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Sometimes I feel this way too, like it will ALWAYS be a battle to not have that 2nd brownie and NOT order a pizza & side & dessert when I'm too tired to cook and there's nothing I fancy in the fridge anyway. The only thing that helps me is STAYING on MFP, not ditching it every time I fall off the wagon. Log that Thai food…

I'm nursing my 11.5 month old, running with him in his jogging stroller, and hoping to do some strength training in my basement if I ever get it set up down there :)

I ran my first 5k today! In my whole life!! No stopping!! 38.5 mins!!

I weigh in on the Wii Fit a few times a week, I try for every day but sometimes that isn't possible. I find the longer I go without weighing in, the more I allow myself to go over my calories, but the more I look at the number, the more motivated I am to stay on track. Couldn't do the multiple weigh-ins a day though. Can't…

I'm 210 and I'd like to get into the 140's, so 70lbs to go! It's quite daunting when I think of it that way but I'm determined this time I'll get there!

My favourite chore would be cooking, or the general little bits of tidying/neatening up to make the room look fresh (i.e making beds), because it's quick and makes it look like I worked hard lol. Vacuuming is okay since we have a central vac so it's pretty easy. Deep cleaning the bathroom, laundry, dishes,…

Just going to say that you are amazing :) And as for fluids, could you sip broths? When I have been unable to keep anything down, broths often sit better than straight water. You could also try sparkling water, they have flavoured kinds to mix it up. Or sprite/diet sprite works too. Jello is like 90% water, so you could…

Between 9am and 11am, depending on my son's mood and nap schedule that day, but hopefully going to push that earlier as he's transitioning from 2 naps to 1. When it's 80+ out, it seems too hot to take out an infant so the earlier the better.

I eat 18-1900 cals a day, more if I exercise, want to do this the slow and steady way (losing 1lb per 1-2 weeks, sometimes maintaining for a week) so I can continue to nurse my son. And I want to establish a healthy active life with my son so I walk or run most days pushing my jogging stroller. I don't update my status…

Hey! I have been running/walking for a couple of months but just found this thread! So far this month I have logged 17.97 miles in runs & walks. I am aiming for 10 miles/week and in August I hope to bump it up to 12.5!

1. Having to play chicken with the middle aged recumbent bicyclists who ride around my neighbourhood. 2. The one blind corner on my route where EVERY oncoming car crosses the solid white line into the shoulder - which is exactly where I am plodding with my jogging stroller, thanks for the heart attack. 3. Dogs who run full…

I don't work, but sometimes I do need a snack to hold me over to dinnertime too. My go-to is a large banana or peanut butter toast. Or if I've got enough calories, both! We always have those in the house and they're filling enough to curb the hangry beast inside me.

Aww what an adorable little girl! I also gained after both my pregnancies. I left the hospital after my daughter at pre-preg weight (had only gained 18lbs), then went up 10lbs in the months after. Finally shifted that 10, got pregnant again, gained 35 (!!) with my son. Left the hospital 25lbs lighter (he was a big baby,…

When my son was teeny I would wear him in his carrier and do steps on the Wii Fit, it was low impact and the added weight helped me work up a sweat! When he was 9 months old I scored a jogging stroller for $20 and I've been using it almost every day since, I really enjoy getting outside. I'm also working on cleaning up the…

In the beginning I made my 2 cups of coffee with creamer and milk (yes, both) as a 'meal' so I add them all at once each day since it's less effort than adding the milk & creamer separately. I don't log herbs, condiments, and some veggies. If I got to a point where I stopped losing and didn't know why, I'd log more…

My stomach looks like a beige Hefty bag half-filled with cooked oatmeal had gross sex with freddy kruger and my stomach is their love-child. And my husband still can't keep his hands off it. I kinda wanna meet this guy and smack him with some of my excess tummy skin.

