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If you two truly love each other, this shouldn't be much of a hurdle. Just talk about it. If he doesn't want to change, you shouldn't make him. But, make it clear that it is something you want for yourself. Early in relationships, some couples feel that they need to do everything together. Shoot, I felt that until I was…
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That's incredible. I want to get there, but every time in the last few years that I held up a little and tried not worrying about my weight, I gained. Then I would mentally let myself go, and gain more. I'm currently about 40lbs down from my highest, and I feel like I can incorporate more of this vacation mindset soon. I…
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This made me think...it's really not a guarantee that losing 14lbs would get you into a lower dress size in the first place. Since January, I've lost about 15lbs. My short term goal at the time was to lose ~20lbs to get into Onderland before next Thursday (currently sitting at 201.6 :smiley: ) which I still might hit, but…
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If you're happy with your weight and aren't interested in reducing calories at this point in time, how about working on another goal? Maybe a fitness one that can help reshape your body? You may want to modify your diet later. If you like to run/bike/swim, work towards personal bests in time and distance. Maybe aim to be…
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Not strictly either weekly or daily, but in the back of my mind I usually go under my calories by 100-200 per day to save them up for the weekend. Especially for the Friday Fish Fry. There are also days that I'm just not hungry, or miss lunch at work to get stuff done, so I might only end up eating 1000-1200 cals that day.…
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Actually, to be honest, learning that I could have that junk food is what freed me (personally) from the notion that losing weight had to suck. If I hadn't read that here on MFP, I may still be trying to restrict myself unnecessarily and frustrate myself because my husband and my kids still would eat that stuff and I would…
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Agree about having to add on exercise calories for the days that you expend extra energy. Also, you don't want to be losing too fast. If you got 1200 cal at 5'-7" 150lbs on the MFP signup process, you probably chose 1.5-2lbs a week? You can't go lower than 1200, so it could have been either. 150lbs is actually my current…
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Ha, you're right! I knew the 2016 date was already later than originally proposed. I figured if the FDA pushed it back again, it would have been on their website! Now the deadline is sometime this year...but even that doesn't seem to be set in stone.
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The menu labeling and nutritional information posting rules are only required to be followed by chain restaurants with 20 or more locations. According to the FDA's website, the rules were finalized in Dec 2014 and restaurants (and vending machines!) were given 2 years to comply. So, the places that have to follow these…
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I haven't bothered clicking complete diary in a very long time, but I still use the MFP numbers for sedentary and log exercise. It's only an estimate anyway based on eating that same way every single day for 35 days. And, it assumes that I won't have any different water retention based on my cycle or exercise intensity. I…
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Original Starting Weight 2013 - 237 Starting Weight Jan 1st 2017 - 216.8 March 1st starting weight - 206.0 March 8th - 204.8 (-1.2) March 16th - 203.2 (-1.6) March 22nd - March 29th - March goal - 200 (or 199.8 :smiley: ) Ultimate goal - 150 or whatever feels right Total loss for march (-2.8) Oops, forgot about the…
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Well, we all have fat on different parts of the body. Some places may look skinny compared to other parts. It doesn't change the fact that you are medically obese, which is having a BMI above 30. If you're wondering how to start, all you need to do to lose weight is consume less calories than you burn over time. Exercising…
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Ha, the wallet thing worked for me too! Well, not bringing cash anyway. I would bring good things, and eat them, and enjoy them. But I would still grab food from the vending machine. And of course I wouldn't log them because I'm embarrassed (although no one else is looking at my diary!) and then I would eat something else…
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This happens to me a few times a week (I'm female), but it's only usually workdays. During the week, I eat very little until the evening (500 or so throughout the day) but I drink a ton of water/coffee/tea whatever. My big meal is at night after a workout/walk so I'm eating dinner after 8pm most days. I don't know if it's…
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It's very common to have a huge drop the first week or two when you're starting out, especially at a higher weight. When you have that large drop, sometimes the next week or two the body will seem to hold steady. Do not stop what you are doing! The body is just trying to replenish it's glycogen stores, and you may still be…
