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Yes I see a difference! You look great! I love your shorts btw :)

So happy I have a home gym :P Though even then I once fell off my exercise ball and into my dumbells/onto the carpet, I got some interesting bruises and carpet burns after that one, try telling people the carpet burns on your knees are NOT from anything fun lol! Also a reminder to not overhydrate before a race, I still…

I'm at my last 20 and it is getting a bit more slow as well, in 5lbs or so I will be switching to a deficit of .5 lbs a week so I figure it will take at least the rest of the year to get down to my goal weight if not more. Though I find the less I have to lose the less urgently I feel like I need to lose it since I find…

I tell myself it's HIS food and not mine so I shouldn't be having what's HIS. What also helps is putting all the junk away from sight. My hubby is not so bad at eating the stuff but his mom and grandmother give him junk for EVERY tiny holiday, I put it all in a storage bin out of sight for me and near his seat on the…

Yes happens to a lot of us! was about 175 in 2010, lost to 127 and maintained for a little bit, then started an absolutely soul-sucking job for 2 years and then was unemployed working crappy contracts here and there and gained to 191 in Jan 2018 I started losing weight again and am currently at 146 hoping to get back down…

I don't "do" IF but I often don't eat until lunch, sometimes because I'm not hungry but mostly because I like having my calories split up into 2 meals rather than 3, I feel more satisfied that way. Like other have said, it's not magic it just helps me stick to my calorie deficit. I do add creamer to my morning coffee,…

Original starting weight - 191 April starting weight - 149.8 April goal - 145 Ultimate goal - 125 1st - 149.8 11th - 148.4 (-1.4) 18th - 147 (-1.4) 25th - 146.2 (-.8) 30th - Total loss for April - So far 3.6 Well I won't make my goal tomorrow but I'll be very close!

Beautiful!!! I hope your surgeries go well and you have a speedy recovery!

I fit into my goal pants! Still 20 lbs away from goal too lol!

Definitely fruits, I find that when I cut back a lot on added sugars after a while fruit tastes much sweeter.

I ordered my bikini! I hope it fits!

Can you use those foods you entered yourself and saved in my foods in the recipe builder? I use entries I've double checked but having to find them again every time I input a new recipe is a pain!

30 min walk with hubby and the dog with a few 10 second sprints thrown in. Beachbody on demand: LIIFT 4 Shoulders and Transform:20 Cut

Those calorie burns do include exercise as well. Before April 6 I was working out 4 days a week weight lifting and a bit of HIIT eah session this burns about 150 cals per 45 min session. Since April 6 I do the same as before plus I started a C25K program so I jog Sat, Mon, Wed where I get around 6000 steps and a bit less…

Thanks for the help, I will look into recalibrating my Fitbit this weekend and see if that makes a change.

Yes I started this spreadsheet on Feb 28, also to help determine the accuracy of my Fitbit, and it has helped ease my mind but as you can see from this thread I still panic!! I have a few other columns including projected weight loss, if that lone little 147 from today sticks around I'll be right on track with my projected…

In case anyone is curious

It's usually about 7 to 9 km on days I don't run. I walk around the office a lot, walk to the bus stop (10 min.) and walk 1 hour a day on the treadmill at work. I did calibrate my Fitbit a while back but maybe I need to do it again. Also I'm short (5'2") and take more steps per distance than average/taller people.

Sounds like you might need to run a recomp? Maintain your current weightt but shed some fat while following a progressive lifting routine. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1…

My Mom's sugar pie with some maple-walnut ice cream! Definitely having a small slice at our Easter dinner Saturday! Poutine from a Casse-Croute too, I am a fiend for poutine!

Yay for no more cellulite! A LOT of mine is gone but I still have a little bit, can't wait for it to be entirely gone like you!!!

I think it's really just all in my head and that I am progressing fine and it will eventually be reflected on the scale, but I need to vent sometimes! I do make sure to lower my calories on MFP every 5lbs loss or so, I still have 35% BF so I don't think it's yet time to reduce my deficit. The 500 I was referring to is my…

Oh yes the only reason I don't completely lose my mind is because of my weight trending app LOL!

Original starting weight - 191 April starting weight - 149.8 April goal - 145 Ultimate goal - 125 1st - 149.8 11th - 148.4 (-1.4) 18th - 147 (-1.4) 25nd - 30th - Total loss for April - So far 2.8 Not too sure I will hit my goal this month but at least it should be close!

Age: 33 Height: 5'2" SW: 191 GW for challenge: 143-145 Feb 26: 155 March 4: 152.8 (-2.2) March 14: 151.2 (-1.6) March 20: 150.8 (-.4) March 29: 149.6 (-1.2) April 5: 149.4 (-.2) April 12:148.6 (-.8) April 18: 147 (-1.6) Loss so far: -8

Like the commenter above, I consider protein a minimum and once I hit that I let the rest of my macros fall wherever they may, though I do find myself more satiated on days that are higher in carbs but that varies from person to person, some find fat more satiating.

I'm also 5'2" and currently at 147 and I also get comments of "you'll disappear" and "you look great you don't need to lose more!" However my BF% is at 35% so I know I definitely need to lose more fat, but I dress well for my body shape and these people don't see me naked so I understand why they might think I'm small…

I too have anxiety, I'm dealing ok with calorie counting because I get much more anxious about the unknown, not knowing how many calories I've eaten and how many I have left can set off my anxiety. However on the other side of this, not knowing how many calories are in a food if there is no nutritional value/someone else…

This is exactly what I ended up doing! Added some potatoes and carrots a bit of oil and some spices and into my actifry, was yummy!

My biggest challenge is the unknown!!! Have I accidentally been in maintenance for the past 4 weeks, or will I get a weight loss whoosh of 4 lbs soon? Should I lower my calories just in case? Should I quit running because it makes me so hungry and I'm worried about eating back all my exercise calories in case my Fitbit is…