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Culo, "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You", was probably my favorite song. The first half of the movie really dragged, but then it got better. I think Clint Eastwood didn't get that most people who go to movie musicals go for the MUSIC! So, the first half didn't have enough music for me. I bet that diet break will work great…

Hey, Culo! I'm so sorry to hear that you are in pain so often. Do you currently have a blood clot? If so, I'd be concerned about exercising too much, since it could dislodge and go somewhere more dangerous. If you don't, I think you should consult a physical therapist, since doctors don't know much about pain and exercise,…

Jumping on the Jen Love Train! You are amazing, Girl! Keep the good news comin'! Your food porn is so mouthwatering and your example has helped me to learn moderation. Congratulations on a huge victory!

Stephanie, it's so nice to get 3 posts from you! I'm glad work calmed down enough for you to say HI! Jodi, this is a very complicated "game". You're not an idiot for just getting it all. In fact, I think you're way ahead of where I was a few months ago. I didn't even start exercising right away. I just tried to get my…

Warrior Women, I'm chasing you this week! I'm bringing up the rear in our group, on my friend's list. Of course, Rachael's still #1, then comes Veronica, Jodi, and Stephanie. I'm #11, with an average of 7,582 steps/day. I'll see what I can do this week to catch up to the pack! My goals for the week are to eat at a 15%…

Hello, Warrior Sistahs! Can you tell I've been walking around downtown Oakland? Lol. Sistahs, I am so glad I was able to get my booty out of the house on a Sunday. I took Thursday as my rest day this week, since my right knee was hurting. The problem was, when I woke up this morning, the last thing I wanted to do was leave…

Hey, Threnjen! Have you ever heard of "diet breaks"? I think they can be very helpful, when you start feeling fatigue from eating at a low calorie level for too long. A week or two of eating what you want or at maintenance, if you don't want that much freedom, can be just the thing to give you renewed motivation. It also…

Happy Solstice, My Warrior Sisters! It's Saturday, so I inventoried my kitchen, planned my meals for the week, and made my grocery list. I walked to the farmers market and TJ's and then, on the way up the stairs my right knee started complaining again. I'm hoping that if I take it easy the rest of the day it'll let me play…

Good Morning, Warrior Sisters! I am so pleased! I just lowered my calories by 15% yesterday and I already lost 1lb! I'm going to stick with this calorie level, for as long as it works. It would be a joy to keep losing weight at 1850 calories/day;) I'm going to that museum event tonight, so I've already planned what I'm…

Jodi, that great! You were movin'! That's awesome that you did strength training, too! It's hard to find the balance between exercise and fuel. You want to eat enough to fuel your workout, but you could end up needing to eat too much! Veronica, I dropped from 7 to 12 on my fitbit friends list, today:( You're still my #3,…

Belle, are you Kristen with no pic on fitbit? That was the only friend I couldn't identify. Let me know, because I like to know who I'm chasing! Jodi, I wish I could stay off the scale, too. All the EM2WL people advise not to get on the scale during a reset and I still get on every day. I just figure that if I prohibit it,…

Hey, Warrior Women! I'm SO HAPPY that I lifted my cardio restriction on Monday. I feel so much better and sleep a lot faster, when I'm more active. Some of you don't know this, but I used to be the biggest slug in the world. In January of this year, I could only walk for 10 minutes, without needing to sit down. Something…

Wow! Thanks for sharing and helping me get some perspective. I am happy to be getting back to some of my old favorite routines and will keep a close eye on my energy intake and sleep, so I don't crash and burn again. Best of luck to all of you in meeting your health & fitness goals!

Hi, Tall Girl! I'm 5 foot nothin' and I'm aiming for 145. Once I get there, I may push down to 120, but right now just trying to get down to "overweight".

