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Good call.

Uhm, actually no. If a man mutilate his body into somewhat LOOKING like a womans, you still AREN'T a woman. You are a mutilated man who wants to be a woman.

We're all here to BE HEALTHIER. there is a BIG difference between that and losing weight. :)

I want to be how I want to look, and I CAN acheive looking like however small I want to be. You are suggesting people to be happy with "good enough" and not their dream. I know you probably meant well, but saying things like that is dissappointing and discouraging! And OBVIOUSLY sizing has changed ALOT since then. Marilyn…

You're welcome! Glad to hear working out isn't a chore....I still HATE every second of it lol. But I agree results are motivating. Speaking of working out with youtube....me too! I found a fun belly dancing how to thing, it was really fun to learn something totally new. :D Keep it up!!

what DON'T I eat with peanut butter....^__^

Advice: be diligent, and don't get discouraged when you aren't progressing as quickly as you want. Baby steps, it's a life change, and you have the rest of your life to get it right! Good work setting such a great goal! Just think, some day soon YOU will be the one inspiring others to get off their *kitten* so they can be…

Hey, if you have the calories, GO FOR IT! Yeah, the sodium is aweful (and you'll probably retain water tomorrow), but you can limit it the next couple days and drink lots of water. Live your life, just be smart about it! :)

Hahaha, isn't that the best (and worst?!) thing about weight loss? Pants don't lie!! Keep up the good work!

Or get new pants....BEWARE THE DIAPER BUTT. :) Good job!!

Hey, that is great!! Isn't it crazy how you don't notice anything for awhile (and may get discouraged) and then BAM you are like "wow, I REALLY AM making a difference!!!"? :) Keep up the good work, sounds like you need to go SHOPPING!! :D

Any day where you "lose" 3.2 pounds is ALL water weight. It's bs. If you are at a plateau, just drop your daily calories by like 250 and see how you do for a week. Mix up your work outs too. If it has been working, just hold fast. Don't try some new fad thing because you are discouraged.

I weigh myself every day at the same time and I always fluctuate at least a pound. If you have lost so much weight I am really surprised this hasn't happened to you before. MFP even says you are only supposed to weigh yourself once a week because of this fluctuation. Don't fret, you are either going to have your period or…

Wow that is great!!! I am sure you are probably even inspiring other people at your office to be more healthy too! Keep it up!

You don't like ALL fish?? Maybe this is a good opportunity to try something new. Seafood comes in many different varieties and I'm sure there are some kinds that you would enjoy.

Wow, hey, great work taking the first steps! My biggest advice is to be diligent about entering every single little thing into MFP, even on the days when you are bad and go over. And the more time you spend on the website, the more you will learn (tools tab, message boards, food nutrition information, etc). Be diligent,…

My boyfriend and I did a detox a few months back. It was my first and it was BRUTAL but I am glad I did it. It was more of a practice in self control than to really "cleanse" my body, but I did want to get away from processed crap. This is what we did, I don't know if it is the most effective (or healthy even) but it…

You go lady! It sucks that you don't have much support in your real life, but at least you have us :) And I know alot of people on here have lost way more than 25lbs, but that is STILL a GREAT accomplishment, and don't tell youreslf it's not. Go to the dog food department of your grocery store and pick up a 25lb…

Never heard of Tribe Hummus in particular but hummus is AWESOME. My favorite is when it comes with garlic, and when you eat it with pita chips, and OMG super yummy. And...healthy! Who knew :D Good job trying new and healthy things!

This ^ And if you (and other women in their lives) are a good example for your daughters and you monitor their use of it, then it's ok. There ISN'T going to be a specific age "15, 18, 12, etc" I think that generally a good parenting tactic is NOT to say "you are too young to learn about that", but to introduce things to…

I really liked Australian Gold Sinfully Black. Not too expensive either. Yeah tanning gets a bad rap....but if you don't do it too much you will be fine. Educate yourself on it and don't fret, everything causes cancer these days :)

It's gotta be your caloric intake. I highly doubt it's water related to water after four weeks (c'mon you guys!). You are either eating too many or way too little (starvation mode). Let's assume you are eating too many: it's simple math = eat less than you burn and you have to lose weight. That's why we all can "sneak"…

Interesting! I stand corrected my dear. That 1.2*BMR must be the "goal" figure I was talking about. Hmmmm. Well then you should be eating 80% of THAT number. :D

What is TDEE? I don't know if typing really counts as exercise :)

Sorry for snapping. MFP is a little misleading, but if you look at My Home, Goals it will tell you your normal calories burned each day (BMR) and then your goal (which you can set yourself or let it do it for you). Then it will compare the two and show your daily deficit. You don't want to eat at your BMR until you are AT…

Interesting that you should say that....my work had a health screening awhile back, and "the chart" (that was my wakeup call to get my *kitten* in gear) said I was 4-5 lbs overweight for my height. And the nurse was like "oh you are doing so great!! You don't need to lose any weight." And I pointed to it and said "no, I am…

You SHOULD be eating the calories you burn from exercise back. Starvation mode alert!!

AND A TON OF SODIUM. Not healthy. Eat some cucumbers instead.

Not necessarily true. People under 5' can have a bmr less than 1200. MFP just doesn't want any one starving themselves so they put that boundry on. You should be shooting for 80% of your CURRENT BMR. That may be less than 1200....but also probably not. Just work out more and eat some more. Or have some gum, that always…

I'm sure it probably is a super big deal and change in your life. :( But at least you found out what can make you feel better. :) But don't be self consious about it!! My old roommate had celiacs and I used to always invite her to have dinner with me and then I would be like...."oh, ****, never mind, I used xxxx" and would…