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I do drink at least 64 oz of water or unsweetened iced tea throughout the day. Usually a lot more. I try to hydrate myself plenty before going out, but still end up drinking a ton. Maybe it'll get better as I lose weight, I'm sure i'm sweating pounds of fluid away when I exercise.

My methods are similar to others who've posted on here. I don't see the days I decide to eat something less healthy as "cheating", and my dietitian strongly encourages this mindset. If you want your lifestyle to stick, you have to allow yourself to live a little. If every once in awhile I go to a festival (or a family…

I'm 5'7" so not quite 5'6 but only an inch taller. :) Starting weight was 239, current weight is 226, and goal weight is 165. I'm stopping at 165 because at that point, I would rather focus on how I feel, how strong I am, and my other measurements instead of a scale number. Muscle is more dense than fat, so I may weigh the…

I eat breakfast every day, just something about 300-400 calories and a mix of protein and carbs (a serving of fruit or veggies and usually a whole grain bread). However, I know that not everyone *can* eat breakfast, and if you're truly not hungry, then you absolutely shouldn't force yourself to eat. I know a few people who…

I just noticed this morning that one of my favorite dresses doesn't feel so tight in the chest or right under my boobs. It was getting so tight I couldn't wear it with a bra sometimes. It's still a bit tight but significantly less so. :)

Every day this week i've walked at least 3 miles! Maybe not all at once, but I'm really proud of it!

While I agree with people who say that the results are their own reward (to a point), it's sometimes not sufficient for me. I am also dealing with disordered eating issues, and encouraging myself with little (non-food) treats on occasion when I meet goals is somewhat necessary. It doesn't have to be all the time or for…

I follow the BMR/TDEE method personally, so I calculate my own "custom" calorie count (not the numbers MFP generates), and my "exercise calories" are already factored into that number. I still log the exercise so I can see how much i'm burning every day, but I don't dip into eating the calories that show up from having…

I've been having fun with this myself! Behind the building where I work, there's three Pokestops on a 1/3 mile track. There's also lots of pokemon for the catching in the area. So I've been actually taking my breaks for once, and going out and hitting up all the pokestops, often more than once in a trip hehe. :)

My NSV today is that I stepped on the scale, and found that for the second week in a row, it had not budged (mostly my own fault, I've been slacking a bit). I then decided to make myself a healthy breakfast and pack some healthy snacks to take to work today, despite feeling like a failure for my slip-ups all week. Some…

Love these tips! I'm not a long term success either, but so far for me, I found going to a nutritionist/dietitian helped a great deal. I always avoided that because I kept telling myself "I already know *what* to do, I just don't do it, so a dietitian would be a waste of my time". When my doctor told me I have reached the…

A Fit & Active brand breakfast sandwich (canadian bacon, egg white, cheese, whole wheat english muffin) and a banana. Usually I have an Egg McMuffin with an extra round egg patty (recommended to me by my dietician, great if you need a high protein/low cal breakfast on the go!)

Mine weighs me for EVERY visit. She even weighed me recently when I was just going in for an ear infection. I work in medical records so I look at whatever my doctors write down when they think I won't see it, and every time she sees me, no matter what, she's like "patient is a well-nourished, well developed, morbidly…

To go into my primary care doctor's office in September at least 15-20 pounds lighter than the last time I saw her (she's a motivating factor because in my medical record, she really harps on the fact that i'm obese which pisses me off lol).

Today I need to think about my NSVs because the scale didn't budge this week after losing 2lbs a week consistently for a month (boo, hiss, stupid scale!). -My measurements have dropped in the last month. 0.5 in. off the neck and hips, 1 in. off my waist and off each thigh. -I can count on one hand the number of times I've…

Wow, this is just amazing! Thank you for sharing your story with us! You really look great! :)

You know, I want to say I have had it on a baked potato in the past, on a previous attempt to lose weight, but I can't remember. I know I've had it on just about everything else I put sour cream on and loved it, tacos, fajitas, chili, etc. I couldn't tell a difference.

This is a hard subject for me, but it's a story i'd like to share. I've had a lot of things that made me want to lose weight. Seeing my highest weight of 230 pounds, knowing I was headed the route of my family with diabetes and heart disease, being unable to do any of the activities I used to love (I used to be quite the…

I was thinking not only calorie wise but also because the greek yogurt packs a much larger protein punch than sour cream as well, that it'd be a better substitute than just fat free.

I went to the doctor today and my blood pressure reading was 108/70 instead of the typical 128/82 or so. They were very happy to hear I'd been dieting and exercising!

Thanks for this, it's hard to not look at others and covet the way their bodies look. For me, I LOVE the way hourglass and pear shaped women look, and wish I looked like that so much. But alas, I'm an apple shape, and look top heavy. No matter what I do, I always will look like that, because everyone in my family does. But…

Younger self, PLEASE realize that your relationship with food is not normal or healthy, and go get help instead of trying to fight it by yourself for so long. It's a problem that's bigger than you, and you can't do it alone, even as much as you want to and think you can.

Ugh, tell me about it! My husband has a cardiac condition and is supposed to be on a low sodium diet (ha). But my god does he love chinese food and egg drop soup! I found a recipe to make egg drop soup at home, and when I do it it's really low sodium (and he still loves it). But I swear they throw a block of salt lick in…

Funnily enough, I tried wearing them even still with a belt, and I *still* had to keep hiking them up. I think I'll keep them for that "After" photo where you show yourself standing in the giant pair of old pants. ;)

You look great, congrats!

Thanks all! I'd go with the shoes, but I just bought a new pair of converse all-stars for lifting weights at the gym (red ones like the tenth Doctor on Doctor Who, hehe), so maybe one of the other suggestions instead. ;)

I've learned that in order to make this a lifestyle change, I need to learn to incorporate all foods into my diet in moderation, and not have "cheat days" or whatever. Cheat days makes things forbidden to me, and then I go into a binge. For most of my life I had an unhealthy relationship with food. It finally took me…

Wow, you look fantastic! Thanks for sharing your story!

So inspirational, thank you so much ladies for sharing! I'm a 5" 7.5 gal too, and I'm hoping in time I can post some "after" shots here! I'm only down 15 pounds so there's not much of a visual difference yet. :)

Wow, you look great!! You're actually around the same height/weight as I started at, I'm 5'7, but was at 230 as my highest weight. Keep at it, you're doing amazing! :)