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How awesome for you! That had to feel wonderful :) 10 lbs in 3 weeks is great!

Checked out your diary and you did great today! We have days where TOM tests our willpower and drains our energy. Definitely don't stress about it!

I am SUCH a FlyBaby!

Not always true! You have to experiment a little and find out what works for you...my weight plateaus very quickly if I do not eat my exercise cals back. It will work for some and not for others

I'll add you! I have the seen the benefits in my weight loss when I stop looking at food for my emotional needs and look towards God for them instead! I've also heard a few other users talking about this book in the last few days...I'm curious now!

That's so awesome! It's definitely harder to see the progress when we're staring ourselves down everyday in the mirror, and it often takes something like this to prove it! Way to go (and also, the longer it takes to lose, the more likely you are to keep it off for good)! And ditto about the Shred--it almost killed my…

I've found that I have some true supporters who are proud of me no matter what and others who play down my loss because they are not finding the same success themselves. For example, texted my mom an NSV about fitting into size 7 jeans, and she responded 'why would would you tell me that when I'm here baking a cake!'. The…

I've really had to force myself not to do this anymore, especially when I'm preparing meals and it's so easy to taste test, but when I had days where I did it a lot, I would quick add 75-100 calories, depending on what it was and how much I nibbled lol!

Way to go! That had to feel great, and I love your response to him!!

Thanks for this! I love their products, but hadnt thought about visiting their website!

What an amazing and motivating story! You have done something so incredible and you look awesome!

I completely agree! My husband and I had to have this VERY hard conversation last winter when my weight was starting to get out of hand. It was my wake up call. We have been together since I was 18, so I am far from the cheerleading/dancer that caught his attention, but I still owe it to him to be the best version of…

And no calories wasted on the bread or crackers you'd put it on! I would take the PB spoon to bed and eat it before going to sleep...drove my hubby crazy!

It's not a huge deal once in a while. It will take somewhere between 24-48 hours for your metabolism to be affected, so as long as you aren't below 1200 on a regular basis it probably won't make much of a difference. I've also read about people on here reconciling their calories throughout the week, so going a little over…

You were gorgeous before too, but you look fantastic now. You SHOULD be pumped!

Hi and welcome to the site! I'm from Yakima too! My biggest tip would just be to know yourself...if there are certain times of the day where you know you will need a snack save a couple hundred calories just for that time and eat something! That really helped me get through wanting a late night snack. Now that I'm further…

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It does take awhile for your body to adjust to the different portions sizes and less food in general. Give it a couple of weeks and it should get better. A couple of tips are drinking plenty of water to keep your stomach full, keep yourself busy so that your mind isnt on food all the time and try to eat foods that have a…

Ditto!

Baby Spinach Red Onions Grape Halves Mandarin Orange Sections Almonds --sometimes I use the Raspberry Walbut Vinegrette from Wishbone, but the salad by itself is pretty sweet and moist, so it doesn't even really need it Another quick and easy way to do salads is to b the Fresh Express Salad Kits. I'll often just throw one…

I'm 5'8 and 154 lbs, I usually burn 6-700 cals for a 1 hr class of hot yoga!

For snacks I love the single serve packs of Hummus...Hannah brand (I find it at Costco) only has 60 cals each and I dip with carrot sticks. Vita tops are great for a sweet snack for 100 cals. or peanut butter on pretty much anything (celery, apple, on a spoon lol)! As far as meals go, A go-to breakfast for me is a dannon…

Glad I'm not the only wife who has thought about doing this lol! I logged a 'normal' day for him yesterday and then I was pretty tempted to start a profile for him...

Congrats! That's awesome for you! What a big reward for your hard work! You have a great attitude about the weight gain and You're right about the baby only needing 300 calories and even that doesn't kick in until the 2nd trimester! For the first trimester you're safe eating at maintenance calories, then you add the…

Haha I love that!!

^This. I'm not offended by anyone wearing black to weddings, but i always avoid it myself just because you never know if there are going to be anyone there that thinks more traditionally any might get upset. If you know the family well enough to be worried about that, then go for it because you look hot!

The trick you always hear about eating on smaller plates really does work! We've made that a habit in our house and it tricks your mind into eating more. Regular servings look giant on salad plates and tiny on those dinner plates! I also agree with logging the calories ahead of time and measuring what you're going to eat…

Sounds delish!

One of the contestants from the second season lives in my town and has gained plenty of his weight back. I think maybe when your focus is on losing as much as you can and quickly as you can you aren't really learning how to maintain the lifestyle and keep the loss.

When I was pregnant my OB turned me on to Diet Rite. I remembered it being my grandma's drink of choice, but if you can find it, it still has 0 calories but also 0 sodium and no caffiene. It's also sweetened with splenda instead of aspartame. I drink about 2 a day and I can get the sweetness and then fizz without the bad…