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Oh yes. Thank you for saying my experience is wrong. Because you are just the almighty god of MFP and weight loss? I did not realize you are a specialist and qualified to make those determinations on MY experience. Why dont you all just share your opinion or experiences and leave it at that? Why does it always have to turn…

I am in the same boat as OP. I am a well seasoned MFP user and have been tracking for years now. At about 1.5years into it, I plateaued hard for 8 months at 210lbs. It was brutal as for 8 months I did not lose anything (no lbs, no inches, nothing!) I tried everything to get that scale to move. I increased protein, lowered…

"What is the point" is that you will at least keep the weight you have already lost and not gain it back - do not let yourself slip back because then you will REALLY be upset with yourself. You are practicing for maintenance at this point.

Sounds like at least 2 things to consider. 1 - maybe you will not be able to work out together all the time? I work nights, and my BF works days. If we do work out, it will be late afternoon when I wake up. 2 - Your sleep sucks. I know if I am struggling to sleep, I will take melatonin to help fall asleep...I find it helps…

I was thinking the same thing! It would be good to be able to carry around the weight that I used to, which was an extra 104lbs..I doubt I could even lift that though. It kind of makes me sick when I think about what I was doing to my joints with that extra weight for years.

You will lose weight, as long as your in a deficit - regardless of which foods you eat. HOWEVER, you will likely feel like *kitten* eating 1800 calories in donuts and mcd's as opposed to veggies and fruits with protein. Also, you get more food when you eat healthy. Not going to lie, I have had days were all I ate was cake…

You will be a lot more depressed if you dont do anything. At least if you pick yourself up, and keep going as best as you can you will meet your goal again one day! What used to keep you motivated? Here are some ideas I typically use. 1 - Go shopping tomorrow and fill your fridge with nothing but healthy foods! I feel it…

If you are having severe cramps and sweats it could possibly be food poisoning. Also if you have puked more than twice I would say it is likely poisoning..this will last for about 24 hours and then you might be exhausted for another day. If it is just splashes, with nausea...without persistent vomiting, it could be from…

I have wanted to try personal training for a while now. I am not completely skinny, though I am in ideal weight range. My BF% is high. Looking at me, you would maybe think "not in very good shape for a personal trainer" and what you wouldn't know is that I have already lost 104lbs. However, as I have taken an interest in…

Could it be maybe from just needing to get used to a new bike that is properly fit?

This is a brand new bike, and he was just fitted for it yesterday. The bend at the knee is there when the pedal is down, but it is slight so he is not fully straightening his leg.

For the most part, when I could feel my clothes starting to get too big, I would purchase a new pair, smaller size. For a few months I would wear some baggier pants and smaller pants. I would eventually grow out of the old stuff and fit the originally smaller pants and then those would become too big, repeat. Basically,…

I started at 250lbs, I think I was like a size 16 dress pant? I dont remember now. Anyway - My goal was to lose 100lbs. When I would go shopping for new clothes...I would ALWAYS buy a size or two smaller. It is one of the bittersweet things about losing weight is that you will always shrink out of your current size. I…

It is calories in VS calories out - doesnt matter what the calories are made up of. As long as your calories are less than what you burn you will lose weight.

I would suggest reading Intuitive Eating - not necessarily to follow the book, but it has great concepts in distinguishing between REAL hunger and EMOTIONAL hunger and how to tell the difference. It gives some suggestions on how to start using a hunger scale, so you can begin to identify if you are eating out of true…

I think it is usually around the 30lb mark. People you see often are less likely to notice until you lose more. People you dont see often, tend to notice quicker.

Yes absolutely I would see a doctor right away. Get second opinions on your situation from different doctors.

99% of people who start smoking, end up regretting it in the long run. I use a vape right now...but I can not seem to drop it. Sometimes I just feel like taking a month off from everything - and essentially detox. Just stay in my room until the worst of it is done, then learn to function without any nicotine. I have used…

Im sure I have done this one before, now I have lost a 2month old horse! That is sick to know I was carrying around that extra weight...my knees can tell a difference!

I would recommend focusing on standing up for yourself. I do not understand why females in this day and age still put up with crap like this. If my partner said something negative/deliberately hurtful about my weight to me - I would be gone in a heartbeat.

I remember my 1st plateau...I started at 250lbs and I got to 210lbs. 40lbs in - and I sat there for 8 long months. I tried decreasing my calories because "you are eating too much!" was the go to the response of the sheeple of MFP. This did not work. I tried taking a diet break - nothing. I tried fasting, drinking more…

This is actually something that has popped up for me, somewhat. I was 250lbs. When I met my boyfriend 6 years ago, I was 180lbs (the lowest weight I had been in years) so I felt pretty amazing when we met. I gained 70lbs in the first 2 years of meeting him...and he stuck with me. I have now lost 103lbs from my 250 and I am…

I am going onto day 3 of month one. For new years I had asked for Insanity for xmas. I started it in January 2015 and got through the 1st month and 3 weeks into the second month. I burnt out hard and ended up stopping. I am focused on just doing month one for now.

Watch TV, listen to music, read a book, journal, watch a movie or tv series. Keep tracking your food, but really - your injured. Your primary focus is to get healthy. Check out new recipes or meal ideas on the "i took a picture of my food, let me show you" thread.

No - I just eat. Diet to me refers to restrictions, "i cant eat what I want because my diet tells me so" as opposed to "i just dont want to eat because i can control my instincts and dont feel hungry". Diet to me also means there is an end, it is also implied negatively...what I am doing lasts a life time and it is a…

Gross. Quit smoking drugs would be the obvious answer.

Why did you shave it in the first place?

I actually aspire to be the Hulk one day.

Flexing his muscles in front of a group of girls.

I went from barely being able to do a full mile with Leslie, to Turbo Jam, to Turbo Fire to Insanity. Turbo Jam is like a faster version of Leslie...still mostly standing...I dont know, I loved it! Check out examples on youtube.