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It said 118 for me. I'm 5' and my bmi range is 98 to 128 so it basically gave me smack dab in the middle. Dumb. I haven't weighed 118 since I graduated high school BEFORE having 3 kids. I don't think my body will ever see under 125 so I'm looking to just hit healthy bmi and be happy there. :)

I just googled it. It's on self.com. Apparently my "happy weight" is 10 lbs under what I figured I'd be happy at. haha

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to "finish" and get those pics up to see how big the difference will be. I have worked hard for what I've accomplished so far! Fought for myself against all those that didn't think I could do it or assumed I'd fail eventually. I refuse to let them win. :D

Thank you!! If you scroll down a little bit from my first one, I posted a couple of (kinda) full body before/afters. :)

Thanks! Now I just need to get rid of the gray! lol

Aww thanks!!! And I have faith in you!! I think you exercise more than I do so you will succeed!!

Thank you all! I'm very proud of myself. I'll be even more so when I can learn to exercise on a regular basis and tone it all up! ;)

Wow I think you've just made my day! lol Thank you!! I need to start working out seriously so I can tone these legs up!

When I started MFP I weighed 191 (last year August). It took me 9 months to lose this so far....slow and steady!!! :) You can do it!!

Thanks!! Here is me last year in July too And again today:

Love the Biggest Loser. I missed tonights episode but thankfully it's on On Demand so as soon as it updates I'll be watching....so Shhh don't tell me what happens! ;) I don't have a favorite. I just love seeing these people fixing their lives in more ways than just the weight loss. I like that they delve into how they got…

I'm sorry you had to go through that. I know how you feel. People can be so mean and judgmental. Good for you in using it as motivation!! Congrats on your successes so far!!

I'm now reading Pale Demon by Kim Harrison.

I went on the shot in August last year, around the time I started on this website. I started it to get rid of the pain my periods were causing. I stopped bleeding entirely for the first 3-4 months. Then I started to add exercise to my plan here. Within a week I started spotting every other day or so. I didn't mind the…

My entire lunch (with a couple candies included was about 550 calories. I'm actually searching for something to eat just to bring my calories over 1200 for the day. lol I discovered, being around people who aren't mindful of what they eat keeps me more motivated to stay on track. Weird.

Northwest Ohio here! Genoa to be exact. :)

I love Billy Blanks! I have most of the dvds for the Boot Camp. A very good workout!

LOL some of you are making me feel lazy about my "goal weight" choice. I was always small with a figure until I had children....when I got pregnant with my first I weighed 117. After having her 12 years ago, I haven't seen anything under 140. I thought I looked good at around 150 before I got pregnant again. Three kids…

I found this on ExerciseTV On Demand last night! I thought I was going to die lol. I was actually surprised my HRM said I only burned 190 in the 26 minutes it was on!!

My zig zag calories are only about 10-15 calories off from what their fat loss calories are per day. I think on here I'm set at 1290 too - this is the minimum you should be eating according to MFP. With zig zagging your total calories for the week is based on your BMR on most websites. It's not what you find here on MFP…

My min was set at 1200. I adjusted it to be 1225 so I wouldn't get yelled at for being under 1200 (I hated being in the red in calories). I'm also a processed food junkie. 3 kids and a full time job makes it difficult (for me) to cook, especially since I'm not really good at it anyway. Anyway, I paid close attention to how…

I used to have a weight goal of the higher healthy BMI for me - around 128 lbs. I'm 5' even. I've decided, with only about 15 or so lbs to go, I'm going for a "look"/size goal. I want to fit into a 6-8 jeans, small/medium shirts, and have a toned body. I want the flab to go away. If I can accomplish this and NOT hit my…

I drink coffee every single day. One 16oz mug. It's hasn't hindered me in any way so far.

I use this site: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm It calculates for you based on how many days of exercise you plan to do, then exercise on your higher calorie days! After you hit calculate, click on the link for 7 day calorie cycle. :) Good luck!!

Absolutely! I started the depo shot around the time I started on here. It was supposed to rid me of my cycle completely (due to issues I have I needed it gone) and it worked. For the first 3-4 months here I didn't exercise, only focused on my food - no cycles the entire time. I decided to get off my butt and start moving…

Mine has been set at sedentary from the beginning (August, 2010). I work a desk job 8-9 hours a day but am running back and forth between my desk and our production area to get things done. I also drive over 1.5 hours round trip for work. When I get home I relax. I have 3 kids ages 6, 9, and 12. Monday thru Thursday the…

I give in. I've always given in....after all, what's the point in depriving yourself? ;) Yesterday I had two fun size snicker bars. Delicious. I wanted the chocolate and they were there. I worked them into my calories and worked out last night. I feel absolutely no guilt....and may have another today lol. We'll see :happy:

I'm pretty sure I would die if I didn't have bread. :) I eat some sort of bread almost every day. I don't have the money to buy the "special" type of bread so I stick with whatever's on sale. I rarely pay attention to the type of bread it is. I do stick with whole wheat pasta but only because I can get it real cheap. The…

Did it say that for your highest calories during one day in the week? Or was that your highest? MFP gives you your minimum, I believe. Mine was set at 1200 but I hated being in the red so I manually changed it to 1300 so I knew I was eating my minimum and not going "over" into the red. I think freedieting.com gives you…

Holy crap! I am printing this and taking it to the grocery store tomorrow!!! Thank you! :)