akakris04

Welcome to MFP! The support on here has really kept me going; people are encouraging without be judgemental! It's addicting to stay under your calorie goal and know that a bunch of people are going to tell you what a great job you're doing!

Welcome to MFP! The support on here is AMAZING. Feel free to add me!

Thanks everyone! I took the suggestion of sleeping in my workout clothes and that really helped - I just had to roll out of bed, put my shoes on and go. Also, knowing that I was accountable to people helped me get up. Thanks so much for all of the suggestions!!!! It's good to know that I'm not the only one who struggles,…

My understanding is that you don't have to eat back your calories, but that you do want to be careful to not net too few calories. I think I saw someone say somewhere that if you net less than 1200, that is when it is problematic and your body starts going into starvation mode. I'm sure that changes based on the…

Welcome, Rick in Wisconsin! You'll love the site - the support is AMAZING! Best of luck to you on your weight loss journey!

Awhile back weight watchers used to have something similar to this. If you knew that you had a day that was going to be difficult than others, you could save up your points or save up excercise points and then use them all on that day. You could only carry it over for a few days though. I believe that they decided to do…

I really like the idea of having a cheat meal once a week. I can see how it might be easy to undo all that I have done throughout the week by having an entire cheat day. Thanks for everyone's responses! It really helps to know that a lot of other people have been doing this and that it works for them.