Welcome, RodaRose! Yes, you could lose this amount of weight in a year but, you would be much happier and more likely to keep it off, if you went with an 18 month or 2 year time span in mind. I'm more than twice your age and, when I was determined to get rid of all of my extra weight as soon as possible, I was losing…

Well, if you remember what you ate, you can search for each item on the database. Most Chinese food is in there. Sometimes, you'll just have to choose something close to what you had. Or, if you want to be very diligent, you can look online for a recipe for something you ate out and then enter the recipe into MFP to…

Hey, Warrior Sisters! I like that, Jodi, and I'm glad that you're benefitting from the group. I like having a small, intimate group with which to share this process. I hope that the volumes that Stephanie & I wrote clarified things for you. I worry that we might have just made it more confusing! Stephanie, I feel for you,…

Hi, Jody! This is a pretty accurate calorie calculator that was given to me by an MFP friend: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/ Have you already used it or some other calorie calculator? I've never heard of MFP giving women such a high calorie goal, when they say they want to lose 1-2lbs/week. Anyway,…

I came back to make sure you got the answers you were seeking. I have 2 more things to offer. Near the top of your Fitbit profile page, there's a graph of your intake vs burn for the past 30 days. At the bottom of the graph it gives you your average intake & burn numbers over the past 30 days. I've been basing my…

Good Evening, Warrior Women! Our group's been kinda quiet, this week. Are people getting tired? Is there some "diet burnout" going on? Are you just too busy to do anything but log. Talk to us! As you probably read on the newsfeed, I had a blast at the YMCA! That class, "Jack's Happy Hour" is one I'll go back to again and…

What 3dogsrunning said. Also, if your fibit & polar are saying you burn 2200/day and you're fine with losing at a moderate pace, then only reduce that number by 15% (or 330 calories) and you should eat 1870. Doing this should get you an almost 1lb/week loss. If it doesn't, then you need to look to see if you're accurately…

CHEESE & nuts, mostly. Too much and too many. Otherwise, I ate pretty healthy, so none of my friends could understand why I was so heavy. Well, when I got here, I realized that 1/4 cup of most nuts is 170 calories and I could easily eat 2 cups in one sitting. With cheese, it depends on the kind, but it's basically another…

Day 2 of eating at maintenance and boy am I full! I grow more confident every day that this Is the right course of action, but it's still a big adjustment. One of the reasons I put off dealing with my obesity for so long was because I was anorexic as a teen. I worried that putting so much focus on what I was eating might…

When I've had spaghetti squash, I've done the same thing--added marinara sauce & protein & parmesan. It's delicious! My usual lunch is a salad. I think it's the easiest lunch to make to go, especially if you prep & portion all your veggies and proteins, after grocery shopping. Buy a big Tupperware container, if you don't…

Welcome! Yes, online, you can look at your weekly caloric intake in the reports tab. If you're on the phone app, you can go to the nutrition page (right under diary) and see not only your weekly caloric intake, but also your nutrients & macros for today or the week. When I meal plan, I use the phone app, because it's much…

Happy Monday, Warrior Women! Well, I have a little confession to make. I went over my 3500 calorie burn limit, yesterday. I had a friend visiting from out of town and he wanted to go out for dinner, so we ended up burning a few hundred extra calories going to and from the restaurant. Oh, well. At least I didn't burn 7000…

Hey, Warrior Women! I had a good week and an even better weekend. I managed to keep my calorie burn down to 3544 and eat above my BMR every day, except for the day I had my tooth extracted. I lost a pound, but I've already regained it. My plan for the next week is to bump my calories up to maintenance every day and to keep…

Happy Weekend, Warrior Women! I went to a gym today and took a tour and I'm going to join! It's a YMCA, so I'm going to bring in some paperwork tomorrow and try to get a discount. What's great is that either way, my son's free, until he turns 18! It was way cleaner and prettier than it looked from the outside, so I'm…

Good Morning, Warrior Women! I'm really excited to see if I can improve my performance on those advanced yoga poses, today. The Wii Fit Plus yoga trainer that I use makes them look so easy! My youngest son and I joke that she's an albino anorexic, because her skin is translucent and she looks like a size 0. Of course, she…

Go, Warrior Women! Well, I just took a short walk and did yoga, so it shouldn't be hard to keep my cardio budget this week. I think I'll do another true rest day on Sunday. Jodi, great job getting your workout done 1st thing! I did that today, but it was by accident;) Diana, you have been managing your calories & exercise…