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I enjoy having a small glass of wine with my dinner. I just budget for it in my daily intake.

People, in general, kind of suck. OP: It’s not just you. No matter what your weight is, there will always be someone with crazy low self esteem whose only way to feel better about themselves is to put someone else down. Up until I gained about 30 lbs earlier this year, I did a lot of modeling. I was about 120 – 125 lbs and…

I take 1 green tea tablet a few days a week because it helps my digestion. I don't take it to lose weight.

I take Green tea supplements (like one green tea pill a day) but honestly, I take them because I have some digestive issues and they, for some reason I can not explain, make my stomach feel better that actual stomach medication does. I don't really take them as fat burners. As someone else said, if these pills worked, we…

This. /\ To the OP: Obviously only do this with a doctors approval, but I personally went off of my meds after they made me gain 30 lbs in 3 months. The depression and panic I felt from gaining weight was far worse than the usual depression and panic I was feeling every day before the weight gain. Instead of drugs, I now…

Agree about the wine. I drink about 4 ozs of red wine every day. If you budget for it as a snack (ie. drink the 4 oz of wine instead of a eating a bag of chips or something) and don't overdo it, you'll be fine.

1. What did you have for breakfast? A handful of almonds so far because I haven’t had a chance to run out to the store in my office building yet to get some fruit. 2. How much water do you drink per day? 8 to 10 cups. 3. What are your favorite snacks? Almonds. Veggies. Red wine. The occasional cookie. 4. How many calories…

Fitness wise, I run and go for long walks, listening to as much music as humanly possible. Ferrets. I have 4, and I also occasionally take in fosters (my two most recent fosters were adopted last night. Yay!) and I do a lot of volunteering with the local ferret shelter (working at the pet expo tomorrow all day, for…

After work, going home and resting for Saturday. I have to get up at 7 am tomorrow to get ready for the New England Pet Expo. I'll be there all day with the shelter I do fostering for, handing out flyers, giving info, etc. Gonna be a loooong day lol Getting there takes about 45 minutes. We set up at 9 and it goes until 6…

I've seriously never even heard of this before. I'm good friends with my last two ex bf's from before I got married (was even roommates with one of them for a few years). But I don't need to keep a bunch of random crap from my ended romantic relationships with them. I probably have recent "platonic" pictures of them both…

You guys are awesome! Thanks so much!

You have every right to celebrate every achievement. Losing weight, no matter how much you weigh, is not an easy task and you should be proud of yourself. Today you’re celebrating 319 lbs. Next week, it might be 317, then 315 and so on… and one day it will be your goal weight. Keep up the good work!

I was the same way at first too but now I find it hard to NET 1200. I can usually eat just about 1200 or slightly under but after excercise, it's difficult to net that number.

My brain/sense of humor. I am constantly baffled by people with no sense of humor. It must be a sucky way to go through life.

The popularity of the song "Call Me Maybe" How Jersey Shore lasted for more episodes than Firefly The "fashion" of men wearing their pants down so low that you can see their drawers Dog weddings

If he is firing you or cutting back your shifts because of your personal relationship, that is probably not legal for him to do...

A 12/14 is not "fat". I think it's pretty average. So don't worry about it. The dress I am wearing in my profile pic (the one with the fan) was a size XL. At the time this photo was taken, I weighed 125 lbs. And also, to the person who thinks I'm lying about being a 4 in one dress and a 12 in another item, I assure you, I…

Thank you. Good to know it can be used seperate from MFP.

Currently on is one of my favorite shots from a shoot I did earlier this year. The photographer brought the dress & fan and hairsticks.

We have a winner! :)

I think you are correct. Since I know for a fact that I fit into a size 4 in dresses by Merona (one of the brands at Target for all you rich folk who only shop at like, Versace lol) I could buy exclusively Merona dresses and say I was a size 4. But I really, really like some clothes by other brands so if I'm a size 8 in a…

My husband is like that too. lol I don't think he's ever had to try on anything at the store, ever.

Smug attitudes are just annoying in general, whether it's about your body size or your income or your car etc. I honestly don't even know what clothing size I am, because as I pointed out, I wear everything from a 4 to a 12 in the span of a week because clothing sizes are dumb and baffling. I presume most women are the…

I suppose if you only shop at 3 stores that exclusively sell clothes by only one designer, then yes, you might be able to fit into only one size in every article of clothing you buy for the rest of your life. If this is what you do, and you are a size 8 in everything you own, good for you. You are one of the rare people…

It totally gets easier. I know the first week was confusing and took some getting used to. But I've been at it for over a month now and I've lost 14 lbs! It's a great motivator to eat less and exercise more. It also really makes you pay attention to the nutritional content of the food you are eating. I make much healthier…

That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Both myself and my dad (who is a tech geek that is buying the device for me as a b-day gift) have done quite a bit of research online but I'm still confused.

I walk 2 miles a day minimum every day. I put my activity level as sedentary because I only seem to actually lose weight when I do low cal.

I go about 2 times a year. Best advice is stick to your food diary on MFP from a smartphone or laptop. Get pedometer to tell how far you've walked in a day (it will be a lot). Wear comfortable shoes.

It doesn't really matter because pants brands vary so greatly. I have jeans in sizes 8 through12 that all fit me the same way. Plus you could lose 10 lbs but it all comes from your arms or something so it might not change your pants size. Or you could not lose any pounds but lose inches instead and go down two sizes. You…

So you never eat fruit? Even my handful of almonds had a gram of sugar in them.