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Thanks guys :) My scale started moving this week. Yay :) I'm pretty sure I wasn't drinking enough water and I did start trying protein shakes.

I am never having another child...I hope. lol But I love babynames. My kids are: Girl: Raven Ella Mae Boy: Blake Phoenix Raven was going to be Maia, but when she was born my husband said she was a "Dark raven haired beauty", so that's what we named her. Blake wasn't named for 5 days. We could not agree and finally…

I only eat when I am hungry.

I live in the country with lots of lakes and things around. We go fishing and eat a lot of fish that we catch ourselves. All you really need is a fishing pole and dig up some worms. :) We are hunters as well and eat venison year round. Everyone else gave really great advice as well. :) Good luck and I really hope things…

Love it! Now someone come steal mine!

It could have been all the LSD he did back in the day too. Who knows really? Cancer happens to people that do everything right too. It pretty much just sucks.

Thanks everyone :) I had that song stuck in my head for a couple days. lol I was very pleased to go and buy some size 14's and a pair of 12's!! Woohoo!!! I haven't been in a 12 in a loooong time. Super excited!! The 14's are a little loose, but I like the feeling of my clothes being loose now instead of super tight. lol

Obviously from all the posts above it is possible to get to pre-baby weight and even less. At this moment I am 20lbs less than when I get pregnant with my 2nd child and only 20lbs away from being smaller than I was when I got pregnant with my first. However, I will always have jiggly skin on my tummy unless I surgically…

It took me a good month before I lost a single pound. I just kept up with what I was doing and one week I lost 5lb and have consistently lost at least 1lb a week since then. Just keep at it and don't give up!

I love Moscato and try to just save up calories or work out extra hard if I plan on having some. I should start drinking Vodka when I go out though. I didn't realize it was so low in cals. Good to know :)

You are stuck with them. They will fade eventually, but never really go away. Unless you have a tummy tuck.

I tried the new plan and it didn't work for me. I ended up gaining about 5lbs with the new system. Not or me. With MFP I have lost 17 lbs so far :) Love it.

I just made these and they are fantastic! This will be a regular breakast in this house. Yummy :)

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You are going to get lots of different answers. Use the Search function at the top of the forum and you will find lots of discussion on this. I personally don't eat mine back, occasionally I dip into them. Maybe when I am closer to goal I will, but for now I am fine with what I am doing and I am losing. Everyone is…

I work 12 hour shifts also and I'm also in healthcare. I try to bring my meals and have it all planned out ahead of time. I usually only get 3 breaks a day. Breakfast is usually oatmeal or hardboiled eggwhites, fruit. Lunch will be a salad of some kind with some protien and then a snack in the afternoon. I usually have…

I have the same problem, but I don't really see it as a problem. I feel like I am eating alot all day long, but I am consistently under my calorie goal. I pretty much eat the same things as you, egg whites, veggies, chicken, fish, etc. If I'm not hungry, I'm not going to force myself to eat something. Before I started…

I have my calorie goal set to 1200 and I sometimes have a hard time getting all my calories in. I am usally under by about 20-30. I usually have oatmeal in the morning with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a banana. Lunch is usally a salad of somekind or a turkey or tuna sandwhich, sometimes greek yogurt and fruit. Dinner…

When my kids were babies I usually worked out after I put the kids to bed, sometimes early in the morning before they wake up. I just pop in a dvd or hop on the elliptical and go to town. Now that they are a bit older I will have them ride bikes along with me while I run or they will do the work out dvd with me.

The same thing happened to me on my birthday. Way too much Moscato, chocolate cake, bread and cheese. The next morning I was up 4lbs and then two days later it was gone plus 2 more. :) I worked out extra hard and drank tons of water.

I haven't been able to eat any of my excersize calories. I mean, I could if I wanted to force myself to eat them, but I don't. When I eat good and sensibly throughout the day and then have a good workout in the evening, I'm just not hungry. I have learned in the last few weeks to listen to my body and only eat when hungry…

I had laser hair removal done and it has been wonderful. I still need to get some touch ups here and there, but it was totally worth it. No more waxing or tweezing for me :)

Welcome I live in West Michigan too. :) Good luck!!

Totally agree!

I eat 1200 calories a day and I do not eat my execise calories back. I will burn anywhere from 300-700 calories with my workouts daily. I was stuck and not losing for about a month but all of a sudden it has started falling off. I spoke with a nutritionist and my doctor they both said what I was doing is fine.

I just kept with my food logging and working out. I haven't tried to zig zag, at least not on purpose. lol

Then after I post this I read the thread about how the scale lies. lol I do have to say over the month that I lost nothing I did notice changes in myself. My clothes are looser and I just feel great in general. I am just one of those people that need to see the number going down.

I just moved into a new neighborhood and I was really embarrassed to run outside in front of everyone. First of all I am the biggest woman around here and when I run, I sweat and breath heavy and am pretty much not great to look at. lol One day I just decided I didn't care anymore. The only way I am going to get to my…

If I weigh myself at night and then the next morning it can be a difference of about 3lbs. Usually I weigh more at night.

I'm 5'1" and my goal is 120. I was 130 in highschool and thought I was a cow. lol Now I would love to be back there. I think the last time I was 110-115 I was 12 years old. lol I'd be up for a challenge too. :)