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Are you thinking to set up a group with regular weigh-ins? Please let us know and send us a link if so!

I'm on board! I ideally have 10 to lose before a summer wedding, but I'll take 5 and then anything more than that is a bonus!!

I weigh myself every day, but my scale weight fluctuates a lot. I find it easiest to keep track of my weight in a spreadsheet that calculates my 10-day floating average so that I know where I am and don't get thrown off by the day-to-day. The spreadsheet can be found here:…

Getting married next July and am trying to lose -- and keep off -- 15lbs!

@patelkartavya1987 @kymek1999 @zvezdasvelt @Dnarules @ejb06070 @Jessie9506 @courtneylwylde @esaucier17 @Willoughby18 @YesGee: Here it is: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/107809-10-pounds-in-10-weeks More details two posts up. :)

I just started the group. It can be found here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/107809-10-pounds-in-10-weeks Please join and use the first discussion thread to post your starting weight/goal weight and any other info you'd like to share. After starting weights are posted, weekly weigh-ins will happen every…

@yopeeps025, I'm working at it every day, but it's easiest to start the challenge on the first of the month. :) @patelkartavya1987 & @kymek1999, I'll set up the group and update here once it's ready to go!

Me too!

I prefer calling them reward days or reward meals. That way, I feel like I've earned them!

If you're really not hungry, don't force yourself! Learn to listen to your body and feed it with good food. When you get hungry, have a plan in place to make good choices. When you're not, enjoy doing some other activities. Don't overindulge; don't starve. Find the right balance for you. :)

kprep, you should check out the studies on creatine + vegetarians and creatine + depression. If you're suffering from mental fatigue, creatine might be a supplement you'd want to check out. While creatine can be found in meats, the powdered supplements are synthetic and veg-friendly. Just a thought! (I'm not a doctor. :)

If you're not meeting your protein goals, then protein powder is an easy way to help get you there. Try adding it to your smoothies; you'll probably like it. I look forward to my chocolate/peanut butter protein shakes every night. They taste fantastic. If you want to retain muscle while losing weight, you do need to make…

Check out StrongLifts 5x5 or Starting Strength. I imagine you're pretty busy with your other sports, so if you want to keep those up and add in a few lifting sessions per week on top, then learn the compounds lifts in 5x5. New Rules of Lifting for Women is more of a program that you follow; it changes every couple weeks.…

If you like smoothies, just add in a tablespoon or two of whole psyllium husk...blends right in!

I just started my second creatine cycle. I'm a fan of it. My lifts increased significantly during my first cycle, and I didn't gain more than a couple pounds. It must have been almost all lean mass. I'm excited to get back on it and to up my calories again, too. I don't do much cardio anyway, mainly because I don't enjoy…

If you're looking to lose a lot of weight, you don't have to eat that much protein. Try instead to eat 1g/lb of your ideal weight instead. Also, macronutrient timing is *really* not that important, so don't sweat about exactly when you drink your post-workout shake. As Alan Aragon (respected fitness/nutrition expert) says:…

I started seeing differences within two months. It all happens so gradually...suddenly you're looking in the mirror and wondering when this or that dent or definition came in on your legs or arms. Slowly, I'm starting to feel firm underneath my skin all over my body. Even if you can't see that effect on the surface, it…

Starting Strength and StrongLifts 5x5 are good places to start. New Rules of Lifting for Women is another option, but it's more of a program than a set of principles. I like doing a full-body lifting routine 3x/week. Deadlifts, squats, overhead press, lat pull down, bench press, and rows. Pushups and pullups.

Deadlift, squats, overhead pres, bench press, row, and lat pull down. Pullups and pushups.

At minimum, lift weights and eat at a deficit. No cardio necessary. Lifting weights ensures that you'll retain your muscle mass while you're losing weight. It's unlikely that you'll actually gain any muscle while eating at a calorie deficit, because your body needs a calorie surplus to do that, but your muscles will start…

Nutritional yeast is a great cheese substitute. Vegans use it all the time.

You look beautiful! Wow!

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I just wanted to post and say that I feel you! Weight loss is not easy, and it often feels like one step forward, two steps back. If only we all worked like well-oiled machines...

Any kind of stimulant (caffeine included). Protein & fiber. Water. Cardio. Staying super busy or getting deeply involved in a work project.

What are you doing with this guy? Does being with him actually improve your life? Partners should be supportive of your goals and dreams; if they're not there to encourage you, who will be? If he's just a boyfriend, I'd say you should break up with him. You've already tried talking about it with him, and he's not getting…

Via Martin Berkhan: "During fat loss, no one needs to weight-train more than 3x/week. Muscle groups don't need higher frequency than 1x/week if intensity is high. Find more productive things to do with your time. Most people screw themselves over by being in the gym too much and too often. Less is more and this is…

From Steve Troutman, a professional trainer: In the beginning, even while dieting, strength training can invoke muscle growth. It’s just the way it is with beginners, and you’ve never trained like this before in your life. The bottom line is, though, that it’s not going to continue. Your upper body is not going to get…

Great results! How often is she lifting weights?

I had a guy friend in college who weighed 120lbs soaking wet. He tried so hard to gain weight, but never put on a pound. I always wondered about him...I guess he just couldn't eat enough.