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I have lost 122 pounds. I have 101 more to lose before I contemplate a lower goal. I do no deliberate exercise other than walking and consciously moving more throughout the day. A few months into my weight loss quest I went from a fairly active job to a completely sedentary one. I joined a gym a couple months ago but…

I started at a US size 28. I'm currently in an 18. Would like to get to an 8.

Completely normal. I go up three to six pounds after a day of increased eating

Well, I actually don't think it's about looking at the big picture. Focus on losing ten pounds. Then another. Focus on walking one block, then two. I believe it was Tolkien who said, "Little by little, one travels far."

They've still got some work to do on making them palatable if you ask me

I love the pre-made Muscle Milk shakes! They're my favorite. Premier Protein is also very good. I only like the pre-made ones. If they weren't so expensive I'd have one every day instead of coffee.

An eating challenge to make people suffer needlessly for thirty days

I just bought my Thanksgiving turkey today and I'm so excited! I've been at this for 10 months; long enough to have a good idea of how to handle those days but not long enough to have been through the holidays yet. I came up with a specific plan after much thought, consideration and math. Beginning this past Monday (Oct…

Please enlighten me on which chemically alerted artificial synthetic food additives are going to give me cancer. May I see your diary?

I eat popcorn for dinner all the time. I love it. It's my favorite food and was my favorite food long before I lost 120 pounds. It's not a problem for me. Dinner doesn't have to be protein, starch, veg. If I want to eat Triscuits and green grapes for dinner I will. I don't do it every day and I'm not going down some dark…

Five cups of popcorn isn't "a lot", a serving is usually three cups. I feel like that kind of thinking is more dangerous than eating five cups of popcorn. I weigh my unpopped kernels and don't measure in cups so I don't know the exact conversion but I probably eat close to fifteen cups. Whatever 70-100g converts to. Pretty…

Fat and salt, in almost any incarnation

I get up at 5:30am andhave coffee at 8am. My eating window is from 2pm.to 8pm, give or take.

With, "Yes." Or, "Yes, 120 pounds." If they ask directly, of course I'll say yes. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. But I never offer it up unsolicited.

I ate Chinese food and was up six pounds the next day. By day four it was gone

I agree. This sounds to me like a conversation that started, "Think about it like this...."

No, a 500 calorie per day deficit is for 1 pound per week, not 2. For 2 pounds you need a 1,000 calorie per day deficit.

"Cubs Indians" "College football rankings"

Me either, Tim Hortons food, drinks and service are all crap

I just don't understand how any of this equates to you not losing weight. Maybe what you need to lose are any absurd expectations you have

Halloween is one day. Thanksgiving is one day. Christmas is one day. All those days in between you can stay on plan and in the end you'll be fine. And exercise isn't the "most key component to losing weight". You don't need to work out at all to lose weight and certainly not every day.

I started at 397, currently 278. My initial goal is under 175, will reassess when I'm closer to that. I am open to any friend requests :)

P.S. I hate meal prepping so yesterday I made twelve baked potatoes in the Crockpot

What is this! I must know!

Exactly. I only see my family three or four times a year. They ask if I need something different or prepared a certain way. "No, whatever you make is great." That's my answer. I'm just happy to be there.

I worked overnights for four years, Sunday through Thursday, 10pm to 6 or 7am. I struggled with eating all four of those years. I ate a large dinner at about 7pm. Went to work at 10pm, ate again at midnight. I would occasionally have something around 2 or 3am. Eating any later than 3 made me sick to my stomach. Had I made…

Beautiful! I was just thinking yesterday while watching my dog run around at the dog park - how come dogs can gain muscle just by running and humans can't? I've never seen my dog lift weights and she's 92 pounds of muscle.

I like to guess how much everything weighs before I put it on the scale. I'm so delighted when I'm right on

Hey, I used Dove body wash this morning too. Magnolia and pistachio scented. So delightful smelling but I am still fat as well. Boo

My advice is not to compare yourself to your sister. All three of my sisters are 6 inches shorter and more than 100 pounds less than me. We're all 4 completely different people.