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I think a new goal is a good idea, I just need to find the right one. I added another 10 pounds to my weight loss goal, a few weeks back, but that isn't motivating me at the moment (probably because it was so hard to get this much off, another 10 pounds seems insurmountable...though I know it really isn't). I like the idea…

Only thing I didn't get (and I was born in '82, my sister in '85) was the number 23 reference. Care to remind me what that one stood for?

As you are a dancer, I take it that you eat little to maintain a certain look that dancers like. Though I agree with others about your calorie goals and weight, that is your decision. If you do have an eating disorder I hope you get help. As for things that you can add to your diet to help increase your energy, the number…

For sure! Usually from bloating due to all the hormones and increased urges to snack. It passes though.

Thanks all! My husband put a stop to me throwing it out or giving it away (he wants to and is eating it), but just writing my rant helped me focus my energy and I have been able to resist all the goodies. Still having withdrawal cravings again (which I now realize I hadn't had a craving for sugary goods in ages, until this…

Thanks all! I think I have decided to celebrate by getting some kind of treat, but eating it in moderation. Then next payday, maybe I'll let myself buy a new pair of jeans or a snazzy new dress. Also I plan on busting out some Jillian Michaels tonight to get to work on my toning! Also I upped my calories by 150 per day.…

I haven't even thought maintanence. I have gotten so used to eating less (when I started logging my average calorie intake was 2,000 or more per day and now I am lucky if I can hit 1,400, and I am rarely hungry). My big thing is not getting back into eating as much sugary stuff as I did before. I guess I can just relax a…

Awesome!

I have done the 30 Day shred...though never for the full 30 days (15 days in a row is my max). I think that is what helps shape my arms and legs, but it didn't seem to do as much for my belly. Maybe I just need to give it a go again and longer this time. Thanks for all the great ab toners. I'll make my list from this and…

Avoid Jimmy Johns cookies! Wow! like over 400 cals per cookie.

Where can you buy uncured bacon? I haven't seen it at Walmart or the grocery store. What is the flavor like? I love bacon, the real deal. If it is turkey bacon it has to be super cripsy or it is just gross. Real bacon I can eat either way.

Thanks for the comments. I remember several years ago, a friend of mine showing me her post-baby belly. she had a pretty flat stomach, but at the bottom of it was an undeniable pooch. Her kids at the time were 10 and 12...she said that she finally gave it a few years earlier that nothing she could do would ever get rid of…

When I got down to 1200, I was always hungry. 1200 is a guess based on abstract values that really don't take in to account how you, yourself, actually use and burn calories. I did two things, I upped my calorie limit (rather, I adjusted from 1lb/week to 1/2/week) and switched to a low-sugar and starchy-carbs/high protein…

Dieters worst nigthmare: My scale broke this morning! So no weigh in for me. I'll see if I can get something to ya'll next week. Yesterday I was at 145, but it the scale broke today, I am not sure I want to officially note that. Might have been wonky for some time. Plus I made chocolate chip cookies last night for a big…

I too often fail with the carbs. I'll be good for a few days, then go way over. However, I keep fighting to get it right (I want to be under 100 carbs a day, and the closer the 50 the better). Once you know how bad sugar and grain-based carbs are, you can't unknow that. Everytime I feel weak, I remember why I am doing…

I do squats with a couple of hand weights (2lb or 3lb) and when I squat down, I push my arms up (weights in hand, palms out). When I stand back up in the rep, my arms come down but stay engaged (hands never go lower than ears, elbows bent). That way I work the entire body. It sounds like for you running is the way to go.…

1200 is just a gage. Much better to be 68 cals over or even 100 or 150 than 68 cals under, I'd think (though I have done that too a more than once). 1200 calories is the diatetic associations guideline for what women should never go under. However, most women to maintain a healthy metabolism need more than that. If you go…

What haven't I eaten that I am not supposed to last week. I have been bad lately. I had taco bell for lunch today, ate 3 slices of pizza on Friday, went out and drank beer twice in the last week...yeah not been so stellar. 6 months into MFP and I still haven't learned!

Anyone on here have open diaries? or good tips for menus? What do you eat for breakfast other than eggs? And dinner? I end up going to hot dogs (no nitrites/nitrates added) and ground beef a lot. I am very picky. But I am willing to try new items, I just don't know where to start or how to make things my family would eat…

Pam LW 189.8 , CW 188 -1.8 this week Stephanie - LW 136.5, CW 136.5 - 0.0 this week Kim- LW 202.4, CW 199.4, loss of 3 lbs Rachel-LW 258, CW 256.8 loss of 1.2 this week Nikole LW 231.5lbs CW 228.2 lbs loss of 3,3lbs this week David LW 232.0 CW 230.2 Loss of 1.8 lbs this week Kimberly LW 135 CW 134 Loss of 1 lb. Amy CW…

Thanks! I never even thought about a GI doc. I think that might be a good idea. I am having other health issues the last month or so too. Maybe this is part of all that.

Week 1 Weigh In, May 3rd Kim, LW 204, CW 202.4, loss of 1.6 lbs Kimberly, LW 133, CW 135, 2 lb gain :( Nikole, MFP SW 264.1lb, LW 233.7lbs, CW 231.5lbs = loss of - 1.7lbs Stephanie- LW-140, CW-136.5 = -3.5lbs Amy, still 113, but I am not trying to lose, just eat better and get toned. Susan, LW 171, CW 170.4, loss of .6…

Similar article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html Also check out for more information on all carbs, not just sugar: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/

Believe me, you are losing! Don't give up hope because your clothes seem to fit the same. It could be that you are losing weight from your butt, thighs and arms. I don't know how much you weigh now, but I have noticed that my larger size clothes fit longer (I think they are made with a little extra room to begin with). I…

I was in the same boat recently. (Literally, stuck at the 150/152 range for WEEKS). Then recently I started reading about sugar and carbs and all that. Sunday I started low-carbing (less than 100 per day, though my goal is 50). This means getting carbs from veggies and only a little grain (usually I have one slice of whole…

First, I'd recommend not buying lean cuisines, and all that other "healthy" packaged foods. They are pricey. Try buying your meat in bulk (get the 5lbs of burger, not the 1lb, get the package of store-brand frozen chicken breasts). Buy frozen veggies over raw. Make food that can last over more than one meal (speghetti,…

I had a Coca-Cola addiction for years and years. I tried quitting off and on. I'd usually make it a week or two, before I'd slide. I know going in that the first 3 days are the worst. So I would make it past the head ache part, but my mental dependence was always there. Finally November, I dropped the stuff for good. I…

I never plan a cheat day. But sometimes they just happen (usually when I have a date with my hubby or a night out with friends). However, I ALWAYS track my calories, even on those days. I don't usually feel the need for one, but if I go over my calories, I am okay with it, if it is once a week or less. Lately, since…

I love bacon, but I know what you mean about meat. I am not a chicken or fish person. I would look at recipes you liked before with chicken, but simply eliminate the carby portions (make the chicken parm (unbreaded) and without the noodles...or with the noodles if you have an SO who is still eating them, and then you just…

My husband thinks I am nuts to do this. The other day we even got in a little tiff because I do the grocery shopping, and during my last trip I didn't buy any dessert. I told him that I probably wouldn't be for a little while so I can adjust to this new low-carb eating easier. Up until that point he had been mildly…