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Short term goals: No soda (except for high burn cat shelter days) Keep Training to be Awesome Make homemade bread daily Long term goals: Pull Up unassisted Size 14 jeans (I have them in my closet) Make more homemade meals

Fantastic progress!!!! Congratulations!

I would be happy to donate both to you CanGirl if I could!!! ;)

I love to dance, I am awkward as hell, but I do it anyway.... Walking down the street, waiting for a bus, wherever, if the mood strikes me I move (I even chair dance at work). And it is so awesome that you found your love for it again! Rock those hair band songs and get moving!!! The most fun cardio imho!

The best place to look for answers on this group are on the pinned items in the group and by watching the youtube FAQ's http://www.youtube.com/user/EatMore2WeighLess?feature=mhee There is a ton of information in both areas :)

Water weight can really mess with your head (especially if you weigh in after a lifting day). I am one of the weird people that has done an unintentional body recomposition. It's weird when you give up the scale and go by measurements, pictures and how your body looks. It is a whole different mindset and can be hard when…

I love being able to eat "naughty" foods as well as good foods and still be within goal. I LOVE lifting. I don't see my iron as much as I would like due to my busy life and commute, but the small changes have made a huge difference. I love that my back is stronger because the rest of me is. I love that my skin is clear and…

5'6" 225 Tops: L-XL (due to tatas) Pants: 14-18 depending on make (gut is slowly disappearing)

Lucia (one of the EM2WL founders) has hypothyroidism and has the following video that may help you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k7-p-ErwCY There are a bunch of video FAQ's that are great to watch.

I am 39, starting menopause, just below the threshold for thyroid medication and have adjusted to a total of around 70 lbs to lose, but shooting for a size range not a number on the scale. The weight is slow to move (and moves backwards at times), but the inches are slowly disappearing. Feel free to add me. And I don't eat…

My TDEE is around 2800 (High burns on weekends). Weekdays are usually around 2300 - 2600 and Saturdays and Sundays are usually around 3000 - 3500. Welcome to the club! ;)

I try to avoid or limit some foods that cause issue. (Orange juice, tomato, strawberries, fried foods, etc.) I also, stay away from eating too close to bedtime (about 2 hours or so). Hope that helps.

Holley, you are awesome!!! :)

Fantastic!!!!

Also try placing an ad on petfinder.com :) I unfortunately cannot take in a dog (live in the city), but hope you find her a great home!

Well he will be there for half of Series 8....

Depending on how long you were eating low cal, you may want to up to full TDEE 2957 to do a metabolism reset. You may gain a little water weight doing that, but you should stabalize and be able to start losing at cut. I weigh about 215 and my TDEE is about 2800 because of my NEAT (non - exercise activity). You can also eat…

Arbonne makes a vegetarian protein powder.

Frozen custard

Is it weird that I think he looks better... I know I am weird :wink:

For me it has been money well spent, but I had a session with one that wasn't good years ago (didn't listen to the fact that I have back issues and my back was not good for a few days). Find one that listens and works with you.

Thank you for this! It is a lot of math, but I love it!!

I do strength training and am seeing great results (the scale isn't moving, but the fat is). You won't get muscle bound (it takes a lot of bulking and cutting to get that way... it doesn't happen overnight). You can do this!!

Awesome NSV!!!!

Love this!!! Thank you for sharing your story! :)

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure basically eating the amount your body is using for fuel.

Rule #1 in my book is to stop beating yourself up for "bad" moments. The more I beat myself up over something, the more I eat, ....it's a vicious cycle. Instead I try to look into what is going on and why I did something. I am not perfect at it yet by any means, but forgiving myself for eating mistakes and assessing why…

I am enjoying the book so far. I like that nothing is off limits (since so many people seem to put limits on what you can eat). I allow myself a little naughty all the time so that I don't end up going overboard. My protein bars are helping with that too. Had a bad lunch, but when you look at it objectively, it wasn't the…

I am trying to gain back the ease of eating what I need to. I will still track for a while just to keep my goals in check (tend to undereat and then overeat if I am not careful). I was subsisting on soda and vending machine food for way too long! I am slowly getting back my "full meter" and am looking at a little more time…

Wait a little, see how your body adjusts and if you are still losing, up those calories until there is a slight gain (so you can accurately determine your TDEE). :)