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You truly are an inspiration. I am at your starting point and only hope to lose 50 lbs in one year. Were you always heavy? What do you feel most attributed to your success? What were the keys aspects of your plan? Did you lose consistently over the year? You are a success story!!!

I love this site: http://paleodietlifestyle.com/ They send interesting articles and recipes every day. I also bought the recipe books and have tried several of the recipes. I like that the recipes have a low number of different ingredients and are pretty simple to follow.

You took the first step. If you do this, it will work!

my food log is open. feel free to add me. i'm a grandma to twin 5yr old boys. my daughter is a single mom too, and also has another 4 year old boy. so, i can feel for your daily struggle to tackle all that is before you each day. i get a lot of encouragement from mfp friends. Good luck on your journey.

I love this paleo creamer: http://followingmynose.com/2010/10/a-primal-non-dairy-coffee-creamer/ After I got used to it i got lazy and just use coconut milk...

from Lancaster, living in La Quinta.

I like your profile name. This site has been helpful for accountability with food. And encouraging with friends all in the "same boat." feel free to add

that happened to me too. we call it "cheap" chocolate now. i hold out for chocolate with 60% or more cocoa and real vanilla instead of vanillan listed in the ingredients.

You remind me of my daughter, a first year physical therapy student and super motivated. She helped me start my weight loss journey, MFP has filled in now that she moved away to college. Feel free to add.

From March 2012 to June 2012 my total cholesterol dropped from 217 to 168 (LDL part from 153 to 115) mostly by reducing meat and high fat intake, as well as, replacing those foods with creative vegetable dishes, salads and juicing; I exercise 2-3 times per week. I lost almost 15 pounds at that time, but my motivation was…

Congrats on meeting your first goal!!

i resisted second serving of nacho cheese tortilla chips with my lunch. portion control is most difficult for me...

We follow Dave Ramsey principles too for about 3 years now. We probably have farther to go then you. We probably have another 3 years to get where we would like to be. Try planning your meals for the week and "guess-timating" how much your shopping list might cost. My husband and I budget $270 every two weeks, which comes…

you can also enter general circuit training for calories spent.

plum, green salad: spring mix, spinach, red pepper, tomato, avocado, also added onion, red pepper and cherry tomatoes to quinoa (my first time making it). pretty good.

I started about a month ago. Logging in absolutely everything is challening, but keeps me accountable to change eating habits for good! A bonus is all the friends and encouragement. Feel free to add me. Deb

Should we continue to post how many servings on the "how did u do today" discussion? Or start a new one each day?

Today is a new day! Plum at breakfast, salad at lunch with spring mix, spinach, red pepper, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and avacado, dinner includes sauteed zucchini and yellow squash. Hooya!

Thanks for starting this thread, i guess that is the whole point of the group. I did not get 5 as I was travelling... but i did eat raspberries. They must be in season, so good!

I'm Debbie and so happy you stared this group! My daughter (Natalie) turned vegan earlier this year and helped me lose almost 20lbs, now she's moving to college. We learned a lot of veggie recipes, soups, main dishes and juiced a ton! It was a fun yet challenging and memorable time I will always treasure. My Pilates…