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Thanks, I'll check these sites out!

I also like how almost every can of soup is two servings. Did you ever eat half a can of soup!!

What kind of exercise have you been doing? If it 's only cardio, I would say try adding in some weights to your routine and building some lean muscle.

Get in the habit of logging EVERYTHING you eat too. I believe that this is the single biggest factor in me taking control of my weight so far. I will sometimes want something sweet or salty and I will go to log it, see how many calories it is and then decide if it's worth it. Getting rid of sugar is very hard at first but…

I don't have any "off limits/bad foods" so it eliminates the need for cheat days

My secret weapon sleeping weapon is a good bottle of red wine!! :wink: :drinker:

I go over my sugar pretty much everyday because I eat a piece of fruit every morning and then usually have a small sweet later in the day. I hasn't stopped me from losing weight. If all the sugar you are getting is from fruit I would say don't worry about it.

I have the fitbit scale and it works amazingly well and also calculates body fat % which is nice. Remember to pick a specific time of the day and always weigh yourself at that time to get the most consistent results. I weight myself every Tuesday and Friday, in the morning before I eat breakfast.

I weigh myself every Tuesday and Friday. Helps me to stay accountable through the week and gives me an extra day if I get a little crazy over the weekend :wink: I do my measurements the last day of every month

My face, then upper body like bust and around my ribs. Not too much off the waist and hips and thighs yet but I'm eagerly waiting for those areas to get smaller!!

It sounds healthy but super boring. I don't know how anyone could do that diet long term. Are you gonna eat egg whites for breakfast and salad for lunch everyday for the rest of your life? I would just suggest adding in some variety so that you don't get bored and also so that you're able to enjoy life a little. If you're…

Your ticker says you've lost fifteen pounds....how much weight were you expecting to lose in a month? Even if you started at 245 and then were 237 at the end of the month that's 8 pounds...so about 2 a week which is healthy....you have to be realistic with what you're gonna lose a month, with that said 8 pounds is a good…

There's a million different answers that you could get. You really have to figure out what works for you. For example, I enjoy cardio more than strength training so I usually do an hour of cardio most days and do a strength training video maybe three times a week. I try to stay around 1200 calories, which is actually…

Wow!! Thanks everyone for responding!! In encouraging news, I lost two pounds at my weigh in today, so that's two pounds closer to skinnier pants!! :happy:

A lot of places have there menus online and will often include the calories. If they don't I always just try to pick the closet item that I can. I had grilled mahi mahi the other night, the place was small and local so the menu wasn't online or MFP so I just searched grilled mahi mahi and picked the other with the highest…

Try some higher calorie foods like peanut butter, cheese, avocados...they should help you get more calories without feeling like you're eating a ton more.

Thanks everyone! I was just interested to find out what other people were wearing at certain weights. I'm not really that worried about it because I can't afford a ton of new clothes yet but it would just be nice to know that I could wear them.

I weigh in on Friday mornings and Tuesday mornings. I used to do everyday and it just became to much frustration bouncing around so much. I have a fitbit scale now too which automatically updates my weight on Fitbit and MFP so it would be too crazy to do everyday.

You have to find what works for you. Also you have to make the changes fit into all areas of your life. I go out to eat all the time and fit it into my daily calories. I also weigh myself two to three times every week. It helps me stay accountable knowing that I'm going to be weighing myself every couple days and it's…

I have mine set at my BMR which right now is about 1700 calories. I recheck it every 10 pounds or so. This has been working well for me, I try not to eat back my exercise calories.

I want to get out of the 200s for the first time since God knows when and then to stay out! Today was my weigh in day and I was 206 so this seems totally doable :happy:

I wish that could happen to me! I haven't had this experience myself but on The Biggest Loser it happens all the time in the first week after making a drastic change. Just be prepared for a much smaller loss next week as your body adjusts.

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I know when I first started I "wore" an 18 because I would not allow myself anything bigger. Now that I've lost 27 pounds, I fit comfortably into my size 18s...except for dress pants...stupid dress pants!! :grumble:

There's a move that Jillian Michaels says will help tone that pudge part. Lay on your back with your leg in the air and your arm flat beside you. Then lift your butt slighty off the ground. Believe me you'll feel it. It pulls in those lower abs so that will help your stomach look flatter. Hope it helps!

I would love to join your challenge. I've been struggling recently with my eating and am really trying to refocus. I try to be as supportive as I can to my friends. My weight has been bouncing between about 5 pounds for the past couple weeks but this morning I was 211. My goal weight is somewhere between 130 - 140. I'm…

I looked at your diary and from what I could tell from the entries that were there, it seems like your not eating nearly enough. You have logged that you burned 1771 calories and only consumed 1153. That's putting you at negative 618 before you count any other calories you burn from just daily living. You should look into…

I record my weigh-ins once a week on Fridays but I weigh myself a couple other times during the week to see that I'm losing a little and if I haven't I'll tweak my diet and workout a bit to make sure I do lose something by Friday :)

Eat a cupcake! Life's too short to not have one every now and then!! Something that works really well for me with cravings is, I'll tell myself to wait two days, if I still have the craving I'll eat it, if it's gone I won't. Then again sometimes I just stuff it in my face and move on :wink:

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches with RANCH!! lol...my mouth just watered a little