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This could be the rancher in me but don't cut red meat! It's one of the few natural sources of vitamin B12 out there...and it's delicious!!! ☺

I run and swim. I find the swimming maintains the lean muscle through repetitive light resistance. It also supports the core making your running motion more efficient! Then running helps my swim performance through the cardio and helping my body work efficiently when my heart rate is up and O2 is down! I swim 3000yds when…

I started at 244 5'5'' and sedentary and it gave me 1200/day for a 2lb a week goal. Since then I started waiting tables (I walk 22-25k steps per shift). I changed my activity level and MFP went up to 1450/day. As I've lost weight (down 40lb!!) it's reduced my calories for an active life style at 204 to 1280/day. I've lost…

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about what someone else is doing unless you want to mimic their success. Do what works for you. You want to bulk so why are you even posting on the lose weight forum. People are trying to work though their own personal issues here and you sound like on of the "I don't understand how you can live…

I agree that the determination needs to be completely selfish and honest. This is a great TedX talk to help us realize how often we make excuses, how we accept our lives in their current condition, and how we say things because they sound good, not really because it's true. My favorite line is "Being healthy will not get…

Why not both. Use WW as a guideline for starting out but still log the calories and exercise using MFP to get used to the math and how it works. Then once you've lost, your have the skills you need to maintain and keep the weight off! WW is a temporary thing, unless you plan on buying packaged food for the rest of your…

22lb lost in 6 weeks is just under 4lb a week. If you can lose that fast, you can gain that fast. It's your bodies natural allowable variance in body mass that isn't fat, muscle or bone (water, waste in your system, blood, etc). The weight of those things vary hourly. The over all trend is in the right direction so keep it…

Last time i went to OG the calories were on their menu itself! Same with red lobster! It shouldn't be a surprise at either of those...

I weigh almost everything but make it a point to ALWAYS weigh calorie dense food like red meat, cheeses, breads or nuts. The calorie difference between 18 and 28g of lettuce is about 3 calories. The calorie difference between 18 and 28 g of almonds is over 100!

It would be amazing if we could track our periods on MFP as well! I would love to see the side by side data of net calories and weight changes. I either plateau or gain the week before and then "woosh" right after. The woosh is such a good feeling...like it make the period totally worth it! Ha ha!

I'm a server too and have this "I have a second to breathe, better stuff my face" habit! HA HA! It's rough! One thing I did that you can do with only dry storage is weigh and self-pack some nuts. I give myself 28g of roasted salted almonds and 28g of pumpkin seeds to snack on during those seconds. They give me the energy…

I started at 244 and a size 18 jeans were tight on me. Now at 214 the 16's I purchased are a bit loose! I had to buy a new belt too! It felt so great!

Thanks everybody! It sounds like I was freaking out for nothing!

Thank you both of you for your input!

I like that...thinking of it as a percentage instead of a concrete number! It takes into account how much I already weigh. Once I'm down to 160 and losing the last 10lb then 2.6 would be way too much!

Listen to your body is the best advice. And don't hesitate to have "active" rest days. On my rest days I go swimming with my nieces, or a walk to the park with them. Or it's when a work a double waiting tables and can't get a real (elevated heart rate cardio) work out in. An active lifestyle as well as losing weight is the…

I eat mine back almost every day. I make it a point to over estimate calories consumed and under estimate calories burned to account for any errors in measurement.

I agree with cmriverside! This site is a tool to help us do what RD's have been doing for ages using pencil and paper! Measure your calories in and calories out. If that is what you use it for then you're going to be successful. Do your best to accurately log EVERYTHING (soda, coffee creamer, little bites here and there)…

I agree with ReaderGirl13. I have so much to lose that I only worry about Calories! I have not cut out any food groups and feel that my diet is well balanced!

If MFP tells you to net 1500 be sure to eat at or around that...MFP is right for your goals!

Check out this article...it's something I'm currently paranoid about myself. A 900-1200 net calories can have negative effects. http://www.metaboliceffect.com/starvation-mode/

My goal 15 by the end of April, 40 lb by the new year! 66 over all! If you're still looking for support you can add me! ;)