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I am lighting a candle for those of us with big bellies everywhere! I now wear a size 8 in pants - unless they have a high rise, in which case I can't fasten them =( I *do* find that doing core exercises helps some. Planks, crunches, squats, etc. Have to stick with them though, or the big-belly comes right back, no matter…

^^^^^^ This!

I thought my changes were permanent, and that my losses would continue until I hit my goal and then I would just stay there. Instead, I got within 3 lbs. of goal and it began to be really hard to lose any more weight. I stepped up my exercise, but that just made me more hungry! Fall & winter kept me at a plateau about 5-6…

Those are awesome! I love the Pecan ones. With bleu cheese. ;)

You can slice potatoes thin, spray a baking sheet with olive oil, place in a single layer, and bake at around 400 for about 10 minutes. Spray potatoes with more olive oil, and turn. Bake for another 5-6 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and enjoy! They are like a cross between chips & roasted potatoes but have minimal calories.

Oh Yum! I *love* Marmite. But the sodium is off the charts.

Post Grape Nuts - ate them for the first time in years and saw I got 385% of my daily iron (according to MFP)

Stay away from the 420 and limit alcohol intake. :#

I'll take a plateau over a gain ANY day! Stick with it - don't get discouraged and give up!

It's not advertised as a "sports bra" but I like the Bra Genie a lot.

This is probably the most insightful, thoughtful, true post I've read in the 18 months I've been on MFP. Thank you!

When you're walking, and someone is following close behind you and steps on your heels. I want to turn around and punch them!

So so sooo sad! My Shine leaked after wearing it in the pool 2 days in a row. I've showered with it for about 6 months with no problems, but it is now dead, dead, dead. :s I wrote to Misfit, but since I bought it on Amazon I highly doubt they'll do anything for me.

I've been losing and gaining those same 5-8 lbs. since the end of 2014. I was only 2.5lbs. from goal when this started, and it became really obvious to me that I could not (probably ever) consume more than 1400 calories a day, even if I burned a lot of them with walking/jogging, and still lose weight. My advice is to stick…

Why do my posts always show up twice??

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Dried apricots & a hard-boiled egg. Or Greek yogurt with frozen strawberries or blueberries or banana added to it.

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Losing weight and daily exercise (walk/run about 3 miles a day) brought my triglycerides down from 383 to 155 in about two years time. That's even in the face of my daily cocktail! I am amazed. My HDL is now 83, too. :) ETA: I have also been taking Evening Primrose Oil and Black Currant Oil daily. Both are good sources of…

I came in second yesterday - going after that top place (if it ever stops raining - lol). :#

haha! No, she's not.

I tried to add you but Misfit said it couldn't find you. I'm Sodagrrl on Misfit, maybe you can try to add me instead.

I bought a necklace (not from Misfit) to wear my Shine as a pendant, but haven't tried it yet. I am *really* wondering if it logs steps differently if I wear it there vs. my ankle.

Even though I've got my 87-year-old Aunt as a house guest for a few days, I've gotten a decent number of steps in. She walks every day on a treadmill at home (!!!??!!) and we've walked a mile together each day she's been here (about all she can manage outdoors). All I can say is that her longevity/health/enthusiasm for…

Loving having friends on the Social! Anyone who wants to friend request me, it's Sodagrrl on Misfit. I have 2 questions/topics. One - where do you wear your Misfits? I wore mine on my wrist at first, but one time I knitted all afternoon and I saw it gave me about 800 points and I hadn't been off the couch!! After that I…

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A bit under the weather today, didn't even make my 1100 point goal. hope to make it up tomorrow!

I see that you and I are on a very similar track - including when we got our Misfit Shines! My son is home from college and at almost 20 yrs old he's suddenly on a health kick (haha - I remember that time in my own life!). Wants to eat better, workout, and WALK (gasp!). We drove to a beautiful nature preserve and walked…

I *thought* I added everyone here to my Misfit Shine social but nobody is showing up yet. I still only see MissFit and me (sodagrrl). Maybe it takes a while...? ETA: OK. I see what was going on. The little add icon is tricky - I hadn't actually sent the requests I *thought* I'd sent. =)