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I really, really don't like the BMI testing. It generalizes so much that I feel it is inaccurate. For instance, BMI was taken at my high school, and ALL of the athletes were ranked as obese! BMI doesn't take muscle mass into account, just height and weight. Also, we all have different bodies. I am built like a 5 foot 5…

yay! I am excited!

ok, I probably sound VERY stupid with this, but I am rethinking my philosophies. So, as I am tracking my food, I have been excluding my produce, thinking that it is more good for you than bad. I have mainly been tracking the "brown" stuff like meats, cheeses, breads, sweets, ect. I know fruits have quite a few calories, so…

I would love to be your partner if you would like to be mine!

Just to answer the "starvation mode" question. It just means that your body recognizes that you aren't eating as much as you used to. So, it thinks that there is a lack of food or something. To counter that (and I think this just proves the beautiful design of our bodies), our body stops using calories SO much. Basically,…

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!!!:drinker: good luck with your goals. Congratulations on your baby, too!

Hello everyone! Hope all is going great for you. Well, I joined this website in January and got within two pounds of my goal by the end of May...then summer hit. Isn't it amazing how five months of exercizing and keeping to a strict diet can disappear by three weeks of vacation?! Now I am nearly back where I started…

Oh, PLEASE read it! you are missing out. It is definitely my fav. book. Of course, the dog, Marley, is JUST LIKE my dog, so the book really hit home for me.

Wow! congratulations! :drinker: This site does rock, but you have also put out a lot of effort to lose that weight, so I give you a cyber pat on the back. Keep up the good work.

:laugh: that is just too funny! Have you ever read the book, Marley and Me? If not, I highly recommend it.

Yes!!!! I hope someone has suggestions. I have the same exact problem! it sometimes feels like I have two different bodies put together; one on top and the other on bottom. :laugh:

Oh man! you guys are making me want some mac 'n cheese. I used to eat one of those every weekend. Now, don't be dissin' the green stuff! Peas, spinach, lettuce, grapes, celery, baked asparagus, broccoli, (oh my goodness!) fresh cucumber!...:love: I could go on and on! I guess I was just given a very un-picky taste, but fix…

You guys continually make me feel better! Thank you, I really needed the encouragement and reality checks. Today is a new day, and I am determined to do well. Tiangelah, good luck! I really respect you for everything you do and want to say "thank you." Banks1850 and Tinnytibbs, I will definitely keep your words in mind…

Ahhhh, thanks guys. It really helps to hear people who know what I am talking about. You have really helped.

Ok, I am going to vent and be selfish, but I can't hold it in anymore! I would talk to my friends and family, but they are all so nice that they won't hear the words I am saying; they'll just say, "Oh, you look fine." AHHH! Ok, what is spawning this is the fact that I have been on this diet for 2 and a half months and have…

congratulations! I know you have worked hard for this. cheers to you!:drinker:

It is adding for the calories you lost. A pound is worth 3,500 calories. The equation is that if you have a 500 calorie deficite, then you should lose a pound a week. Make it 1,000 calorie deficite, then it is 2 pounds a week. anything more than that is unhealthy. So, your diet has already taken ruffly 500 calories or more…

Oh my goodness, I know how the yogurt is. Holy Smokes! I have loved em!

Welcome to this wonderful web site! I hope this works for you. It certainly made things easier for me. The one tip that has saved me a few times is to have a buddy hold you accountable. A friend and I are doing this together, and I think we have done well because of our "partnership". Good luck!

I've researched this topic VERY quickly on google, and I think you should do the same so you can come to your own conclusions. What I have gathered, however, is that coffee doesn't really make you retain weight except that you usually put "bad" stuff in it and drink it with "bad" things: dessert, pastries...ect. If you are…