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Hey OP, I know your heart is in the right place, but I hope you listen to all the people here. I lost weight on a 900 calorie a day diet (Medifast) a few years ago. The problem was that it wasn't something I could sustain for life. Yes, it was fast and actually I had my BF tested before and during and I was losing fat.…

Thanks for sharing! You look GREAT!!

I started the day after Christmas and I have longer to go than you -figuring I'll reach my goal somewhere between September and November. BUT, I've had so many great things happen in these last 2+ months. I'm down 2 jeans' sizes and have the next two lined up to shrink into, I feel so much better, too! Remember, it's not…

Hey there, Sorry to hear you are struggling. My thought would be this - instead of trying to "jump right back" into the lifestyle, why not focus on one thing at a time so it's not overwhelming? I am sick right now, so my daily workouts have been sidelined. So, I figured out a menu that fits the amount of calories I get…

My very secret goal - to run the Chicago Marathon. I've watched it a ton of times, would love to participate!

Good post! I would also like to add: Perfectionism. Calling eating something you didn't plan for "cheating" and then "riding it out" until you "start your diet again" on "xyz day". Since starting this 2+ months ago, I've had all sorts of things that were not on my regular plan - beer, bread, dessert...just not all in one…

I've gone down a size and almost into the next size in the past month. I lost 3 pounds total for the month, though. Clothes are the best indicator, IMO. Are you possibly undereating? Recording everything? Hang in there, the only way to fail is to quit!

I agree with this! In the past 3 weeks I have "only" lost 2 pounds from my lowest - was up and down the same three then lost 5. BUT, I went from an 18 jeans to very comfortable 16 in that time.

I was doing the same thing and got through it by eating more. I KNOW it's scary, but when you figure that mathematically you're not getting the results you want, maybe it's time to try something new? Friend me if you like - I'm happy to help!! Emily

This is a great idea for a thread! Here are mine, might be more than 3: 1. Only surround yourself with positive people who will cheer you on as you reach your goals. That may mean some people drop out of your life. If they don't believe in you, you are too important to let whatever is going on in their heads bring you…

I have totally tweaked along the way. You have to find what works for YOUR body - it's unique and unlike anyone else's. I also agree with planning planning planning. I always know what my next meal will look like. I'm also constantly at the store, constantly measuring stuff out, but over the course of a couple of months…

I was burning 1300 and eating 1300 and TOTALLY stalled for 3 weeks. As scary as it sounds, try eating more. Your body doesn't know your on a mission to get to your goal weight by June. It thinks there's a food shortage and a lot of work that you have to do right now so it will get VERY good at keeping every morsel you put…

Just hit a size 16. Will be in a 14 by March's end :)

I made a decision ONLY to be around positive, encouraging people for this. Anyone who says I might fail or I'm doing it wrong gets ignored, both here an in real life. Now, there are things I was doing that weren't working and some very nice people here helped me tweak so I got back to losing. Not saying that I know…

You look fabulous! Isn't it funny how you can suddenly just get in the "groove"? I don't know where my "go get 'em" came from this time but I'm going to ride it out till the end for sure. Congratulations!!

Hey there, I agree with what others have said about upping your calories. Here's what happened with me. I was eating 1300 cals a day, 45 minutes on the elliptical in the morning and walking 6-10 miles a day (I have a treadmill desk so I walk while I work. Walking now, actually, but I digress). Mathematically, I should have…

I disagree, respectfully. I am very active and my body is very smart. I was eating 1300 calories a day and burning 1300 calories a day. So, I was moving plenty and eating less. Guess what? No weight loss. Your body doesn't know you're on a diet. It thinks that there's a food shortage. So, yeah, starving kids in Africa are…

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OK, it's only been one day but WOW what a difference. This morning 3 of the 4 pounds gained from my dinner Saturday were gone. I bounded - BOUNDED - out of bed and had an awesome workout fueled by oatmeal (wasn't eating pre-workout before). Next up is getting my sodium down to 1500mg a day. It was eye opening to see that I…

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Well, and I'm writing this down more for myself than anything, since I'm starting with the increased calories and weights this week, I will give this a few weeks before I doubt it. I might gain at first, but for the long term it will be better.

Also, per the suggestion of one of the posters, I think I'll switch up my morning workout to include resistance training. I'm already burning a ton of calories from walking. The thing is, I don't work up a big sweat walking, but I'm sure I can sweat if the weights are heavy enough! Thanks seriously to this community for…

Thanks for the replies and I officially feel a bit silly for thinking I was smarter than my body :) This made it make a lot of sense to me and hopefully will help others who are eating below their BMR. Essentially, I was like "my body HAS to let go of this weight eventually and I have all this wonderful fuel - fat!" Um,…

I have to say, I have wanted one of these for years. It was $2000 total but the happiness it gives me is well worth it. Beyond burning calories, I've always thought that humans just weren't meant to sit as much as we do. I have more energy, too, and notice I bound up and down the stairs more. But I am still overweight.…

I used to but my battery died. I'm going to go replace it this week. I had a Bodybugg that I got for Christmas that said I burn on average 4400 calories on workout/walking days.

That's a great idea! At this point, I would love to lose 2 pounds a week. Started off thinking I'd lose like 3-4 like the Biggest Loser people with all this exercise but not seeing the scale move is discouraging.

No, my DAD lost 70 pounds :) I've lost 18 and have about 80 more to go.

Yes, I know it sounds weird. I have a phone job and work from home. So I'm on the treaddesk close to 4 hours per day. I walk at 2.0-2.5 for 4 miles before and 4 miles after lunch. I'm at about 2.5 now.

That's exactly right. I burn about 500 calories at the gym on the elliptical and then about 800 (100 or so per mile) walking at my desk. Then I was eating 1300 a day. I set my thing at "sedentary" then added the exercise back in. After that, I completely ignored how many more calories it said to eat and only ate 1300…