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I had bought several new pairs of underwear about 1.5 years ago, and I’m noticing in the past few days that they’re now loose and gappy. Not a good look, lol, I guess I’ll need to buy some smaller ones!

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

I think breakfast cereal companies have gone a long way towards pushing this idea that breakfast (as in, food eaten soon after waking) is so important. I don’t have a “most important meal”—calories, and to some extent, filling protein, are what I focus on.

Black coffee until 1pm...again 😄

We had “appetizer night” for dinner, and my favorite thing for the day was the Trader Joe’s pastry pups (like pigs in a blanket). I only had one, but it was yummy! Followed closely by the dark chocolate sea salt caramel I had after dinner, also from TJs.

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

]Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

How did I forget chocolate?? Yes, yes, add dark chocolate to my “everyday” list as well!

Cutting calories. It’s worked great for me, with or without much exercise, several times over the years, including now, and I’m 46. But, I think while it’s easy to just say “cut calories!”, it can be difficult to know how to easily do that and still stay satisfied, satiated, and able to keep at it for as long as you need…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

That’s how I’ve been able to lose weight—only black coffee until 1pm! I get filled up easily and I stay full longer. Even a little square of chocolate (60 cal) with my coffee in the morning sets me up to eat more all day. So I cut that chocolate out recently and it’s been really easy to keep within my calorie allotment.

I think...maybe I see...yes, that’s definitely a cheekbone!

So much nostalgia here! These posts have reminded me of these: Vienna sausages, homemade Chex mix (planning to make this soon!), cinnamon toast, English muffin pizzas, soybean school burgers I also remember: Golden Grahams, grape nuts mixed into yogurt, Godfather’s pizza, hard butterscotch candies, hot chicken salad…

Black coffee. Then another cup. And then another cup or two. Lunch at 1pm. 😊

Pretty much everyday: Black coffee egg burrito with cheese Fage yogurt 86% Ghirardelli dark chocolate square Wine Very often: banana, apple, broccoli, salad, Pb choc chip Larabar

This is me exactly! It’s been working great for me, losing 1lb/week at 1550-1700 calories per day. I do have plenty of black coffee (decaf) in the morning, which helps with hunger.

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

I’ve lost two average newborns. And no, I did not deliver twins! 😆

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

Congrats!! I managed to maintain over Thanksgiving, and even worked out, when it’s usually such a struggle over the holidays. May we both continue to do well in December!!

I didn’t completely stuff myself at Thanksgiving, but ate what I wanted (just less of each dish) and felt just right afterwards. My husband and I also prioritized our health this year and fit in workouts over Thanksgiving in amongst family holiday schedules. Also, this is a SV, but for the first time, I managed to weigh…

Starting weight: 163.4 lbs Start weight this month: 149.6 Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!) Target goal weight: 135-ish Aug lost 1.2 lbs Sept lost 4.2 lbs Oct lost 3.7 lbs Nov lost 3.9 lbs (I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my…

In addition to MFP, bathroom scale, food scale, and running gear: 1. Coffee (black) and hot tea (plain) 2. No food until 1pm 3. Egg and cheese burritos 4. Fage yogurt 5. Saving up about 300 “late night” calories for after dinner (for wine, and a small bit of cheese and crackers, Christmas cookies, etc)

OP here, thank you for all of your replies. Rheddmobile—you look great, and I can definitely see a difference over time. That’s what I’m hoping for. I have looked at the before/afters, including the face edition. Everyone definitely looks better after, but I wouldn’t say everyone looks younger. I do think thinner with a…

I’ll play! This is definitely the most difficult time of year weight-wise. I would love to at least maintain, if not lose a little over December. Thanks for the challenge! Weekly Weigh In Data December 1: 149.6 lb (my lowest this time around—15 lbs down) December 8: December 15: December 22: December 29: Ultimate goal: not…