franceslinton Member

Hey guys! Thanks for all the input! The most helpful comments were about weighing my food. I started weighing anything that had a weight listed along side Cup/Tbsp amount as the serving size. There were some shocking discoveries, particularly with cereal! Amazing. Anyway, I've achieved my first of 2 major goals, with only…

don't be overly aggressive. that's the first step towards failure. Slow and steady, and you've GOT this! Make sure your MFP settings accurately reflect your daily activity so that your calorie goal is correct. Also, I'd recommend setting your goal to 1-1.5lbs loss per week. This doesn't sound like a lot of loss, but it's…

You can lose weight and still enjoy all the yummy foods you usually do. If you have 70lbs to lose, simply changing your portions and sticking to a calorie goal will help get you off to an awesome start! Sounds like you have more control than you give yourself credit for. If you can manage to stick to the actual serving…

I learned that fewer calories or more exercise to create a larger deficit Is what is needed when you're within 10ish lbs to goal. BUT, your goal might not be so low that your body fights. this is just hearsay though.

I'm 5'3 eating 1230/day. I'm working on my last 10 lbs of baby weight. I have 5 kids and when I get to my goal, I'll be at my "before I had any kids weight"! I've never been thin, but a healthy curvy figure. My goal is 155,which is what I weighed when I was 18....sooo 17 yrs ago. Thankfully my husband likes a little meat…

Good idea!

This is tricky! Thanks for all the input!

I went 5 weeks without losing While eating all my normal foods (candy, chips, regular vs fat/sugar free, etc.) but staying under my allowance. All else remaining the same, I cut out sweets, kept the same caloric intake, and then dropped 8lbs.

Well, then explain how 1300 with candy I lose nothing, but 1300 without I lose.

Good luck to you!

my diary is public now. Remember, July hasn't been perfect, but if you look back, you'll see my norm.

Great idea! Thank you!

Okay, edit complete. Thanks. Lol Second, I believe my diary is public. My friends comment on It daily. I'll double check though. And last, okay, 1 week stalled frustrates me, but I'll take your word for it and stay focused. Thank you!

Also, I'll add, July hasn't been perfect, so I could just be whining about things that are easily fixed by getting back to normal.

Also, once you start measuring/weighing everything, get your burn deficit under control, then still get stuck, cut out things like sugary treats or chips. I would eat the appropriate serving size and stay within my calorie range, but eventually my body stalled out. I gave up sugary treats (and tried low sugar and sugar…