Malyssam27 Member

I had the same problem! Activity level set at sedentary, mfp gave me 16 calories for 12,000 steps. I just changed my setting to active and I know I burn 2500 calories a day so I can eat 1900 or 2000 and still loae

You look much younger! and your eyes are much bigger. Great job.

Boil chicken ( I use my instant pot) and shred it with hand mixer; easy source of protein that is ready to go in fridge. Bake up a bunch of sweet potatoes/ potatoes. I also roast vegetables to keep in fridge; best leftover can go in salad, sandwich, as a side, etc

Thanks for posting, its good to hear examples of people maintaining.

Thanks for sharing. I'm exactly your height and starting weight. This is inspiring.

My son who lost quite a bit of weight using MFP didn't weigh himself at all. Just at the beginning to set the calories, then increased them when he felt he was thin enough. He said he can look in the mirror and see if he is too fat or too thin.

I also just started using a fitness tracker. I think it adjusts your calories if you tell mfp you are active but the Fitbit shows you are Sedentary, it adjusts the calories back to the allowance for sedentary

Daily. This sounds silly but I'm motivated to get out of bed in the morning to see how much I weigh, even though it's been going up lately.

I have experienced something similar in the last week! I have been tracking and being at my calorie goal, but gained 2 pounds. I tried on some clothes that didn't fit 2 weeks ago, and They fit better, so I know I am making progress although the scale doesn't show it. Pants don't lie.

Check out Forks over Knives website. Also, super easy, a cookbook called the Everyday Happy Herbivore.

Thank you for posting- so inspiring. I'm looking for mountain hikes around here to do with my boys.

Hi Ladybugs I'm new, too. I am enjoying the success stories.

I have found I can have smaller portions of bread...but if I have ANY sugar, I am hungry all day. Just not worth it.

Check out Forks over Knives. They have a website, cookbooks, an app, and magazines. I bought a magazine on impulse and everything I made from it was delicious. We are not vegan, but with a vegetarian husband and a child allergic to milk and eggs, its the only way we can all eat together!

pre-cooked chicken skewers from Costco

I have to reply to this. Don't do what I did! I wanted to lose weight after my second child. I restricted my calories and exercised a lot. I was successful at losing weight. I lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks BUT my exclusively breast fed baby went from the 50th to the 5th percentile in weight. I stopped dieting. He was very…