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I am the same way - and I yo yo-ed around the same weight (I'm still stuck around 160 and I started at 180). I find that, personally, as long as I keep exercising I stay motivated to eat well. As soon as I slack on the exercise I start saying "why bother," but that's my personal thing. I am a student too, and I'm lucky…

Oh wicked! Thanks - and that makes a lot of sense.

Good to know!! Do you know why the body holds all that extra water?

Thanks for the positive responses! It's nice and encouraging to see a difference in the mirror and on how my clothes fit, especially since I have been at a plateau for a few months. I just hope the numbers do start going down - although there won't be any complaining from me if I start to look better hahaha.

Hello! I am stuck in the same spot at 160... and it's crazy annoying haha! However, I think my personal problem is that I am eating most of my exercise calories back. Maybe for a little while you could try to eat fewer (less than 70%) back. I'm pretty active even when I am not doing my specified exercises, and I have…

I load up on my water! Haha, especially since I work as a therapeutic horse back riding instructor I am out at the barn and under the sun, so I make sure I am always drinking. My goal is set to a 1.5 pound loss, which has always been pretty good (until now). I do use MFP for my calories lost... but I usually write in my…

I started running about a month and a half ago. I am losing a little bit of weight, but my stomach is definitely smaller! And that's honestly more important to me anyway. It's also given me so much more energy than when I was working out on the elliptical.

Definitely everyday... but peanut butter is my BIG weakness. I could sit and eat the whole jar. So my solution is to buy Reece's Puffs or the Captain Crunch peanut butter cereals so that it's less than 200 calories and I can eat it slowly (if its a treat that I will eat quickly I try not to bother). I just have to remind…

Hello! I'm working as a horse back riding instructor this summer (I've been riding since I was 4), and I definitely log it! I don't log all the barn chores I do, but the actual riding I will count!

A lot of times if I have a favorite song (and it's on the slower side) I will look on iTunes for a remix version. Recently I just got "Rolling in the Deep" as a remix and its perfect! But 80's music is great too!

Finals week is no fun - my finals week started today. Best thing to do is remember to fit exercise in - especially cardio. Try to go first thing, or in the morning so you KNOW you have a little flexibility with calories and it wakes you up. I tend to need something to crunch on, so I like to keep apples or carrots around…

Hi! So I just got my navel pierced today - so excited! I love it! I am about half-way to my goal at 160 pounds (I was pretty happy back in the day at 150 where I was just at 'healthy' BMI range, although I'd like to go 5-10 pounds below that). But I thought that it would look okay with where I am at right now, and I adore…

I personally tried to do Atkins for a few months... and it wasn't for me. I did see some weight loss, but I didn't even have enough energy to go to the gym. I didn't have much energy to do just about anything. Of course, that is how my body reacted to it, and I'm sure everyone is different.

I start off planning that I won't eat them back. However, I am at college and I never know when I am going to stay up later than expected. If I feel hungry after dinner, I will eat up to half of them back. Most of the time I don't really have a problem with feeling tired or fatigued. I do what my body tells me while eating…

Awesome! I just wanted to do it sooner rather than later because I hear the healing time is 6 months to 2 years.

I actually have a question! When I reach the "normal" BMI weight (150), I want to get my belly button pierced (if I think it will look ok at that weight). However, I still plan to lose another 10-15 pounds. I was wondering how much weight loss affected that type of piercing and if anyone had any experience with it. Thanks!

I'm definitely up for this. This will also be the first time I have been home during the summer in 5 years. My mom has also been using MFP and has lost a little over 60 pounds and is still going so she will be a big motivation for me.

Hello! I'm still at 161... which I can't believe since I was a real slacker this past week. I really really want to get back into the 150's. So hopefully soon! Although I turn 21 in a week... so super extra gym time for me.

Still at 161, but I am happy with that, I was a super slacker this week.

Good morning! I am down to 161 today, so one more pound down. I have been weaving around the low 160's for a few months (winter break was a little destructive haha). I really really want to be down in those 150's. Once I actually hit 150 I won't be considered overweight anymore and I will be in my healthy BMI. I haven't…

I was able to get up at 5:40 for the third day this week to go to the gym! Just by doing that first thing in the morning gets my day going right!

Great job everyone! Goals for this week: 1) Back on track now that spring break is over! 2) Get my butt out of bed at 5:40 to go to the gym to make it a habit 3) Finish my ecology report

Good morning! I am still at 162... although I'm not too upset about it because last week was my spring break and I am just happy that I didn't gain. I didn't have access to a computer so I couldn't log.

Hello! This week has been pretty hard since it's spring break and I haven't had access to a computer to really check in. However - I did check the scale this morning and it looks like I at least haven't gained any weight. I got to go shopping yesterday though and I grabbed a size 10 shorts because I couldn't find any 12s…

I just switched to early AM workouts. I generally get up at 5:40 and get to the gym at 6:00. I love working out, but getting up is definitely the hardest part. I just tell myself that I'll be happy once it is over, and I don't have the time later in the day to do it. It is really important for me to get enough sleep the…

Whoops - I didn't mean to post this here haha. I'll repose elsewhere. Sorry!

Hi! Just a question - are we going to be starting a new thread on Monday? Or are we going to just continue this one. Thanks!

I'm a junior now - and it has definitely been a challenge. So far I've managed to lose 20 pounds, but it seems like there are always endless setback. Especially on the weekends. I've started getting up early during the week (5:40) and hitting the gym. My college's gym is sooo busy during the day and if I go in the morning…

I just started getting up at 5:40 so I could go to the gym at 6:00 (I'm in college so it's an easy walking distance). The things that have been helping me through it are: getting enough sleep the night before, packing everything the night before, and immediately jumping out of bed when I first hear the alarm. If I pause…

I'm in! My weigh in is on Mondays - I'm currently 162.