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Oh, and by the way, some people have already read older posts but want opinions from new people. Maybe the newer people are in a similar position in their journey and have something that might help. Or maybe they don't feel like looking through old posts and just want to ask a question. Either way, I see no reason to be…

Wow...this was really insightful....

I'd grab a polar ft4 or ft7 ($55-70 online) and eat back half of what it says you burned during your exercise. It's motivating and will definitely help in the weight loss/fitness journey. Good Luck!

I have the Polar Ft7 and I love it. It shoots a little bit high, but I think that's mainly because it doesn't reduce the calorie total by the BMR....in other words, you would've already burned a certain amount just by sitting there....and it doesn't seem to take those away. Anyway, I just reduce the calorie total by about…

I know this is a stupid question, but what's the problem with setting that lb/week number at whatever level you'd like? As long as you don't shock your body by going crazy once you hit maintenance, what's the problem? I guess I'm asking because I had a little over 30 lbs (only 3.4 to go for my goal...yah!) to lose and went…

500 calories?!?! If you are really only consuming 500 calories, which is unbelievable and horribly unhealthy, absolutely none of them should come from an alcoholic drink.

One last thing...I almost always see some small weight gain after my sodium has gone up. I'm not sure of your exact numbers as sodium isn't on your diary, but I think the McDonald's, pizza, and hot dogs might be within your calorie limit, but might make you exceed your recommended sodium intake. Thus leading to a little…

I go through this ALL the time. It is extremely frustrating and I completely feel your pain. My only advice is to not let that stupid number dictate the way you feel about your progress. Just keep doing what you know you should do--eating within your calories and exercising-- and the scale will eventually catch up. I know…

I think we'd all give up if one bad meal/night ruined everything. Just eat sensibly beforehand and afterwards and enjoy yourself while you're there. I've noticed that if I exercise pretty decently before going to a cookout, I'm much less likely to go crazy and splurge like I used to--it never seems worth it at the time.…

I think people pretty much have this covered, but I will add my 2 cents. I started a little while ago at 6'3" and about 218 lbs. This wasn't my first go-around at trying to lose some weight. All the other times basically did nothing but add a couple pounds here and there, and a whole bunch of frustration. I decided this…

First of all, thank you all so much for reading, weighing in (pun very much intended!) and for the kind words! :) I think you all make great points and have made me feel a lot better. I definitely need to make sure I'm getting more protein as I'm usually just barely at or under my goal of 60 grams a day. This will also…