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Welcome wazzunicki! You can do this and we want to help! Are you able to identify why you're going off the wagon so quickly? When you plan your week, are you actually making the recipes, cooking the food or prepping it? Let's see if we can figure this out together and help find you some strategies that will work for you!

Oh no... I certainly try to stay close to my limit so I don't put my body into fat storage mode :)

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I think the week is just crazy and my brain is focused on too many things and food is taking a back seat. My calorie limit is 1550 right now and for the most part I'm usually a couple hundred calories under (but I don't always log spices and coconut oil used to cook so I leave myself a little padding). There was one day…

Those are fantastic achievements! You can do it! I used to find it super hard to prep on weekends to... in my case though I was just lazy and didn't WANT to. Since I've started using my crock-pot, I love it! Finding new recipes and figuring out which one I'll be having for lunch all week. The corn chowder didn't work out…

Hey Danielle! Having a rough week I'll admit so my food situation is suffering. I stayed within my calories so that's good but I had zero veggies in my dinner tonight and ate sausages... AND I scarfed them down like they were the last darn sausages I'd ever see! LOL But on a happier note, I'm staying strong and positive…

Hi eml298 and welcome! Motivation certainly is key! Loving how this thread is gaining strength in numbers! Keep up the positive attitudes folks! :) If I start a funny kind of fitness thread or one where we set goals for total group weight loss... would anyone be interested? Is a Facebook group easier? Let me know what you…

Welcome shelbya72! I can relate to the yo-yo factor for sure. But you're well on your way to the big 20 and I love that you're setting small goals for yourself and that you're excited by them! I think what I've taken away from your post is that "I'm worth it!". We all are and we just have to keep believing in that and…

Welcome Asigouin10! Skipping meals is definitely not helping but I'm so guilty of that too! Especially on weekends. I sleep in, have a brunch and then nothing till dinner. It's all about the baby steps though! Have you tried setting an alarm for snack times? Meals don't have to be huge... just nutritious. :) a handful of…

Welcome jenncamp03, elosphere, karenrich77, and kittycopper! @jenncamp03‌: Everyone is welcome! The more people you have surrounding and supporting you on this path the better! It means more ideas, more recipes, more tips and tricks... it's a win-win! @Elosphere‌: You've joined just by reaching out to us. :) Whether it's…

Welcome hardy43!

Welcome mmereth! I do have all those wonderful veggies in the soup but I didn't saute them first and they went straight into the crock-pot. I think that made them lose a lot of their flavour unfortunately. Lesson learned! Next time... ROAST FIRST! :)

@swarren1037‌: You've come to the right place! We all want to lose quite a bit of weight and just as it took time to put that weight on, it will take even longer to take back off. But together, we achieve it! I liken this to a kind of "AA" group but for food. We need to be there for each other, ups and downs. As an aside,…

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Now, my corn chowder is done and I'm a bit disappointed... it came out really bland. So... what to do? I didn't roast the corn first which I was supposed do and I think that's one of the issues. So how to fix it? Hmmm... I may add more corn but roast it first and see if that adds enough flavour. Any ideas on what to use in…

Welcome to the thread to all those who just joined! @ksippel‌: Baby steps are still steps! :) @jencultie: It's super hard to stay on track but we just have to take this one day at a time and if we mess up, we pick ourselves back up and keep going! It's ok to fall as long as you're willing to get right back up! As for fast…

Welcome Danielle! The way your splitting out your goals is awesome! Smaller goals help me too. I get to celebrate my successes more often! :) To everyone, I've just put on a crock-pot full of vegetable goodness! I'm making a corn chowder for my lunches this week! The recipe indicates that it's about 170 calories per…

Welcome jostamer and bmaison! Cutting out soda is super hard when you're as used to it as adding salt to food or breathing air. The fact that you've cut it out is a tremendous achievement! :) As for vegetables, have you heard of the "Sneaky Chef"??? She has a series of cookbooks that are filled with recipes that allow you…

Hey Nitasha! Thanks for joining the thread! I'd love to hear more about your plans and the different meals you've "concocted". :) I'm always on the lookout for variety!

I've started meal prepping as well. At least where lunches are concerned. My crock-pot has become my best friend. I've found low calorie but higher nutritional value recipes that I'm tweaking to make them work for me. I make them on Sundays and then split them into portions right away before putting them in the fridge. I…

Welcome to the thread @shreyashiganguly‌! Great job so far and we're all in this together!

@LovingLife_Erin‌: I'm just outside of downtown Ottawa! I will admit that I'm addicted to Timmies... I miss having breakfast there but I'm finding awesome replacements! Thanks for the info on Passata. I'll have to check out the stores and see if anyone carries it. :) @racomunale09‌: Welcome to the thread! It's hard enough…

@zoomtech16‌ I hear ya!!! Chowing down is unfortunately an art I've mastered! LOL

@LovingLife_Erin‌ What is "passata"?

So what does everyone have planned for Valentine's Day dinner? We're having steak and roasted brussel sprouts and a modified version of fettuccine alfredo with scallops. Going to be eating very light until then to save up my calories but my goal tonight is to really listen to my body and stop eating when I'm full. I'll use…

tata2g3: Love the sassy way you're tilting your head!

Hi there and congrats on your new arrival! I breastfed my son for 2 months before I called it quits. I started transitioning to formul at month two and by month 3, I was done breastfeeding. I may have wanted to continue but quite frankly... I hated it. There were various reasons I didn't like it but I tell you this because…

1- That little thing inside my head that kept telling me "It's now or never"! 2- Water, water, and more water (Can that count as just one thing? This was and still is a challenge for me.) 3- Walking (My dog thanks me by the way.)

40 + 2 months here! Friend request on its way and for anyone else who cares to add me, I'm always happy to have more friends! Shi