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Great Response Andrew. As you gain muscle you may gain weight at first too. It is best to use measurements and how you fit in your clothes to notice the best results sometimes. The scale is really not reliable for this sometimes.

We had a "Sunday get together" at work this morning and I didn't eat a whole bagel, I didn't eat more than one bite size muffin/biscuit. I carefully measured the Sausage gravy so it was more of taste than a whole pile of it. I cut the egg and cheese biscuit into a quarter and ate just that instead of a whole or half a…

This is a great place to do it. You will get lot's of help, support and advice. Good luck!

Remember as your eating habits change your body will change. Going over a day or two isn't too bad, y ou just have to start again the next day. Eventually eating healthier will become a habit. Weight is going to fluctuate by a pound or two especially when you are first starting. You will have a week that you lose 3 lbs and…

Great Job! You can really see a difference. Congratulations!

You can do it. You know you need to change your attitude and how you look at losing weight. That is a huge first step. Y ou have done really well and you will continue to do well. I know how you feel. So do many others. If you think your friends are thinking negative about you, switch it around and tell yourself, "I have…

Try changing up your fitness routine. Try some new exercises or completely different types of exercise. Belly Dancing is one I am interested in. It looks fun and it burns calories. Try switching up your diet as well. A new diet recipe a week or find a dress you REALLY want to fit in at a store that you need to save up for…

You have a good point. I have limited my friends and have gotten to know them and their situation over time. I do look at the diaries if open for viewing and praise them when they have eaten well and are within their goals. I rarely praise a diary I have not looked at. I tend to praise for others just on the fact that I…

You look absolutely FANTASTIC!! Congratulations.

Congratulations on your renewed motivation. I am sure you will do great.

Glad to see you here. This is a wonderful site. You will find alot of support and it is very user friendly. I especially like the phone app if you have a smart phone it is really great. You can friend me if you would like. :flowerforyou:

Congratulations on coming back. Welcome! You may friend me if you like. :flowerforyou:

No doubt it is my problems with emotional eating. Eating from boredom, eating from stress, eating from depression. working out is an issue too as I am tired ALL THE TIME!. There is alot of personal, family and work issues going on and it isn't helping because it all feeds into the emotional eating. Not sleeping well either…

I have to exercise before I eat or I have a VERY light snack to get my sugar up before exercising. If I have to exercise after eating I wait at least an hour to two hours.

I log almost everything. I say almost because sometimes I can't remember every little thing I ate. But, because of that I have gotten better about not eating "alot" of little things unless I can log it. I have cut out alot of incidental calories that way. I forget to log the diet drinks though, but should. They still have…

Awesome job!!! So glad for you!

Welcome and Good Luck!! You'll get some friends soon. You can friend me if you would like. :smile:

I have gone through the same thing. The feeling of rebellion at hitting the button on my phone for MFP and then just not logging what I ate because I knew I ate too much or I just don't want to do it. I want to control what I eat, not let it control me and that is how I feel sometimes when it comes to losing weight. That…

There are some great meditation, self-hypnosis CD's by Dr. David Illig. I am using them myself and find they really help. There is one CD i particularly like for meditation and relaxation, I can'tt rememberf the name of it. I usually just know it by the color and put it in my player. When I get home I will let you know the…

You look absolutely beautiful and should be very proud of yourself. Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!

I like my water cold from the tap and flavored with crystal light or some other type of flavoring. Though I am working my way to not needing flavoring.

You are doing great!! You should be so proud of yourself for working out like that. He was just a jerk who has no life. I am sure you were making so much noise!!

I am hoping the obstructive sleep apnea will go away, along with the reflux, pain in my hips and knees and the shortness of breath going up and down stairs. Geez it is so easy to get out of shape and so much harder to get back in shape. :grumble:

I soooooooo understand how you feel. But, as the others have said. Think of it as a lifestyle change. Not just a diet. It has to be a whole new way of thinking about food and how you eat and live. Trust me I know how frustrating it can be. But, you can do it.

Yes I have! And you have to just get back on track the next day. I try to plan for eating out at night. Going to Olive Garden is a "binge" experience only because of all the calories I am taking in, but I love the food. So, I will go all day without eating much and then usually it is a day we have walked around the mall or…

I have to agree that face to face time and having someone weigh me in sure makes it harder to cheat. But, in the end it is still you that has to change. But, if that is what you need to get started go for it. You can do both WW and MFP. Just don't log in what you eat unless you want to. This would still be a great support…

Thanks for adding me. You are not lame. Support is essentially to losing weight and this is a great place to get it. Hope I can help.

I am 230 and need to get to 140-145 range. So, I am in if you would like to add me.

Great news about your book! You can add me if you would like.

This group is for me! I am so glad you started it. I have had it with people looking at me as if I am so weak and lazy and that I just don't care. I am tired of supporting others in their weight loss journey, and then not getting any support back or get the impression because I am not "trying" hard enough that I don't…