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Grazing throughout the day as long as it's on healthier stuff is actually better for you. Stick to your meals if you like but have a mid-morning & mid-afternoon snack of some cheese, some fruit, a yogurt, some fresh veggies etc. It really helps reduce the hungry all the time feeling.

Yes. I had absolutely NO IDEA that weight could fluctuate in 1 hour. Sorry, if I'm not as educated about fitness & the weight loss process as you are. I was seeking info not condescension.

I wasn't "worried" so much as I didn't understand. I had been worried that my cavalier habits on vacation undid all the progress I had been making.

I skipped from page 1 to 4 but I too have drank as I am I trying to lose weight. It is possible as long as you are in deficit. When I was younger the alcohol wasn't as much of a factor because I walked to the alcohol, danced most of the night even if it was with a drink in my hand & then walked home. Getting driven &…

It's a little money based but how about buying yourself a new item of clothing. Even if it's at the thrift shop, it's still new to you & not too hard on the budget.

Parking can be as much as $65 per day; one 1/2 hour is usually about $10. Street parking is very hard to find. If you can manage to not take a car you will be better off. Make a list of everything you have ever wanted to see in NYC & then rank them by order of how much you want to see them. Go to the top 10, assuming you…

It is a lovely dress & you look fantastic in it. However, without the bride's approval, I would not wear that to a wedding. It looks a tad too bridal. The wrong person will think you are trying to steal her day. I wouldn't want the hassle, the drama or the snide looks you are likely to draw.

I'm a Jersey girl but due West of you, in Sussex County.

Every journey starts with a single step. Good for you for starting. You have the right plan & you know it's about you having control. Do think back to college & think about what you did then and what you are doing now and how they are different. You walked to class. You drive to work. You took the stairs. You take the…

There a little things you can do: * park as far as possible from your office door so you have to walk * fidget at your desk -- I sometimes march in my chair under the desk while I'm typing, or I do ankle circles * my industry occasionally offers stress management classes; last two I learned how to do some desk yoga -- you…

I know this site doesn't like it even for one day. You get a message telling you that it won't give you weight loss projections or post a message to your feed. I don't do it on purpose but some days I'm just not hungry. That is balanced against the days when I eat a lot.

The best I've managed at home is walking after dinner & some calisthenics. We have some weights in the basement & I own a yoga mat. It's nice to know that I have the option but I feel more motivated at the gym.

I have noticed some bigger people working out in my gym. I'm a people watcher. When I see those folks I think to myself what a courageous person who is taking charge of their life & making positive changes. I admire people who act in their own best interests.

This isn't a serious problem. It's a muscle strain . . . should be cured with a hot shower & an aspirin. I just didn't want to make it worse. Thanks to those who posted suggestions

I was also going to suggest you run a number of different calculations to see where your calories ought to be. Don't just believe the 1st # mfp spits out at you. Run maintain weight with a sedentary life style, then run lose each 0.5 pounds through 2 pounds. Pick a realistic calories # that you can lower as you get more…

Alas, the weight comes on way faster then it comes off.

Congratulations on your achievements to date. I'm happy to be a cheerleader but I don't know how much practical advice I can offer.

Optimism & goals are good. Just be sure to hang the dress somewhere you can see it. Best wishes.

You can eat everything. You simply have to eat less of it. Learn about portion size. First weeks I ate potato chips. But instead of eating 1/3 of the full sized bag with dip, I stuck to 1 portion, a whopping 11 chips & a teaspoon of dip. Was I still hungry? Sure but I felt less deprived.

I'm losing & my diet isn't exactly a model of restraint. I simply learned more about portion size. I generally eat less then I consume but every weekend turns into an extravagance. I'm still losing because I eat less then I consume for the most part.

Do an internet search for fun things to do. At least go to a park & grill. You can walk around / play while you are there.

Going house hunting for a vacation home. At least it will involve a lot of walking even though I won't get to a gym, the portions will be out of my control, and I'll probably drink too much (Considering how empty the calories are anything is probably too much).

I was hoping it was something as simple as the fit of my shoes. I will loosen them tomorrow & see how I feel.

I'm sorry about the pain & hope they can get you some relief. Although you ate out & ate less nutritious things the good news is you know why you ended up over eating -- because of where / how you chose to eat. Next week do a better job at meal planning & keep plugging away. It's not really a linear progression. Starting…

10,000 steps per day is not sedentary but I don't know where the dividing line is. I find it hard to believe you sit from 8 to 5 every day. I was way more active as a student then I am as an working professional. Now I sit all day. then I moved around, walked from class to class, too the stairs more, carried books etc.…

When I started the journey at the beginning of this month, I promised myself I would only step on the scale weekly but my travel schedule has monkeyed with that. I have been on the scale twice this week already & it's only Wednesday. I'm afraid I'm getting obsessive & I don't want to do that.

I am on a 1200 calorie plan. I was way under one day -- about 900 calories -- because I just wasn't hungry. The system "yelled" at me. It said in big bold orange letters that this was unhealthy & dangerous & it wasn't going to publish my results to my feed or give me my project weight after 5 weeks.

My diary is open but I get more "wrong" then right. I'm on a 1200 calorie per day plan. I rarely eat that little but I usually manage to eat under my maintenance calories which are around 1700. I have figured out that I need to eat 5x per day. So I eat breakfast, a mid morning snack, a late lunch, a mid-afternoon snack &…

Do some exercise so you get extra calories. At 1200 per day you need to eat at least some of your exercise calories back

My goal was to lose 23 pounds. I have lost 3 so far in 3 weeks. I bought the food scale but I thought I was on track with the cups. There really are a lot of "rules" to this weight loss business. Although I joined MFP years ago this is the most effort I have made to get me back to 135 lbs.