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This has been great to read because I have been using this app for a while now and really only paid attention to the calories. I never really took the sodium/carb/sugar/protein "warnings" and goals into count.

I'm with ya! Fast food makes me feel gross on the inside and insecure on the outside. I don't know if quitting cold turkey will always work 100% of the time (because I truly believe food is an addiction). But Ido believe that if you stick with it, it's definitely worth it and you will feel better/see results.

Not to sound materialistic, but buy them something they may have mentioned wanting before but wouldn't buy for themselves. It shows they are worth it and that you paid attention to things they say.

I need your motivation. I see the scale go down and my brain goes "oh, you've done a nice job, let's get a reward"

Oh my gosh, I thought of so many mini goal while reading everyone's. I want to weight less than my boyfriend (it's within 10lbs). I want to be under 155lbs by my graduation (in 4 weeks). It seems like I can never get back 155 hump! I want to be under 145 by my birthday in August. But my most important mini goal.....I have…

My past reason: I was my heaviest at 17 years old and I was tired of it. I was never able to share clothes with my friends or play dress up. Plus, I was going to Nicaragua on a missions trip and wanted to be able to withstand the physical labor and temperature. Currently: My friends hate it when I say this (because it's…

I need to look at MFP as motivation, not opression too! Love it! My goal is to be 139 by my birthday (end of August). That's about 18lbs. Good luck on your journey :)

You have just explained my life for the past several years.......

It's crazy how our body can withstand that weight, if I carried around how much I used to weigh, it would drain me.

It is so hard just to get off my butt. I love the idea of having something I need to do every 30 minutes. I'm imagining myself doing squats or lunges with stretches, or even jumping jacks. I gotta get my blood pumping.

I don't know what motivated me so hard core when I lost my weight initially. But I definitely want to find that drive again. Lazy is a good way to describe me lately. I need to snap out of it. This community board is awesome.

Each of these are really helpful. I needed to hear this. I feel like I'm nothing but negative lately and I see all my friends in my MFP news feed being so positive. I don't want to be a downer and bring that around others (because nobody wants to be around negativity). I think I feel disappointment in myself because I lost…

Amen. Portion control is a HUUUGE obstacle

I hear ya girl! I've yo-yo'd since I was 17, I got a bit lazy there for a while but I'm going this calorie counting a try. I tried to exercise my way through weight loss but until I accepted my diet/portions were the issue, nothing changed. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is getting slow results! 1.2lbs the first week…

You guys rock

I already lowered it from 1,505 to 1,438

I was expecting no less than half a pound per week. A loss is a loss, so I'm glad I didn't gain at least

This is great to read. I always start a weight loss trend and give it up before the week is over. I'm really sticking with it this time (going strong on week 2) and I haven't thought about rewarding myself at a milestone. Probably because I never reached them before and didn't expect to this time. For every 5lbs down, I…

I don't think this is extreme enough to be a type of eating disorder, but I am very thankful for everyone's input. I think I needed to hear from others that it's ok and I'm normal, and I have now. Thank you.

Ain't it the truth! Dark chocolate for life!

Wheat bread*

Propel packers are the best!

I like to eat a few slices of turkey lunch meat (I dip it in Buffalo sauce, my fav). And if I trust myself, I grab a handful of what I'm craving and walk away. Eat it SLOWLY! Then move on.

Check your area for dental hygiene schools. Chances are they sell clinical grade whitening strips, we do at my school. It's Crest brand.

Blue moon. My faves are hard ciders like Angry Orchard.

I found out after my first wave of weight loss that girls thought I was bulimic (I went from 200 to 145). People will say what they want to justify something they don't understand. Also, I agree with everyone here, jealousy can be a poisonous factor. In all the negative, there is also positive, like your success and good…

I like this because telling myself no to everything I crave for the rest of my life makes me want it more. I had pizza and popcorn last week, stayed in my calorie range and still lost weight.

Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to ask but couldn't get the words out. Thanks :)

This may be a dumb question, but if you used your scale for 3/4cups and it weighed as 1/2cups, that means you could have another 1/4cup? This isn't about the math, it's about understanding the scale. Am I right?

I can eat the "healthiest" meal (salad, vegetable soup, whatever is your vision of healthy), but I'm not doing myself any favors if I eat until my stomach hurts. My biggest challenge is portion control. I'm learning to measure, and allow myself to feel full without the pressure on my stomach. It's a mental game with me,…