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I go to the gym a couple times a week for 30-40 mins (especially weekends, when I'm more well-rested), walk outside a LOT (at least every other day, usually for 40-60 minutes; amazing stress relief), count calories (i usually give myself one cheat day a week for parties etc. but even then try to be mindful about things…

Yes, yes, YES. If you google "phantom fat" you'll find a few articles talking about the psychological phenomenon of still feeling larger despite losing weight! Looking in the mirror, I still feel like I did 100 lbs heavier. My clothes are getting too baggy to wear, and friends are commenting on my loss, and yet I feel…

I can kind of understand where you're coming from. Staying fat is much, much easier and isn't inherently correlated with laziness. Psychologically speaking, losing weight can be detrimental. I've been dealing with worsened depression recently and just started therapy; my therapist explained that a lot of my depression…

I had more "good' days than "bad" (I've sort of fallen off the wagon recently, so to have more days on-track than off is a pretty great achievement). :)

As far as the comments about whining are concerned, I feel so /shrug/ about it. If a person wants to complain, they should be able to complain. If you don't want to listen to a person complain, it's easy enough to exit out of the video. Venting can be helpful and cathartic, and he's not hurting anyone by doing it so that's…

I tend to go down a size every 25-35 pounds. It depends on a lot of variables, though – particularly what brand I'm wearing. I fit into a size 18 pair of jeans at Forever 21 months ago, and they're already fitting looser, yet I just tried an 18 at H&M that was quite snug.

Not sure if it's been suggested, but if you're super close with your best friend and hang out a lot, maybe see if you can go grocery shopping and keep some basic, healthy foods at her place. That way you won't feel as awkward as you might feel bringing over pre-made meals; you can go to the pantry and grab almonds or…

Haven't read the comments really, but just remember that everyone has an opinion. When people complain about how they're going to have to go to the gym for three hours because they ate one cookie or stuff like that, I usually tell them something to the effect of "Everything in moderation," and I tend to get blank stares or…

One of my good friends is always so nice when commenting about my weight loss, making sure to mention that I've worked really hard for it, that it understandably hasn't been the world's smoothest or easiest process, but that I'm doing very well and it totally shows. I appreciate it when people take the time out to…

I definitely have issues with snacking too much, but here's what helps me: • Not keeping "temptations" in my apartment. I know for a fact that if I have chips and chocolate and all that in the cabinet, it will be gone in a heartbeat. I eat those foods pretty mindlessly (chasing the taste, I suppose), while I tend to only…

Getting my first tattoo in about a month (hoping to have lost 100 pounds by then). Once I'm at my goal weight, I'd like to slowly revamp my wardrobe with clothes that aren't from Goodwill and the Forever 21 sales rack. That's all I have planned, but we'll see if I don't use weight loss to justify any other splurges lol

I'm at around week five right now and I have to say that the best thing to do is find a pace you're comfortable at – it's going to be impossible if you start off sprinting (I go at about 4.8 mph right now, which is up from like ~4.5 which is around where I started). Also: it's okay to repeat days/weeks!! Seriously – don't…

I don't think, unless drinking milk is causing you problems, that you need to switch. I made the switch to almond milk because i use it in my oatmeal every morning and I'm willing to sacrifice 30 calories for added flavor, but not 90. When I exclusively drank skim milk, it was never on a daily basis, so it tended to spoil…

I like going during the early afternoon. I go to my apartment's gym and it's right next to my uni, so the majority of residents are students. The gym is virtually empty in the morning/afternoon because everyone's in class! It's miserable to go after 5 because it's a tiny gym and tends to be jam packed. (I do sometimes love…

I replace my jeans every 25 pounds or so – I just buy another pair or two as cheap as I can (usually F21 sells them for like 15 or so bucks). I need to have my skinny jeans lol and I get really uncomfortable when they get too loose. You don't realize those 25 pounds were so significant until you put on a pair of pants a…

The prediction is that, if you ate every day like you ate today, you would lose/gain X amount of weight. Did you eat over your calorie goals for the day? That would cause it to predict a weight gain.

Also take into consideration foods where the serving is in grams. For spaghetti/pasta, a serving is something like 56 grams. I didn't buy a food scale until several months into weight loss – it made an enormous difference. Until I really put some serious thought into my diet, it hadn't crossed my mind that 56 grams was so…

Definitely music. I don't really like to listen to music when I'm just sitting down – especially fast-paced music – so if I'm not feeling like working out, I download a really good, fast-paced new song, or I'll make a really good gym playlist on my phone (I have a few now...pop, rap, rock, reggaeton; one for every mood).…

Not sure how many of these have been mentioned but these are my go-to recipes. I usually make it on the stove with 5-minute oats. • 1/2 cup oatmeal (made with water) and 1/2 cup cottage cheese: ~240 calories • 1/2-2/3 cup oat, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter, splenda: ~280-330 calories • 2/3-3/4…

Don't be discouraged! I actually started off at 321, so basically the same weight as you. I remember the first week or two were the hardest because I had no idea how quickly I would lose weight and was under the impression that I was going to have to work my a** off, à la biggest loser. I also thought it would take ages…

Wow! You look fantastic. Amazing work :)

That's awesome! I've literally just started running and am hoping to do the Color Run this July. It seems like a blast! It sounds like you did an amazing job so congrats–you should be wicked proud!! :)

Okay. By saying I assume people are thinking about me, what I meant was that I tend to wait for a comment to slip, for them to say something that confirms what I was expecting all along. Doesn't always happen, and eventually I stop "assuming" and grow to trust them. But I am on the defense because it happens, more often…

If it were that easy, don't you think I would?

Wether or not you "get behind the fact," I know from very personal experience that it happens. But I won't get into that. The problem: health is not directly correlated with happiness. People imply that one will be happier when they lose weight. That doesn't necessarily happen. Also: your personal goals (losing 80 pounds,…

From my experience, it is always clear to me (or I'm always readily assuming) that people are thinking things about my weight, that people say I'm cool and pretty, but that it's a "lie." The people who don't say anything may be thinking some of the meanest things! And that, to me, is just as harmful as outright bullying a…

Here's how it is (I'm going to use smoking as an example because I've thought about this a lot). Is smoking healthy? No. But it's another person's decision to smoke. I think it's only fair to tell someone to lose weight or stop smoking if you're very, very close to them and have a personal reason to care about their…

On here, I'm pretty much the unpopular opinion when it comes to issues like this, but I appreciate the fat acceptance movement (which is ultimately part of a larger movement that promotes being body-positive in general). I don't think it's encouraging anybody to be fat or stay fat or get fatter or whatever. I think what it…

I get that this is a weight loss site and stuff, but that doesn't negate the fact that you're sort of contradicting yourself here. You want her to feel good about herself, but with certain stipulations? 10 pounds is cool but not 50? Again, I get that this is MFP and I get that maybe she wouldn't feel more confident if she…

I think people sometimes react the way they do because they assume that every vegetarian is the type of vegetarian that forces their beliefs on everyone else and preaches about not killing animals and saving the world etc. etc. etc. So their reaction may or may not be to defend their own beliefs/eating habits because no…