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I'm not sure what the title opinions stop means. Beyond reading a few articles (which I did read your links), I really like the book Road to Serfdom.

MFP typically sets protein at 15% which is on the low side. It is good to go over. I changed my settings to 25% protein and try to meet that level.

That made me laugh thinking about putting a ton of butter in my cart just to take it out. It is a good point though. I know at a session I went to the facilitator held up just one lb of butter to show how much it is in size. I think about this when I only lose a lb a week now. A lb is a lot.

Same thing was happening to me. Everytime I went over on calories for one to 3 days I would instantly lose weight. As a result, I upped my calories and the weight keeps coming off.

It bites being ahead of the game. I started my gym in Nov and Dev. I loved going and classes were always open. Since Jan, I can barely get into any classes and the machines are in use all the time. It is cool they increase membership and more people are getting fit, but if they are selling classes, then they should…

Awesome job! I felt wonderful when I was no longer obese. Working towards normal now! Good luck!

Awesome job!

That moment you decide to pack up all of your old clothes and give them away. When you admit that you really are many sizes smaller now and need to get new clothes.

A lot of people think the more the restrict the faster they will lose the weight and a lot of people try to rush weight loss.

Yes. I have had people tell me not to eat at night. With that said, I started eating wihin 1/2 hr of exercising and it ended my plateau in addition to increasing my calories. I'm back to losing weight now and feel better. So on night I workout, I often eat after 7pm within my calories and I'm losing weight just fine.

I track everything I eat. If I go over one day, it usually all works itself out on weekly totals anyways, so I pay more attention to weekly summary.

Going out to eat and bowling.

I don't really restrict myself all that much. If it was me and I wanted it, I would probably go cut one in quarters and eat my smaller portion.

Can you switch your diary to show how mucy fiber you eat everyday? I get constipated a lot and eating 40-50g per day is what I need to do to resolve it. Not sure if that is your issue, obviously, you need to talk with doctor. When I get bad, I get pains in lower left abdomen. When I don't get up to 40g with food, I take…

If I go over on weekends, I just try to stay within my maintenance calories. Then, I'm not doind anything to make me gain weight and it is how I will have to live once the weight is off.

I know my boyfriend at 230 got set to 2400 cal per day to lose 2 lbs per week, so I don't think it is completely insane. It really depends on the activity you set yourself to too.

I started July 2011 and have lost almost 65lbs. Add me if you would like. BTW - Cardio helps some, but really it comes down to strength training and eating good. The cardio just amps things up some. I would rely on diet alone for .5 to 1 lb per week depending on your size.

Mountain Dew. I drank it all the time and now I can't stand the through of any soda pop. I had half a can the other day of grape soda and couldn't even finish it. I kept burping and it made me sick. Plus, it is what accounted for most of my weight gain.

Log it and move on. You are doing good and letting lose occassionally isn't the end of the world. Just don't make a habit of it. That is why I suggest logging it so you can keep track of how often it happens.

Which of the machines you use allow you to enter weight/height/age? That would be the one that is more likely accurate. All others are based on defaults likely different from you.

I eat vanilla/chocolate protein shakes with lots of different things in them - yogurt, fruit, spinich, peanut butter, pumpkin pie (awesome!). Making the things with fresh ingrediants seems to save a lot on calories and there are endless things to try.

Funny, I got my Polar HRM and found out I was underestimating a lot. The only thing I overestimated was zumba. Estimated 800 by myself, but HRM usually shows 600-700. Otherwise, I was usually much further over on HRM then MFP.

First, don't feel ashamed. Be happy you are working towards getting this under control now while you are young and still in your normal weight range is great. What do you binge on? Maybe you are missing some needed nutriants. Also, how long do you go in between meals? I notice my binging went away when I actually started…

Ginger. The same they use with sushi. Helps with sore thoart. Just suck on it.

I am Jessica. 33. Single. I weigh 177 now, was 240 at start. My goal is to be the weight I was when I started my job - 125. Years of sitting in front of computers and TVs had a definite effect on my weight. I love all types of games, but the online ones scare me. I think the addiction would be too much for me. Playing…

I like to put the little squares on top of my salad at work. I also like it in miso soup.

Completely agree 100%. It is not a diet, it is a new lifestyle. When I see people say they messed up and ate something bad it irritates me. Nearly all the healthy people I know eat "bad" things. Just in moderation and limit portions. That is key. I really like Fooducate. When I got that app, I wondered why nothing got a F…

It is a start and everyone starts somewhere. I find myself more healthy over time. Started with cutting out calories, then improved a meal at a time. For a long time, I focused on sodium and fiber (constipated a lot). Now that I have those set, I'm focusing on protein, while keeping others in check. I hate to cook. Started…

Going to docs and finding out I was almost morbidly obese. Not being able to look at pictures. Finally admitting some of my relationship and career issues were likely due in part to my weight.

Boobs go bye bye when I lose weight usually. I'll probably go from C to A by the time I reach my goal weight. I've started to focus on chest exercises to try and keep things in place. I'm still maintaining C cup for now. If you stay DDD and are not happy or comfortable with that size when you reach your goal, you can…