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Get yourself a MFP fitness buddy, and tell your parents you and your buddy have a team goal and you don't want to let each other down. Team goal: Add up the weight of the two of you together. Together, each week stay the same or lose up to 5 pounds. Do this for 6 weeks. Having a "buddy" family will be more respectful. That…

Resistance is victory!!!!! Help yourself to my motto!!! You earned it

Hi, Brooklyn rocks!!! But New York has so many skinny models/actresses. I am 5 ft 10.5 inches 154 pounds. I want to lose 4 pounds. Does that help?

Ditto on the others, but also call the landlord. Call his boss also.

I think you make an interesting point - what men feel is socially preferable to "say" may not reflect their inner reality. Thanks for the thought provoking post.

aw, Let it all out , get it all out. As often as you feel sad, let it all out. I still cry 6 years later. Let it all out. I wish he was still here for you. You were gift to him on the day of your birth - you can believe it was the best day of the year for him whenever it was your birthday and he got to think of how he…

Hi, I have two: bite size whole wheat shredded wheat thrown in a baggie and eaten on the bus, sometimes I have raisins thrown in also. when I used to have a car, I kept a box in the car next to the driver's seat. No brainer snack. Lots of fiber. Not messy.:smooched: THe other is oatmeal. On a lucky day I have a ripe banana…

I have learned that when I tell people I am on a diet with a BUDDY they do not undermine me as they are inclined to when I just say I am on a diet.

I have learned that I can enjoy, even revel, in the victory of resisting temptations. So good for empowerment!!

Yup. I know what you mean. I have finished week 8 of effort, and am down 5.2 pounds. I am on a buddy diet with my aunt. together each week we try to meet the goal of staying the same or losing up to but not more than 5 pounds combining the loss of both of us together. I just finished my third week plateau. I call it the…

Friday sounds good to me. That will give me time to make up for this bummer week. No more frozen lasagna options for me. I am tossing the rest that is left.

Aw...... you are having a hard time. Your mom is lucky to have you. I am sending my prayers your way.

Hi all, My goal, now that I think of it, is to make it through tomorrow making cookies and bread all day and still stay in my MFP goal. I think I can. I am going to 1) Remember I have come thus far and don't want to throw it away 2) Think 6 months down the road 3) Get er done!!. I also am going to flush any "unheathy "…

I agree; I would rather have baggy pants in the bum than muffin top. Also, I hear that squashing your internal organs is not kind to them. So, I am behind you (pun) lets get rid of our muffins and be kind to our internal organs. Thanks for the inspiration.

Congratulations on your secret!!! Do you work? Just wondering because it might take extra time to figure out what each challenge wants you to do that day and get set up to do it.

To measure my ingredients I have the 1/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1 cup plastic scoops. Measuring in the pyrex measuring pitchers is TOO MUCH WORK. This will help you. Coach S

You have come this far - so don't give up. Look 6 months down the road

Yes, the desk job is difficult. I had one for years. Some people in my current office set a goal to walk 500 miles a year. They let their boss know their goal, talk about it, etc. Also, about twice a day, they put on their sneakers, and assertively and proudly walk out that door to get in a half mile (1-0 min) or a mile,…

Sometimes they are just trying to tell you that they do not disapprove of you the way you are. So, in my experience, just keep quiet and do what you do. When you are out, order club soda and say how good it is, etc. Eventually, since they want to please you (as shown by not telling you that you should not eat pizza) they…

OK all, i am on my way to get gum. by the way not too long ago i found some sugarfree apple pie gum. It was great, though I bet it is horrible for you. I will also take a toothbrush with me on christmas day or at least some toothpaste in a baggie. I totally forgot about gum. Today I baked a no-crust, fake sugar, low fat…

OK, your family's comfort zone is food. Accept it. Eat to your maintenance level, but give them no more!! Prepare huge cabbage salads continually. Stand in the kitchen chopping a cabbage head, bit by bit, nibbling on the cabbage all the while. Nibble nibble nibble.

My partner just tells me I look fine as I am. That is ok with me. I would not respond well to someone telling me to eat this or that. On the other hand, I am a binger, and that is hard on a relationship

I'll forward the best help I got on this board. 1) you have come this far - don't give it up. 2) Look 6 months down the road 3) drink more water. Do not be a servant to food. Get er done!

Keep posting. You are not alone. Now, you are not purging are you?

I am glad you asked. I cook 4 cups of dried red beans. Then I blend it with oregano and chili powder and freeze it in 1/2 cup portions in sandwich bags. Then I put wasa crackers and the beans in a platic container and off I go. This keeps your digestive system going also, and does not spill.

You are amazing!!! Hang in there even when the going gets rough.

I absolutely prefer the treadmill, and I will be happy to give you the reason. I am lazy. Put me on a row or bike and I have trouble motivating myself. However, I can put my lazy self on a treadmill, know intellectually I need to go 4 mph, set it at that pace, and I better pick up my feet at that pace or I'll fall. So, it…

Yes there is a difference. It is quite noticeable, especially in the face. Next time, wear the same clothes and pose in both before and after pics, ok?

Well, I'll pass along help I got earlier in exactly your situation. 1) don't give up - you've put too much into it thus far to quit, 2) think 6 months down the road, not today, 3) you could retain up to 5 pounds of water. Personally, I bet with finals and everything you haven't been drinking enough water and are therefore…

It is really hard to distinguish being tired from needing food. So, you are not alone. I suggest buying a bunch of frozen green beans and frozen mixed red peppers. Put some oil on a paper towel and rub it on a baking sheet. Dump on the green beans and lots of mixed red peppers. Put season all on it. Throw it in the oven at…