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Great thing about calorie counting... in New York its manatory for Restaurants and Fast Food Restaurants to list the calories next to their meals and/or food. So if you are at McDonald's next the big mac they list the calorie for the big mac. I think its great!

What a great inspiration! :flowerforyou: I think I will carry this through the day with me while I go to my sister for Easter dinner... big italian feast!!!!

I started counting my calories on Sunday after my doctors visit on Saturday. I have one problem I don't own a scale especially for my weight. The doctor told me it would cost me anywhere between 50-60 dollars to purchase one. I really don't have any funds to purchase a scale. I am wondering what can I do in the meantime…

Hi I am new to the group. Start this wonderful website yesterday and started counting my calories yesterday. I went to the doctors on Saturday and had a reality check. Weighing in at 400 lbs. Gained 200 in the past 7 years. A little about my self. I will be married for 10 years next month and we have a beautiful daughter…

I will have to try this the next time. I made Sweet Potatoes in the microwave tonight with a tablespoon of butter.

thanks for the hello. i started my diet today and feeling little down on myself. i have been reading some of the post on here and everybody motivation. My one motivation is my daughter. She is 6 1/2 years old and I don't want her to see me fat anymore. I feel she is losing out on a lot because I have no movitation to do…

Hi I am new to this. My name is Lynda, I am 40 years old and married with one child. She is 6 1/2 years old. Had my doctors appt yesterday and I had a huge lecturer about my weight gain. I have hit a whopping 400 lbs. He had put me on a 1600 cal. diet... I was only 200 lbs when my daughter was born in 2002 so in 7 years I…