If (and it's a BIG if. A 60lb 'if) I was 2lbs away from my ultimate goal and REALLY wanted to get there, I'd probably make my deficit like... 100 cals a day and be okay with losing less than 1lb per month. I'd treat it like a marathon than a sprint - and not because one or two pounds make a difference, but because I set a…

Fresh green beans, asparagus, fresh peas (I always HATED peas, turns out canned & frozen was the problem, not actual peas!) and I always thought people were crazy for spreading avocado on toast instead of butter, but OMG it's actually amazing! Whole wheat bread & whole wheat rice. Baked beans, black beans, garbanzo beans!…

I am mostly watching portion sizes, adding veggies to my dinner, and counting calories, rather than striving for some 'ideal'. So you'll see my diary full of pizza, pasta, tacos, lunchmeat sandwiches, and probably too much creamer in my coffee. I'm combining it with being more active and adding more veggies. It works for…

That sucks. Do you feel hungry all week? How large is your deficit? If I try to cut down TOO MUCH I mentally can't take it and I snap too, so I have set MFP to lose 1lb a week, and I am trying that for a while. And I also snap if I try to eat 'super healthy' like low-carb and 100% veggies because I feel like I'm depriving…

I would ditch all the juice and replace it with water, ditch the chocolate bar and replace it with a banana or apple, or heck, both would still be less calories than the choccie! Find veggies you like raw - for me this is baby carrots, they're pre-peeled and ready to go. They can replace the crisps at lunch and you can…

I find that there are calorie-dense foods that usually taste amazing but one serving doesn't fill me up lol. Donuts, pizza, chips. I try not to see them as dirty or wrong, but I just know by experience that they will destroy my calorie deficit and leave me hangry an hour later lol. So I eat less of those than I did when I…

I am kinda like this. All motivated while full, until I get hungry again. My 11 mo son is a big motivator because I don't want him to have weight problems/food issues like I have. Now he's eating 3 meals a day I make most/all meals with him in mind, so they have plenty of veggies and whole grains and all that good stuff.…

I struggled to run for 15 mins at a time on a treadmill, but I can run for 30+ minutes outside. The treadmill is 'easier' because you don't have to push yourself forward, but can feel harder, because once you set a speed you can't just slow down slightly when you're winded and then push harder when you catch your breath…

I'm nursing my 11mo son and I feel you on the biting! My son has 6 teeth and knows how to use them, ouch. I scream and put him down and he cries and looks at me all innocent lol. I have struggled with my weight while BFing as it makes me HUNGRY. Moreso earlier on, but now he BFs less and takes more solids so I feel I'm…

Great advice in this thread :) I don't like the term 'clean' or 'good/bad' to describe foods but I have been trying to follow the MyPlate standards of eating, so each meal has a whole grain, vegetable, fruit, dairy and protein. It has helped me go from eating a crapton of carbs and protein to really filling out each meal…

My overall goal is to be 141lbs lol so definitely nothing specific there. My performance goals are to exercise 4x a week (running & walking), and do at least 10 miles per week. When I exceed these goals for 3 weeks straight, I will up my miles to 12 or 13 miles a week, and still do 4x workouts a week but have them 30 mins…

I used to do this, but I've just had a bout of stomach flu that has kept me from exercising, and at first I had no appetite so I was struggling to reach even 1k calories (what I consider a 'minimum') for a couple of days. Now my appetite is back but I am still sick, so I really made a huge effort to stay in my calories…

I hope I like this change, I admit when I first started losing weight in America I tried to eat 'one serving' of everything, according to the package. Absolute disaster. And it DID affect me at first. I thought, if this is what normal people are eating to maintain a healthy weight, then I'm seriously effed. I usually need…

I know first hand that sleep deprivation is a big motivation-killer. My 11mo has just started sleeping through the night (well, with only one feeding, down from 6-8 lol), and before this I TRIED to motivate myself to work out and eat well after getting a few hours of broken sleep, and it never lasted. Now I am starting…