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Umm, I lost 40 pounds before a single person said a word to me. And it was my best friend who said 'Hey your butt is looking smaller!' I think people are just uncomfortable mentioning weight (whether it's a loss or a gain) to people because they're not sure how other people will react.

Yes, start fresh, but don't wait until tomorrow! So you've gone over you calories for today. Big deal. Get in an extra workout, go for a walk after work, take a break and walk around the building while at work, etc. Take those little steps TODAY to fix things. If you were driving in the wrong direction would you wait until…

I count calories for things like milk/creamer that I add to my coffee, but not gum that I chew, or vitamins or calcium chews. I'm not as meticulous as I probably could/should be, but I also don't want to obsess over it. I think it's all about finding a balance that works for you.

You're not making it up. Water helps to rid your body of toxins and is necessary to maintain a healthy body. In response to the original post, do you have to drink water to lose weight? No. Does it help? Absolutely.

Good Morning Team! Sorry for the delay (I sent a message but wasn't sure if it would be too late, so just figured I'd post here this morning) I lost 3.6 this week. Here's hoping next week is just as great! Nice loss so far everyone!

Could you substitute the mayo with greek yogurt? That would cut down on fat and add protein. Use reduced fat cheese maybe...? It sounds delicious!

I used to be a assistant store manager at LB a couple of years ago...it has gotten so bad in there! People used to complain about it (and this was 3 years ago when it was only $12.99 for a cami instead of $29.50 like it is now!) and say that the company was taking advantage of overweight women because they knew that we…

You'd have to burn 105,000 calories in order to lose 30 pounds by the end of May. It's a little unrealistic, unfortunately. I'd say you could safely and healthily lose about 10 pounds.

No Pudge Fudge brownie mix is amazing. You mix it with a container of yogurt (I use Strawberry) and it tastes just like real brownies. If you haven't discovered the diet coke cake you will soon love it! A box of chocolate cake mix and a diet coke (I use diet cherry dr pepper) are the only 2 ingredients. I'm telling you,…

I am currently in the midst of writing my thesis and of course, it's on Harry Potter. (I'm a Children's Literature major so that should explain it!) I'm so glad to now have all of your lovely brains to pick about the books and certain themes that I'm discussing in my thesis! :drinker:

I make a similar recipe, but I mix the cool whip with the jello (once the jello is hot) and then pour that over the angel food cake. Slice the strawberries and place them on top, minus the sugar. It tastes delicious and I don't miss the extra sugar. Yummmo!

The way I see it, if it's part of your normal daily life then it doesn't count. The other day I logged 'cleaning' for the first time ever, and it was only because I was literally running up and down the stairs for about 20 minutes.

Yessssssssssss! Can't wait to weigh in on Sunday. (Never thought I'd say that!)

Like many others, I don't count coffee or tea as water. I still log in, but it doesn't count as water since it has caffeine and dehydrates you more. Sorry! :drinker:

I've found that when my muscles are sore one of the only things that DOES help is continued exercise. It's weird, but if I take a day off to let my sore muscles relax and repair it seems like the soreness lasts longer. Just be careful that what you're experiencing isn't really an injury. Good luck!

The hardest lesson I've learned since joining MFP almost 2 years ago is this: Ignore your scale. If your clothes are fitting better, if you're feeling better, if you're looking better then it doesn't matter if the scale says you're 10 pounds heavier than you were 2 weeks ago. I've finally learned the lesson of placing the…

SW: 290 GW: 275 (hopefully lower, but trying to be realistic) Good luck everyone!

What does your sodium intake look like? It could be that your body is trying to flush all of the sodium and toxins out of your body. I drink a lot of water too (some days as much as 15-20 glasses) so I understand your concern. If it continues, you could always talk to your doctor to check for diabetes.

Pizza. Or chocolate. Or chocolate pizza. Mmmm... :laugh:

Extremely doubtful, though I have heard of people weighing about 6-7 pounds more at night as opposed to in the morning. Your weight fluctuates throughout the day so I suppose it's possible.

I LOOOOOVE salad dressing. I know this is going to sound so stupid (my Gramma used to tell me this all the time and I thought she was just getting old and senile) but put the dressing on your fork before you get anything else on there. You'll still taste the dressing but you won't use nearly as much! I absolutely despise…

First off, hugs to you. :heart: Secondly, the same thing happened to my mom. She had to go back in and it ended up being nothing. There was just an irregularity that they wanted to double check and they actually made her go in for a mammogram every 6 months for the next 2 years just to make sure everything was ok. But it…

Red potatoes roasted with rosemary and thyme would be good. Can you have all fruits? You could incorporate a fruit salsa (I have a mango, pineapple, red onion, cilantro, and jalepeno recipe that I LOVE) to go with roasted chicken.

From looking at your diary I can see that you're eating enough, you seem to be eating healthy foods, and you're rockin' it at the gym. So to answer your question, no, I don't think you're overdoing it. Sometimes you just have to come to terms with the fact that you can only please one person per day, and if that person is…

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Unfortunately, that will slow down considerably to about 1-2 pounds per week. But isn't it nice to see that first week? :bigsmile: It's like a little extra motivation to stick with the new lifestyle that you've chosen! Good luck! :drinker:

Sliced fruit (apple, strawberries, pineapple, grapes) with light cool whip to dip.

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Be careful with this. You might want to check the calorie count for a variety of tortilla chips. For example, that amount from somewhere like Pancheros or Qdoba has way more calories than you would think (we're talking around 500 calories for 4 ounces of chips). As log as you log it (and drink plenty of water to make up…

Whenever I'm contemplating a really unhealthy choice I always tell myself that I can have it tomorrow. Of course, by tomorrow I don't really want it. Or if I do still want it, I can usually fool myself into believing the same 'you can have it tomorrow' lie. (What can I say, I'm gullible...) :smile: