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Welcome all of you who have just joined us here! Some of you have some added challenges to your already challenging journey of losing weight and getting healthy! I tip my hat to you for your efforts and your dedication to doing this for yourselves and whatever we can do to help motivate and encourage you, we will! I have…

Evenin' all! I'll post my crock-pot chili recipe before the weekend for those of you who are interested. Seems like everyone is doing well today so I'm sending positive vibes for tomorrow! We are worth it!

It's so easy to second guess everything we're doing. I got on the scale this morning (big mistake) and it showed I'd gained 3 pounds... How is that even possible?! I started to question what I ate, if I calculated everything, if the calorie values are accurate, if the food I ate last night was heavier than my usual…

Good evening and welcome to all who are new to this thread! It's kinda funny. I noticed that many of us have lost a bunch of weight and gained back half. What is it about gaining half back that triggers us to start again??? :) @dillons1228‌: Do you have flavors you prefer or some you don't like at all? I'm happy to share…

Right now my goal is 1500. Have you reset your goals recently? I do it periodically to accommodate for my loss. The minimum number of calories (if I remember correctly) to intake is 1200.

Hi All and welcome to those of you who have just joined us. @nikkisl37‌: I too struggle with water. I don't drink 8 cups of anything in a day and 3 cups of coffee. The only thing that works for me is having it in front of me. @dillons1228‌: One suggestion would be to get yourself a crock-pot! :) I have two and love them. I…

Hi Everyone and welcome to our new friends! Today I will be making a Mediterranean Succotash for this week's lunches. No meat for 5 days of lunches is going to be an interesting phenomenon for me. I'm such a carnivore! But it looks delicious and sounds super healthy so I'm going to give it a go! As for breakfast... not…

Good morning all! @punkrockgoth: Welcome! Getting your weight under control is never easy but it doesn't have to be torture either. We just need to find ways to enjoy the food we eat and listen to our bodies so we know when its had enough. I've struggled with this for so long because I am addicted to the taste of food. I…

Welcome treasa2013! We can certainly help motivate you and give you tips and tricks that have worked for us! Hopefully some of these will work for you! My first piece of advice is don't give up! You can do this if you really want it and don't let slip ups get you down! One of the best ways to combat your sugar addiction is…

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Holy cow look at that pic! You're looking awesome Danielle!!!

@inchwormbyinchworm‌: Awesome day! Gratz! Happy weekend to everyone. Stay strong and focused! :)

Happy Friday All! @danielle7577‌: Fantastic and congrats! You're doing phenomenal! @2run2ski‌: It happens to us all! You recovered beautifully and that's SO encouraging! Way to go!

Evenin everyone and welcome to our newest peeps. Rough dinner tonight. I had everything planned out and we had a last minute switch of restaurants... *sigh* But it was my son's birthday and sometimes, you gotta fall off the wagon to be able to back on so I"m right back at it and feelin good! Hope everyone is having an…

Welcome ChrisKom! I know how you feel! It's so hard to stop when it tastes so good! Have you tried using smaller plates? That worked for me for a while. Then I tried doing something else while I was eating. It would distract me between bites, enough for my brain to tell me when I was full (although this was hit and miss).…

Gosh I'm so behind! Welcome to all you new peeps! I never thought when I posted my initial thread that it would turn out like this! I'm so excited to have so many new motivators in my life and I want to thank each and every one of you for being here with me! Some of you have shared with me that you relate to my story just…

WOW I second Danielle! Lots of new posts! Awesome! I'm going to look into starting a group this weekend and I'll let you guys know once it's done. We can change things around when we want to add stuff. @niclan13‌: I'm glad to see you've got some plans to get yourself motivated again! Don't forget that plateaus can be…

Good question jonesm97... it' connected for sure. Do you know someone who had one who might be able to let you try it out? Welcome archanajoyce! Always nice to have a new source of motivation! We should all weigh ourselves on march 1st and see collectively how much weight we lose during the month! I bet the number would be…

Welcome lreznik123! I also have a fitbit but it's so cold right now that I haven't put it to good use... But it's coming! :)

Welcome newcomers! Always nice to see new faces! @ eml298: My pleasure! Today's recipe is a chicken cordon bleu casserole. Can't wait to see what kind of portions that will give and whether it will be enough to satisfy me. :) @sdsmom‌: Kids are such a blessing aren't they! They make us get fat, cause us to grow white hair…

Welcome mdabney! You absolutely CAN do this... you need to have a little faith in yourself and patience for the times you slip up and overall the desire to to do this! If you've got that you're good as gold! I struggled with meal planning as well. It's time-consuming but so worth it. Over the last 3-4 weeks, I've been…

Had a small whole wheat thin crust pizza - veggie extreme tonight for dinner. Don't know exactly how many calories so I used the Pizza Pizza version but mine had broccoli, artichokes, zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions with feta cheese instead of mozzarella. It was well to be honest... a bit disappointing but the…

Welcome to jessicaclode88 and mychele06! @jessicaclode88‌: I can relate to the fast food! It's so tasty and easy to get our hands on. But you know what? We can make BETTER food than they can! Let's do this together. Feel free to add me and let's start making small changes. I actually just went to make myself a lunch…

My diary is also open and I have about 100 pounds to lose. I'm always looking at diaries to get new ideas! :)

Lofty goals Danielle but i know you can do it! I just did something really cool... I thought my egg whites were about to expire so I cooked the rest of the container but as I was eating, I realized I really wasn't hungry enough to eat more than half so I got rid of the rest before habit made me eat it all! Such a proud…

There's a Jamaican place nearby that makes an amazing jerk chicken poutine... home version: baked fries instead of deep fried, some crockpot shredded jerk chicken with jerk tomato based sauce and some shredded mozzarella. Yum!

You're twice the fun?

Yes! Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?

I like to use naan bread instead of pita for the crust... a bit more chewy :) But meat for crust??? Recipe please!

Because you'd find a way to make me look cool :)