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I'm guilty of all of these! I think one of my worst is: "Those skinny girls are just unhealthy. They must starve themselves, or do nothing but work out".

GuineaMother- I find that I'm absolutely ravenous the days I swim. I definitely "stock up". Usually with a packet of instant oatmel. It gives me a lot more energy and I find I have a much better workout as a result. Hope this helps =)

I'm also a swimmer. I used to be on our local swim team as a kid. Did that for years. I started up again a couple of years ago and lost 60 lbs doing it. Then I had a horrible knee injury that had me off my feet for almost a full year. Needless to say, I gained all my weight back. I had tried running (prior to injury)…

I try my best to estimate the sizing. I think a kitchen scale would be a great investment. As for calories burned through exercise, it all depends on your weight and how hard you work out. I like to swim, so I put in my weight and see what MFP gives me. I use it as a best guess scenario. It's not an exact science. As long…

Sending you a friend request =)

My long term goal is around 100lbs. But I'm trying to break that down into smaller, more manageable goals. Feel free to add me. I could use lots of support too =)

I'll add you. I need support too. We're all in this together =)

I LOVE to eat!!! I admit it. So what I try to do is maintain a good food "budget". I could eat a chocolate bar for lunch if I really want to, but then I have to cut back somewhere else. I'm finding that stocking up on many healthy foods in advance and having them readily available, it's so much easier to talk myself out of…

Actually, I'd love to be friends with anyone here!

I'm fairly new to this site too. Nice to have support from "anonymous" sources. I'm in the same boat as you. Gotta get in shape! Add me as a friend =)