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That must have felt amazing! I am so happy for you. It's those little NSV's that keep you motivated to keep going! You are awesome!

How hard are exercising? Does it take your breath away? Can you hold a conversation with someone while you are exercising? Are you pushing yourself through just one more set? That's what's needed to see results. Believe me, I have been where you are and I thought I was pushing myself at the gym, but I wasn't. I realized…

I would be thrilled if someone said this to me. It would show that someone noticed all my hard work.

Hi. I suggest that you ignore all the people who are going to say that you will die if you eat processed food, because it's not so! For some, it's the only option, and to be honest, there are some very good products out there that are in a box or a can. The good thing is that they all have the nutrition info on them so…

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The thing that changed my life was joining the gym. I know that sounds cliche, but I was never a huge exerciser, always making excuses not to exercise. Although I would still exercise, I didn't push myself very hard. But in January, I started going to the 6am classes at my gym, body combat, bodypump and others. I go five…

I enjoy an apple with peanut butter and an atkins shake. Love Atkins for the very low sugar content.

Sugar is sugar. That's why MFP doesn't separate it. There is no good or bad sugar. So, yes, I limit myself to one or two pieces of fruit for the same reasons you mentioned, because it goes over my allotted sugar. You will hear many people say that they don't count fruit sugar as sugar, but it is still sugar. I guess it's…

Hello. The oatmeal packages are processed, so I think that's why some people say it's bad, but those are mostly "clean" eaters who don't like to eat anything out of a box or can. But I believe that in moderation, eating processed foods is just fine. A calorie is a calorie.

This is a good topic, because the change that this makes in our lives in sooo huge and dramatic! I started in Janurary this year and I must admit, I felt horrible. I was 170 and 5'5". In my younger years I was slender, although I have always had to work for it. But in the last five years, I got lazy and ate what I wanted,…

I am thinking the little bites here and there of your husband's meal or your bites of cheese etc, may be a very big problem. You have no idea how that stuff can add up. I say buy a food scale. Weigh that piece of cheese. Log it. A piece of lunchmeat can easily be logged, as all the info on it is on the package. There is…

It's hard for me to believe you break a sweat doing housework, unless your air conditioning isn't working and it's hot out. Sorry, but I do housework, heavy cleaning housework every weekend (laundry too!) and I don't break a sweat. I think only real exercise should be counted. Like going to the gym and doing cardio…

There is a really fat lady at our gym who I overheard having a conversation with the personal trainer. She is 62 and wants to lose over a hundred pounds by next January, when her birthday is. She started this Janurary. She is still there, training with her personal trainer at eight in the morning three or four times a…

So how did you lose the weight? 'Cause that is a great loss! What was (is) your daily routine?

I am not sure what you are saying, because I can't comprehend that you are saying that five pounds in a week and a half is not good enough. That is waaaaayyyyy better than average. Most people lose that in a month or even two months. I have been at it since Jan and only lost about eight. So I say keep at it and you will…

There is no magic answer. You simply HAVE to be more disciplined. Log everything and don't stop. Also, I have found that exercising helps with my appetite. But you have to exercise hard. Not just a walk in the park. I don't know anything about the shred thing, but you have to push yourself to where you are sweating and…

The more accurate you are, the more MFP recommendations will help you, so I say find out how tall you are. Then be honest about your level of activity then follow what MFP sets up for you. I also think you will need to get into some kind of exercise program. There are many. I go to gym five days a week and it has helped me…

I think you still have the heart. You didn't mention a wife or girlfriend, but sometimes having someone to love brings it out. If you once had it, it's still there.

Sports bra, food scale, gym membership. I had a sports bra, but it was cheap and on my first day at the gym class, I had to constantly adjust things! So I went out and spend forty dollars on a great Champion bra and it was a lifesaver. Food scale is important to make sure I am eating what I think I am eating. There is no…

Atkins peanut butter cups. They are so good with peanut butter smeared on top!

Your best bet is to join a gym and take their classes. I have found this works best, because you have to force yourself thru the class which makes you work harder. I have been going to the classes now for two months and have lost lots of inches and seven pounds. I have become stronger and feel much better and my cravings…

how long have you been dieting?

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Hi. There is a place on here where you can input your own recipes and put in each ingredient and servings etc. Then you put in one serving for your diary and it will calculate it for you. This may help you.

You look great!

Hi. I just joined and saw your post. It took me three weeks of gym workouts every day and healthy eating before I saw the scale move. It's been two months now and I have lost six pounds. It is not much, but my measurements tell a very different story. I have lost three inches off of my waist and two and a half off of my…