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The recipe changed, and it's god awful! I couldn't wait to start my bulk so I could have a Twinkie here and there again, and....blech! It's all wrong!!!! And yes...they are far from a gourmet pastry, but...I loved em anyway.

I'm beyond devastated that the Twinkie as I used to know and love it is dead. I miss the Hostess Sunny doodles too.

I crave butter sometimes too. I'll have it on toasted English Muffins because all the holes in them hold all the melty butter.... I don't even care about the English muffin itself though. It's sole purpose is simply to carry the butter to my mouth. My son is hooked on it too. I catch him eating straight butter all the time.

This is just me, but I stick with casein powders because they go further as far as keeping me full than whey does. I buy dymatize casein from gnc. The price isn't bad and they taste good. Especially the chocolate.

Hmmmm....for me it's very necessary.

At gnc I buy dymatize casein powder. Both the vanilla and chocolate are really good imo, but I'm partial to the chocolate.

I didn't eat out much when I was losing and I don't now either. I pack lunch everyday for work because...$, and I can keep my calories in check easier. Breakfast and dinner are always home. About once a week I'll end up eating dinner out though. Twice on a rare occasion.... Not enough where it impacts anything. For me I…

And I'm 5'4 114lbs and I would be gaining mad weight on 1800cals. I bulked on 1750. Can't compare person to person. At OP...I'm also set to sedentary and get similar Fitbit calories. Again...if I ate them all I would definitely be gaining. I tend to eat 1/4-1/2 of them depending on how much I feel I can get away with based…

I have always been a big nighttime eater. That's when I used to do my binging too. Breakfast doesn't help me at all, no. Maybe for some it does, but not me. What's working for me is having a little something midmorning (I do get a little hungry), then a lunch that's on the lighter side. By doing this I can go along with my…

Egg whites are a good (and low calorie) way to slip a little extra in. I do have a protein shake most days and have put a bit of egg white in it. I know you said no shakes, but you could put it in a smoothie. I also love kodiak pancake mix, one of which has a high amount of protein. Throwing some egg white in there boosts…

I'm not touching it either. I'm out.

You really think mentioning the word "glutton" around someone with manifestations of an eating disorder is helpful here? Really?

Thank you. But yeah...this isn't what I was talking about.

You never really do go back to normal. THIS is your new normal. You just carry on as is, only with a few more calories to stabilize your weight.

I think you can make great progress between now and June. That's four whole months to lose weight, and you don't have a ton to lose anyway. You understand that you won't have a ripped belly, but sure...you can do a lot of slimming and trimming within that time frame. Maybe you'll get lucky and see a hint of your abs.…

I had plenty of those days. For me...having to start over and over and over meant I wasn't completely committed to change. Sooner or later you just have to suck it up and do it.

I do four 50-60min lifting sessions per week.

I've always been and always will be a nighttime snacker. I've given up on fighting it. I just plan my day where I eat lighter/lower calorie things through breakfast and lunch, and have the bulk of my calories for a bigger dinner and snacks. It doable. Just play around with your calories a bit. :smile:

Honestly I just use my Fitbit to track my steps. If I move more I eat a bit more than what MFP allows me. If I went by my Fitbit calories I would gain weight. I'm sure of that because it estimates my food intake to be what I ate while deliberately gaining weight. They all merely give ballpark estimates and it's up to us to…

I think about it all the time! I've been maintaining my weight loss for a year now and I still have those times when I'm tired or bored and have the urge to start snacking. I've come to realize what triggers me and most times I'm successful at beating it.... I read something once that said before you eat you should HALT…

I agree that you should work with foods within your budget (you can't keep putting food on credit cards.....) and just track the calories. Then make modifications to get the calories where they need to be. Maybe that would be eating a half pack of ramen rather than the whole thing, etc. My advice is to make one more credit…

Yeah but each time you do it you'll be able to do a little bit more. I could never get through a workout video, but keeping at it improved my strength and endurance. The first time I reached the end felt amazing. Don't dwell on how much you can't do because that's just setting yourself up to fail. Instead you should be…

It was trial and error for me. As you said...calories in/out is what ultimately matters, but there definitely is more than one way to skin a cat, and I think we all differ a bit in how we choose our food. The best thing I had found for me was South Beach diet. I lost weight and felt great as far as energy, but after a…

I've been on the pill...had depo shots for two years...and have had mirena for four years. None affected my weight at all.

Adjustable dumbbells/barbell/bench.

Ok....thanks. I'll just stick with the casein. Was just asking out of curiosity.

I can mentor someone. I lost 45lbs while using MFP and have been maintaining for a year now. I don't follow any particular diet (just track food and watch macros), and strength train 4 days/wk with a little cardio here and there. Im 45yo 5'4 Start weight: 145lbs Current: 113lbs If another female needs help and really wants…

There's no magic secret to maintaining. You just carry on as usual, but with a bit more to eat. It's that simple. As was already mentioned, once I hit a good weight I switched gears to fitness related goals. Part of those goals rely on a good diet, so that helps keep me on track.

All of that is perfectly normal. All you have to do it keep track of your weight (there are apps for this) and look for an overall downward trend. If you see that occurring overall then you're fine.

If you're bottom heavy (like me) I would say it will be when your face starts thinning out. I think we pears tend to lose from the top on down, so people will start seeing your face/neck/shoulders/arms change before the bottom half really catches up...simply because that's where the majority of our fluffiness is.