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For the wings - look for baked chicken wing recipes and experiment. My husband makes a mean baked chicken wing. I actually prefer them more than the deep fried wings.

Amazing! You are so strong, beautiful and dedicated - keep up the awesome work!!

Welcome, from a fellow (semi-) lurker!

Congrats! Though I like the implied title better. haha

This. I was very excited to see my local grocery store start carrying shiritaki noodles. Researched online best way to make them - rinsed for a very long time, boiled, then pan fried a bit with spray oil. They were so nasty. The smell was awful, the taste was off but it was the texture that was the worst. There are no…

Congrats on losing 16 lbs since Feb - that's great! Doesn't sound like you need my advice haha :) I just kept at it, and tried to make better choices. I didn't follow any one particular "diet" and basically treated my calorie allotment as a budget. On the days where I knew I would be eating a lot, like gatherings, I did…

The usual: - apples - 1% cottage cheese - babybel light cheeses - half and half cream - raw sugar - dempsters bodywise bread - bananas - tomatoes - red onion - baby spinach or iceburg lettuce - astro 1% yogurt - sabatini's butternut squash soup - roasted garlic goat cheese - zucchini - eggs - kraft pure raspberry poppyseed…

Thanks everyone :)

Fixed it - sorry bout that! I forgot the whole change the case of IMG to img. :)

If it's burning you out, you could also try going back to basics (logging on MFP). I like to do crazy things with data too (at work) but at times it gets overwhelming and I need to re-assess what's important (I have all this data that I might potentially need at some point versus the ease in which I can pull and manipulate…

I don't know you - so take my advice with a grain of salt :) I suggest not taking a break unless you truly trust yourself to make wise decisions and stay on track. Consider the pain of logging versus likely outcome of you not logging. For some people, not logging can be a slippery slope. I personally find it helps when I…

I found what helped me was planning out my food for the day in advance. It helped me "budget" my calories. On days where I want to eat more, I try to exercise so I can take advantage of the exercise calories. I did have to cut back on what I eat for breakfast and lunch. For breakfast I'll usually do yogurt and an apple,…

I do, through my fitbit counting my steps (when it works)

Thanks for sharing, TFT! It's amazing what a difference something seemingly so simple can make.

This. This is amazing. I loved Babybels before joining MFP, and then I realized I actually love the light ones even more! If you get sick of gouda (who does?) they also have a swiss one which is only 60 cals. PS - as a side note, I like to add cottage cheese to my salads and use it in other creative ways (like pureed to…

It's a great motivator, but it is buggy, especially when syncing with MFP. Every month or so (lately, more often) something is changed and it doesn't sync for a while. And is really only good for tracking walking/jogging. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad I got it, but it's expensive for what it does and an HRM might have been…

Amazing!!!! You were beautiful before, but looking at both pictures I think you could actually pass for your former picture's daughter, you look so much younger! So very happy for you!

I drink at least 1 cup of coffee everyday, and I put 2tbsp of half and half cream, and one raw sugar in. I've lost 24 lbs. My lack of losing more isn't because of the coffee. It's because I love to eat.. bread, pizza, burgers etc. and don't deprive myself all the time, even if it means going over my cals for the day. If…

Hey Amanda - congrats on 85lb loss! So far as I know, there is no sure-fire way to lose weight from one specific area. Just as you can't impact where to gain weight, you can't impact where you lose it. But the good news is if you keep up your efforts and stick with it, it's gotta go sometime! You've got this down, just…

Great progress - you've got this! A true inspiration :)

Thanks for sharing, and being so inspiring! I too lost my mom at a young age, and turned to food. I'm so glad to see your success story. You look absolutely fantastic and I'm so happy for you!

Here are a few things I've learned. By no means an expert, and still struggle with not so great days, but sharing in case they help: - have a cup of soup for lunch, with a sandwich made with low-cal bread, and a side of low fat cottage cheese. - apples can help you feel full. I slice them up so it takes me longer to eat…

Few of my favs: Avocado pasta sauce: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/31/15-minute-creamy-avocado-pasta/ Mash it up with a little salt to replace mayo - eat with eggs/tomatoes Make ALT's (like BLT, but bacon replaced with sliced avocado) Edit - why do I always forget to close my brackets! lol

If its the texture you don't like, but you don't mind the taste, you could put it in a food processor. I've used cottage cheese, after using the processor, as a base for "cream" sauces and it works out well - no one would ever guess it was cottage cheese.

Something you should keep in mind - the weight loss (or lack of) you see today isn't from an immediate change. Sometimes I find that it takes a few weeks for the weight loss to start (and have often heard that the loss at first is just water weight. Maybe you didn't have excess water to lose? Maybe the excess calories you…

Tomato and Avocado sandwiches, with melted cheddar and a side of cottage cheese :) I mash half an avocado, mix in a little salt and spread it on toast, slice up some roma tomato and melt some shredded cheese. Voila!

Same, but I didn't try dry frying them. I wish I had - then I might still be able to consider them again. The taste and texture was awful!

bump for later!

haha. I should have made him wait longer before dating him. LOL (he made me wait 12 years for engagement!)

In my early 20's. Friends of mine were celebrating their anniversary and they wanted me to join them on a night out. I (mostly) jokingly said I wouldn't go unless they found me a date. They invited a guy that we worked with, who I didn't know all that well. We'll call him Geoff. My first question was whether he was old…