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What a great NSV! Congrats! My goal is a 5k, so this is very motivating.

That only took you 4 months? Fantastic job! You look amazing. And very motivating.

What a total transformation! You look awesome! Very inspirational.

I flaked on going to the gym with my best friend this morning because I got zero sleep last night and just wanted to stay in bed. Gonna hit it hard tomorrow though.

Chips, chips, chips and doughnuts. Especially doughnut holes from the local grocery store. I can polish off a box of those in 10 minutes. Ugh. So I don't even walk by those things in the grocery store. Too much temptation.

What an awesome feeling that must have been! Great job!

Are you trying to figure calories in one serving? If so enter the ingredients in the recipe section and enter how many servings the recipe made. I'm not really sure that this is what you're asking though. Could you state your question more clearly?

Holy cow! You look fantastic! Very motivating.

Wow! You look amazing. Awesome job!

I always crave something salty at night and chips used to be my go to. Now if I want something salty I eat Special K Cracker Chips. 27 chips for 110 calories. They're great as long as you portion them out and don't eat the whole box.

If it's a bottled tea, compare the label to what MFP says. Some stuff is user entered, so it's not always accurate. If it's tea you made yourself, you can always use the recipe tool to figure out how many calories are in a serving based on how you made it.

Congrats on nursing school! However I'm worried that you've set yourself a too high bar. It's only 10 weeks till January; that's 5 lbs a week to lose. That's an awful lot to lose that fast. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's probably not healthy or long lasting. 2 lbs a week is much more manageable. Whatever you…

Up until a few weeks ago, I put cheese in everything - eggs, soup, tuna casserole. Way too much cheese. Cheese is so good.

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Hi! I'm Lisa from North Carolina. I am the mother of a special needs child. I love sci-fi. I once traveled all over the country with my truck driver husband and our cat.

According to shape.com: "Plain and simple, breastfeeding burns calories! “Our bodies burn almost 20 calories to make just an ounce of breast milk. If your baby eats 19-30 ounces a day, that's anywhere between 380-600 calories burned,” says Joy Kosak, co-founder of Simple Wishes, a hands free pumping bra." Here's the link…

Try a sweet potato instead. Large baked sweet potato = 180 calories plus lots of fiber. Large white baked potato = 290 calories.

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Sometimes exercise, especially if it's new for you, can cause changes in the frequency of bowel movements. When I was in boot camp, the drill sergeants were always on us to drink more water and eat more fiber because constipation was such a huge problem. If it happens again, try a sweet potato. Lots of good fiber to get…

Request sent! It's always great to have friends!

Request sent! Happy to offer support. Anyone can add me BTW.

Totally in! Got 70 lbs to go and need all the support I can get!

Welcome! Isn't it eye-opening to see the stats in black and white? I'm just getting started, too. Sending you a friend request.

You can add me! Anyone can add me!

Added you and look forward to the sassiness!

I can see how for some people obsessively counting calories could be stressful. I personally enjoy it. It's like a puzzle, trying to make everything fit. Or a science experiment, seeing what works and what doesn't. Besides, I love order and facts and figures and data entry (lord I'm a nerd), so putting in all my food and…

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Congrats OP! McDonald's has been my Achilles heel. That is until they started listing the calories on the menu board. 1100 calories for a double quarter pounder meal! That was my go to meal once, maybe twice a week. Now when I see my husband eating it, I feel a little nauseous.

^^^Ditto to this^^^