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Congrats and good for you pushing through and not getting discouraged

Yes!!! Have tried running outside but the cold triggers my asthma and I don’t get very far. Treadmills feel like torture. My gym has indoor track and that is what is working for me. It’s above the basketball courts. A full court is probably easier to find than indoor track and 14 laps around equals one mile. Cold times.…

[quote="mom23mangos;c-42997674"Maybe there's more going on with your hubby than he's currently letting you know.[/quote] Or maybe he just isn’t that committed. We really don’t know. All we know is that the OP feels her efforts are being dismissed and the person she loves is using her success as an excuse. That has to be…

Hahahaha Have been using “woo” like it meant “oh yeah!” all this time!!! Oops.

1. Log it 2. Be picky. Only eat foods I like not just because it’s there 3. Small portions 4. Take pride in preparation and presentation. Have found this leads to me paying more attention to what I am eating which makes meals last longer but consume less.

You don’t need to fix. You didn’t break anything. You just need to not let one day define tomorrow. You got this!!!

Thank you so much!!! ❤️

Uh...I selected 2lbs but am looking at settings and it is also set to sedentary. I know we all want to lose everything but am fine with slowing down. Would you guys recommend upping activity level and/or eating back fitbit calories? I know I won’t log exercise so hoping one of those options will work.

If I connected my fitbit with myfitnesspal, would that be accurate enough to eat back calories to 1200?

No, am not diabetic nor am I interested in doing an 800 calorie diet. Was just reading about it as it’s interesting. I just don’t track exercise so never account for it. Am currently losing 2lbs a week over last couple months which I’ve been happy with. Expect that to slow down cery soon though. My concern was that I might…

Perfection isn't the answer. Are you seriously planning to live the rest of your life without dessert? Nope! The key is to learn to eat smaller portions of those things less often. I've been there so I get it but I'd have been happier, and skinnier, overcoming that all or nothing attitude sooner. It's not practical and…

Ugh! I just poured my heart into a response for you and lost it. To summarize, do something different. If you stay in your comfort zone, you STAY in your comfort zone.

I made a habit of making hot tea after dinner and that's been a game changer for me. I didn't really like tea but I do now. Also, I keep grapes in the freezer and strawberries to snack in if I still want something.

This is how I feel about watching sports.

I have favorite machines for different reasons and will use them regardless of where others are. I have often waited for them. I would not use a different machine when my favorite is available so someone else can have empty machines next to them.

If you really don't like it, add to fruit smoothies. My youngest daughter loves a green smoothie and that's the easiest way to get greens in her.

I found it extremely helpful. It's like the clean your plate attitude. There are a lot of expectations to try everyone's dish. That absolutely has contributed to eating things I would have been fine not having.

I think you are being sarcastic but it's also kinda brilliant.

That's great! I'm happy to hear that's the case.

Every day in Happy Scale. It evens out the highs and lows and reduces my anxiety over fluctuations.

Ok, this has always been my thought. I actually gasped out loud when I read it. But...it sounds like a healthier attitude. Why eat something you don't like? I think we've all had things that weren't what we expected. I might ask my family members if they wanted it and then discreetly throw it out if I didn't have any…

Omg. People do that? Omg. People do that! That seems like such an obvious thing but it would never occur to me to not finish dessert. Even a "not great" cupcake is better than no cupcake. My mom would have had a fit if she saw me throwing a piece of pie away. I certainly would not have been allowed to have something else.…

I didn't even know high protein/low fat was a thing.

You lost 30lbs in 100 days? I don't think it's possible to sustain that kind of loss nor would it be healthy. Life doesn't magically get easier after losing weight. People that have gotten use to overeating don't just automatically fix those urges by hitting a goal weight. If you want to keep the weight off, the reality is…

I take it and it's been amazing for losing weight. When you feel better, you do better.

It felt so good to wake up today and not hate myself or feel guilty. Food is just food and that is so much different from how I've always been. I'm not over compensating today. I'm not binging because "what does it matter now." I didn't realize how much emotion and judgement revolved around food for me. It's freeing.

I haven't ran a mile since the elementary school! As someone that has had multiple lung collapses, I can't believe I was able to do this. What I'm most excited about was that I wasn't even out of breath!!! Not sure if I've ever been this proud of myself.

I've definitely been doing it wrong if you Suppose to eat at Net. I typically am under anywhere from 3k-5k. I've been doing strength training too but worried I'm losing muscle rather than fat now. Ugh.

Happy Scale. It's great for setting milestones and graphing a forgivable curve.

Found it. I wrote this in response to a poster asking what foods you should avoid but it really sums up my entire weightloss philosophy. 1. High calorie foods you don't love. That's easy. 2. Do you have trigger foods? Foods that you have to keep eating until it's gone? Cut those out for awhile until you develop new habits…