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I usually cook a big meal of beans, rice, and veggies and bring little containers of leftovers to work through the week. Otherwise just a good old PB&J on a bagel thin with a side of carrot sticks and yogurt or a frozen burrito work great.

This is why I only weigh in when I want to now, there are no "weekly" or "monthly" weigh ins anymore. I try to measure and take progress pictures monthly, as well as go by how my clothes feel. Also, I have learned to not give the numbers so much power. I'd rather be healthy, able to run long distances, and be truly happy…

You said that nothing could curb your appetite, and you were eating mostly healthy foods, so perhaps you were actually hungry? Some days are like that. I have a few really hungry days every month. I think that it's great that you fed your body!

Thanks for sharing this! AWESOME progress, you are an inspiration.

I'm a pear, which I already knew, but I appreciate the video guy's positive spin on it. :bigsmile:

I'm not sure if they are my favorite breed, but my favorite two dogs in the world (living) are my two chihuahuas. They are a good fit for me because they are tiny and easy to handle. So no backyard needed and very easy to bathe. They are the cutest and the sweetest and I love them sooooooo much. That being said, I think…

I hope that all worked out and that you were able to talk to your mom about this. :flowerforyou: My mom (who died on June 18th, 2012) was one of the people who helped save my life during my severe ED days. I owe her my life for many reasons besides her creating me. Please anyone reading this who has a supportive and loving…

This just goes to show that we all carry our weight differently! I'm such a PEAR that at 5'6'' and 154 pounds I was a 12 or 14, depending on the brand, and will NEVER be a size 5. (sorry for hijacking thread, this was just really eye-opening for me! You look great, BTW)

I had a love-hate relationship with it. If by success you mean actual, never-gained-back-the-weight-I-lost-on-it success, then no, WW was not successful for me. I did lose 75 pounds on WW, but I gained most of it back. I think that WW is a reasonable plan, if you must follow a plan. It doesn't eliminate any food groups; it…

that I needed to spend lots of money in order to get healthy and/or lose weight... That Weight Watchers was better than MFP... That my mom would live to be 100...

I'm 28 and my boyfriend is 44. No regrets. When it's right, it's right When we started dating, we were 23 and 39. .:heart:

Some of mine have nothing to do with MFP, but here they are anyway: ~ Three runs a week (2 short, 1 long) - 12 runs total ~ two cross training days a week - 10 workouts total ~ Figure out what to do with myself when I get emotional in the evenings... something to express rather than supress my emotions... ~ Blog at least…

That's nothing! Didn't you see "never been kissed" that lady was 26 and had never even been kissed. (I joke)

Living in Nashville right now, but moving back to Memphis after this internship is over! Not East TN, but TN nonetheless. :bigsmile:

cheating, not liking my dogs, tough love (I hate tough love!!!! Just give me LOVEly love, okay?), refuse to show PDA with me (not making out, just hand-holding, cheek kisses, etc.)... There are probably more... Thank goodness my boyfriend doesn't do any of the above! :heart:

This is why I prefer to keep my journal closed. It is NONE of your business what others choose to eat, especially (but not limited to) perfect strangers. I enjoy a diet that is a good mix of healthy and not-so-healthy and perform very well while eating a 50/50 mixture of whole foods and not-so-whole foods. I respect those…

A man hires a prostitute to surprise his 70 year old father on his birthday. He answers the door and their is a beautiful young woman. She opens her coat, wearing little underneath, and says, "I'm here to give you super sex!!!" He said, "I'll take the soup."

WOW, my boyfriend pays most bills while I am in college, under the understanding that when I graduate from law school it will be payback time! :bigsmile: In my humble opinion, you are being used. He is making you pay for his paying the bills? I'd rather get a job and take longer to get my degree than deal with that kind of…

You look great! Beautiful lady in both pictures, if you ask me. :heart:

WOW great tips! I know that I'm not the OP, but this really inspired me today, so thanks. :flowerforyou:

The only things that have helped me with my emotional eating issues are some good self help books and lots of time working on it. But I feel like I've finally conquered it for good. Unfortunately it just sort of happened, and I can't think of why I suddenly am not emotional about food anymore. It's just weird. But one of…

Eating disordered thinking, including have a very emotional attachment to food and using eating, exercising, and dieting as ways to have control in a world full of chaos and as a way to suppress emotions... I think that I'm finally over my emotional attachment to food, which is an amazing thing. The most recent time that I…

I just say bras and underwear. But I usually will refer to "fancy" bras and underwear as lingerie :smooched:

I love cilantro! Put some cilantro on my cilantro, dipped in cilantro, please.

28 and have about 50 to lose. Not worrying too much about the scale right now just hoping that tracking and regular exercise will get me where I want to be.

I log housework when I do it. There is an option for "light housework" which gives a very small burn.

no, but I do want to some day get a wedding ring tattoo. :flowerforyou:

me: 9 the binge: 1 I ate way too much for no reason other than boredom on Friday night. It was a small-ish binge, but a binge nonetheless. Also, I didn't track all weekend! Ooops. Back on track as of now.

I'm a PEAR in all caps, so I never expect to be smaller than a 12. Right now I'm wearing 18's. I am 5'6'' and weigh about 200 pounds.

I only count calories. I figure that since I don't have any medical conditions (unless, of course you count my weight itself, which I don't), and as long as I eat a wide variety of whole foods each day, there is no need to focus on macros.