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There are plenty of low calorie ice cream treats you can get at the grocery store to keep in your freezer. Klondike makes a few 100 calorie items, Weight Watcheres has a ton of different items, Skinny Cow is another brand. If you like ice cream after dinner, then have ice cream, but make it a lower calorie treat that you…

You really need to evaluate for yourself if this is truly hunger or if it's habit. My husband and I both struggle with this habit of wanting to eat something the minute we walk through the door. I, too, used to come home from school and the first thing I did was have a snack. It's like ingrained in me now....come home,…

BS! My husband is a total emotional eater. "Emotional eating" isn't just about eating when depressed, it can be triggered by stress, anger, frustration, anxiety. My husband's gut reaction to these kinds of circumstances is to grab something to eat. It's not just women! edit: oops, quote didn't work. This was meant in…

My husband is a VERY picky eater, but since we started doing MFP together I've convinced him to have a fruit & veggie smoothie every day as his breakfast. We blend frozen berries with light V8 fusion juice and light vanilla yogurt and I add a whole CUP of frozen broccoli/zucchini/peas/carrots (whatever we have on hand) and…

I went on a trip in March and, while I've always been uncomfortable flying due to my weight, this time I could not buckle my seatbelt! I was too embarrassed to ask the flight attendants for an extender, so I just tucked the belt under my shirt so they wouldn't see. I signed up for MFP as soon as I got back. My husband and…

WOW! Great job! I have to share your story with my husband. I think it will give him hope and motivation. Thanks for sharing!

I used to drink about 3-4 cans of diet coke a day. When I got serious about losing weight, I drank up what was left in the house and I stopped buying it. I find that if it's in the house I will usually have that instead of water, and we all know water is better for you and an important element to weight loss. And since…

Eat when it's convenient for YOU! These are commandments from Dr. Oz, not commandments from God. I think many people are in a similar situation. I'm lucky if I can get dinner on the table by 7pm on weeknights, but I don't stress about it. And there are plenty of people who work the night shift who eat at wacky hours and…

I have started and quit WW more times than I care to admit. I successfully lost about 40 pounds the first time I did it, but every time after that I just couldn't stay motivated to stick with it. I like MFP better because I can see more easily where my weight loss is coming from (calorie deficit) and I don't have to rely…

I would recommend that you start by taking short walks. Today, just walk around the block. Do that every day until it becomes easy, then walk around two blocks. Keep increasing the time/distance until you can do 30-45 minutes a day. An exercise bike or elliptical are also great if walking is too hard on your joints.

I've been wondering this too. I just started MFP about 2.5 weeks ago and I seem to go over on protein almost every day. I don't think I really eat that much meat -- usually turkey or tuna sandwich or salad with chicken for lunch and chicken or other lean meat for dinner -- I guess I'm getting a lot from Greek yogurt, dairy…