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So...all of last week I was not eating right. We went out of town. We drove 20 hours to our destination and 20 hours back. I made some healthy choices but mostly...all caution went to the wind. I ate lots of sweets and coffee and not enough water. When I weighed myself the other day I had LOST weight. What the heck?

Tiff-gonabfitSW 151.0lbs/GW141 lbs/CW145.8 lbs Progress: - 5.2 lbs Cathy(chipper15173)SW 208.6 lbs / GW 203 lbs / CW ??? lbs PROGRESS: 0 TammSW203.5 lbs/GW197 lbs/CW 196.5 lbsProgress - 7.0lbs Kelly(redneckwoman)SW160.0 lbs/GW154 lbs/CW154.5 lbs PROGRESS -2.5 lbs WhitneySW 175 lbs/ GW 168 lbs/CW 173.5 lbs/ progress: - 1.5…

Thanks Pedal! I read ALL of "The Eat Clean" diet. I became overwhelmed and confused with all of the new information. I think my biggest weekness is planning out meals. Shopping for food and putting them together in a healthy meal is really complicated for me. Not having any support makes it a bit harder. My husband doesn't…

Oh goodness. Those six weeks crept up fast! I completely failed all of my goals =(

Thank you all for taking the time to write a repsonse. I think I really get hit up by reading this book. Saying NO peanut butter, NO sugar, NO cheating. If you want to bad enough, you will decide not to cheat and that exercises to "earn" treats is wrong. Perhaps I am just not read for that kind of mentality. Just the way I…

Thanks for the advice =D I am just really having a hard time making decisions. Like I said before, I am reading the "eat clean diet" and peanut butter and jelly are a NO NO food. There are actually a lot of no no's and all the new information is really confusing.

Thanks for the ideas =D Seriously, not being taught proper nutrition growing up is really frustrating to me. Things I were taught were "healthy" are so not =/ What should I do about protein?

I am afraid to weigh in tomorrow, I am pretty sure I have gained. I did pick up the book The Eat Clean Diet and I am really going to try to make this change.

I live in California...so definitely West Coast =D

asmine--(jvollmer)--SW 196 lbs / GW 186 lbs/ CW 196 lbs PROGRESS: +/-00.00 lbs Cathy(chipper15173)SW 208.6 lbs / GW 203 lbs / CW 206.2 lbs PROGRESS: - 2.2 lbs Kelly(redneckwoman)SW160lbs / GW154lbs / CW157lbs /PROGRESS - 2 lbs KristinPREGNANT! (with a little boy, that is Lauryn's bet ) <---LOVE it Lauryn! laugh…

CathySW 208.6 lbs / GW 203 lbs / CW 206.2 lbs PROGRESS: - 2.2 lbs AmyLouSW 151 lbs / GW 145 lbs / CW 150 lbs PROGRESS: - 1.0 lbs WhitneySW 175 lbs/ GW 168 lbs/CW 175.5 lbs/ progress:+ .5 lbs KristinPREGNANT! (with a little boy, that is Lauryn's bet ) <---LOVE it Lauryn! laugh AmypyrSW 156.2 lbs / GW 151 lbs / CW 154.4 lbs…

Glad you are okay! How scary.

I did terrible this weekend! I need to get better at carrying paper with me to write down what I am eating. Tomorrow is a new day!

It looks like you have lost more than 2 pounds!

Pedal, it doesn't bother me at all. I will probably get more annoying because I really don't know that much about nutrition and being healthy. It is pretty sad. I appreciate the help...I am a bit confused so I might ask the same questions over and over. The magic number is 1740 Then the calories to eat says 1240. When I…

Oh cool! I have a Trader Joe's near me. And a Costco membership =D

I LOVE chocolate. So anyway to eat it I am down =D Okay so I ate Banana for breakfast After workout I ate two eggs with two pieces of wheat toast and a cup of red seedless grapes...is that better?

I just checked and it had me at 1 1/2 pounds weight loss a week and I just changed it to 1 pound a week and it only upped my calorie intake to 1240 daily. Which on is the maintenance calories? I ate a banana before I went to workout...I burned 670 calories! (I was angry) I jogged and walked, but when I walk and my heart…

Thanks Pedal. I am so confused now =( I am horrible and "Planning" and know what I should have when. I am 5'5 145 pounds and I would like to get to 120. MFP put me at the 1200 a day. How can I lose 2 pounds a week but eat more than 1200 calories? Also, if I work out in the morning, how much should I eat before hand. I…

Thanks for the tip =D I am horrible and knowing what to eat and when. I become overwhelmed with all the information there is out there. Would you happen to know, my calorie restriction is 1200 but from what I have read that is already a minus 500 calories. I know to lose a pound a week we are supposed to create a 500…

What are some of your favorite dinner meals? If I manage to eat well during the day, dinner is where I stumble and fall.

Nope, I don't mind at all. I want to learn and figure out what I am doing wrong. I think sometimes I am TOO critical of foods. Well, I guess there are few foods I REFUSE to eat (and I am talking regular foods here, I refuse to eat some of the stuff over in europe=) Anyway, I am not a fan of fish. It is not that I will…

I weight 145 and we have the same goal weight! How did you do it and how long did it take! Share =D My wedding is in a few months, I want to reach that goal.

I'll take a closer look. Thanks!

Like Lauryn, I have not gained a whole lot, but I am not losing either. It is really hard for me to think of what I can and can't eat. I am hungry right now but I am SO concerned with calories and running out of them before dinner comes. I tried finding "meal plans" but a lot of them incorporate food I WON'T eat. Lauryn -…

I've never seen greek yogurt at the store. Where do you get it?

How do you determind the serving size though?

So, how does this FAT stuff work? Every thing I read say you should have so many grams of fat or sugar or protein and I don't know how to measure it out. This site tells us how many calories of fat we are consuming. Like...if I wanted to make a grilled cheese sandwhich. I could use wheat bread and healthier cheese, but…

Holy moly DrTamm! That is a ton of calories. I need to figure out how the calorie defecit really works. I know that we are supposed to have a 500 Cal defecit each day to lose a pound a week, but my calories are restricted to 1200 and I think that already includes the 500 calories right? Thanks Lauryn. So you have no issues…

Thanks! Is that how you lost your AWESOME 44 pounds? Congrats by the way. I am hoping because of joining this group, I will be motivated even more. I have asthma which makes cardio hard for me, which is discouraging. If I just walk, I feel like I am not doing enough, but I have to beat it into my head "something is better…