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I have always had the tiniest of A cups so I guess I don't have this problem, lol!

Normally, on forums, someone posting a bump is just making a post to "bump" the thread back onto the first page and keep it alive, usually done by the creator (as threads with new posts show up first). On MFP though, most people "bump" so that they can come back to the thread later as it'll show up in their post history -…

Basal Metabolic Rate! It's the number of calories you burn by just existing: how many calories you'd burn a day if you laid in bed and didn't move a muscle. If MFP says 1200 then you should be fine :) You'll be shedding the pounds if you stick to it with mostly healthy foods!

What I like doing is taking all the money I used to budget myself for lunch (I *always* bought lunch) and take whatever I saved bringing my own healthy lunch, and put it in my savings account. Then when I reached a goal I would buy myself a present with it! So far I've gotten a leg wax, cute new leather lace up shoes, and…

Hi, I'm aiming for 110 too! My highest weight was 140 and I'm 122 now. What is the calorie intake MFP suggested for you? Apparently your BMR is about 1600, if you measure as 5'2" - from my experience you should definitely eat close to your BMR, because that is the calories your body needs just to function. I often cut…

the only problem with that is it's low calorie but it has a ton of nasty artifical sweeteners and such, it's definitely not "almost good for you"!! as far as a cheat dessert though it's pretty good

I only counted calories and not fat, carbs, protein, sugar... when I started logging I noticed how much sugar I was consuming in purely things like bread, fruit juice, things I didn't expect! Now I aim for my calorie goal AND a relatively balanced diet. Not all calories are equal and your body needs certain things to…

I use these cute little non-stick boats that float in the boiling water and I crack eggs into them - I used to poach into swirling boiling water but it was a pain drying the eggs off, and sometimes damp paper towel would stick, etc. I'm a sucker for kitchen gadgets :P aren't they cute!

New Zealander here! Almost the same thing, right? :P I bet you can get to 63kgs, how tall are you? A lot of people, sometimes doctors too, seem to think being skinny is actually unhealthy and won't recommend you go below a healthy but chubby weight. Set a realistic goal but one you're happy with!

my favourite smoothies are frozen berries, a banana, and fruit juice - but fruit juice has an OBSCENE amount of sugar so I've made some sacrifices :P I'll usually use light vanilla yogurt or skim milk to help it blend, which to me isn't as good but still tasty. the great thing about smoothies is you can hide all sorts of…

i second chocolatecoveredkatie - i made her fudgsicles today and they were divine! they ended up being about 75 cals per pop with almost not fat or sugar for the size of popsicle molds i had. mine were a bit higher cal than hers because i added a tbsp of peanut butter. i highly recommend them !! my boyfriend took the…

It takes a long time to build 1 lb of muscle - also, you need to be eating a lot of protein and usually surplus calories to increase in weight through just muscle. Your muscles can't start weighing more out of thin air, working them hard strengthens them but working them hard with calories to spare builds them. You are…

Yeah, the starvation mode idea freaked me out when I first started learning about weight loss. The idea that if I lost weight "wrong" my body would start making me fat again without me being able to tell, scared the crap out of me! I'm glad it's a myth. It's really just calories, calories out. (besides a few details in the…

I agree 100%! I'm always surprised when I see 30-40 year olds discussing fad diets, even 20 year olds, because they strike me as so unbelievable only naive teenage girls would try them. I guess sometimes people just like to believe there's a secret switch they can activate to burn all the fat. Stomach stapling does work,…

bump, these look great! unfortunately there are only regular grocery stores anywhere near where I live, I may have to make it more of a cheat and use regular instant pudding :'( excited, though!

Hm, I tried these at 180 celsius for 20 min, too high? They were really eggy, it was like eating a mildly chocolate quiche :( I'll try again later

the one time i tried this i dunno if my bananas weren't frozen enough, or my food processor wasn't good enough, but it wasn't completely smooth and had chunks everywhere - I don't mind the taste of banana but I HATE the texture! I might not have blended it enough fearing it would cause it to melt too much. Do you ever have…

Also something I like to do if I'm planning on a small treat later in the day, is to cut what it's in it throughout my meals. For example, if it's sugary, I'll use milk instead of juice in my smoothie (juice has so much sugar!!) or use a non stick pan instead of canola oil when cooking if it's a fatty treat, etc. Much…

oh yum, if only i could find coconut oil at my grocery store :( what are egg beaters? similar to egg whites?

sounds super yummy, i am going to make these tomorrow! might add some stevia sweetener or honey. thank you!

Buy only as much as you'd allow yourself to eat THAT DAY. That way you know that even if you cave and finish it, you still won't feel awful or have eaten enough. This is my trick with all treat foods, because sometimes I don't have that iron will I planned on and can feel safe. :)

Hope you all enjoy :) Thank you!

Thank you kindly :)

try to keep it under 2300 mg and then 2000 and then 1800 as you get used to it. food can be delicious without salt! For example, try to use chicken that is JUST chicken, not packaged and flavoured already. then you can cook it how you like and be aware of your sodium intake.

Bump up your sugar maximum if you trust yourself to use it on the sugar in fruit and veggies!

brown rice with eggs and chicken is my bff :)

I often have 200-300 spare cals at the end of the day, but if I'm not hungry I don't eat them. Feels wrong. Guess I'll find out...

Peanut butter! So disappointing! Delicious and healthy but dang... the peanut butter I eat is natural so it's literally just crushed up peanuts, which is still oily smooth. I was doing some comparisons and it has ~the same cals (maybe even a bit more) as Skippy or other processed PB but WAY less sodium and WAY more…

I can't imagine anyone counting cals and NOT weighing their food! Estimating portion sizes must create hundreds of calories of errors every day.

Yay! I discovered my love for smoothies a few months ago and now I have em for breakfast or lunch every day! If you're feeling brave, you can sneak some spinach in there ;) I can never taste it.