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Don't starve yourself - it is better to eat like you regularly would the rest of the day and just be a few calories over than to starve yourself/binge and go over by a ton. Slipups happen - and I bet it was delicious :)

You are either eating too little, or not measuring properly and subsequently eating more than you think. For either, I would try to measure precisely for a while, and make sure to log the weekends too. Try to hit your MFP goals - you are 500 - 1000 calories under often. If you do these and still aren't losing weight in a…

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I workout at 545. If I wake up and am hungry, I eat a banana or cheese stick before. Sometimes I eat one after. I don't wait to eat. The only thing that I make sure to do is drink water while exercising - the rest just depends on how I feel that day. Good luck!

I eat greek yogurt with berries and sometimes add a cheese stick every morning.

I know people who eat a giant muffin, and honestly think it is 150-200 calories...

Yes, because I am trying to help educate others in my life who I know ostensibly want to eat healthy, but will never do the research on their own or practice healthy eating habits that are more complicated than "eat this, don't eat that". For instance, I was eating homemade ice cream (100 calories a 1/2 cup, made with…

I ate more in snacks at my office today than I usually do for my biggest meal. Sigh...the donuts weren't even that tasty. :(

My guess from looking at your journal is that you are WAY underestimating the calories that you eat. As others have said, measure precisely (by weight) until you get the hang of it. I used to think that I was good at eyeballing food - but didn't lose weight. Then I started measuring more closely, and found that I was…

If you workout before giving blood, make sure you eat inbetween!!!

Yes. I admit it - I judge you by what is in your cart. This is why I usually go shopping by myself - easier for everyone. :)

You're my hero. :)

When people say stuff like this, it makes me think that they are sprouting new muscles out of their backs or something. Seriously, use some common sense. Your body doesn't measure your energy calorie for calorie, and then turn on/off the muscle building switch. If you lift, you will build/strengthen muscles, as long as you…

Sign up for a few personal training sessions and tell them that you want to focus on lifting form/routines, etc. Most will be glad to help you develop a program that you can do on your own, and show you the proper form, etc.

Because your body is saying "oh crap, there's no food - I got to hang on to everything I got". Also, it's been 5 days. If you are looking for support on a crash diet, I doubt you will find it here. Most of us are looking at weeks/months/years and trying to set up a healthy lifestyle for good.

To get to the weight on my drivers license, build muscle, and go down to a size 12 in clothes. I want to do this while developing a eating/exercise lifestyle that I will maintain when I get to my goal. This means that progress will be slower, but I'd rather make this a lifestyle change than just get to a certain number.

Do one thing each day - you can do it! For me, the biggest thing is to log log log - even if I don't know perfectly how much I ate or how many calories, I at least log something. This helps me stay accountable to myself. And keep writing in the forums. There's a fun group of people here, and we will do our best to help you…

The Hungry Girl website has a ton of recipes for the noodles - http://www.hungry-girl.com/ Although I personally find them a bit icky. I'd rather just skip the pasta and eat the sauce. :)

I agree with you - I find that I also do better if I eat the same thing for breakfast every day - hence the love of yogurt/cheese!

Wheat Thins have a light???? Where do you find this magical goodness?

Schedule it into your day, just like any other appointment. Or get up early and make it the first thing you do. I know that if leave it to my own motivation to work out after getting home, making dinner, etc. I have only a 50% success rate. Scheduling it in works a LOT better for me!

Tea and seltzer water helped me kick the habit - I went from up to 6 cans a day to 1-2 cans per week. You can do it!

I know it is hard to do, but try getting up more often - every 20 min if you have to, even if it is just standing up for a sec. Alternatively, you could try the 'go big or go home' solution of an exercise ball or standing desk. I am going to try transitioning to a standing desk soon - we will see how it goes!

I snack on cheese sticks and nuts - easy to eat while doing stuff

As someone who travels/works a lot, I find that I do better if I schedule it in. Just like any other meeting that I don't really want to go to, I make it part of my day and put it on the calendar. That helps a lot with the motivation issue, especially if you are used to having a fully scheduled day so it just becomes one…

I need a lot of sleep and struggled to fit in workouts as well. Surprisingly, waking up early to workout first has made me less tired. I wake up about 1 hour earlier, and go to bed 1/2 hour later, so I don't lose too much sleep. My schedule: 5:50 wakeup and workout 7:15 to 6:45 work/travel 9:30 bed makes me a happy camper,…

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I'm starting over from last week. I think the journey is naturally going to be fits and starts - if if was an easy, continuous process than everyone would be able to do it!

I used Insanity to kick start my endurance. I am going to start running again this month and I think that doing Insanity first has helped me get into the right mindset. That said, I think either (or a combination) could work, depending on what you like and will stick with.

Be patient. 3 months is not that long of a time. Try eating less (or more) for a couple of weeks. Add in some extra workouts. Switch up your routine. You'll get there!