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New personal best 5k time on the treadmill this morning: 27:47! Whooo hooo!

Technically 140lbs for a 5’0” person is still in the “overweight” section of the BMI chart (not the obese section), but BMI is a pretty imperfect measure to be honest. It doesn’t take into consideration what your body composition is, so I don’t really know if it’s the best indicator of a “healthy” weight or not. All of…

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Good to know I'm not the only one who feels this way, although props to those of you out there who have found it to be accurate! Obviously you're kicking *kitten*. :)

Good for you for sticking with it. It can be sooo hard for me to drag my butt to the gym sometimes but I'm always glad I did when I'm done. That's a fantastic husband to be so sweet and supportive. Obviously you are rocking it. :)

Made it! May 29th weight:142 Current weight: 125!! 17 lbs down. :)

I’m gluten free (though hoping my sensitivity will clear itself up at some point, fingers crossed), and there’s an app you can download called Find Me Gluten Free, which will show you all the restaurants around you that have gluten free options, along with user reviews of those options. It’s true that cooking at home will…

Breakfast: generally either two eggs with tomato slices (and ham if I’m feeling indulgent) or some chex cereal with skim milk (make sure to measure out your cereal because a serving is way smaller than you realize). Sometimes my breakfast will just be a banana if I’m running late. Lunch: depending on what I had for…

I initially lost 55lbs by limiting my carb intake to just a portion (or two at most) a day and upping my lean proteins, veggie, and fruit intake, and pretty much eliminating sweets. I also cut out most dairy. No calorie counting was involved. By carb I mean bread products and starchy vegetables. Some people include fruit…

Last night my boyfriend and I went for a walk around town and as I had some calories left, I mentioned getting some froyo... but by the time we were walking past the place, I had decided to skip it and munch on the grapes I had waiting for me at home instead. Win!

20 lbs is a lot! You're doing a great job. :)

My non-scale victory today is kind of a weird one. I’ve been working so hard this whole summer, trying to get back into shape after putting back on some weight this past winter, and I’ve done a good job. Down to the lowest weight I’ve consistently maintained ever! But I’ve also been very strict with myself (especially my…

Yesterday at the gym I wore a fitted tank top with my spandex workout pants, not one of the bigger looser tops I normally wear. I usually don’t feel comfortable wearing a totally body-hugging outfit, as I’ve always had a bit of a tire around my middle, even when I’ve been slim. The tire is still there, but it’s slowly…

Today at the gym the girl who checks everyone in asked where I was yesterday and why I wasn't there! Haha. I guess I'm a regular now. It's a busy gym too!

Congrats! That’s such an awesome feeling, isn’t it? I’m still waiting to get to that point with this round of weightloss. I had put back on about 10-15lbs over the winter, which I’ve succeeded in taking off and then some (20lbs down since December, 15lbs since end of May!), but still besides one or two random comments, no…

At the end of May I had put a bunch of clothes that were too small for me aside to take to a consignment shop. Over the winter I had put back on 10-15lbs and was feeling like it would just never come back off. Well I realized last night as I was going to bed that I’d never gotten around to dropping off one of the bags.…

If you are crazy about the carbonation, have you thought about switching to seltzer? That might help you wean yourself off it, and it's a much more healthy option...

Maybe getting a fitbit (or some other pedometer) would help you? It has definitely motivated me to be more active throughout the day. Just by choosing to walk the longer way to work, or parking in a more distant parking spot, or volunteering to carry a box down to the basement, I’ve really upped my steps. It may also be…

I also have a hard time being direct at times. If I need to bring up something that is important to me or that is difficult to say, often I lose my words, get flustered, or just cry. I’ve definitely improved quite a bit as I’ve gotten older, but it’s still hard. One thing I’ve found can be helpful is to put all my thoughts…

That’s fantastic! I just reached a 5k distance about a month or so ago (for the first time EVER, even counting highschool). It’s a fantastic feeling, isn’t it? I totally did this rather embarrassing happy dance midstride. haha I’ve also been working to gradually improve on my time since then. There have been two things…

Today I ran a 5k (on the treadmill) in 29 min and 34 sec! Huge NSV for me. I’ve been aiming for a less than 30min 5k time for the last three months, and have finally gotten there! When I first started out I was running 5.2mph, and now I’m up to a consistent 6.3mph (and even faster if I’m doing intervals)! My other NSV is…

Like you, I also compared myself to my significant other while at the gym. I tend to be a bit competitive, and if we were working out together and he was going way faster/farther/harder than I was, I just gave up if I couldn’t keep up. I found that we just can’t work out together. We still go to the gym together quite…

Congratulations! You look fantastic and that truly is a huge accomplishment. You should be incredibly proud of yourself. :)

I lost roughly 55lbs four years ago, using a semi low carb diet. It was more of a low bread diet I suppose, as I’ve noticed that MFP calculates all fruits and veggies as carbs, which wouldn’t have worked with how I lost weight originally. I just limited my bread and starchy vegetable intake by a lot and ate plenty of lean…

I definitely know the feeling of regaining. Definitely did that a few times earlier in my 20s. Even this winter I gained back 10-15lbs that I had kept off for a few years. Never a fun feeling. But it's time to look forward. I know losing ground sucks, but you can definitely get back on the wagon if you put your mind to it.…

You’re not going crazy! It’s crazy how often people speak without thinking first. I deal with people in my job, and they can be so completely thoughtless. I can totally relate to that feeling of inner rage boiling up. Good job holding it in, though it might have served that lady right if you had gone off on her a bit. Just…

Welcome to MFP! You can do it!

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Height: 5’3.5” Age: 29 SW: 184 CW: 130 GW: 125-120? Calories/day: 1200 is the goal Eating back "exercise calories": I usually eat back a portion of them, but not all of them Cheat day? At the moment I am not allowing a specific cheat day, but I have been allowing a couple indulgences here and there as long as they fit in…

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