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Log it and move on. Lesson learned.

Congrats on your successes thus far! Unfortunately, spot reducing isn't a thing.

I'm human; mostly.

I drink 60ml of sweetened creamer every day. I limit myself to that amount only and fit the amount of coffee into that amount of creamer. For me, that's 2 cups of coffee with 30ml of cream in each cup. I recently tried Piknik, a coffee creamer substitute made with butter, I like it okay, but it's twice as much as the stuff…

I use it for a few things: Mixed with Dawn dish soap to clean my shower As a rinse for my hair To stop hiccups. When I get hiccups, they can last for days. The only thing I've ever found to stop them is a shot of vinegar.

The only time I've ever used that much cinnamon was to make ornaments at Christmas!! You'll need to multiply your 170 calories by 2 or 3 to get an accurate count---if that matters to you.

See a therapist for your unhealthy relationship with food.

I would die of boredom.

I order off the light menu--usually grilled fish or shrimp tacos and black beans or vegetarian beans. I skip the rice. I count out the tortilla chips I'm going to eat as soon as they come out and push the rest away. If I drink, I order a flaca/skinny margarita. The last time I ate out at a Mexican restaurant, my calorie…

Tastes are subjective.

OP: Why did you make this post? Do you want help to figure out why you aren't losing weight? Or do you want validation that you are a true medical anomaly and can live on literally no food. If it's the former, then quit being so elusive and coy and help us help you. Make you diary public. Answer the questions honestly and…

Forgive yourself. Log it all. Move on.

Protein bars or shakes.

I like light roasts the best because they have the most retained caffeine. The roasting process destroys caffeine, but imparts flavor. Flavor-wise, I like medium roasts the best. Caffeine-wise, I prefer blonde roasts. Dark and espresso roasts taste acrid and burned to me. I've done lots of coffee tastings and have gone to…

These are the two I buy at the grocery store: Fara Coffee whole bean. Any light to medium roast. Ruta Maya medium roast whole bean. When I want better, I go to Texas Coffee Traders and get one of their single origin offerings (preferably from Africa) in a blonde or medium roast. My current fave is YRGACHEFFE WORKA. It's a…

*raises hand* I too am the “proud” owner of a B-belly. I’ve lost 45lbs and still have it. I think I need to learn to love it.

Pizza

Luckily, you've already found it.

I eat 1200 everyday. It's doable.

Forgive yourself. Log it all accurately. Move on.

I had a large nectarine and a small apricot. 153 calories combined. Saving calories for pizza and wine tonight.

Coffee with sweetened cream is my breakfast. I make it as soon as I get up.

I plan on taking a diet break during my vacation that is coming up. I hope to eat mindfully but still enjoy myself. I have winery and brewery tours on my list of things to do, so those tastings will certainly add to my calorie count. I figure to stay under 2000 calories/day and I should be okay. Either way, I'll be back to…

I love this post! I "suddenly decided" on March 11th to get my weight under control. I've been somewhat of a yo-yo dieter for the last 5-6 years. Before that, I was in a healthy weight range and didn't mind my calories. After I gained weight, I tried to normalize it as the new me and tried to be happy about it for several…

I add each individual component that I can identify and then a healthy dose of oil and salt. I try to over-estimate, but most often even when I try to over-estimate, I wind up under-estimating.

Way to go! I too am proud of the weight I have lost. I'm a ways from goal yet...a bit less than half way.

I kept my coffee the same. It's my breakfast now.

True enough. I stick to a tiny amount of regular pasta and a heaping amount of tomato based sauce. It fills me up and doesn't leave me wanting more. I sometimes swap regular noodles for "alt" noodles of various kinds. That also works for me.

It’s a sad reality that pasta is so calorie laden.

My BMI is also 30.1. I want to lose another 40-50+lbs. I’m 5’6” 185 and 55 y/o F.