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About 10 years ago, long before I found MFP, I did a strict 1200 calorie diet for about a year. I'm not short or petite in any way, and I'll admit it was very hard at times. I just thought 1200 was the number anyone would eat on a diet. I basically lived on Lean Cuisene, frozen vegetables, hard boiled eggs and peanut…

I like the no food is bad food approach. I really like that if I want to I can get a ginormous Chipotle burrito if I really want to, but then I have to weigh it against being able to eat a lot more of healthier stuff and it loses it's appeal.

I have found it helpful to set a goal on how much water I drink.. After I drink my morning coffee I switch to water for most of the day. Then I have some caffeine-free Diet Coke as a little treat at night. Works for me.

Being able to walk my dog three miles without stopping. I used to do it all the time, unfortunately my weight gain caused some back pain issues. It's getting better everyday, but I'm still a little ways away from being able to do it.

Most bread ( I eat pita bread instead), breakfast cereals and Dunkin Donuts muffins. I don't really miss any of it, and I only cut those things because there is other stuff I would rather eat for the calories. I'm not low carbing. I cut out regular ice cream, I have absolutely no self control around it! :) I also switched…

Thank you. I will likely change my weekly goals if it gets down to 1200 a day before exercise.

Just an update. For the hell of it I double checked my settings. It all looked good so I didn't change anything but hit update anyway. I lost a hundred calories a day! So I guess I will have to keep up with checking in on my settings every once in a while. For whatever reason, I didn't get any sort of pop-up notification.

Regular ice cream and cookies are my weakness. There is no way I can have just a little ice cream and be satisfied. I treat myself to a Skinny Cow (or two!) every night. Having a little treat daily helps keep me in check eta: Skinny Cows are ice cream, but having it pre-portioned is psychologically easier for me than…

I'll just have to continue to increase my exercise and change my as I goals as I go along so I can eat more. :smile: I really am so thankful for MFP. I was already gaining weight, then I started taking a medication that increases hunger and sometimes slows metabolism. I basically exploded in a period of two months. When I…

I like pita bread. It's lower calories than regular bread and you only need half a pita to make a sandwich.

I've lost 18 pounds so far and nothing has changed. I'm losing, so it must still be the right goal. It's good to hear both sides. If I don't get a pop up in the next twenty pounds, or if I stall for more than a few weeks, I will recheck my settings. So far the 1440 goal has been totally doable. In the past when I tried to…

Thanks guys! I'm glad to hear that the program will reset on it's own. The less I have to think about, the better.

When I tried low carb in the past I didn't feel good on it. It just wasn't for me. I did have a boyfriend who lost 50 pounds on Atkins and kept it off for a while. Following the MFP plan and having a balanced diet has worked really well for me so far. I have cut out a lot of refined carbs and table sugar, only because it…

Depression, agoraphobia, too much ice cream, and then starting a metabolism destroying, hunger inducing medication.

Eggs! I snack on hardboiled eggs and have eggs at breakfast. Soup is a quick, cheap low-calorie lunch, and there is a huge variety to pick from. Veggie burgers are great for a quick lunch or dinner option. I'm having one tonight! :)

LOL!

Personally, I need snacks to get through my day. Sometimes it works out I that ate more calories in snacks than I did in meals! I try to keep it to something that is just enough to keep me going, like a hardboiled egg, a half an avocado or a protein smoothie. It definitely helps and I manage to stay under my calories for…

I love steamed vegetables, but not without a pat of butter and sometimes a shake of parmesan cheese. How you dress them can be a big difference in palatability.

I log my weight on Fridays, but I check it every couple of days to make sure I'm going in the right direction. Weighing everyday works for some people but it would make me too obsessive.

Coffee itself has almost no calories. Cream and sugar do. I count cream but not coffee.

I deal with debilitating depression at times, I have to say working on my diet has made it a lot better. Having stable blood sugar might have something to do with it, but doing something good for myself and seeing successes are definitely helping. About six weeks ago I went to the doctor and found out that I had put on…

I have a Charge 2 and I really like it. I have been unsuccessful in getting it to link to MFP, but I kind of like it better that way. I just go by the MFP recommendations and log my exercise manually. It's working so far.

I did WW in the past with success, just when I was thinking about going back I found MFP and I have to say I like it a lot better. I feel like WW is too focused on low-fat. With MFP I have been eating a little over the recommended daily allowance for fat and I am losing weight steadily without feeling like I'm starving all…

I just got a Charge 2 and I love it.

I think I figured out what I was doing wrong. In order to get a good walk in I have to walk slower than my natural stride I just walked my dog for an hour at a pace of 2.5 and my legs weren't cramping up. This pace is slow enough for me that I had to remain mindful through the whole walk, it's not a terrible thing to deal…

I use a scale to measure my meats and cups/spoons for everything else. It works for me and it's not too hard to do.

Thanks for replying. I did check to see if the medication could be the cause, out of about a million side effects, cramping is not one of them. So that is out. As far as sodium goes, I actually go over on my sodium intake pretty much everyday as I eat soup for my lunch. I might just be really out of shape. I hope it…

I eat soup for lunch everyday. It's low on the calories, satisfying and there is a huge variety easily available.

Thank you! I lost a lot of weight on Weight Watchers a long time ago, and I always used my activity points. I don't know why the extra calories make me nervous!