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Not really? Of the last 8 years- I spent around 4 years overweight, 6ish months in the weight loss phase and then 3.5ish years transitioning/in maintenance. My weight gain started after my youngest was born (I had 3 pregnancies close together/kids are now 8, 9 and 11). So while I may have been a bit more active when they…

My husband is younger than me and he likes to point out that I'm almost 40 (I'll be 38 this year). I just remind him that statistically speaking I'm still going to outlive him :D

My youngest is 8 now, so I'm not chasing little ones around anymore :) If anything I spend a lot more time sitting in bleachers watching them play sports lol.

I have some before/after pictures in my profile, and I'm very happy with how I look and feel now, especially considering where I've been and that I'm also creeping up in age and this body has carried 3 pregnancies :)

What matters for weight loss is that you've hit the correct calorie deficit for you weight loss goals at the end of the day.

The third one was in a different language and I didn't even get that far :p

The calorie difference between the three TDEE calculators I use are 8 or less calories. http://mytdee.com/ http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/ http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

I was able to do this until I was about 2 1/2 years into maintenance. The further away from the weight loss phase I got though, the easier it was to let things slip in. My portion sizes got really sloppy and I started justifying more and more calories. That led to weight creep and now I know that for me, I need to track my…

I'm already at the lower end of the healthy bmi range (around 21), and when I was transitioning into maintenance I got my bmi down to 18.9. That wasn't a good look on me so I purposely regained a few pounds. But, if you're in the higher end of a healthy bmi yet, then sure there's nothing wrong with losing a few more pounds…

Yes, people keep telling my I'm a lucky freak of nature special snowflake :p TDEE calculators don't ask you your weight loss and exercise history. Many of us here have found these calculators to be very accurate, regardless of our dieting/exercise history. If not exercising during my weight loss phase had somehow lowered…

Just from what you're describing it sounds like you may be slipping into ED territory-do you have insurance that you could get a referral from your doctor to meet with a specialist? A registered dietician may be able to help you navigate through this and get you on the right path :)

This.

There's no significant difference between the two. I eat white rice 4-5 days a week, and brown rice 1-2 times a month.

I've done IF in various forms since 2012 but I don't feel that it's done anything for me health wise, except help me with my weight goals. What do you think it's done for you? (genuinely curious).

May I ask how long you've been in maintenance? 3 years into maintenance here, and I didn't exercise at all during my weight loss phase. My TDEE is spot on and has been since I started this whole thing back in 2012.

Nope.

Green smoothie, ibuprofen and a salt rinse sigh.... (had dental work done earlier today and my head is killing me!).

I've done IF in one form or another since 2012. Meal timing is irrelevant in terms of weight loss. How many calories you consume is the important thing.

Have you had issues with EDs in the past?

I'm a mom of 3 kids. I didn't use that as an excuse. My husband has no interest in losing weight. I didn't use that as an excuse. I'm a stay at home mom and I'm around food all the time. I didn't use that as an excuse. I come from a large family tree of overweight and obese people. I didn't use that as an excuse. I was…

It really messes with your mind doesn't it :p I've come to the point where I eat whatever the heck I want, keep a lot of variety in my diet, pay attention to portion sizes, stay within my calorie goals and then call it good lol.

This.

I had tried it a while back and didn't care for it, but they've really updated it since then! I stopped using MFP's system a few weeks ago and started doing a paper food log. But that method wasn't clicking with me. Re-set up an account at Cronometer and I'm really enjoying it. I've never paid attention to macros and such,…

I had it happen once on my old account (beachbody ugh). I deleted her pretty quick and think she ended up getting kicked off the site.

Yep, I've started using Cronometer to track my food/calorie intake and love it. I'm just here for the forums :) I've been a part of a lot of different weight loss/nutrition/fitness sites and hands down MFP has the most active forum area, with the most active participants. I've found that staying active here has helped me…

I actually don't log my food intake on MFP anymore. Lots of people like their system but it frustrated me. I'm just here for the entertaining forums :D

I'll never forget the time I had someone approach me about It Works. We had become acquaintances through a parenting forum and decided to meet up. Ahead of time she did her sales spiel and offered to bring me a free sample. It just so happened that this was a few months after I had started transitioning into maintenance…

I pre-log in the morning, before I start the day. And if I have time I'll pre-log the next day as well (I already have tomorrow planned out). Then I go into the day with a plan of action. If something changes/comes up, it only takes a few seconds to edit/adjust my food diary.

There's such a thing as too low of cholesterol causing issues, has your doctor said anything to you about your number? Mine was at 150 and my doctor didn't want me to get it any lower, so I actually stopped taking fish oil because that can lower it even more. Now it's 167 and my doctor is pretty happy with it there. Just…

I wouldn't call someone a friend, who tries pushing that stuff on you. It's just another MLM gimmick.