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The best advice I ever read on this site was "Eat the way you want to for the rest of your life." Second was "Don't eat what you don't love!" Do you want to eat this way for the next 50 or so years? Then absolutely keep at it. You will more than likely lose weight on this plan, and eating more healthy delicious food is…
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I love your post, thank you! I'm not necessarily struggling with the scale, but I have to remember that there are so many things to be proud of myself about more than just a number on that scale. After all, I'm not walking around with a big flashing number over my head! And, I think I should get out of the habit of asking…
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Original Starting Weight 2013 - 237 Starting Weight Jan 1st 2017 - 216.8 March 1st starting weight - 206.0 March 8th - 204.8 (-1.2) March 15th - March 22nd - March 29th - March goal - 200 (or 199.8 :smiley: ) Ultimate goal - 150 or whatever feels right Total loss for march - 1.2 I'm a daily weigher, and yesterday was a…
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Like it seems for a few of you, I have a hard time getting to the 190s. I was at my known heaviest at 237 almost 4 years ago, and dropped to 193 within 6months. Awesome! Then, I seemed to forget how to watch what I was eating. I was pretty comfortable and feeling good about myself and I just stopped counting. I never…
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I absolutely want to second (or third by now!) fitnessblender. I have not purchased any of their programs, but I am thinking about it for the summer. They have 4 week programs for $10 and 8 week programs for $15. Once you buy them, you keep them and can repeat them as often as you want. I think some of them have meal…
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Iit probably depends on how the clothes fit on you at 175. Were they tight at all and you might not remember exactly how tight they were? Two months ago I was at about 217. But I was really squeezing into my clothes after gaining 10-15lbs around the holidays, like dealing with skin sores from my tight jeans (don't do that…
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In the last decade or so, I've noticed that my parents have been allowing themselves "off the hook" for the Sundays of Lent. I honestly can't remember if we were allowed these same lax rules when we were growing up. But they've both upped their personal restrictions for the remaining 6 days of the week. For example, my…
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So you haven't dropped or gained anything? If you use a digital scale, are the batteries ok? Sometimes, I need to check the accuracy of my scale since the batteries seem to drain more than I thought possible! Once a month or so I weigh myself and then weigh myself again with a 8lb handweight to see if it's properly…
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Meal timing will not matter. You can have it all in one meal, or spread out into 6-8 mini meals. It may take some time to figure out what you need when you need it, but it's only the number of calories that you consume that matters for weight loss. I personally find that I work best with a protein bar around 10AM (~200…
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Original Starting Weight 2013 - 237 Starting Weight Jan 1st 2017 - 216.8 March 1st starting weight - 206.0 March goal - 200 (or 199.8 :smiley: ) Ultimate goal - 150 or whatever feels right Total loss for march - My actual short term goal at the beginning of this year was to get below 200 on April 6th since I've got a…
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I don't know of any groups now, but occasionally you'll see them pop up looking for new members. I was with one a year ago or so, but it was only set up for 6months or so and everyone moved on afterward it was done. If you look around in the Challenges board, there will be discussions with short-term weight loss challenges…
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I assume it's your notifications. Friends' activities, favorited posts, messages, etc. I don't have the Apple app, but on the Android version and desktop website, there's a little bell for my notifications in the upper left corner.
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Bit late this week. Wednesday Weigh in Name: Rogstar (Jen) Age: 35 Height:5'7" Start Weight (January 31): 209.8 lbs Goal Weight (end of Feb): 204 Weigh-ins: Feb 6th:209.4 Feb 15th:207.0 Feb 20th: Feb 27th: Weight -/+ this week (ish!): 2.4 Weight -/+ this month: Successes / struggles this week:
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Yeah, my daughter was such a picky eater until recently (she's 10 now) that I'd always end up mindlessly eating her leftover food so it didn't go to waste. I had to learn the habit NOT to eat it and either save it or toss it. Now she eats half of my food, and lo and behold I'm losing again!
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Ha! My mother repeatedly said "If you're not hungry enough to eat a banana, you're not hungry!" That was really just to get us to stop snacking on chips and cookies after school. I still don't like bananas all that much...
