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I log all of my fruits and vegetables. MFP would get mad when I'd "Complete This Entry" if I didn't log all my fruits and veggies 'cause then it would tell me I'm not eating enough.

Chobani - Greek Yogurt Plain Non-Fat 6 oz has 18g of protein.

Switch things up, try changing your routines.

You have great aspirations and you're clearly taking the first step toward healing yourself by joining this site. The awakening may have seemed rude, but isn't it also a blessing in disguise? Let that moment of seeing the scale be your motivation as the days go on. There are hard days to come but if you hold onto that…

It looks like you skip meals a lot and eat a lot of snacks made up of "wasted calories" (foods that lack nutritional value). My advice is to eat regular meals every day to keep your metabolism going -- and make those meals include veggies, meat, whole grains, dairy, fruits, seeds/nuts, beans (all the nutritious stuff). It…

I weigh myself every night and every morning. I know my weight goes up at night, but it prepares me for what it might be the next morning. I go by my morning weights as to what I actually am, and if it goes up a pound or two over a couple of days, I know right away what I've done wrong. Usually I know anyway before I see…

My advice is to put reminder notes around your house where you'll see them. I have a bright orange post-it on the side of my TV that says "Exercise" to remind me that I shouldn't sit around watching TV all day, it's hard to miss and it reminds me to get moving. Even just going for a 15 minute walk everyday is a few hundred…

If you're feeling the pain in your breast when you're exercising and not feeling pain inside your chest (like heartburn or a strange flutter) then it's likely just a pulled muscle that needs to be relaxed. Ease up on your exercises, particularly in that area, and continue to eat within your goal calories. Give the muscle a…

The way I see it is that the person who emotionally and physically abused you is cowardly. Your abuser may have been abused at some point in his/her life and has chosen the same cowardly path. But you don't have to. YOU can rise above. Chose the higher path and find confidence in yourself so you can be happy and treat…

I very rarely look "put together". It makes the moments when I do get myself all put-together really stand out as something special. Otherwise, if I looked put-together all the time, I would never have stand-out moments. That's just the way I see it. Besides which, I enjoy wearing more casual clothes, they're much more…

Chocolate and carbs and laziness.

To fuel my body with the appropriate amount of calories and macros to keep things functioning properly so I don't make myself sick from under-eating.

Vegetables, they're low-cal and they're filling so you can eat a bunch without worrying about over-eating calories.

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I've been a Batman fan since I was a little girl, even though the older Batman movies don't hold up since Christopher Nolan's trilogy. In general, Spidey is cool too, though I really, really, really didn't like the Tobey Maguire Spidey series. I liked The Amazing Spider-Man movie way better.

Limit your sodium intake. You can do that easily by cutting down on packaged foods or other fast-foods, and by eating lots of fresh or frozen veggies and fruits (careful for the canned stuff though as those are also loaded with sodium). Log your water so you're sure you're getting enough each day to flush out any excess…

I've known some guys who have been able to pull it off and it really adds to their character. There's no harm in giving it a try. If you grow it out and decide it doesn't suit you, shave it off, but if you like it, keep it. If you're true to yourself and show that confidence, you'll attract someone who likes you for you.

Do you not want to have sex ever, or do you just want to wait until you're married? It seems to me like having him wait 6 years and having him sleep in a separate bed is your way of getting companionship without acting as an actual girlfriend. You should have stated your intentions from the start instead of stringing him…

All of the Rocky movies.

I rarely use dressing anymore. It was a bit scary the first time I ate a salad without dressing (after years of smothering salads with dressing) but as it turns out, salad tastes perfectly fine on its own. When I do use dressing, I use a lite Caesar or Italian (small amount to limit sodium), or I use olive oil (small…

I know exactly how you feel. When people ask to tag along on my walks, I let them know I go at a certain pace and have a specific route in mind and enjoy that time to free my mind. Sometimes I will ask for others to join me if I'm feeling in the mood to have company, and that way I can feel good about encouraging others to…

I had a friend like this a couple of years ago. We'd grown up together and had been friends for about 16 years, so I was in the mindset that we were pretty much set to be friends for life. Until... ...we reached life in the working world. She would say that Tuesday was the best day for her to get together and we should…

I'm glad you've decided to find your balance today to allow for the cake, I would have suggested the same. Don't stress over it, just savor each bite and allow the smile to spread across your face when you do :) I think you'll find it's much more satisfying that way.

Don't stress. Any time you feel stress coming on, take a moment to clear your mind, focus on your breathing, and remind yourself that you're doing everything right as far as exercise and eating goes. Stressing over a couple of pounds is not going to do you any good, mentally or physically. Always think in a forward…

Honestly, you can't be happy if you're dead. I had an eating disorder when I was a toddler. I choked on a piece of food and went into this little mental bubble of fearing food. I stopped eating, all I did was drink. My parents sought professional help, but all I had were liquids for weeks. My organs literally started to…

Cheat days are fine, but for health reasons, watch your sodium, it looks like you're getting way too much some days. I hope you've been drinking lots of water to flush it out.

I shop like a man. Sales? Coupons? Psh, whatever. I save enough money by shopping only when I need to and buying only what I need. If something happens to be on sale, it's a plus, but I don't go just because something is marked down.

They may be losing weight - but part of their weight loss may be from muscle loss and what good is that? Exercise is healthy for you for so many reasons. You know what's best for you, just keep at it and results will follow :)

An obsession with this site is different than being addicted to drugs or gambling. Your obsession is brought on by the will to stay alive, he might as well be saying that you're addicted to breathing. You're doing this for yourself and for your family. No one can have the right to take that away from you.

Logging occasionally is not giving weight loss a real effort. You can't give up because you haven't even started. If you want to give weight loss a real chance, I mean if you really, truly want to lose that excess weight, you will make the effort to log every day without fail, without excuses. You can do this, you just…