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Ty all! Honestly like I said... I have felt fat every time I look in the mirror.... but when I saw this... I just felt really good about my success. TY all for your kind words

Try not eating earlier. I stop at 7 and find I do much better that way than 9. If i dont make it to dinner, then I don't eat for the evening. Simple. It doesnt sound like you are eating anything bad though, and that you are doing your homework. How much are you sweating when you exercise? Are you constantly moving or are…

The best advice anyone ever gave me was to push through the plateau.... I also saw about a 10 lb loss when doing 30DS... and then a nice plateau.... part of it wasn't how many CALS I was eating but WHAT I was eating. This is why turning vegan helped me.... mostly because I really put a ton of veggies into my diet (staying…

Hello all of you! I have been around here for about 2 years now, but really started getting serious about weightloss. MFP really is a great place to build a network, and I would be more than happy to support all of you. :) Please feel free to add me or anyone for that matter. :)

I made the mistake of calling a woman "sir" once.... I stopped saying "Good afternoon, find everything okay sir/ma'am?" Yeah.... >.>

I personally don't drink Milk (especially because of what they put in it and how they go about getting it) but Almond Milk is just as good... Coconut Milk has more sugar but its yummy too. But def. It's interesting my friend posted up a video on Facebook today about the paleo diet which is a diet that consists of "raw…

I am also Bipolar, diagnosed freshman year of college.... took meds for a while had a mental health counselor that only wanted me on appetite supressing meds....i finally stopped taking them and have been off them for years.... recently started therapy and my counselor said that as long as I was working out a lot, that I…

I have actually talked to a friend of mine who is a Vegan as I was transitioning to vegetarian.... we do get plenty of protein... nuts and greens... especially spinach has loads of it. Or black beans... nom. We have plenty of places to get protein. Remember the food industry regulates a LOT of what information is out…

I had the SAME frustration about four months ago when I started Crossfit. I was like, " I am exercising my BUTT off and I am not losing a damn pound!" However, after talking to a trainer at my gym who suggested multiple times that I really kick my nutrition in the pants, I have seen some serious losses. I would recommend…

Yes... you are definitely gaining muscle.. but after about 2 months or so you will definitely see a slow. My trainer reccomended for me to REALLY kick my nutrition in the pants (which I am trying to do). I probably should eat less in carbs but I just can't help it since I am vegetarian. Anyway.... maybe you need to look…

Actually I have heard a LOT of talk about how a VERY little bit of dark chocolate IS good for you. However, the peanut butter really isnt that great for you. It has a lot of sugar in it... EVEN natural peanut butter. :( I have trouble eating peanut butter (even though I love it SO much) because my girlfriend told me once…

I just started CrossFit 5 weeks ago. I was overweight and out of shape and TERRIFIED of the instructor I had the first day. But he is now my favorite coach and I go five times a week. When new people start now, I actually find myself even more confident and so willing to encourage them. I think they look at my chubby self…

I know what food I tried lately that surprised me. SPAGHETTI SQUASH. OMG its like so creative to cook (seriously) and EASY and.... its SUCH a great substitute to pasta! Sorry I havent been active. I work out a lot during the day and its hard to write in here so I tend not to come on as often. I know that im am burning a…

I have never ever tried figs. I am going to look into them. Are they classified as a fruit? Are they salted? The diet I am on is kind of restrictive. I am trying to learn to be creative with my meals. It's getting kinda difficult and its only like the third or fourth day I have been on it. Also terribly sorry for just…

Hello Ladies. I know the initial post said invitation only and THEN joining etc... hopefully its okay for me to join you. My name is Becca. I am from the Boston, MA. area. I have been on MFP for a year and a half approx, and have yo-yoed on an off the band wagon. Recently I just joined a cross fit gym in my area, and have…

Up how much time you are spending. If I spend less than 45 mins I better be doing jillian michaels. Also the third week is always the hardest. I think the biggest loser has a week like that too. Where almost no one loses. I forget which one. But they called it the curse at one point. Another thing for me, was that I had to…

I am glad that you decided not to. I started on here doing it. I exercised 5 days a week, and even ate food also, and didnt lose a pound. Its got milk in it so its got more fat than I care to take in most days and it never got me above 1200 calories. And I was so scared to go over 1000 calories that I kept doing the…

I will say this about level 2-- it SUCKS. Well not really. Just a LOT more upper body strength--- well that and I am using 5 lb weights. But OMGGGGG it kills me. And i have people who live below me who hear me jumping all over the place after work. >.> Ooops. But really--- I LOVE the shred. And even though I am not…

the one thing i should mention though is that there are about 7 Grams of fat in a serving (only 3 nuggets) but if you are good about watching serving size and are eating lots of fruits and veggies and stuff---- and don't have the dairy in your system (which is what usually takes up my fat every day) then you should be fine.

I have recently taken dairy (not including eggs) and meat completely out of my diet. (Though I have messed up once or twice) but i found this section of my super market thats specifically for veggie people. And they have these spinach nuggets. MMMMM SOOOO YUMMMMMMYYY I WANT THEM ALL. Okay but seriously SPINACH is REALLY…

I don't think this is meant to be an argument, honestly just from reading all the posts. Basically I will tell you what I read when I read the post. It was as follows--- Blue should be in more places because it will make people want to eat less or better put, suppress their appetite. There is nothing wrong with this post.…

It is my idea that it doesn't really matter if a plate is blue or not, or if you should suppress your appetite. From every article I have read, and everything I have seen and researched you should actually be EATING all day long. It's about portion control. You use a smaller plate because psychologically it makes you think…

Okay so um the chilli--- I am SO gonna make that when I have some money to go to the grocery store. Seriously. I LOVE CHILLLLLLLLIIIIIIIII. Honestly.... that was my food of choice at 2 am a while back when I was drunk as. :) Anyway, I didn't end up going to see my friends this weekend. Before I even got there, one of them…

Oh and yes. There was a pretty long period of time that I did this. THe last couple of days I have been just slightly over. But I believe I have been doing pretty okay with that.

Hey everyone. Was gonna do the gym this morning but am going to take today off (perhaps running tomorrow or Sunday as I am going to be away from my home gym). Can I just say, that I want an effing fast food sandwich? It sucks. I mean I have enough will power (I reallllly hope) that I can just wave my hand and say no…

Hey Sara! Yes! Welcome! I am not a veggie. Or a pesc. but I don't eat any read meat. Only chicken normally for poultry... oh and like a slice of ham for sandwiches. I can't eat it plain. And I like to forget that i have ham on there too. hahaha. Annnywaysssss.... welcome! I want you to have that cute baby belly too.... a…

I don't think I have heard the thing about them all being about the same. Though... a slim fast for me is about 190 cals. If I have three of those and two snacks at about the same, I barely hit 1200. Honestly. I just go by the rules I told you. And I know--- I know SO bad, but I weigh myself every morning.... and I am…

Awww sweetie don't. Really. I mean you have done SO well so far. :) Really... we will all get there together doll.

Omg. That just about killed me. ("THEY WERE CALLING MY NAME!!!!!") BAHA! It is very clear that you are great with working out. Don't feel like you HAVE to burn 850 cals. I mean 400 or so for me at least 5 days a week... sometimes even as low as 250, is causing some great results. I say this too, because if I exercise WAY…

Aw thanks guys. I am glad they were encouraging and not like some annoying ramble (as i often do). Just know that what you all are doing is AWESOME. Even if I don't get a response sometimes, its still soo good to know that I can come here and say, "OMG my workout kicked my *kitten* today" (like mine did). Or... "omg... I…