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I weigh and measure everything and it helps. The other day I was shocked how small a cup of cooked pasta was!! I find the healthier I eat as well the better weight comes off - try to stay away from salt and have fruits and veggies make up a good part of your diet. i struggle with that as I hate fruit but do try to eat as…

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Ok - thx for your help. So I can eat up to what calories say after fitbit is connected?

Not sure, even when I was thin my legs rubbed. I have smallish hips so not sure if that makes the difference.

Really??? LOL Far from the truth. I have friends who have lost their fitbits that clasp to them so that pretty much sealed the deal for me!

Automobile Tire - or my 1 year old nephew (who feels heavy to me!!)

I truly recommend you read The PCOS Diet and follow that. The lbs kept melting when I did that diet - it really is not a diet - it just makes sense. Also after 5 years infertility I went on to have my pride and joy. Also look into clean eating. It is work and you will need to plan but it will be so worth it. Look into your…

Sorry to jump in, a few people mentioned IF. What is that?

I want to dump the fat lady stores and feel more confident about myself. I also want to keep up with my busy 7 year old. Went tobogganing with my sister and the kids, he told me that I can't toboggan because I am too fat. :( He already knows that I cannot do a lot of stuff with him so he thinks I can't do anything.

Hagen Das Caramel Cone Explosion - been sitting in freezer for 2 weeks untouched. I run out of calories everyday so no ice cream for me. Also resisted a caramilk chocolate cake a coworker brought in. It sure looked yummy.

Can't imagine. I'm in SW Ontario and our basement flooded this weekend. It has been so much work cleaning it up. Hope you get home soon.

PCOS sucks but it's not a life sentence. I know with myself that I let my PCOS be a crutch and an excuse for so many years. Before I had my son, I lost 50lbs on weight watchers. Over the years it has crept back up. I'm again working on losing the weight. Taking it off slowly - trying to eat healthy. Clean Eating is what…

Are you eating back your exercise calories? You need to eat a minimum of 1200 calories. Try calorie cycling - you eat 1200 one day and 1500 the next. Google 'calorie cycling". This helps me when I stop losing. Good luck!

Thanks everyone - going to look into these!

That's why I kicked it up with all of these veggies - so it works out to 1/4 cup cooked quinoa and loads of veggies! I added the calories and carbs etc in the first post.

I'd suggest the Clean Eating or Insulin resistance Diet - both are easy to follow. I like Clean Eating the best.

I've done the PCOS Diet and Insulin Resistance diet as well as Eat Clean Diet and have had great success with all of them. the problem is that I always revert back to my old ways. Oy vey!

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and as I get older it is causing me more and more trouble. particularily in my ankles. It's the biggest reason I decided for once and for all that I need to lose the weight. i wake up in the morning and cannot even get out of bed - or even walk. It takes me 15 minutes before I can do anything…

Don't give up. PCOS, IR and Hypothyroid here - successfully lost 50lbs following PCOS diet. After I lost the weight - I got pregnant and had a beautiful baby boy. Let myself go and gained the weight. Again lost 50lbs and got PG. Unfortunately, I lost that pregnancy at 10 weeks. I fell into a depression and just let myself…

I like it but Jillian gets annoying: I started shred on May 3 but have only done 21 times: Inches: Hips -2 Waist -2 Arm -1 Thigh -1.5 Chest -3.5 weight -3lbs. Not sure how to calculate total inches lost - I think just add up? So if so - I lost 10inches.

I'm on day 18 and on level one and am liking it. It is an excellent workout - I am shocked how much my body is transforming. I won't know final measurements until I am done. Jillian is super annoying on the video - I really wish she would just instruct and not talk at all - her "motivating words" bug the hell out of me to…

That always sucks. Are you sure you are only eating 1200 calories- do you weigh all your food and measure it out? Are you watching the sodium? Sodium can affect weight. I can't see your diary so I can't really give you much advice. I know I'll gain before TOM and then lose it after my cycle starts.

It's the last place for me to go - but first place I gain. Hang in there - once you lose overall fat the tummy will go too.

Marilyn Monroe was a size 8. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article6044724.ece

Day 10 today of level 1 and I felt so strong doing it. It was a good workout - first time I have felt strong doing it!

Jillian says she has 400lb people doing jumping jacks - somehow - I doubt that!! Killer on the knees for sure.

I am loving the 30 day shred by Jillian Michaels - excellent workout!

Oh wow! You look AMAZING!! Good for you!

Just some suggestions from reading your diary: Cut the sodium down to 1500 mg a day, drink more water and third, eat cleaner - meaning less refined foods and pasta's. More veggies, more lean proteins, good carbs. In the end you can just be up for no reason, it will go back down. Keep plugging away and try not to get…

I drink a lot of water and don't have any weight gain, last month I lost 2lbs. Before I drank water - I was always up 2-3lbs minimum.