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I removed the sugar counter from my view. It was driving me crazy. I eat lots of natural fruit. I also use Sweet n Low, Splenda, Stevia, whatever is handy and I don't have any unusual sugar cravings.

This is interesting. I was going to start a thread and decided to search first and found this. I count tomatoes but I don't count baby carrots that I eat while fixing dinner. ;-) f I cook a bowl full, then I count them. I don't count celery or onions or green peppers. Or sugar free gum. I don't count coffee creamer (I know…

I remember that feeling, going from obese to *merely* overweight' and just recently moved again down to "normal"! You'll make it there too!

My all time favorite!

I'm 65 and still get hot flashes. ;) MFP has been so helpful to me! Good Luck!

I will remember this the next time someone asks me!

I mostly use good old fashioned saccharine (NectaSweet tablets) and have for YEARS. (Psssst - using saccharine in your tea with a piece of pie doesn't make the pie diet food!) I am 64. My mom and dad used it several times a day their whole lives. She lived to 92 and he to 97, healthy to the end. I am using a bit of stevia…

I reached goal TWICE with Weight Watchers over the years and even have a GOLD card. Very embarrassing to find myself in the same position again. I loved the meetings, but it was dependent on the leader. When the leader I loved left and we got a new one I didn't relate to, I also got bored and quit going. And points were…

I like the old school Richard Simmons videos. *blush*

WalMart has a Great Value version. But be careful - I accidently bought the kind with caffeine.

The farthest I can walk barefooted is from the bed to the bathroom. I had hard orthotics but I HATED them. Waste of money. I spend most of the year in flip flops and have had the most relief. I only get flip flops made of EVA material, although it doesn't usually tell you that on the label. I just know now what they feel…

i really like the Sabra but when I started losing weight, I switched to Safeway's Eating Right and get the Spinach and Artichoke kind. I add a teaspoon of organic chopped garlic to about a third of the container. I am kind of taking a break now because I was eating it so much I got tired of it. I'm sure I'll be back to it…

I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE peanut butter. SO much that I can't have it in the house. :-( I discovered PB2 because of this site. I can now eat a bit of PB2 occasionally when the mood strikes without overdoing it. Two TB is 45 cal. I LIKE PB2 but don't crave it, and that's a good thing. I ordered mine from Amazon, a two pack…

I've been intimidated by it also. I just went to the link ( http://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator) and found that mine is 1379 and MFP has me at 1200. How do I reset MFP for a higher amount? I already have it set at 1 lb a week. I started at 1230 and when I had lost around 30 lbs, it lowered me to 1200. But I still almost…

I like all of the brands, Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Smart Ones, Michelina Light and Lean. But not every day, just a few times a week. And I usually open a can of green beans or quickly cook some spinach or have a salad with it. There are just times when they are exactly what I feel like eating!

Drinking 1 or 2 glasses of water as soon as you wake up gets your organs going. Not sure about the lemon but it couldn't hurt! Maybe add a little artifiicial sweetener to it. (unless you are anti-artificial sweetener). I make my own lemonade at restaurants like that.

I use a lot of saccharine (Necta Sweet tablets). I use Splenda occasionally and also Truvia occasionally. I don't notice any extra hunger with one over the other, aside from just the 'normal" wishing I could eat more! LOL

Soon to be XH noticed at 20 lbs. Most others noticed at around 35 lbs. My Son in law just recently commented in the nicest way. I mentioned going to an exercise class and he said "Oh! I thought you've been looking very slender lately!"

I was already losing weight at about 1 lb a week when I tried it. I went through 3 bottles and noticed NO difference. :(

Same here. I added it to my diary to track, and after a few days, took it back off! ;-)

Ange, how tall are you? I'm 5'2" and MFP started me at 1230 calories. I was close or a little over most of the time. When I got to a 50 lbs loss, it changed me to 1200. I still go a little over most of the time and am still losing. I have 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. I eat back most of my exercise calories.

I'm also one who weighs every day. I need it for motivation. When I stop doing it, I get out of control.

I also took them pretty faithfully for about 2 months and didn't really see any difference from my already ongoing weight loss. No increase in energy either. If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true!

Bring Up My Post! :wink: Sounds delicious!

I guess I'll just keep using the "dancing" choice under "cardio". :-) The 45 minute class is called "muscular strength" and includes weights, stretch bands, and aerobic dance while doing those things, with a little bit of yoga and tai chi thrown in! It's fun!

I take what I see on Dr. Oz and research it if it sounds like something I am interested in following. For what it's worth, I use real butter sometimes, I Can't believe it's not Butter spray sometimes and coconut oil sometimes. I did not know about coconut oil before seeing it on his show so I did learn about sometihing…

I don't have one particular favorite but I add 2 handfuls of spinach to any smoothie and love it!

I've had 100 calories of popcorn almost every night for the last 8 months and have still lost 47 lbs. I used to buy the bags but then I found an air popper at a thrift store for $499 and started using it! I also use a small amount of real butter if I have the calories to spare and if I don't, I use the ICBINB spray. How do…

Hey, I have wondered about that too! I use the 100 calorie bags or measure the amount for 100 calories into the air popper. I usually do just keep the count but no harm in wondering!

I lost weight down to goal after having two kids. My mom said "Quick, let me take a picture of you while you're still skinny!" Sadly, she was right and I did get fat again. Lately, I have been on MFP and lost a lot of weight. At a family reunion, everyone was oohing and ahhing over how great I looked. Most were actual…