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My daughter is vegan and she has a lot of calories and not necessarily healthy foods in her diet.

I have had similar struggles since my initial loss in 2012 (and having gained it back) thanks to health issues, life, etc but still counting calories and logging faithfully. I know several people who have been doing Plexus for a few years with remarkable results. I've been doing it for two months now and am down almost…

Fish. Any and all fish (unless it's Gorton's battered...lol). The one food I found I love is kale when most people I know don't like it. I also learned that I like spinach, but not by itself.

I was curious about linking two Fitbit devices to MFP, too, so I went searching for information. I can't find anything on this. Hopefully someone knows the answer! Good luck!

Hi. I just started last week after being diagnosed as on the border of "prediabetic." I never realized how many carbs I eat. I'm starting slow with cutting down to 75-170 carbs/day. Hope to maintain that a few weeks and drop it again.

I also eat the chocolate off my Kit Kat's first - around the outside edges, then separate them, eat the edges, then do the wafer layers one by one. If I eat pizza, I always rip the cheese off, eat around the outside edge of the crust, then eat the cheese by itself. Any vegetables at meal time have to be on their own plate…

In 2012, I lost 65 lbs (started before MFP for a month). I'm 5'1" and was happy in the 145-150 range. I held that for about nine months, then my fibro caught up with me, my hip started giving out while running and sometimes walking. I gained 20+ lbs back by January 2015 when I was diagnosed with disc issues which left me…

Amazing and inspirational!! You look fantastic!!

Wow - that's awesome!!! Congrats to you (and your wife!)

I just started taking Skinny Fiber Max yesterday. I've been logging calories in/out since January 2012 (although my ticker doesn't show that because I went on a cruise in 2014 and couldn't log til I got back). I ran into health issues & gained a bunch of weight & desperately wanted a "kick start".

One word - WOW!!

It doesn't sound like you're making any excuses to me, but rather searching for answers. I have not been able to loose weight the "easy way" since I was in my 20's; I'm now 48. I'm only 5'1" and even when I was 22 & weighed 104, I was only able to do that by exercising every day and eating clean. I can gain 45 lbs in a…

I had a Fitbit One for three years and purchased the Charge HR three months ago. I am a definite Fitbit addict and find it very motivating. I love the Charge HR better than the One. I also wear a Polar HRM when doing cardio and they are always within 2-3 numbers if not identical when it comes to my heart rate.

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Great inspiration!

FANTASTIC! :)

I have used the Polar FT40 HRM since 2012 for all cardio. In 2013 I added the Fitbit One & instantly became addicted to watching how many steps I took in a day. However, after losing my third one two months ago, I invested in the Fitbit Charge HR and I LOVE it. It was definitely worth the $149.99 I paid for it. It tracks…

I Just finished day two of the 24 day challenge. I have a great "coach" who is always there to answer questions. Its pretty easy to follow eating wise. A serving of protein (usually 3-5 oz) each meal & veggie and complex carb once or twice a day. I have a food scale, but generally a serving is about the size of a fist.…

Awesome job!

This sounds fantastic! Thanks for posting!

If I'm going to have a few beers, I plan it ahead of time so I make sure I extra calories for the week to accommodate the beer. I also drink Miller/MGD 64 whenever they have it. If not, then Miller Lite. The only "craft" beer I'll drink is Summer Shandy. I'm glad I don't care for the heavier beers. Wine, well, that's a…

My favorite!! I cut them in half, lay them on a stoneware baking pan, spray with olive oil PAM, sprinkle with either sea salt or coarse black pepper and roast. Someone else mentioned cooking in a bit of oil then adding chicken broth - I do that as well, only I add three pieces of crumbled up center cut bacon. DELISH!!!

My go-to is four egg organic or free range egg whites (I don't like egg yolk)

Congrats on the 3 lb loss and welcome! I was a big diet coke fan, then coke zero. Until I decided to get rid of the artificial sweeteners except for Stevia. I was drinking flavor packets in my water, but many of those also have artificial sweeteners. I found something I absolutely love, but it's hard to find. It's called…

Yeah for you!!! Way to go!!

I wear my Polar HRM when I do zumba (2 or 3 days a week). I walk to zumba using the HRM, stopping it before I take the class, then use it for the class, then start another session for the walk home. I also wear a Fitbit One 24/7. I use MapMyRun on my phone for getting my miles walked, but I never use that for calories…

I'm in the same boat, too. I dropped 63 lbs from January 2012 - August 2012; I was running for the first time in my life, did 5K's, was able to run 8 miles with no problem, took zumba three days a week, and had started weight lifting and last June I did a 10 mile trail hike. I went from 3X tops to medium/large; 16 stretch…

I don't have first-hand experience, but my mom's co-worker who was 22 & already pretty fit started using it. She lost inches to the point of looking like a little kid and felt great, but after eight months give or take, she started feeling "not right". She had become a distributer and ended up going off of it due to…

What a well-written, straight-to-the-heart story of your life! So happy for you, you look great and I wish you continued success & happiness!!!1 Thank you for taking the time to share your story.

this happens often... I weigh myself same time everyday wearing the same thing with the scale in the same location and I use two different scales, but I only count my official weight once a week - every Saturday morning. The days in between don't count because there is so much fluctuation depending on time of the month,…

They make this at a place not far from me and yes, I've had one only replaced the onion with a mass of fantastic deep fried onion rings - lol. Well, not the whole thing.... disassembled so that I got a portion of it. Fantastical! Oh, and I ate this prior to 2012 before I started logging calories... lol. I would cry if I…