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There are definitely veggies involved. For dinner, I get my carbs solely from veggies. During the day I will get them from breads or pastas, but it's best to eat those things earlier in the day and to make sure you're including plenty of protein :-)

I was eating about 1400-1500 cals before. But it's not so much about how many calories, as it is what you're putting in your body. I was eating MOSTLY veggies and very little protein before. This system of eating in a balanced way has kicked the progress into high gear!

Thanks! And yes, its so much easier to make a permanent part of my life :-)

Yeah, I mean same idea here, but I haven't worried about the cals and it's been working for me like a dream. I think everyone just has to find their own thing, but I thought "hey, if this worked for me, it might help someone else!" :-)

So glad you found something that helped you! Thanks for the support.

Thanks, pretty. My point in posting this was just to communicate to people that it's kind of counter-productive to delete people who are trying something that may be able to help THEM. I was just confused by it, and yeah, maybe it hurt my feelings a little...

Since a few of you asked, I'll elaborate: Protein: 130g/day (protein is being defined here as "anything with a face") Everytime you eat protein you MUST also eat carbs and fat (easy, no?) Eat bread and fruit earlier in the day and get your carbs from veggies at dinner time. If you know you're going to have alcohol later…

I stopped keeping track of how many calories were going in my body, and started keeping track of what went into my body. I also started paying better attention to how metabolism actually WORKS and adjusting my schedule to meet my body's needs. Basically, it's like this: eat too often and the body keeps everything (muscle…

That's actually just REALLY rude....

Wow, jeeze!

Haha, exactly, I don't take it personally at all. I just think it's weird! Some people get so offended by not following their "their silly little rules" to quote cmriverside.

Thanks! Yeah, it really does keep me motivated! It has made me view this journey more positively, too, and it's a lot more fun when I have a positive attitude. And I agree, we are more critical of ourselves than anyone else would ever be! Thanks again!

Thanks all!

Is it just this week? I've been having trouble too. Could be the time change....

We also started doing "family dinner nights" where one person cooks a meal once a month, and so on. You can always request (bc they are your friends and they love you) that they include a whole wheat pasta option or whole wheat bread or turkey burger substitute for you, etc etc. You can also bring along a couple of healthy…

I have this SAME issue. I either eat before I meet up with my friends and just meet them a little later on for drinks, OR in the case of brunch I will order the healthiest thing on the menu (usually every restaurant has a yogurt/fruit thing or an oatmeal option) and just order that and hang out. Another option is to eat a…

Thanks so much you guys! I love this site and now I love all of you! Some good advice in here: take measurements and all seem to say I should ignore the scale no matter what. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing (and maybe even step it up) and I'll post another update in a few months. Thanks so much to ALL of you for the…

Thanks guys! Yeah, I guess I feel like I should be further along and looking better than I do. I've been at this since August, so like 7 or 8 months, and I see others on the site making huge strides over a year. I guess everyone's different though, and I shouldn't compare my journey to anyone else's...

Oh thank god! You guys are really cool! I still kinda don't see it - but I know that you just get used to looking at yourself. I knew fresh eyes would be able to see progress I was missing. Thanks SO MUCH for all your responses. I'm already starting to feel more fueled to keep going!

I figured it out...but now I can't resize it so everyone can see....

You look AWESOME! As soon as I move into my new place I'm going to try 30DS. It seems to work WONDERS! Way to go!

WOW!!!!!! GOOD WORK! What an inspiration!

OMG THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I weighed myself last week at 129, went to boot camp yesterday and woke up SORE today. Weighed myself this morning at the gym and it read 133 lbs! That really hurt my feelings. I'm going to pound the liquids all day today and tomorrow and see if that normalizes over the remainder of the…

I started at 134, I'm at 129 now, I hope to get to 118, but I'd honestly be happy with 120 at this point.

I am SO glad you posted this. I have been SO frustrated! I work out 6 days/week, 3 days weight/circuit training and 3 days running. I eat 1400 cals.day minimum, and as many excercise cals back as I can. I FEEL good and my body FEELS tighter, but the scale is STUCK at 132 and I STILL have a muffin top. I am now in the…

I always log it when I ski. I wear my HRM and just start the clock when I get off the lift, then stop it at the bottom, make note of the time and calories in my phone, then get back on the lift and do it again. It works well for me and isn't that hard to do. It's not like I have anything better to do while on the lift,…

Have you ever seen the coats schools have in the "lost and found?" I'm sure whatever they gave him was ANYTHING but cool. I think either way he probably learned a couple lessons. (1) My mom won't drive back to school to give me a coat I actually like if I forget it. (2) If I DO forget my coat, I have to wear this lost and…

Damn, girl! You fine!

I literally saved an email from when my bf and I FIRST met where he was talking about how much he wanted a portable record player and then ordered the one he wanted (he had included a link in the email) for him for Christmas. Then I got him a pair of his fave jeans. We did Christmas with my family last night (his family…

Give a compliment (a nice one, not a creepy one) and try to make it funny somehow. A little backhanded compliment, when properly implimented, will go a long way. For example: "Are you buying 2% milk because you think you're fat? Cuz you're not. You could totally buy whole milk if you wanted to." It's funny, people can…