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@tripmom - Bottom row, first pic. Love the boots.

I made mine public months ago. I thought to myself: What do I care what other people think? You know what I found? Nobody really cares all that much. I haven't had one spontaneous comment about my diary from ANYONE outside of my friends list. So the fears of being "judged", I think it's mostly crap. I thought it might help…

I am open to new friends. My diary is wide-open and I generally provide a fair amount of feedback and support to my friends who are active on MFP.

Because the body is able to create waste out of thin air. It's the extra poop that adds to the scale. It has nothing to do with what you've eaten or drank, or the physiological systems of how the body regulates pH.

It's really entertaining to watch a bunch of people debate something, and yet they are all saying exactly the same thing; except they use different words and ideas to support their particular perspective. If I hang from my feet, is everything around me upside down?

1789 plus my exercise calories. So usually 2100-2300.

Here's a snippet of a post I recently made on another thread, and it's pertinent here too: "Many people fail at this because they don't realize how long it might take and they get discouraged when they do everything right for a couple of weeks and only see minimal (if any) results. If you're looking for a quick fix, you…

I recently changed my goal from a number on a scale to a "state of being"... I want to be a healthier individual. Diet and exercise is my "method". The "results" will be things like weight, blood pressure, body fat %, blood work, and other biometric screening numbers. Those results will all happen in due time if I stick to…

I just started Insanity this week as well. I finished 1 round of full P90x, and 1 round using just the strength workouts and adding C25K as my cardio. After 2 days I can tell Insanity is going to take me to the next level of my fitness. I was spitting, snotting, and sweating while lying on the floor at the end of that…

The weight is actually spot on to where I'm at today. However the person in the picture is almost 40 pounds heavier than what the weight says. I'm glad I'm not that person any more.

Eat healthy, track your calories, exercise, and do it every day. It's really that simple. You can't spot reduce from the "trouble" areas. The body will burn fat from wherever it wants, and you can't control the where. You already have your motivation, you just need to turn it into action, then maintain the new habits. Many…

By your rationale (to the OP), why eat at all until you've reached your goal weight? Why not just give up eating completely until you've lost the weight? It's not as simple as doing the math. There are a lot of physiological things at play in our bodies that can make the math obsolete.

Neither and both.

Does this Subway steak and cheese I have in front of me answer your question?

I'm not necessarily going to comment on the exact amount as much as I'm going to focus on something else you mentioned... You said you were comfortable eating at the lower levels and you feel bloated when you eat at the level suggested. That is to be expected, and I'm speaking from experience. Our bodies will get used to…

This is almost me exactly too. I try and drink 2 of my 32 ounce bottles by the end of lunch, one through the afternoon before I go home, then another when I'm at home in the evening. The funny thing is, while I pee practically every hour at work, I only have to get up once each night.

Aren't there plenty of other good pictures to make up for it?

Isn't the bottle the best place to find comfort?

This thread looks like fun, how did it take me so long to happen across it?

I'm in the middle of a plateau now. Have been stuck for about 2 months. I was consistently losing 1-2 pounds a week prior to that (July-November). What I've learned during the time it took me to get here: The end goal is no longer to lose weight. The end goal is to change my lifestyle. If I do that, the weight will take…

45c 35p 25f Trying to be sure I have the right building blocks for muscles during strength workouts, even while on a calorie deficit.

My advice: Enjoy it. Go back to normal after lunch. You should order what you want, then just don't eat it all. It will still be a lot of calories, but 1 big meal here and there isn't going to hurt anyone's progress.

I think a caloire is a french pastry. :) (sorry, couldn't resist)

About 6 weeks.

I personally go with my own "rule of thumb" for wine. We drink almost exclusively red wines, and I use 25 calories per fluid ounce. I measure how much I drink and enter the ounces at that calorie level. I think a standard "pour" for a glass of wine is 5 ounces. So when the ability to measure isn't available, I use 5 ounces…

There is no snack that can compete with my old nemesis, so I just go ahead and allow myself that indulgence when I go to the movies.

August 19th. Bill Clinton

Almonds, crunchy granola bars, pouches of tuna, and I always have a piece of fruit or two lying around my desk.

During the week, I'm exercising within 10 minutes of my feet hitting the floor. I pee, weigh myself, get my exercise clothes on, pop in my DVD (or TV if just treadmill), and get going. I like getting it done and not having it hanging over me at the end of the day. On the weekends though, I do not work out first thing. I…

Me too. It kinda feels strange to be able to run for 25 minutes straight now. Especially given the fact that week 1 was hard for me when I started. It really is a good program.