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Hello! I'm 5'3 and started on MFP in my 180's. Current 144-ish and finding it extremely difficult to get below 140. My profile pics has some before and after and my current one is what I look like now. I would ideally lose 20 more lbs but it's gotten so much harder than it was at the beginning! Any advice on how to lose…

I did gain a little bit of weight when I started on birth control late this summer. My pills gave me a HUGE appetite and I gained about 10 lbs, but that went away within 2 months and went back down to my pre-birth control weight. From what I hear, it takes about 3 months for your body to adapt to the hormonal changes and…

I eat them and quite like them. I don't eat them like pasta though -- I usually stir-fry them Asian style w/ sauce, veges, chicken breast. I have also lost weight while eating them b/c I ate at a deficit. I ate shirataki noodles probably 2-3 times a week... they are hard to digest though and gave me heart burn so I stopped.

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I just finished day 2 today! I have major soreness in my lower back, abs, and calves!

seaweed salad and baked salmon!

Fun sized -- got about 15 more to go :)

If you just started a new workout regime, it could be just your muscles holding on to water. If you log everything accurately, I wouldn't worry about it. If you are eating at a deficit, it's impossible to gain 3 lbs unless you have some underlying health issues.

I generally workout m-sat mon/weds/fri -- 45 cardio (current favorite is stair-master, killer for butt and thighs) and then 30 mins of lifting tues, thu, sat -- 60 mins kickboxing I have between 1-2 rest days a week depending on how my body feels.

cereal. one bowl is NEVER enough.

1200 calories makes me tired.

After my cheat meal/day I am generally up 3-4 lbs the next day, but within a week, it will go down and then some. Probably water weight. But like the others said, log everything. For my cheat day, I generally eat pretty close to maintenance. Make sure on the weekends you are not eating more than the deficit you have…

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5'3 and still need to lose 15-20, lost quite a bit so far. I have a before and after in my profile pic tho i am 10 less than I was then. :) Good luck!

5'3 and 139. Goal is 115-125 -- large range, but I will reassess when I get closer. Scale is slowly but surely moving in the right direction. I eat clean 80% of the time and workout 4-5x a week for 45 - 75 mins.

Bellevue here!

I'm 5'3. My Stats: HW: 220 SW (on MFP): 186 CW: 138-140 GW: 125 I notice as I get smaller that I have a pretty small frame. I might have to lower my goal to 115-120, but I will evaluate as i get there.

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5'3 and currently 140. Looking to get about 120-ish lbs.

When I first started and still had a lot to lose, it took like 30lbs to go down 1 pant size. Now that I'm down to the last 15-20 lbs, 5 lbs = 1 pant size. Be patient and you'll see results.

I am pear shaped as well. I notice that when I run a lot during the week, I lose inches in my thighs and calves. Good luck!

Depends on many factor -- age, genetics, how long you've been overweight. I've lots 40+ and have been overweight all my life and my skin seems to be coming along fine but I won't really know until I'm done. I was super worried at the beginning too, but the alternative is to be overweight and unhappy. For me, it was…

Mine looked deflated at first, but with the additional fat loss they are looking much better nowadays -- perkier, smaller. I'm pretty happy with them @ the moment and hoping they will only get better.

Bump... great info. I've been eating above TDEE for about 3 weeks... not purposely though, just been really hungry lately. Back to cutting again, but this makes me rethink my calorie goals, probably way too low on my exercise days which is 4-6 days/week.

I'm in :) Hopefully, that will keep me consistent throughout the week. I usually weigh every other weds or so.

I didn't lose any weight the first 3 weeks I started, then it just started to come off... not consistently though. Be patient... it's come off if you keep at it! I usually lose weight every other week - if I don't it's usually because I haven't been eating at a calorie deficit. Luckily I haven't hit a plateau... yet. But…

I so kickboxing about 3x a week and some other form of cardio (steps, elliptical, or running) 2x a week along w/ strength training. I'm pretty consistent w/ my workouts, it's my eating that needs to be under control~ it's hard to go out on the weekends and stay within calorie goal! For now, I'm trying to do TDEE-20% which…

I went from a C to a B. Frankly, I'm happy being a B or smaller... Hope they perk up as I up my lifting routines as I'm getting down to the last 20. I'm not gonna worry about it too much though... just happy being able to fit into smaller size clothes and be bikini ready by the summer.