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Ma'am. I have a bachelors degree. I worked a full time job while getting it and graduated in under the four years, when you WANT something, you find a way, You, my dear, just want to complain.

I measure using standard measurements. Cup of this type of fruit, cup of these nuts, I don't have a scientific measurement for meats but if I buy a pound of chicken and eat 1/4 of it, I'm using 4oz as a measurement. I drink water all day. Close to a gallon. Aside from some coffee, I drink nothing but water. I don't bother…

And that being said. I feel fat no matter whether I am in a healthy weight range or not. We all have days where we love the way we look and days where we hate it. Losing weight doesn't necessarily stop you from feeling fat. It never did with me

Oh part of loose skin is just genetics and age. I wouldn't worry too much about it, I promise you see it more than anybody else does. I know women who have "loose skin" who have never even been overweight, simply had a child and got a little older. A little loose skin is just a natural part of life, Women who have flat…

You said you were eating that amount "net calories". Try reducing the amount of exercise calories you eat back until you start seeing. The scale move. I never had any luck eating back exercise calories except for those from my five mile runs, and then I would only eat back 150 to 200. When I was eating my exercise…

Invest in a small fridge for your room and lock your room, or move out. If you've already brought the subject up before going over and over it will not help, but will rather make it worse. Either save up and get your own tiny fridge to go in your room., or move out.

One handful of popcorn will not make or break the bank. However, generally, with me, a handful tends to be pretty close to. Fourth cup. I tried that with cashews last night haha. Grabbed a handful, realized I am supposed to log and then put it in the measuring cup before I ate them. It was just a bit shy of a quarter cup.…

Fit bit is more accurate than MFP on that particular thing.

Overly sensitive. His words can only upset you if you let them

THe healthiest will always be something you make in your own kitchen that isn't full of preservatives or made from a powder concentrate. That being said. Whyeeee? I seriously don't get it. If I only have so many calories in a day, i would rather eat them than drink them. That's just me though.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/myths-surround-breakfast-and-weight/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 I personally have lost a lot of weight by eating tiny breakfast, medium lunch, if at all (my schedule gets busy) and a large dinner and a small snack before bed. When I eat a big breakfast, I tend to overeat during the…

My personal feelings about it aside. You need to drink water, water, and more water. Even if you feel you don't need it drink lots of water. Those pills will dehydrate you. Make sure you remember to eat. It can seriously kill your appetite.. Do NOT take anything width sudafed in it. Avoid caffeine. Do not over exert…

I don't think it really matters in the long run. But in response to the good ab pics, I would be willing to bet a lot of men who do have good abs are in tight control of what they eat, way more so than I ever have been with just dieting haha. All sorts of people use this site, not just the overweight, Some people use their…

Make sure you eat a low fat diet. Do not, do not do not eat anything greasy, No pizza, no chips, nothing fun. I hate that medicine and don't think it's worth it, but if you are going to take it, do not eat anything other than low fat foods. Unless you want to have an accident in public.

Don't start trying to pick up at the same level you did when you were your healthiest. Remember it was small changes that you made consistently that lost you the weight before. Start small and ease yourself into it.

My dad has done alternate fasting for almost his entire adult life. When he wants to maintain he has one day a week where he won't eat at all. When he wants to lose he puts it to two. When I mentioned I was going to try 5:2, he thought it was a fabulous idea and was so supportive of it, he has never ever been supportive of…

You are missing a positive side to this. You kept 30 of it off.! :) Congrats on that. You are already ahead of most people who lose and gain back by stopping it before it got to be the full amount. I gained weight when my boyfriend and I started dating, and gained back forty if the hundred I lost. Now I have to continually…

If you're staying within your calorie limit, you will see results, just not as fast as you want to probably.. Use a tape measure and measure your waist and hips when you weight and try not to weigh anymore than once a week or once a month, that way, when you do weigh, you are more likely to see results. And remember,…

I'm sure it's close, but you won't necessarily lose exactly a pound for every 3500 calorie deficit. Your weight is composed of more than fat. Also, I soooo cannot eat the same thing every day And most people don't. It's a guideline, not a guarantee.

Multiple times a day because I like seeing how different food choices affect the five weeks thing.

By the time I was nineteen I had been living on my own for a few years already. When you want to leave, you will figure out a way to get a job and save up the money to get somewhere to live. Until then, it's their house and you are an adult in their house. If you are that unhappy, WALK to work. I walked three miles to work…

Begin independent of your parents is a bit like being healthy. When you want it bad enough, you figure out a way. Honestly, if your mom made a soup of only veggies, sounds like she was trying to help. Maybe instead of calling her dumb, you help her understand what you are talking about. But I think she has a point…

Air popped popcorn, Carrots Dehydrated bananas or apples

Olive oil!! :). It's my favorite food haha

I think for some people beginning by eating at a deficit is a bit much. A lot of people go from eating enough to gain weight to eating at a rather large deficit overnight and are extremely hungry. For some people who have been consistently overheating for a long period of time, I think eating at maintenance long enough for…

The only vegan people I know are fat :/ But they ate grains and Oreos and sodas etc all day long. Yes, eating more veggies will help. But an extreme like vegan is something you do for moral reasons, not weight loss ones.

I could eat a cup of oil if it was olive oil with spices and I had bread to dip it in.... I don't do that, but I could, easily. I love olive oil with garlic, pepper and salt and bread to dip it in, it's one of my favorite foods.

What I do is in the morning, I plan my food for the day and log it on MFP. (It usually changes a little throughout the day, but it gives me a good idea if what I can eat when without going over.) The very first thing I add is my before bedtime salad and orange. I eat right before bed every single night and it hasn't hurt…

Salad with homemade salad dressing. Spinach pie Veggie soup

I, personally, think the whole ratio thing is skewed. Two cups of spring mix and spinach, Carrots, A tablespoon of feta cheese, And 2 tbsps of salad dressing is 98% fat. Do I think that's an unhealthy meal? Nope. Do I think that would cause me to not lose fat or gain muscle? Nah. I think, for the majority of people on…