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I think I will struggle with that forever...I was just talking about this. I have lost 60lbs and logged for over 480 days now. I know exactly how awful and self loathing I will feel afterwards. It still happens all too often. I have come to terms with my worst days (TMI - sorry - ovulation and the week leading up to my…

I eat fewer than 50g carbs a day and I have no brain fog or fatigue (actually, my long runs are about as easy as eating pie used to be lol). ETA: I don't intentionally eat low carb - I budget my calories and have just found that I get to eat more of the food I actually like when I stay away from the fillers and 'vehicles'…

Your girlfriend got hotter too lol!! Nice job!

Sometimes increasing your sodium can also work depending on the amount of sodium you are consuming...I retain water like crazy before my period (like most do I assume) and I wish I could relieve it, but nothing works except waiting it out.

Ovulation AND a few days leading up to my period can suck my butt while dieting (aka trying to keep a respectful deficit). I can eat 800 calories and be ravenously hungry 15 minutes later. Distraction, exercise, iced tea, and pickles help lol. I get angry just thinking about it - it is inevitable. it is actually how I know…

I never press that button...ever.

I plan on enjoying my holiday meals. I have 3 nutrition plans that I follow. #1 is my most ideal for steady, healthy weight loss (1000-1500cal deficit, low carb, high fat, moderate protein, 'healthy' foods, loads of activity). #2 plan is to make the best choices I can with what is available, increase my calorie allotment…

I wear $20 inserts I get from Sports Authority (they are red). I also wear these sandals at all times rather than being barefoot: http://www.amazon.com/Telic-Unisex-Fashion-Med-Large-Midnight/dp/B0127Q2WNC/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1443648151&sr=8-8&keywords=sandals+telic I like Asics Nimbus 17 for running...and losing 60lbs…

.8lbs. I SAW 199 for 2 days, but shark week threw me off immediately after. I've been struggling to see it again. Currently 200.7. I'm pretty confident that I will see it again tomorrow - hoping thats the end of the 200s for good this time.

If anything, it makes you more attractive. Most of us here know what it takes in character, strength, and sheer will and commitment to lose 50 pounds...if any of those character traits are on his deal breaker list, he wouldn't be so attractive himself lol.

I've lost 55b since christmas by doing just that (I'm 5'4.75" lol). Intermittent fasting helps as well.

I love using coffee as a natural appetite suppressant as well as keeping 'things' moving lol. I admit, my 40g of SF creamer is not the best but that is pretty much the extent of my 'fake' food for the day. I also drink plain black iced tea all day long (with the blessing of my neighbor's oncologist lol). That also helps me…

Then you and people with this mentality are NOT who the OP is speaking of...he is speaking of the 'OMG I SWEAR I'm eating nothing at all ever, but I'm gaining weight' people. Of course you can get by without and lose weight...but if you are, you are probably not posting on MFP how you aren't losing weight...and so this…

up to 10 freaking pounds. Its ridiculous. Also, on the DAY of ovulation, my cravings and hunger 'pains' begin to be out of control for a full week. I get a one week reprieve before shark week begins. The first 2 days are ridiculous for cravings and hunger again but then I'm back to normal all around by day 3 (and if I've…

Have you stopped 'improving' your fitness? Even at 200lbs (down from 254 at Christmas), as long as I am working out, lifting, running, racquetball, I mostly feel like a rock star...its when I stop (even just on rest days) that I feel like I haven't lost 54lbs. I have to get on the scale to reassure myself that I am still…

I broke a rib a week ago...played racquetball the following 2 days (was in tears by the end of the game), rested 2 days, played rb again (tears again), running induces tears...2 more days of rest and I really thought I could play but no, another game ended in tears...I am playing again tonight against my better judgement…

I consider myself a C25K success story...I started it Jan 1 this year. The first 60 second run had me feeling like a giant failure. I wanted to quit so bad...and now I can run for 40 minutes straight :). At 40 minutes, my legs still feel great, but my lungs are just struggling to continue at a non-panic state lol. My pace…

I homeschool 4 kids and run a soap making business out of my home - I have lost 50lbs since Christmas. I just made physical activity a priority (and yes, that means some things suffer here and there, like my house at the moment lol). I play racquetball 4-6 times/week, I'm training for another Ragnar, as well as joined a…

WLS was designed as a LAST DITCH effort to SAVE YOUR LIFE. Of course, it is now used as a 'tool' for anyone 50lbs overweight. Eating 800 calories/day and losing weight is way better than dying. But is that what you are going for? JUST 'better than dying'? Or are you trying to improve your health and quality of life? If you…

My only issue with Chipotle or any other restaurant is that, unless you bring your scale, and have them weight each component by the gram, you don't really know how many calories you are eating. A serving of rice may be calculated at a half cup but they might spoon a full cup into your bowl. I eat Chipotle when I know I…

<sipping 2nd large unsweet McD tea of the day, extra ice, of course> - NOM! I'm no help though as I prefer mine unsweetened.

I never understand the naysayers...yes, you absolutely can lose 50lbs in 5 months. It will be hard work, you will need to walk/run a LOT and control your calories. 1250 calorie daily deficit is not an earth shattering deficit like some seem to think. I regularly burn around 3000 cal/day including my BMR (or more). I keep…

HSing WAHM of 4 (3, 7, 9, 12 plus schooling an extra 12yr old)...ive lost 42lbs since Christmas with 52-67 more to go. Ran my first Ragnar this month, Disney half in September, and maybe 2 more Ragnars this year to come. I run my own soapmaking business out of my home, kids in rodeo, violin, and culinary...my house suffers…

I wake up around 9 every day, brew the coffee and get it cooling: 4 TBS of SF Italian Sweet Cream creamer in 20oz of cold coffee around 10:30 every morning. Keeps me from eating till around 2pm. Its awesome.

I have 4 (12, 9, 7, 3), homeschool them all, run my own soap making business out of my home, on and on and on. Calorie counting and meal planning get done at night, in my bed, on my phone. Exercise gets done with them and/or at 10pm (my fave time to run) and/or when daddy gets home. I am not a morning person so the later…

Its so funny how I don't care lol.

If her son can't be vaccinated, then he is part of the problem - however he somehow gets a pass because you know his parents personally and understand their reasoning for not vaccinating. Parents that choose to under vaccinate or not at all just MIGHT have a good reason that doesn't seem obvious to people like you who like…

I have seen it recommended for women to only weight once a month so I guess that sounds right. I usually see a loss a few times a week but during period week, I can gain up to 10 pounds overnight. Its miserable - my fingers feel like stuffed sausages. As long as I keep my brain and eating on track, I can count on a…

I am having this problem lately...after every single meal. And unfortunately, I think I'm about to find out its due to wheat and dairy. Apparently, there is a reason low-ish carb, no grain nutrition plans work for me. I've also been at an insane deficit for the past 3 weeks with no loss to show for it (8lb gains in 2 days,…

Fresh brewed unsweet tea, extra ice or Cherry Coke Zero on occasion