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Thanks guys!!!! very helpful! :)

Yeah I notice that! haha went from 2300 calories extra to 194!!! that's great because I didn't want false hope I'd be losing 20 lbs in 5 weeks lol

Awesome~!!!! Thanks guys!!! that's awesome :) Log food on MFP and non fitbit step exercises :) perfect! Are you expected to eat your exercise steps even with fitbit?

congrats on the weight loss btw! amazing almost 60 lbs!!!

Iphone 4s and have a FitBit Zip (updating to Flex next week)

hmmmmmm you can do that?!??! do you know how? I had no idea! haha I've been using one for over a year!

after 17 years a pack a day (and 52 lbs up since my quit) Time Smoke-Free: 493 days, 43 minutes and 42 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 8382 Lifetime Saved: 2 months, 4 days Money Saved: $4,190.50 Congrats and keep the quit going :) Even after 52 lb gain, still best decision of my life

I took chantix and quit after a packaday for 17 years, never even had a puff since I quit that day I've put on 50 lbs in 18 monhts! haha but my lungs are happy .... at least finally on the losing swing - no regrets :) You can do it! i found even htough I was exersising I wasn't losing, once i changed my diet two weeks ago…

maybe try working out earlier in the morning? I work out at 530 am, and am STARVED by 830 ... but if I dont' work out early, I am not hungry til later in the morning

I'm 30 - no kids, have no idea how much I weigh (stopped weiging myself 18 months ago to improve my daily quality of life) I need to lose 15-20 lbs (or at least 5 pant sizes) Also 5"2 :)

What's a legume ???? I'm a huge carnivore so I was concidernig tyring a more paleo type way of eating

Thank you that's really good insight ..

Wow this is so incredibly helpful it's unbelievable ... Thank you for taking the time to write this all out. I appreciate it. Will re read it in the morning. Too... Thank you all for your most valuable and appreciated input

Thank you ... I wish there was someone I could call before i go to the food court or go for seconds ... lol I wish I culd let myself be even just a little hungry (I eat whenever I'm even peckish) I nkow it's up to me and in my mind ....

I quit smoking last year after a pack a day for 17 years. I put on 30 lbs. in a hurry, saw a natropath, personal trainer, doctor, all told me it was normal. I have't been able to lose a lb of it yet. but still glad I quit.

http://running-on-healthy.blogspot.com/ - this girl! Amazing results, she posted on here her before and after pics ... Love it!

I love your 'what was I thinking' catagory! haha Found this little diddy regarding my fear of not eating Quinoa tring paleo http://carnivorehealth.com/2011/08/04/transitioning-paleo-diet-try-quinoa/

I'd like to try it, but Quinoi is too much in my regular diet, it's my favorite food in the world, I don't know if I could live without it :(

^ thank you, for some common sense! *having a nic fit now!* haha

Quitting smoking does make you gain weight, maybe not everyone, but there are different factors other than food intake that attribute to weight gain post-smoking. Metabolism crawl, low seratonin levels, depression (and inactivity due to depression), You're a lot more tired, therefor lathargic sometimes. A lot of factors…

ps. I'm on a quit smoking forum, and got a REALLY good post -but possibly too long for here, but it's strictly about weight gain and quitting smoking, happens to the best of us! :)

wow yup! Yesterday was my 3 month quitting smoking, I put on 19 lbs and 4 inches on my waist quitting. Even though I tracked food, and burned over 3000 calories a week training (with a personal trainer, kickboxing, and three days of strict cal burn blasting cardio sessions) I'm finally starting to lose. A few things, a…

That is AWESOME! Soon you'll need it resized! when I lost 50 lbs I had to get my wedding ring taken in a whole size ! :) It's a great feeling! :)

She got rid of them somehow I remember the show where she showed her stomach after 8 kids ...

which is why I mentioned the tummy tuck haha ... she's worked hard for those abs though ... tummy tucks won't get you a 6 pack

I pay a trainer to meet me at the gym at that ungodly hour. that gets me up! haha

she's had 8 kids (and a tummy tuck) but she' ain't afraid to go topless, cuz she's confident with who she is :)

at 12.8 % body fat, I don't know where you think this 'jiggle' is ? I say it's time once you feel confident! :)

I just made a cold quinoi salad yesterday - h ubby had it at a restaurant the other day ... Quinoi cook as regular, refridgerage so it chills Add Cucumber & Tomato (Tiny dices) 1/2 cup freshly cut parsley Mix and eat! So good ... SOOO DARN GOOD! and so fresh tasting and smelling cuz of the cukes!

A HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG I spat out my water