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Are you drinking water at all? I don't notice you logging any, but have noticed that many don't. I really didn't think it was that big of a deal until I started NOT getting enough water in me. My weight just stopped going down. The one thing I notice (besides sweets, which you're already aware of) is the amount of salty…

Welcome to the site and very best of luck to you. As you probably know, the first week is the hardest and it gets so much easier from there.

I thought I was the only one who thought like this. I'm also 5'8 and I'm at 200.4 on weight. I'm dying to get to "overweight" soon. By hitting that mark, you did several things... A) made the big step from obese to overweight B) changed that first number on the scale from a 2 to a 1 C) are far enough under the 200 mark…

Absolutely correct. That's the reason I stick to refilling bottles of water.

I drank tons and tons of water when I first started my plan. I was losing weight and not feeling so hungry all the time. Then I got tired of drinking so much and having to pee all night, so I cut back to around 32 oz. a day. Bad idea. The scale wasn't budging and I was snacking more than I should. Once I started drinking…

Congrats! I hit the official 10 pound mark this morning myself. It doesn't sound like a ton, but pick up two 5-pound hand weights and lug them around for a bit, you'll be relieved to put them down and know that you took that much weight off. :) Keep it up... you'll be half way there before you know it. Mini-goals are…

While I don't have roommates, I do live with my boyfriend and our 6 kids. During the first few days of this little journey of mine they were very careful about not eating junk in front of me, etc. All the "snack" stuff was kept in our extra refrigerator, so that it wasn't in my face every time I opened the fridge for my…

I wonder why the YMCA fees vary so much by location. We have 8 of us (self, boyfriend and 6 kids) and ours is $52.00 a month. The only thing I can think of is costs in larger cities being higher and that being passed on to the customer. We have roughly 50,000 where I live.

Is he unsupportive about other things that you wish to do? If so, I'd listen to all of those above. However, if this is something unusual for him (to not want you to go), it could be that he is afraid you're trying to improve yourself for someone else. Sometimes those of us who are insecure or have low self-esteem tend to…

Meth works... until you stop. It's not woth it and never will be. :wink:

I knew I was getting bigger than I should be, but my OMG moment happened recently. My boyfriend and I live together and we have his kids every other night. A few weeks ago we were sitting at the dinner table and out of the blue one of his twins (they're 5) looked at me and said "when you got out of your car the first time…

Every day is a new chance to start fresh. I absolutely love JUNK for meals. A few weeks ago, I started my lifestyle change. Although the scale doesn't reflect huge numbers, something even better happened. We have a local attraction that is basically a big hill that overlooks the city/country. Two months ago, I took my kids…

I'm still fairly new to this, but have noticed that the protein is what I have gone over or close to over on. I panic when I still have tons of calories left, but not much left on protein. Is it something I shouldn't worry about going a little over on?

I'm new to this, but I have found that what helps me the most is to "pretend" to log the food in as if I ate it. When I see how much my intake/available is, it helps me choose better. I then choose a different snack and delete the pretend log. I'd much rather have three or four small snacks than to eat one candy bar that…