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Prettylittlel : Yes! West Coast Buddies and Brides-to-Be! Thanks for responding. I'm sending you a message now... :smile:

jadedbutterfl : Good luck on your 5K. I bet you'll do better than you think. Muscle memory is powerful! And so are the things we think about ourselves. I commend your efforts. Thanks for responding!!

hey there, it could be age. it could be the time of day that certain calories are consumed. it could be food combinations... there is quite a cocktail of stuff that has to happen for some people to begin to lose the fat... i have a very similar body size and structure to yours, and all i can say is that you've got to a) be…

I hear ya! I get a late-night snack attack that is really gnarly and definitely has the potential to put me out of bounds with my calories for the day. When it's that time of the month, I feel like I have have to manually install the "satiated" button and push it myself throughout the day otherwise I'd eat to satisfy every…

Gorgeous! It is amazing what 25 lbs can do. Thank you for posting. So inspirational!

thanks katherine - - ok, i got it. it makes sense. i think i'm going to do what DigDougOK does, and that is stick to my baseline goal and disregard what MFP recalculates in - - understanding that i may need to up that a little bit, especially if I am going to shoot for 60 minutes of cardio, 6x a week... I'll do some…

to : hpsaucette wow, I LOVE #4, #5, #6 and it's great to hear 'cuz I need to drink more tea and less coffee, and I love green tea, so there you have it. also, i love spices, and grow a lot of my own veggies and herbs in my organic backyard urban garden :) so putting more spices as well as herbs, into the mix will help my…

to : Rachelle_Rach awesome. share yours when you do it. i just send you a friend request. let's motivate each other!

To DigDougOK This is so helpful! Thanks. Checking out that article/thread now. Your progress is awesome! Thanks for checking in. I just read the thread and Yes! That is all very good stuff to incorporate. It's just not so simple though, is it? Ok, expanding the game plan. Thanks so much.

That does seem low, doesn't it!

amazing!

So inspiring! Thanks for sharing.