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I love my Fitbit! My whole family has them and we do a daily step challenge. It's a low key way to check in with my college kids and my parents. It also keeps me honest on making sure I'm active during the whole day not just working out once and then sitting on my butt.

5'8" 248= US size 14, 191= US size 8 I've found that as sizes get smaller the amount of pounds between sizes is smaller as well.

I'm off work at 2:30pm, get home about 3:30pm. I eat dinner around 5pm and then I'm done eating for the day. I try to be in bed by 9pm, usually I'm fighting to stay awake after 7:30pm. I wake up prior to my alarm around 5am.

I've used Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Sun Basket and Plated. All of them are good. I have been using Plated exclusively lately, they have the most versatile menus. My subscription is for two people but depending on the calorie count of the meal I usually get two dinners and at least one lunch from each of the meal kits. It…

Tonight was Cuban Chicken Empanadas

Pan fried Dover sole and baked sweet potato.

Crispy Quinoa Cakes and salad

Last night Red Robin Chicken Ensenada Platter and lots of Chardonnay. Tonight will be Patty Melts and Baked Sweet Potato Fries.

Hamburgers

Last night it was Chili and Cornbread. Tonight Chicken Marsala and Roasted Potatoes.

Tri-tip and green beans.

I miss cheese! Between the sodium and the calories I just can't make it work into my eating very often.

Burger King Double Cheeseburger and small Onion Rings

Avocado Chicken Burger(1/2 for dinner, 1/2 lunch tomorrow) and green beans.

Zucchini, Heirloom Tomatoes, and Onion Pizza with Spiced Honey.

Tonight's dinner leftovers of half a Pecan Pork Chop and some acorn squash I baked a few days ago is packed for lunch tomorrow. I will probably add some raspberries and blackberries.

Pecan Pork Chops with Carrot Fries

You are most likely setting yourself up for failure then. Losing weight and getting healthy are not a punishment and do not have to mean "No fun stuff." It seems like you don't actually want the helpful ideas people in this thread are trying to give you? Perhaps you are not really ready to embrace this journey?

Since you have such little room for error I would log it as with the skin to be safe. That is just what I would do.

What works for me is to pre-track what I'm going to have. That way I can play around with the portion sizes to be able to fit in the foods that I really want to enjoy. If you really want eggnog figure out how many calories you are willing to allot for it and have that size portion.

Mine are closely matched at the end of the day as well.

Carne Asada Tacos and Sangria

Blackened Pacific Cod with green salad and leftover cornbread.

Black Bean and Red Pepper Soup with Cornbread and Spinach and Strawberry Salad.

Grilled Steak, Baked Acorn Squash, and Sangria

Never. I track it all.

Cheesy Eggplant Parmesan Melts with Mixed Greens and Sherry Vinaigrette

It's your food diary you get to decide. I don't count coffee as part of my water intake but I do count tea.

I like the double chocolate chunk one and use it as a meal replacement if I'm somewhere where the food choices will really hurt my calorie or sodium goals. I do notice a bit of a chemical aftertaste a bit later but it's an ok trade off. The only other flavor I've tried is white chocolate raspberry and it was overly sweet…

Herb-Crusted Fish and Eggplant, Squash and Tomato Ratatouille