouldn't matter. I always weigh after poop but I'm one who has to go first thing.

@kksmom1789 The calories you need to eat to lose/maintain/gain vary so greatly from person to person that's hard to give a response to. It also goes down as you lose weight. Currently I am set to active on MFP as I usually walk at least 10 000 steps a day, and I eat between 1500-1700 calories and I lose about a 1 lbs a…

I have lost weight in the past down to my goal weight but I wasn't as heavy as my current starting weight. The last time I only had my stars and some other back tattoos and the only change was they got a bit darker.

@iceberg007 Both really! I always ate fairly healthy but my portions were out of control! I worked out here and there but never with any dedication, now I workout 6 days a week for at least 30 minutes to an hour. My best tip is to weight EVERYTHING and log as accurately as humanly possible! I also found that logging the…

@eminater The difference is definitely more obvious when I am wearing clothes that didn't fit before!

2 cups of garlic cloves! OMG that would be delicious! I have to try this :) I will really miss his shows :(

Yoga 6x a week Walking for 1 hour on the treadmill at work 5x a week In September I'll be switching to yoga 3x a week and lifting 3x a week and keep up with the walking.

I'm 5'2" and I started at 191, currently down to 158 ( a little over halfway), my goal for now is 130 and will re-evaluate with how I look in the mirror once I reach 130. Feel free to add me as a friend :) Though I am close to your starting weight I fell SO much better! Eating better and working out makes a huge…

Wow just one more pound, that's fantastic! I can't wait to be just 1 pound away!! :) Awesome job!