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I eat the same way as @callsitlikeiseeit If it fits then I eat it. Sometimes its a bowl of Brownie Decadent Ice Cream and sometimes its a vegetable. My diary is open to friends and you can see that we eat a lot of easy convenience meals. I didn't want to change how my family ate because I was fat. I am tall but that…

@lauriekallis I was wondering what your daily calorie goals are and how much exercise you are doing each day. Essentially what is your plan? We started in the same place ( I was 250) and our goals are the same since we are almost the same height but I have been working at it for much longer and you have had better results.…

I am always on the go so I get the need for a quick snack that is good. My 2 go to snacks are mini kind bars. There are several flavors. They have nuts and chocolate so it's both sweet and salty and has some protein and only 90 calories. My other go to snack are balanced breaks. They have a cheese and some other snacky…

@bmeadows380 I am so happy for you!! This may be exactly what you need at the exact time you need it. If his job is a permanent and you aren't super happy in yours maybe the universe is tell you that WV is the place to look. I can't wait to hear all about how the Valentines trip goes! I can feel the butterflies from here…

Welcome back for the new year! 2020 is over and done with. It has been an interesting year. I lost some weight; I gained some weight; I lost some weight. LOL COVID has taken it's toll on everyone and everything. I am grateful that even though I work in a hospital I haven't contracted the virus. I was able to get my first…

First time I ever ate it was in a restaurant in FL. I came home and recreated it. Maybe it's a Florida thing

@bmeadows380 How's it going on the guy front? I have loved reading about it. Hope your holiday was magical!

The lie my brain tells are the hardest for me. The part of my brain that says I am still 400lbs and that I have to buy 3XL clothes. There is no way I can fit in a Medium even if I am wearing that size currently. lol The Biggest lie that people who are loosing weight think is that this has to be hard. If I am not miserable…

I will reach goal this year. I am 20ish pounds from goal. This is totally achievable. I want to wear my bikini this summer at the beach. I will meet with the plastic surgeon to discuss the removal of all the excess skin. I may not be able to have the surgery this year but I will at least have a solid plan as to how much it…

I had chicken and rice bowl. yellow rice, grilled chicken, black beans, corn, light sour cream, cheddar cheese Super yum and filling and lower in calories.

Welcome to the new year!! I took the last several weeks off of most everything. Went to universal studios, had Christmas, took the boys skiing. I didn’t worry about logging but was conscious of what I was eating. Today was back at it. I gained a total of 3lbs over that time. Not terrible at all!! Looked back over my loss…

I am on 1200 a day but my diet is the exact opposite of yours. I Love Gluten and Dairy and hate vegetables.

@conniewilkins56 You better get the Florida weather under control before I get there!! I'm going to get away from the cold!

I am going to finish all the laundry and packing for our trip. I did most of the big stuff yesterday and I feel like what I have left is accomplishable. I am doing Christmas with my family tomorrow and getting on a plane Sunday morning heading to FL! Friday's are my early day so I should have plenty of time!

I am 6 years out from my sleeve. It was the best choice I have ever made in my life. It was not a fix all but it was a tool that is still helpful. I started at 400 and made it down to 198. I never made it to goal though because I slipped back into old habits. It is important to know that you can stretch the stomach back…

My husband made chili for dinner. Super filling and not too bad calorie wise. Ground beef, bunch of different beans, tomatoes, lots and lots of seasonings cooked in a crock pot all day. Yum on a cold day.

When I started out I would use the email message function in MFP. It helped a lot to stay in touch with people going through or havening gone through what I was working on.

If it is not pressing I would try to put it off until this COVID stuff calms down. Due to the hospitals and rehab facilities filling up they are sending people home after hip and knees to recover at home with home health and home PT. This is a bad bad option. Make sure you know what you will Actually be doing post surgery…

Alexandra try to sub it out with something. that way you can still have the feeling of habit but not with the sodium.

Small steps will get you there. Don’t focus on the big goal but on the small steps to get to that goal!

I’m 5’10. Started at 400 many moons ago. Went down to 198. Stopped trying and got back up to 250. I have been on this journey now for a little over a year and I am almost at goal. I haven’t been perfect that whole time. I’m not doing perfect right now but I know what I need to do and how to get back on track. One day at a…

Does the reduced calorie Swiss miss taste the same? I love me some hot cocoa.

The week before we booked an impromptu trip to Orlando to do Harry Potter at Universal. We will be back on the 20th. Going to work for 4 days and then Christmas will be the same as it always is. We go to my parents house and do Christmas Day with them. My mom always makes spaghetti and meatballs so that’s what we will be…

Blah. This whole week has been not great weight wise. Surgery last Friday so I ate at Maintenence last weekend to help with the healing. There was a pot luck at work on Monday and of course I ate but not a lot. Still more calories than normal. The whole week was like that. A little snack here. A few bites there. On Monday…

Thanks guys. It is a huge relief. I am still in a bit of pain from the procedure so no big celebrations but I am taking some time off this week to just chill with my family and eat some food!

I had my procedure last Friday to remove the cancerous areas on my cervix. I got the pathology report back today (super quick!!) and they were able to get all of it with good margins. I will have to have follow up visits every few months to take new samples but it was good news all the same.

It's not 70lbs its 1 lb. That's all you focus on. 1lb at a time. 70lb can make it seem like it will never end. 1lb is totally doable and those 1lbs add up to 70. I started at 76 to loose. I have 16 left by taking it one 1lb at a time.

@conniewilkins56 I finally had to bite the bullet and go buy new underwear this weekend. I was in a size 10. I pulled a 9 off the shelf and looked at the sizing and according to the back of the bag it was still too big. I bought a size 7. I freaking size 7!! They are tight but fit. Though really I think underwear is…

My iwatch goes in the water and I LOVE it. it allows me to leave my phone at home and still receive message and calculate all my exercise both in the water and outside. It also allows me to change the volume or song on my Bluetooth speaker while I'm working out. If I'm not feeling the song that's playing I don't work out…

Stomping those feet will burn some calories! It’s just fluctuations. It will work itself out in the wash! Keep your head up.