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SW: 296 CW: 268 GW (for July): 260 Weigh in Dates: Start of Month (7/1 Tue): 268 7/5 Sat: 268 7/12 Sat: 266 7/19 Sat: 265.6 7/26 Sat: End of Month (7/31Thur): Total July weight lost: 3 lbs Not the loss I hoped for, but it's a downward move on the scale so I am happy! I lowered my calorie goal, and plan to dial back a…

SW: 296 CW: 268 GW (for July): 260 Weigh in Dates: Start of Month (7/1 Tue): 268 7/5 Sat: 268 7/12 Sat: 266 7/19 Sat: 7/26 Sat: End of Month (7/31Thur): Total July weight lost: 2 lbs So happy that I saw a drop, and it's great to see others making progress too. Cut back my calories and barely noticed, but the scale did!

We don't take the pills or anything, but I do make and consume fermented, probiotic rich foods like sauerkraut, milk kefir and water kefir (if you're not familiar with it: the former is a cultured milk product, and the latter is basically the same but made with sugar and water). I drink kefir occasionally though not much…

Hi Breanna! I started out at 296 pounds and have lost about 30 so far, about 25 of that since I came back to MFP. I'm setting a very slow goal for myself (around .5 to 1 pound per week) because I am looking at this as a lifestyle change and overhauling my entire life. Also, with a lot of weight to lose I'm worried about my…

I use almond milk in my lattes, protein shakes and pretty much wherever I would use milk. I don't like skim milk, so it's great to cut calories in my latte. I prefer regular milk on cereal, though. Just isn't the same with almond milk. Though I LOVE everything with Silk coconut milk, but can never find the unsweetened one…

SW: 296 CW: 268 GW (for July): 260 Weigh in Dates: Start of Month (7/1 Tue): 268 7/5 Sat: 268 7/12 Sat: 7/19 Sat: 7/26 Sat: End of Month (7/31Thur): No change, and it is kind of bumming me out, but I realize it's only been four days since the last time I weighed and I may need until next week to show any real progress, so…

I love those Mason Jar salads, you can make several at once and they keep for a few days, there are recipes all over the Internet. We make a big batch of tabbouleh and add in chicken, chickpeas or whatever needs using up. I make extra roast beef, grilled chicken or whatever for dinner on Sunday, cut it up and create a…

This reminds me that I have kale in the fridge! Try a pinch of cayenne, garlic powder, sea salt and smoked paprika, makes a nice spicy - almost BBQ - flavor. Chili powder (or chipotle powder or chipotles in adobo when you coat them with olive oil) and a little very finely grated lime zest and sea salt, so yummy! I saw a…

Those 100 calorie sandwich thins (if they have them where you are), deli meat (low sodium if you worried about salt intake) and reduced fat cheese are good. I can make a nice filling sandwich for around 250 calories. Add a little lettuce and some tomatoes that you slice up and put on when you're ready to eat. I like to…

Hrm. that sounds good. We plunk them in the liquid from picked beets, but this sounds like a nice change of pace.

WOW! You must be so very proud, and deservedly so. What a transformation! LOVE LOVE LOVE reading posts like this! You are my hero for the day! Thanks for sharing, people like you keep me inspired.

This is such a true and powerful statement. I struggled with weight loss and used to think if I wasn't hungry and miserable, I couldn't possibly lose enough weight. I gained and lost the same 40-50 pounds for about ten years eating VLC. A couple of years ago I realized it didn't have to be a struggle. My will has wavered,…

Weighed myself this A.M. so I could have an official weight for the start of July, and whether from water retention, TOM or just simply because I haven't been putting as much effort in lately, I have gone up to 268. So depressing, but also the kick in the butt I need this morning. So to repost from yesterday with this new…

I need some motivation so I am in! I haven't lost much the last month and hopefully this will help me regain some focus. I would really like to be below 260 by the end of July, but I will settle for just losing five pounds, anything else would be a wonderful bonus. SW: 296 CW: 267 GW: 262 Looking forward to this little…

It's the name of my favorite song by one of my favorite bands, Acid Bath.

Crazy cat lady here, married to another cat fanatic! We have three now, and though I love them all dearly, one is extra precious to me because we hand fed him and three of his siblings (we don't have them anymore) when mama cat rejected them. He is almost as attached to and in love with me as I am with him! I also have my…

I delete for inactivity, mainly. But I have and will continue to delete people that habitually eat very, very low calories, people who complain excessively and who just seem chronically negative and unhappy and people willfully and obstinately uneducated about diet and nutrition who preach that ignorance to others. I can…

Pretty much all of From Beale Street to Oblivion sets a great cadence for my biking. 20 years plus listening to Clutch and still in my top five!

I use them once in a while, especially when they are BOGO. Lately though, I've been hooked on Joseph's Mini Whole Grain and Flax Pitas. They only have 50 calories and have a modest but respectable 6 grams of protein each. Never tried them for something like a burger, but I manage to stuff my sausage and egg, cold cuts and…

1st choice: Cigar City Maduro brown ale - It's dark and bitter and has chocolate and espresso notes. Runners up: Negra Modelo - nice full flavor, great with food and has good finish. Leinenkugel's - 1888 Bock. Rich, nutty flavor, pleasantly bitter and clean finish. When none of those is on hand, Dos Equis Amber,…

This. Very helpful advice.

I've done this- more than once - and it is very disheartening. You just pick yourself up, brush yourself off and accept that you are human. You lost 60 pounds, you know you're capable and motivated enough to do the work, you just need to find that drive again. Think about why you want to lose weight, what being fit means…

We have one nearby and I have eaten there twice in the five years it's been open. It was greasy and delicious but I don't usually feel a craving for it, especially since they opened an outstanding burger joint called Square 1 where I can get bison, duck and salmon in burger form along with deliciousness like the Juicy Lucy…

I grew up in the south and still live here. Some people look downright scandalized when I ask for my tea unsweetened. Also, I don't care for ranch dressing, peanut butter (unless it's covered in chocolate), or anything from Moe's Southwestern Grill. ETA: Banana flavored anything, even a little bit of banana in a smoothie…

Suicidal is on constant rotation in my car since the hubs bought me the boxset for Christmas. Best present EVER!

I love this, because my dad said pretty much the same thing to me when I was 16. I also progressed to heavier stuff as I got older, though I must admit to just generally opening up to more and different types of music over the years.

You are not fat (yet). Don't stop biking. He is not the one.

I make a soup with lentils, butternut squash and kale. You can easily swap different kinds of lentils, use a different type of squash or even sweet potatoes instead of butter nut and another type of green instead of kale. The lemon zest is optional, but I think it gives a great lift to the soup. Basic Recipe: 200 grams…

7.5% smaller than I thought. That felt pretty good! Thanks for sharing!

Hello everyone. I'm Billie, a 41 year old chef and sometimes doula, mom of three amazing children ages 23, 18 and 16 and wife to a very supportive and loving man. I have struggled with being overweight for most of my adult life and have been on MFP for a few years with mixed dedication (and therefore, mixed results). I…