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I weigh once a week, at same time of day. I dont worry if I don't lose. I know that there are fluctuations. Usually if I don't lose one week, I lose even more than I expected the next.

9 pounds in 5 weeks is great! I'd be more than happy with those results.

I have the same thing. I got mine while going to physical therapy for a running injury. I still use them.

Granulated sugar for me.

I love my air fryer!

Wow people got serious about that chocolate, didn't they?

Nights are when I have the most trouble sticking to my goal. I am fine all day long and if I'm awake about 1030pm I start to get snacky. I do much better if I just try to get to bed a little earlier. Nothing good happens for me after 10.

Glass or two of wine. Sometimes it fits in my calorie goal, sometimes it doesn't. :)

We love to grill. Yellow squash and zucchini are a staple on the grill at our house in the Summer when it's in season. I love salmon, chicken, turkey or turkey burgers. We smoked boston butt yesterday, and friends brought sides over. I ate a small portion of what everyone else ate and it was still 1024 calories, so not a…

Definitely going to check that out. Thank you. I don't drink often but the wine that I really like is one of the more calorie dense out there. It's like 240 calorie for 3 oz. Wouldn't you know that is the one I would love? If I have a glass I always leave calories for it, but once in a while I'd like to have a couple…

Ok, this has been confusing me lately but coconut milk..there is some in a can and there is some in refrigerated section of the grocery store. I assume you are using the refrigerated one because it's vanilla? I saw a few recipes for "lower" calorie pina colada and wasn't sure which to use. Do they taste like coconut?

Homemade strawberry ice cream that I made with fresh strawberries I picked. Yum!

I LOVE spaghetti squash! To my surprise my family wanted to try mine instead of noodles one night when I made spaghetti and they all liked it better than noodles so now we all eat it that way.

We get them at Publix or Bilo. Not sure if you have those around.

Kangaroo Ostrich Frog legs shark alligator craw fish buffalo rabbit elk wild turkey Not weird but I love chicken livers. Some people have told me that is weird though, so I included it

The hardest time for me is at night. I start to want to snack. I just go to bed. If I stay up too late it's worse. I guess because it's been longer since dinner, or it's just habit. So, I try to get in bed on time and if I don't my mind starts to wander. OH I have popcorn, my husband didn't eat that cake earlier, I have…

Not low calorie, but I did find reduced fat coconut milk. I've been looking everywhere for it and happened to see it at Trader Joe's. I found a recipe for lower calorie pina coladas that I can't wait to try at the beach.

I get the cereal bars. 120 calories and puts a little something on my stomach besides coffee in the morning. I always get my yogurts, milk, eggs, low fat cream cheese and sour cream, veggies and fruits of all kinds, breads, condiments. They have everything, even wines that are pretty decent to be so cheap.

I find a lot on pinterest. Honestly though, they are pretty easy to use to cook most things. I like to use the olive oil in a pump spray. I have had mine for 6 to 8 months. I don't do gadgets and such but it was a gift and I didn't expect too much. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I can use it for so much and it heats up instantly…

I would definitely consider therapy. I think it would help you. When I was younger I was always paranoid that people were judging me for this or that. Now that I am older, and more confident I realize that mainly it was me judging myself.

I learned pretty quick after losing a good amount of weight that most people I know have no idea what a healthy weight is. I still have 25 pounds to loose to put me about middle of a healthy weight range. I lie now when people say "You don't need to loose anymore. You don't want to get took skinny". I just act like I'm…

I don't buy specifically diet foods. I buy for my whole family, and we all eat the same things. I just eat less of it. I do try to make healthy choices, but that's not saying we eat 100% healthy all the time. Some things that I do buy every week are: chicken breasts potatoes (white and sweet) various veggies (fresh and…

It's going to be fine. I personally think everyone should log food for at least a few weeks even if they aren't watching their weight. It's really an eye opener (or it was to me). It helped me to see where a lot of extra calories were coming from..mayo, cheese, etc. I could easily save a few hundred calories on a burger or…

I am down 93 pounds now, and went from size 18 to size 8 jeans. It seemed like forever before I started dropping jeans sizes though.

I bank calories so I can enjoy a few glasses a week.

We have all done it. The important thing is to not let it get you down. Just log it and go right back to your diet. I did really bad on super bowl Sunday. I knew I would. I logged it all (very scary) and went right back to what I was doing the next day. Everything is fine. I'm still loosing. Just don't take your eyes off…

So sorry for all that you and your family are going through. It would be very hard for me to stick to a diet during all of that. You are a stronger person than you realize. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I love this!

I'm not usually hungry in the morning. If I make myself eat a little something, it seems like I'm starving by 10:00 or 11:00 am. If I don't eat breakfast I'm fine until lunch. The only time I eat early is if I have a long run or something to do and I'll try to eat a cereal bar or a banana or something like that.

I don't eat back my exercise calories during the week usually so I have a little to play with on the weekend. We usually have some sort of dinner with friends where I like to enjoy some yummy food, or a glass or two of wine. I don't usually go crazy (except for super bowl Sunday). It's worked so far. If it starts to be an…