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Great post- I agree with all of the above and was making my own list the other day in case friends asked me- here are some additions that I have: Drink lots of water- it's good for you and a good habit Prep veggies once a week so you can throw them in salads, wraps, stir fry, etc very easily Eat high protein- you will feel…

No one told me I would have fat dreams!! I have had a dream more than once that I was suddenly back in my size 14 jeans and they were tight on me and everything! I know it comes from the general anxiety in the back of my head that I will gain the 55 pounds back, but it's kind of weird!

Echo what everyone else says- also diets don't work. Believe me I've tried many many diets. I was only successful when I ate the allotted calories given to me by MFP, ate back around half of my exercise calories and ate whatever I liked, as long as I could fit the calories into my daily goal. Eat what you like - what is…

I just happened to read this article about five minutes before seeing your post. Congrats and congrats on your weight loss. I found the article full of very sound advice that I hope will be seen by many of those looking to be successful!

7846 + 55 = 7901

Took me a year and a half to reach my goal and I have logged in but not always logged food since- at first I continued and was playing with what I needed to maintain and lost a bit more without meaning to. I added a bit more calories and have been maintaining for about 5 months now. For the last month or so I continue to…

I would agree with all of the above. Also if you know you crave sweets at night (like I did and do) keep low calorie sweets around that will satisfy your cravings such as low calorie hot cocoa and you can add a tablespoon of whipped topping, or hot tea also works. Those low calorie mini rice cakes flavored with different…

Check out my daughter's website: www.thecashewchronicle.com. Tons of recipes for down home vegan cooking.

Yes- or just a bit of blanket in between the knees does the trick.

As you get closer to your goal weight you will probably want to slow down your weekly goal- to 1.5 and then 1 pound and then .5 pound per week (when you're down to the last 10). There's a chart sometimes people post regarding that- if you have X amount then set it to 2 pounds per week and then as it goes down set it to…

To lose the last few I stopped eating back exercise calories. I just wanted to see that goal weight once and then I was fine with maintaining within a 5 pound range. Because it took forever I figured that if I continued with the same calories and ate back exercise calories I would maintain- wrong! I actually lost 3 more…

Not sure but I believe it was a combination of the ease of using the site along with just changing small habits at first and then when I would get used to those then change one or two more things. I had tried MFP a couple of times before it finally clicked, and I would get frustrated with all of the items in the database…

I have tried WW a few times- some just on my own and used the points plus system (you can look up the calculators online). I got tired of paying for one thing, and the other thing is that it doesn't give you more to eat if you exercise. I haven't tried the new, smart points system though but I've heard that many do not…

Oh yes I know about the sewing thing- like I said I'm probably a 2 or a 4 in the store but more like a 12 in sewing patterns. We have a sewing class at the school where I work and the girls who take it are often very upset when they are measured and told what pattern size to get and the teacher has to get out an old skirt…

I buy from Goodwill- the sizes are more like they were years ago and you can find a lot of good things, some barely used and a lot of name brand things for much cheaper. I also don't want to go down to the junior sizes to find clothes. Last time I had a hard time finding jeans at a regular store because they didn't run…

Exercise to get a few more calories each day to eat- 1200 is very low but I get it that's what I got being 49 years old with hypothyroidism and 5'4" tall- I had to eat low calorie, but exercising gave me 200-300 more each day, and even if you only eat back half that can help and you don't feel so deprived and then overeat.…

I haven't tried them but your daily calories sound awfully low- maybe eat a bit more because you may get too hungry with the deprivation and then overeat.

At one point 55- which was the goal, then lost 4 more (without trying), gained 4 back and trying to maintain the 55 pound weight loss.

Yes- it's called vanity sizing. Kind of irritates me when I read someone's weight loss story and they say, "I now weigh 160 and I'm a size 4!" I'm like, no you're not. I was a size 8 in high school and I weighed 115. Sizes have changed over the past 20 years. Now if you're a bit taller and shaped a little different than me…

Went hiking a couple of weeks ago and realized that when hiking on rugged trails with a lot of climbing I wasn't getting winded at all- used to get totally out of breath from that and now- nothing.

Some things I tried as I hit plateaus were: increasing the intensity of exercise, adding intervals to exercise, becoming much more diligent with logging and stopping the BLTs (bites, licks, tastes- these can add up!), and then finally for those last 5 I stopped eating back exercise calories altogether. I had been…

5'4"- started at 180 and got down to 122 and held steady for a few months- goal was 125 but lost a little more than expected. Now holding at 125 and trying to maintain. I was around 115 in high school but being older 125 is more realistic for me now and I'm probably more muscular than I was then- I do some lifting now. I'm…

Air popped popcorn, low starch vegetables such as greens, cabbage, spinach, celery, carrots, etc and high fiber low calorie fruits such as apples, pineapples, oranges, etc.

Lycra bicycle shorts and exercise tights. I haven't shopped for a new swimsuit yet, but I could always find something flattering that hid all problem areas before- now I need to go shop for one that doesn't cover so much of me.

Wow how inspiring!!

I stopped dieting - diets work but are very temporary. I started eating the way I wanted to eat for the rest of my life- and just ate less and kept track of the calories until I met my goal.

30.9 to 20.9

Wow you look amazing and I'm sure you feel even more amazing!

By the way, I'm now 122 pounds and take 100mcg of levothyroxine.

I steadily gained weight for years after being diagnosed and having the radioactive iodine treatment (I was slightly hyper but I also had antibodies that were destroying my thyroid so I just helped it along). I blamed my thyroid issue which probably had something to do with it, but so did poor eating habits, grabbing fast…