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I ran into this again this week! Cooler weather has me shopping to replace things that are just too big, and it's amazing how different this year's wardrobe is compared to last year. I used to think that flowy shirts and oversized sweaters were the way to go, but now I'm realizing that something a little more fitted looks…

I haven't tried it myself, but a coworker warned me that it's SUPER sweet. I like sweet things, but she said it was almost sickeningly so. Apparently it's really good in milk (like chocolate milk, but with coffee instead). Might have to give it a try!

I'm a big fan of wraps. You can find low carb tortillas and load them up. I tend to stick with turkey and a variety of vegetables and sauces. I like to use a laughing cow cheese or hummus, and whatever veggies I have on hand (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, bell peppers, ect.) to make a stuffed wrap that's satisfying…

Breakfast: Coffee with creamer Lunch: Turkey wrap with lettuce, yogurt, cheese stick, dove chocolate Dinner: Italian turkey burger soup with penne - SO good! Snack: Brownie protein bar, 100 calorie pack of oreos

I eat sweets everyday. I try to budget in around 200-400 calories worth because without that I tend to go off the deep end and overindulge. Yesterday I had a piece of lemon meringue pie, some pizzelles, and one of those 100 calorie oreo packs. Had a few extra calories due to exercise so I was able to fit it all in and…

Cooler weather here has me craving ALL the baked goods right now. Saw a recipe for a cranberry crisp earlier, and it just made me want some blueberry cobbler. Warm with ice cream please.

"You walk so much, it's no wonder you're losing so much weight!" I walk 1-2 miles a day to give me a little extra wiggle room with my calories. I'm losing so much weight because I'm not eating 3000+ calories per day like I was before. The walking has very little to do with it compared to the huge difference diet makes.

Banana bread with butter Costco sheet cake Chocolate chip cookies Dark chocolate covered pretzel thins

There are a number of websites out there with weekly meal planning to help take some of the stress off. Oftentimes they have a shopping list included to make sure you're on the right track. I use Skinnytaste's meal plan occasionally and I really enjoy it (plus calorie counts are included!). Find one that works with your…

Cream puff dessert. All the good bits of a cream puff in 9x13 form. Puffy crust, custard filling... perfection.

I'm a big fan of the flapjack cups and I'd say they'd be appropriate for eating after getting your wisdom teeth removed. From personal experience, you might want to wait a day or two for any real solid food because you don't want to risk anything getting in those sockets. They're a literal pain to clean if something gets…

I can't help but be judgy sometimes at the lunch table at work. I get comments all the time on how, "you're always so good" and everybody has an excuse for why they can't do the same. We have a lovely cafeteria that serves huge portions of comfort food for cheap, and many of my coworkers buy it daily. There are always…

Cooler weather here meant I had to break out my winter clothing stash. Was looking for a decent pair of jeans to wear and I ran across a pair of size 10's my MIL had given me because they were too long for her nearly a year ago. I was wearing size 16's when she gave them to me, and I realized this week I was able to put…

I've been doing this for over a year now and I thought by now it'd be easier. I thought I'd be satisfied by a "normal" portion of food by now... but I could always eat more. I thought my cravings for sweets would be less, but they're not. I thought I could relax a little on the logging, but I have to be more strict now…

So I finally got around to trying another of the new Enlightened pints - I decided to try the white chocolate peppermint mocha. The coffee base was really mild, but still good. It did lose it's flavor to me part of the way through the pint. The chocolate/peppermint swirl was REALLY good. I'm a peppermint lover, so the…

So let me start this off by saying that I'm not a huge pumpkin spice fan. It's okay... I'd just rather have almost any other flavor instead. I decided to start off with the PSL Enlightened first just to get it out of the way, and I was actually really impressed! The base was probably the best part. Just the right amount of…

So I won a Facebook giveaway from Enlightened to try their new flavors! They just showed up in the mail today. Going to try my first pint tonight hopefully, so I'll keep you all updated!

My husband tells me that I'm a pain to eat out with now because I have to take so much more time to order! Not only do I have to figure out what I want, I have to analyze the calorie content of it vs everything else to see if there's a more preferable choice. Even if we go out to eat at a fast food place, I take my time…

I eat dove promises almost every single day - it's my treat to myself for having a healthy lunch and I can fit it into my goals easily. I've noticed the change in messages as well and I find that I rarely read them anymore. Maybe it'd be worth a message to the company to let them know that we're disappointed in the change?…

Looks amazing and tasty!

New enlightened flavors!

Awesome victory! Way to go! When my wedding ring started falling off I put it away and bought a cheap $15 cubic zirconia set on Amazon to wear everyday. Nobody knows the difference, and some day when I'm at my goal weight my gift to myself will be getting my real bands resized.

I love soup! Some of my favorites are chicken tortilla, taco, stuffed green pepper, and chicken noodle. You can bulk up any soup and make them super filling without many calories by using extra vegetables or potatoes. I also love doing baked potatoes. I always find that potatoes make me feel full and satisfied, and you can…

I bought an expensive workout tank a few years back (because it was so cute!) and I only wore it once because it was way too tight. Changed into workout clothes last night and I grabbed it because all my other workout clothes were dirty. I was amazed to see how loose it was - almost too big! I love being able to shop in my…

A MFP friend shared this recipe with me, and it has become a favorite! Goes great with grilled chicken or shrimp! https://www.budgetbytes.com/spinach-and-chickpea-rice-pilaf/

Warm banana bread slathered in butter. Or banana bread bars with cream cheese icing. /drool

I've been using MFP for over a year now and I've lost 70lbs. My husband is overweight and hasn't tried to lose a pound the entire time I've been working for it. You have to make yourself a priority and hope that he'll follow and do the same whenever he gets the desire to. My husband and I only eat supper together due to…

A family acquaintance recently started plastering her weight loss success all over Facebook (over 22lbs lost in a month!) so I had to investigate what was going on. Turns out there's a local office run by a "healthcare professional" (no mention anywhere on the website of this individual being a doctor) selling some super…

Discovered this weekend that I had to re-learn how to whistle! Seems like such a silly thing, but I couldn't get my lips to "fit" the way they used to when I weighed more. So strange!