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Handful of almonds An apple cut up and dipped into low fat vanilla yogurt Honestly the more I'm away from the junk food the less I want it, When I do give in I feel like crap later anyhow so then it's a long time before I do it again LOL. The only thing I don't think I'll ever be completely off is baked tortilla chips and…

Getting in a work out will make you LESS tired, it's hard to start a routine but once you get going it's better. Just a 30 min walk after dinner would be great! I'm a wife, mom to a 4.5 year old son, and full time nursing student. I still find 30-45 min for myself for a workout in the evening 5/6 days a week. You just HAVE…

They're impressed that you're the kind of girl that knows that lifting weights is good for you and makes you smooth and sexy and not like those weird bodybuilder women. They're guys, they're just checking ya out :D

You'll actually find that eating the exact same amount of calories every day is NOT the best way to lose weight, your body enjoys the confusion. Also after working out (and yes I know this is highly debated around here) that you should be eating your calories back. So many of us have been brow beat into thinking we have to…

This is a HIGHLY debated topic around here. So I can only give you my personal experience. 1 year 3 weeks, no plateaus. I eat back about half of mine, most of the time (sometimes none, occasionally almost all) BUT I don't have a HRM so I do not want to over eat because my calories are off from exercise. While one or two…

You will burn less calories and use less core muscles if you're stabilizing yourself by holding on. Think about audio books to listen to while you walk/run on the treadmill, best of both worlds.

Yup I wear makeup, I wear it because I feel better wearing even a small amount than nothing. I wear it for myself, for others (men and women) of course I want people to think I look good. It's part of being kept up. I'm also a VERY girlie girl (yes pink is my favorite color LOL). It's also super quick and easy to just…

This is me too. It doesn't freak me out if I'm up a pound or two here and there during the week. It lets me know how my actions immediately impact my body. BUT I only record on my weekly weigh in day.

I will say that it's possible but not 100% likely. I started at 242 last August 8th and have lost 74lbs so far (averages out to 1.3lbs a week) there were weeks at the beginning where I lost 4-6lbs at a time. I have not had a plateau and I have have VERY VERY VERY VERY few cheat meals (not even whole days just a meal here…

I get ya :D I was where you are a year ago. I can say that since I've lost 74lbs in 1 year and 3 weeks I haven't had a plateau at all. I started with just 5 min on the elliptical machine I had collecting dust because I couldn't do more, so I did it twice a day (and logged it as 10 min which isn't exactly right but it was a…

Depends on your overall size. I'm a 36DD and I fit into a 12/14 in almost all tops now. I love Maurice's and Kohl's for most things.

In the short term this does sort of work. But long term you'll find a point where you have to cut it out. I had over 80lbs to lose to hit the TOP of my healthy BMI, so I was Reeeeeeeaaaaaalllllly sedentary and I still didn't count those things. I started with 2lbs a week to lose and found it too restrictive so set it to 1…

MFP takes these into account already, it's why you choose your lifestyle (sedentary, lightly active etc). So if you're adding them to your diary you're doing yourself a disservice. They are also things that I assume most of us where doing while we gained weight so our bodies are used to doing them and therefor not really…

Sodium could be it. My next question is how far under your goal are you? Are you eating back exercise calories?

What size boobs do you have? I'm a 36DD and the only thing that keeps me in place so that I don't rub and chafe are the Enell Brand bras. I'm pretty sure the Under Armour ones would work too but I'm too chicken to switch when something is working for me.

I found that allowing my self "free reign" on one MEAL is better than a whole day. Even when I choose "bad" options now I'm more mindful of portion size and choose healthier options overall because I FEEL better when I eat well, a crap meal makes me feel like crap so it's just not worth it. I haven't gone over maintenance…

I found when I first started that I needed to just focus on one thing at a time, so I did focus on calories. I needed to get portion control under control. I still lost weight. I had quite a bit to lose (over 80lbs minimum). So early on most people will lose weight even if they are over in other areas. Long term you'll…

I'll respond without reading anything else. Yes move in together but ONLY if you REALLY plan on getting married/committed forever somehow long term. I don't like the idea of just living together to live together because honestly it entangles your lives in a way much like marriage. I also believe in pre-marital sex (since…

I left myself at sedentary and log my exercise so that I know exactly what I can eat. My job didn't change, just my exercise. I've been this way for about a year now and it seems to be working for me. If I upped myself to even lightly active and did NOT log exercise I might still over eat.

I just finished W9D3 of C25K last night and it DOES get easier. It also starts to be something you love. If you don't love it don't do it, there's so many other exercises you can do out there that you can love. Do it because you love it, but give it enough time to love it too!!

Definitely talk to your doctor a Physical therapist would probably be your best bet. My husband has a herniated disk at C4 and with help from the PT he has had good success with exercises and lifting weights was part of it but it needed to be done SLOOOWLY and only increase weight slowly. Now he's lifting fairly often and…

MFP sets base protein pretty low, I changed mine to 30% of my daily calories. So now I'm at a 40/30/30 ratio (Carbs, fat, protein). I average about 110g of protein a day.

Thanks for the concern but I HATE breakfast or eating within a couple hours of getting up. As you can see from my ticker I'm doing just fine. I've averaged 1.3lbs a week loss for over a year (again with no plateaus). I lift weights 3-4 days a week and do cardio 6 days a week including the fact that I just "completed" the…

I have a secret, I never eat breakfast and I haven't had a plateau and I've been losing weight steadily for a year. I lift weights too :P I'm actually surprised that so many people still believe some of those things.

Search eating exercise calories You need to be netting at least 1200 calories a day, eat your exercise calories. Your body needs fuel! Your car doesn't run on empty and neither does your body :D I've always eaten back about half my exercise calories (no heart rate monitor so I want to be on the safe side) I've lost 73lbs…

I donate every 6 weeks. It's about 600 calories that are "needed" after donating. Basically on the day of and the day after I just eat a little extra in good healthy food and drink even MORE water. I give myself a little play room if I eat a big dinner afterward etc. I also skip my run the next day, the first time I ran…

Good job!!! You look awesome. How far you want to go depends on a few things. What's your height? I'm 5'7" and an hourglass shape so my goal is 159 right now, but that's the top of my healthy BMI range, and while I don't believe BMI is the end all be all I DO believe it is part of the puzzle. My SIZE matters to me, my…

If you search in food "breastfeeding" you can see that you get an extra 500-ish calories a day to help keep the supply good and still be losing weight!

A thin crust Hawaiian is usually a very good option. I've found at most places it's the lowest calorie option and SUPER yummy!!!

If you are looking for something to wear all day that tracks calories burned from being alive AND exercise get a Body Bugg, They are calibrated to be worn all day, anything that's not set up that way isn't accurate and is just as good as me telling you that you burn 2000 calories a day sleeping (totally random in other…