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The local cable station in my home town had a "workout" show that came on in the afternoons. It was an 80 year old woman in a leopard print leotard who did these weird aerobics type things that she made up on the spot. She never once repeated a made up move and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I did South Beach (similar to Atkins but more erasonable) for a month before I started this. I did well and kept off the weight, but I decided to switch over to calories after the initial phase. The best thing I found for it is that it broke my carb cravings and so it has been easier to eat better…

Almost every restaurant has nutrition info online so you can plan in advance. If it's a smaller place go with a small steak and baked potato. Usually that will have half the calories of a salad with cheese, bacon and full fat dressing.

You aren't eating NEARLY enough. 1200 is minimum without any exercise. What you are doing will put your body into starvation mode and shut down your metabolism.

My favorite things for that are 1 oz of cheddar cheese or a tablespoon of peanut butter. Mmmmm!

Holy. Crap. Dude, you look freaking amazing. Seriously, congratulations to you!!!

There is a BMI calculator on here, but that will not tell you anything about calories. Sometimes the scale just won't move and you just need to stick it out. You can also try taking off a few calories. Sometimes just 200 calories can change everything. I don't know what your calorie allowance is so I can't say for sure.…

I like to look up the restaurant before I go. Almost all of them have calorie info available online so there are no surprises. As general rule, you can't go wrong with a sirloin or grilled chicken and veggies/baked potato. Beware of sauces, those tend to really pack on the hidden calories.

Unsweetened applesauce instead of the oil. It tastes exactly the same and it keeps them super moist.

You HAVE to take in more calories. If you are cycling 10 miles a day your body is burning all the calories that you are taking in your body doesn't have enough to run and you go into starvation mode. Add some cheese or tbcp of peanut butter to your calories or a little dish of ice cream. Whatever you need to do to add a…

Lean pork is fantastic. Try the lean pork loin roast with a dry spice rub cooked low and slow. It's like barbeque but without the calories. You can also slow roast with lime and chili and put it on a whole wheat/low carb tortilla with some cuban slaw. It has no mayo, but a lime juice jalepeno dressing on it. I usually hate…

Basically the idea is that your body requires a certain number of calories to function. Think of it as a car. It has to have gas to run. If you burn of all the gas and don't put in any more, the car won't start. So if your body needs 1600 calories and you eat 1600 calories you are doing it just right. If you burn off…

Well, first off you need to find access to a scale so you can see what you actually weigh. You can't know if you have lost without some kind of weigh in. Second, how do your clothes feel? Looser? Then you have lost some, even as muscle adds a bit of weight. If you feel like you are eating too much, try cutting a snack. No…

I like the steam in a bag mix with corn carrots and asparagus. They steam pretty soft and with some I can't believe i'ts not butter and some garlic and onion powder they taste awesome. They also have individual peas and broccoli in a butter sauce that are very low cal. It took me a while to get used to eating most veggies…

I don't know ANY of my friends on here and I love the comments and support.

Congratulations on making your decision! You're right, it is a lifestyle and it doesn't happen quickly. It is SUPER frustrating when things take longer that it feels like they should, but remember that weight that comes off quickly tends to go right back on. Just be patient, and feel free to turn to these boards for…

Jello sugar free pudding. I like the Boston Cream Pie. Super decadent and only 60 calories. I also like the yoplait delights lemon torte yogurt. It tastes just like a lemon pie. Those always get me through an emergency craving.

Right now, it's hummus, wheat thins or whole wheat pitas, lemon yogurt delights, south beach cinnamon raisin bars, cinnamon chex cereal, baby carrots, boars head turkey, lean cuisines and my new obsession is the chex mix bars. Only 120 calories and super chocolately. They have some sugar of course, but it's like eating a…

Ha, me too! I said I was 125 then and I was 160, lol. Of course it says 180 now... lmao. My actual goal is to need to lower the weight on my DL. We'll see. : )

You just have to cut yourself some slack. You have to have permission to mess up at times or this won't work. None of us will ever live a life where we never overeat or eat the total wrong thing just because we feel like it. Bottom line, is that yesterday doesn't matter. TODAY matters. So you ate too much before. Eat your…

We do care. : ) We're all in the same place here.

That's so grreat!! My parents did not do that when I was a child and it has been such a struggle for me. My main goal has been to do that for my kids so that they don't have to learn to deal with veggies. Very impressive, super mom. : )

I need a buddy too!

It def works, but I actually like the texture better using applesauce instead of soda. It's just your preference, but either way it's a great substitution. I just like to feel like I'm getting some fruit, lol. :) They do make reduced sugar icing, but you can also use sugar free cool whip on top of a cupcake and it tastes…

I like the yoplait thick n creamy light. The vanilla is so thick it's almost like cheesecake and the key lime pie is awesome too.

You are a hero! Keep up the awesome work. I hope to join you soon in the 100lb category.