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I'm coming back from an injury, and mine has been "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." I really like "I can do hard things," and "Breakfast is tomorrow." Also I like to chant "Hard work. Dedication." in my head when things get hard at the gym.

I have a coworker/friend who bakes A LOT, and she's really good at it--I mean, salted caramel brownie cookie sandwiches? And made from scratch? Wow. Generally she's really proud of whatever she bakes, and will tell me about it and then bring me in one the next day. Sometimes these things are HUGE calorie bombs. What do I…

I drink when I want to, I just fit it into my calories. I drank during my weight loss, and I drink now in maintenance.

I've struggled with depression also, so I know where you're coming from in some ways. One big thing is to try to stop your negative self-talk. Or at least be more aware of what your inner dialogue sounds like. I was so so negative to myself all the time. It's alarming, really. Try to look at yourself and find something you…

I see a lot of myself in this. I am still angry at myself about the past and afraid I will lose control with food. For me it was a little bit of laziness, but mostly just a problem with eating too much food. I love food, and I love bored/comfort eating. Still do. Now that I've lost the weight I feel like at any point I…

Also, this is a good starting point: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

I agree with others. Does the free gym at your school offer any classes? You could also do online workout videos. I like going to the classes at my gym because the workout changes every day and a lot of it I wouldn't think to do on my own, or make myself do on my own. As far as healthy meals go--it's trial and error.…

If you're an average woman, your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is probably around 2000 calories. If you exercise regularly, it's probably more. If you're hitting 1500-1600 average, that's a deficit of 400-500/day, and still a loss of roughly a pound per week. It might be better to adjust your daily goal to be more…

I think that just proves that it's worth it! If you really want something, fit it into your calories and don't feel bad. :D There's a shrimp/corn bisque that my grocery store carries that is AMAZING, but so full of butter. And sometimes I eat it and it's so so worth it.

Yes. Exercising regularly has actually made me a normal human being. No joke, I fall into the "can't get out of bed/shower/clean/do much of anything" depressed mode when I get out of the habit of exercising. Once you get into a routine, it makes you feel AMAZING all day and you miss it when you don't do it. Consistency is…

Bump. In for all the protein, all the time.

When I was actively trying to lose, as long as I'd eaten a reasonable amount (which was always >1200), I wouldn't eat if I had leftover calories and wasn't hungry. I figured that gave me a little cushion for going over later in the week, which happened from time to time and I didn't stress about it. Now that I'm in…

I totally eat 1-3/day too... They're so expensive, but they're so tasty and the macros are good that I'm with others--sometimes I prefer them over real food! Ditto on buying them online to save money.

I feel this way a lot, especially when most social gatherings center around food. I think it's probably not rude to comment that you're a healthy eater, but I hate having the spotlight on me, and I get defensive when people make comments about what I eat. I've thought about it a lot, and a lot of it is that I'm self…

I love that I don't have that disappointment of not fitting into clothes that I really really liked on the hanger. No more crying in dressing rooms. I love that I'm in single digit pants sizes for the first time since middle school. I love that I am now athletic. I went from being the person who thought athleticism was…

It's like tracking the gas mileage your car gets, hehe. I haven't logged completely accurately for a whole month to know, but it's Friday so maybe I'll mess around with the math and try to figure out a reasonable estimate.

When I am eating food others cooked/baked, I just try to approximate it conservatively in my diary. The other day I was at a party and had a piece of walnut bread, two brownies, and a few other things. I just found entries that approximated what I thought I ate, and that's about all you can do. Again, it's one day and it…

Bump! We used to make something similar growing up, but didn't use cottage cheese--that's a great idea! I'm looking forward to mine with turkey sausage + anything else I happen to have on hand!

I made the crustless pumpkin protein pies from this site a few days ago. Once refrigerated overnight, they tasted just like pumpkin pie. Good macros too: 45kcals, 7g protein, 4g carbs and 1g fat!

This TOTALLY crossed my mind too! "How can we get Rueben back?" Also made me wonder if he had some sort of contract clause getting him a certain number of weeks on the show too. I am skeptical.

Seconded on the tea and the horribleness. But I still love watching the show. :\

50 lbs is so much to be proud of!!! What keeps me motivated is seeing my results, but at the beginning you really just have to trust that you will see them eventually. I set small goals like working out a certain number of times per week and then celebrate when I hit those goals, knowing they're helping me get to my…

Thank you for posting your story and your pictures. You're awesome :)

I ran my first half last year! I started from not being able to run AT ALL, and did intervals until I could run for X amount of time. After I got used to running, I kind of concentrated on figuring out my "forever pace"--the pace where I am not really breathing heavy or winded and feel like I could go for quite awhile. It…

All of what everyone else said! Any time I've said I want to lose ___ lbs, I fail. It's been a lot easier to set certain non-scale goals for myself. The current ones are: -go to the gym 4-5 mornings per week -do an unassisted pull-up or chin-up by the end of the year Ones I've completed: -running a half marathon -giving up…

Bump! Looks delicious :)

This is what I do. Lift 3-4x/week, eat at a deficit, make sure I hit my protein. And it all depends on your body and how much fat you have how long it will take for your abs to show. I also do HIIT cardio 1-2x/week.

I love going on Saturday morning right when I get up. Then I'm done by 9 and can do absolutely whatever the rest of the day. It's perfect.

Saw the title of this post and was like, "YES PLEASE." I wasn't sure on PB2 until right now. That makes me want it NOW.

I don't have cheat days, but I do get really hungry every few weeks and I've learned fighting those hungry days is what leads me to those big calorie throw-it-all-out-the-window binge days. So when I'm feeling really hungry, I allow myself to eat up to my TDEE for a few days--I even ate TDEE for a week in recent memory. I…