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I log as I go along. That way I can decide what I'm hungry for and adjust my calories to stay within my limits throughout the day.

Ha ha! Googled and where did it lead me? Here... Literally! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/fuddruckers Next time you'll be prepared! : )

What I do in this situation? Log it and keep going! I also have a group of friends that like to go out to eat so I will try to google and find nutritional info on the restaurant to find my best choices. There's plenty of Fast Food calorie apps you can find to download for smartphones and it has helped me tremendously! It…

1) Diabetes runs rampant in my family and I've been ignoring it too long. 2) I've lost weight before and dropped 30 pounds. I've gained back 50 : ( 3) I've got all these skinny pants waiting for me. 4) I weighed the most I've ever weighed in my life -209 5) I can't ever remember looking thin and being comfortable with my…

^ This! This I found was the easiest way ever to lose weight! It's really a lifestyle change you want to make stick, rather than a 'diet' of lettuce and fruit you're going to get bored with and quit. I started out eating whatever I felt like, keeping the calories in range and the macros ( fat, carbs, protein, etc) where…

I've just started here as well. I have dropped a few pounds in the first couple of days and I'm sure it's water weight as well. I usually do drop a big number the first week then even out after. I have also had some slight light-headedness. I made sure my next meal had a little more substance to it and it seemed to help. I…

I just got here, but came simply for the community. My last website the group I was friends with either reached their goals and moved on and the ones who were left simply hadn't accomplished much since I'd been in touch last. Not very inspiring. I do need the support, the accountability and the challenge. I'm looking at…

One thing I found helpful is to download an app to my iPhone that has calories for fast food restaurants. It's not the healthiest choice of food to eat, but with the app you can choose as sensibly as possible and still log your calories when you're in a pinch. I searched 'Fast food calories' and went with the free app by…

I did set all my goals and input all my numbers. My calorie allowance was 1662 and has always read 1662 on my home page. Until today- It's reading 1200. Just thought it was odd that it would reset itself on it's own to 1200. perhaps it is because there's been no input. I thought 1662 was too high regardless. I like that…

Congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing your story. I'd like to lose about 70 pounds and I'm about the same height as you. The number seems a bit intimidating, but to see your results is inspiring!

Please count me in as well!!

The app is $2.99, the bear would be expensive. The zombie? How much do shovels run these days? (Love it!) I know when I was younger, (but still trying to lose weight them too) I'd go to the track with my husband. He'd run and I would walk. After awhile I just felt like running. It was the oddest thing, because I went with…

My friend who pulled that? I don't care if she's now fat or thin, I don't have her fat pants and she doesn't have me as a friend.

Bump so I can remember to check out some of these sites! I do like hungrygirl.com as well.

I agree as well. I'm on my feet all day when I'm at work and my work can be strenuous at times. Yet I'm here needing to lose the weight. Unless standing isn't a normal activity you do, I wouldn't log it.

I think your picture shows you have a great sense of humor, which I think is a very important trait!

I have to agree here. You could do low calorie, but I couldn't imagine it could be healthy if it was something that was long term. I haven't seen 'Supersize' but from what I heard it was not a good result. I also read an article recently about the popular foods that add cellulose (wood pulp) to their ingredients. McD's was…

You can also look in the store where they have camping supplies. I've seen one with a cover for insulation and a carbinger - those hooks that you can clip to your belt. Securing it so it wouldn't constantly bump and be annoying might be an issue though.

Wow! Congratulations! What an inspiration!

We so need a like button!

This was the key for me right here, because this made it so much easier to stick to this journey. This is what makes it not become a diet but makes it a lifestyle. Because honestly you simply can't diet for the rest of your life, but you can learn to eat like all those people out there who are at a healthy, normal weight…

Then to me, this is not cheating. This is being accountable for what you eat. Not going over your set calories is exactly the goal of weight loss!

bump It's Thanksgiving morning, I can smell the turkey cooking and I am craving- Laughing Cow.

THIS IS GENIUS!:love: I have stuffed Portabella mushrooms with one of the Laughing Cow cheese wedges, but would have never thought about adding the sauce. I'm going to have to try this soon!

I take medication for dizziness when I need it. I have inner ear problems that can come and go. Mine is prescription, but a decongestant might help as well if it's inner ear - help decrease some of the fluid build up. If it's ever accompanied by numbness don't wait at all to see a doctor. Those can be stroke symptoms.

I have to be in at work on Thanksgiving at 8pm to get everything ready for you guys, lol. So just remember to be nice to us and behave like your Momma's raised ya! We'd rather be shopping (or sleeping) too! : )

Doing the speed limit on the stretch of road I know the cop sits on, while the jerk tail-gating me and passing me like a bat out of hell doesn't...and watching the lights flash!