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Actually I don't think it's going to end at all. People are having too much fun.

Thanks so much for the suggestions. I do weigh my food and have been faithful with the logging. I try to over estimate the quick add calories because I know I'm only fooling myself if I don't. MFP syncs with my FitBit so I have to assume that they are doing their job. I use an HRM when I'm doing other cardio like…

You look amazing. Great work!

Thanks for the encouragement. I pretty much have to stick with it because if it's not going down with me watching what I do and exercising, it can only go up. So I'll stick with it. I do know I have to weight myself regularly and that can be an exercise in frustration as well, but this is the path I chose. May as well keep…

Thanks, Branstin. And yes, I am very meticulous about logging. Sometimes I just put in an extra calorie count to make sure I've covered all my bases. My BMR is 1373 and figuring in exercise 3 - 5 days a week my TDEE is 2128. I've heard so much about calories in/ calories out I can't believe I'm not losing weight with the…

Thanks for the motivation, people. I used to get so depressed weighing myself and seeing so little progress that was why I quit, but I've made the decision to log more regularly, move more often and be patient. Because little progress downward is better than more upward.

As a woman speeding toward 60, I am so inspired! You look amazing. Thanks for the photos.

Love this shot! So inspiring. You look amazing. (and the dog is kind of cute too.)

Very much noticeable. You look great!

26 pounds in three months is amazing! You are to be congratulated. As for The Biggest Loser - this is television. They NEED dramatic results like that or people aren't going to care and if they don't care they won't watch. The reality is that weight loss is a steady, ongoing lifestyle change and you have done a fantastic…

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to check them out.

I have the fitbit one. I don't worry about the waterproof part. That's a pretty minor inconvenience. Just for interest's sake I wore my Heart Rate Monitor and FitBit for an entire day. The Fitbit was only about 50 - 70 calories out compared to the HRM so I am pretty pleased with the FitBit.

Thanks so much for the help. Appreciate it. Yes, I do eat a lot of fruit. Not much of a veggie person. And I do drink a lot of water. I work at home and am always running to the bathroom <g>. I'll look into mixing up the food part. I guess I like to eat the same thing every day because that way I don't have to think about…

See, ChangingAmand, That's the struggle. I'm not really losing inches. .5 off my thighs in a month doesn't seem like much for such intentional work.

I am measuring. I have a scale and weigh pretty much everything I eat. I'm pretty consistent about it too. Thanks.

Anything from Two Steps from Hell

Aren't you freakin' adorable and beautiful inside and out. You are an inspiration to me and to a lot of other people!

Awesome job. I'm inspired!

You'll have MORE regret about eating those 'extras' like dessert and chocolate and snacks etc, than about NOT eating those extras.

I was cleaning out my desk this morning and found a card I had filled out a year ago from a Beachbody product I had purchased. I had to write down my measurements and my weight. I didn't finish the program - decided I hate working from a DVD. But in May I started another exercise program - The Venus Index joined MFP and…

Okay, I'm having the same problem. I was losing weight and then, gained a pound and a half in one week. My daily calorie goal is 1200 calories and I am exercising twice a day, weights for 25 minutes, cardio for 45 - running and elliptical. Are you now saying I should eat those calories too? Seems kind of pointless to do…