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try throwing in peanut butter, eggs, chicken, dairy products, beans, nuts, fish, turkey... make at least your breakfast high protein so that you keep off the hunger... Even though my profile doesn't say it (don't know why), I have already lost 7 pounds doing this in the last 2 months... I work out at least 4-5 days a week…

What is your approach to exercise? : What have you done in regards to dieting that has really helped you loose weight? : What exercise, and how long do you do it, that has shown great results in both toning and loosing weight? : Especially those of you who have lost a great amount.... Please share your secrets! :

It is amazing to me how open Stacey has been about how God has been working in her life... what an amazing and challenging example... Would I be able to be that strong? I sure would hope so... She has gone above and beyond what would be expected of her... May God bless her... he has already...

I've been praying already...

Welcome! This website is the best out there... it's not only free, but it's easy to use and you will find an amazing support system among all those are trying to do the same thing you are... Am I right guys?

thanks! Wierd tho--it's not working for me...

Where do you guys get that fake picture of yourself in a 2 piece? What is it for? It seems kinda cool... anyone?

I'm having 2 tbsp of peanut butter (200 cals) and some celery sticks!

So does this Zig-Zag thing really work???

With my elliptical maching's calculation of how much I've burnt... I use MFP's info to calculate calories burned from different exercises... But I'm also eating well balanced meals that are lower in fat and high in protein... Even my carbs are pretty good...

This is the 4th week of me working out every day (250-400 cal cardio on elliptical, running, or step aerobics), plus I'm eating around 1300 cal per day (I'm satisfied throughout the day), and watching fats and sodium... I'm eating my workout calories too... and I've put on 2 pounds! IT IS SO DISCOURAGING!!! I havent…

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I need help too.... This is the 4th week of me working out every day (250-400 cal cardio on elliptical, running, or step aerobics), plus I'm eating around 1300 cal per day (I'm satisfied throughout the day), and watching fats and sodium... I'm eating my workout calories too... and I've put…

I would agree that you should put everything in... that way you can also look at your reports and know that they are acurate... it is much more acurate... www.mypyramid.gov is a really good way to track your foods so you know you are eating balanced meals and getting the right amount of things in relationship to the…

I have the same dilema. I just er on the side of being less active than I probably am...

thanks for your advice... I've thought that maybe I'm undereating but at the same time I feel full (for the first time in my life). I'm eating 4-5 meals a day and I just let myself get satiated which I think is right. I don't know! I don't know what to do. I feel like I am overeating if I eat more than 1,500 a day...

So. I've been working out everyday... burning about 250-300 cal per day. I do different things--running, my elliptical, step aerobics, walking a long distance fast... AND I've been eating REALLY REALLY well. My recommended amount to maintain my weight is 2000... I've been eating 1200-1500 every day--balanced meals, low…

You have found a great website... lots of people use this daily and it does help. I'm a registered nurse, and when I read your story, a little alarm went off in my head. There might be something wrong with your thyroid or some other system that is making it so you gain weight and not lose it. Going to the doctor doesn't…

Take them right before you are falling asleep!

I have a 17 month old that is the same way! I get SO worried. I'm a Pediatric Advice Registered Nurse, so I know I need to calm down and just let him eat what he wants as long as it is not horrible for him. Just keep giving him the vitamins... no snacking in between meals... No low fat anything... and keep offering it!…

I have experienced the same thing :) It is your circulation... nothing to be concerned about. Just keep walking! As you do it more, the less it will happen... If it adds to my credit, I'm a registered nurse. The blood is flowing... vessels are dilating... muscles are moving... it's all good for you. If you ever feel that…

Maybe you should try weighing yourself once a month. Weight can fluctuate up and down with water intake, full bladders, a just recent meal, anything like that. As long as you are really being consistent for month, then it would probably be more accurate to pick a time in the am before you eat BF and after you pee every for…

I'm in the same boat... I need some words of wisdom too!

I read something recently in a diet handbook that said: "Try to drink at least 6-8 glasses of water per day, if possible (10 glasses per day is preferable, but at least 6-8 glasses per day if possible). Water is a very important part of your daily effort to stay slim. If you don't drink enough water then your body will…

I read something recently that I thought was very eye opening, since I tend to do the exact opposite. I eat very little all day, and then at night I have a lot of calories left over, so I eat a big 'ol meal but still stay withing my total amount of calores for the day. Maybe the section below would be helpful for others…

To the reply directly above: I have the same tendency to eat really little durring the day and then eat a good dinner since I have a lot of calories left. The problem with that is the the body doesn't sense how much you're eating in a 24 hour period, it gains or looses fat based on the body's needs at that time. So in the…

Thanks... having a baby sure changes your body doesn't? My goodness... I had no idea. I just ate whatever I craved. Now I'm paying for it... Thanks for your encouragement. Have you been able to loose weight after the baby?

I have no idea where you get your coffee, or if you make it at home, but I have found that my coffee buying habit have been dramatically changed after seeing: http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverages.asp It allowed me to still get something that I liked while knowing exactly how many calories I was consuming.…

I'm starting to feel like loosing weight is impossible. I had a baby 10 months ago, and went from a size 6 to a size 12... I can't seem to budge my weight at all... It is so discouraging. What do people do to loose 20 or 30 lbs? I can't focus my whole life on just loosing weight! I have a life to keep up with! Thankfully…