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I loved a quote by an MFPer "Get rich quick, get poor quick"...This is a long journey, a permanent one really....Losing weight fast will leave us only where we can't maintain it....

Ditto.

Im just hoping I don't gain a lot of extra weight in the process (like in my arms and legs) so I am going to continue tracking to make sure I am not using pregnancy as an excuse to excessively over eat.... Although I hear breasfeeding literally sucks the baby weight off, so Im thinking I am going to breastfeed for at least…

Im working on getting pregnant too :) I started my prenatal gummies a couple of months a go, and have been advised that I need to be eating at "maintenance" and not "deficit" to conceive and for the health of baby once I do... So I suppose my weight loss journey may be on pause for a while ;) no prob with me tho, I can't…

I don't ....BUT if excess sodium will cause water retention, and possibly weight gain before a weigh in, does it stand to reason that I carry that extra weight all the time due to always eating a lot of sodium? If I could lose 5-10 pounds of water weight (ANY KIND of weight) I would be ecstatic ! :) That is my thinking…

I just calculated my BMR on three different sites and got three very different results: 1490, 1546, 1899!! The first was MFP BMR calculator, then bmi-calculator.net, and then walking.about.com.....I have not mastered the exact science of eating my calorie goal (almost always go over) but I will maybe change it to 1500 if I…

Yea, I kind of agree... I didn't expect people to get sooo fired up! I legitimatally have an over eating problem, cant avoid junk food, never have...I've done vegan, and I still ate junk food and didn't lose any weight...I've done gluten free, found gluten free chips and gluten free everything else, and continued to eat…

Sick and wrong...my maid of honor was my disabled sister who has severe cerebral palsy....couldn't have been happier to have her by my side...if that is what that girl is worried about, I fear for her husband and children to come....She has no idea what love is....

I got it from a hipster...I think everybody thinks its funny, definitely post it :D

The ending is my favorite: "Eventually your doctor tells you that the incredible pain you’ve been experiencing is kidney stones caused by the high oxalic acid in the kale..."

hmmm....try again, it should still work...the site is def still there....

The only problem is I have gotten almost no housework done since I found this place!!!!

Its kind of a funny story about my goal weight... When I was 15, getting my driving permit, they asked my weight, and I was too embarrassed to tell the truth, so I fibbed and told them 135. I don't know how much I weighed then, probably 150ish. So, that has always been my goal, and I have never gotten there...I think 135…

I have been doing it since the end of last year, usually consistent for a few weeks and then think I can keep track in my head but eventually start gaining when I do that, so I get back on it... I think what you thinking is right, I need to be consistent and see where that takes me...just wondering if maybe my goal…

OK, last question, how terrible would it be if those extra 150 calories every day were...lets say...more cake??? ;) JK...kind of....no really, can it be?

PS- awesome progress!!!! I guess if a few more months of this doesn't work, I should def follow your example, you clearly know what your talking about!!

Thanks! And no, I don't have a scale....I already feel pretty crazy taking the bun off my Arby's roast beef, and counting chips out of the bag to eat with my guac...I'm not going to get a scale...but I will try to watch my portions more closely :)

I really wish this place had "likes", like Facebook...some people crack me up!

Ill be 30 this week...5'6" and 165....yes, that is how I understood NET...I have been thinking lately to just eat 1300 and burn as much as I can without eating it back...or this other school of thought of eating more...eating more sounds like more fun! Just can't believe it would get me to my goal

Thanks :) The video was a little long for my ADD tho...lol I am almost wondering if I should up my caloric intake, but I just can't wrap my head around that idea...I think its more likely that I am actually consuming more than I realize and that is keeping the weight on, rather than the idea that I need to eat more...

True dat. Yesterday my grandma taught me how to make her angel food cake recipe :) You know people have that meme, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" I totally disagree! Maybe what I should have said was I can't understand that kind of will power...Milkshakes are like 750 calories...and delicious....easy fix, right?…

Thank you all for sharing! I def understand better now, I think I am just too much of a foodie, when you give me dietary restrictions, I get creative! But I don't stop eating full meals... Anyways, thanks!!! :) And some of you made me laugh! I gotta go to bed, my workout is only 6 hours away!!!

Ive done vegan, gluten free (at the same time) before and didn't have that problem...no, seriously, I did....but I do love to cook, so maybe that's the difference...I made some killer black bean and sweet potato enchiladas....and lots of other great stuff, didn't even lose weight....

I had a roasted beet and goat cheese bruschetta once...the only time I ever remember liking beets, and they were absolutely delicious...full disclosure, I LOVE goat cheese....

THANK YOU!!! :)

Thanks for you post! I have always wanted to lose weight, and had some minimal success with MFP, but have been trying to wean myself off of it, so I can just live healthy, and make good choices on my own...you can probably imagine how well that is going! ;) So I came here to the website today and have found lots of…

Good luck! Lets push eachother!!! I need more fitness buddies too!!

I do eat gluten, but i love the recipes of glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

I bought Oxygen's 15 minutes workouts, and it has a bunch of short strength training, low resistance workouts that I really like. Probably not all the exercises will work for you, but I am sure you would find a lot that do...I think it cost $10...and I also need a motivational friend :)

Yes, that support is exactly what I need! My parents love to indulge in food and alcohol (prob how I caught these habits!) and my husband swears I just need to think about it less and just eat smaller portions. Feeling so frustrated today! So glad I came here!