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well another thing is if you have less to lose, progress will be slower. So that may mean .5 lbs a week instead of 1lbs. Just keep measuring your foods (using grams NOT cups/tsp, tbsp), keep active, and don't get discouraged! You got this :)

Gahhh yesss. They are beyond scrumptious. They are better than the regular cups! Same holds true for the Christmas tree shaped ones :smile: Darn it! Now I feel I should make a CVS run :wink:

Also beans.

Fruit and vegetables are high in fiber!

You look amazing!! Way to go! :)

Cereal and wheat thins!

It sounds like it might be a duplication...lots of people experience that issue when trying to sync sites.

oh and another thing...eat at LEAST the 1200.

Don't make it more complicated than it has to be!! And be realistic with your goal, whatever it is. I'm assuming you said lose 2lbs a week on MFP? You can make it 1.5 or 1lbs to give yourself more calories. It will make your "end date" further into the year, but it will help you if you think 1200 isn't doable for you.…

like lunch food advice? Eggs are great! Fried, scrambled, hard boiled. Chicken is excellent. Spinach with garlic, kale with garlic. I love sweet potatoes. Vegetable soup. Turkey slices rolled up in lettuce leaves. Carrots and celery with hummus.... There is tons of things to do! Really, you can eat anything, as long as it…

Posts like this are what keep me going! You look fabulous! Great work! :smiley:

Water is really good for you! It obviously hydrates the whole body, including muscles and skin :) Some people will say it helps them feel fuller, especially by drinking a full 8oz glass before meals. Also some will say that it helps them choose less sugary drinks, as it helps them readjust their taste preferences for less…

Fabulous!! :D

^ as said above, moderation! You can have the chocolate, but in small, reasonable portions to fit within your calorie limit. That said, lots of people find certain foods trigger them to overeat... Either way, one bad day, even one bad week, is not a bad journey!!! You can do this! Just try to recommit to your goals and…

Ahhh! I can't wait for that moment! I'm still rushing to get to a towel to hide, but that's more my own anxieties. I'm certainly smaller than I used to me!

This is very, very true.

if exercising so intensely is making you hungry, i would cut down on the amount of exercise...especially since you're mainly doing cardio. If you're eating at a deficit, you're already on track to losing weight. The exercise is just an added bonus, and will help with overall fitness. But you can't outwork a poor diet! What…

HI! hope it's not too late to help! Netting and eating calories aren't the same! So if you're give 1500 to eat, but burn 300, now you've only "eaten" 1200. Or if you're give 1200, and eat those calories, but then hit the gym and burn 300 calories, you're "netting" only 900. Users will say different things about how many…

first off, I wish you a speedy recovery!! I can imagine your day to day activities must be more challenging.... second, weight loss is more based in a calorie deficiency than in exercise. Of course exercise helps, but you can't out work a bad diet! So, if 1400 is what you need to eat to lose, than do so! You should, over…

Well, I would suggest just searching the database for a similar salad, or whatever food item. I'd probably go with restaurant entries, rather than "homemade" entries, since it's difficult to determine how an individual MFP user may have logged the calorie content, but a restaurant entry most likely came directly from the…

i don't know if i would suggest always skipping meals...unless you're generally NOT hungry, since skipping a meal might set you up for another "binge." (I'm thinking by binge you're referring to overeating, as binging is a diagnosable eating disorder.) I know if I skip meals, it makes me ravenous! I would suggest eating…

peas, quinoa, seitan, nondairy milk, nuts, seeds, some nut butters (issue with seeds, nuts, and beans, is that they tend to be high in calories and itty bitty in portion size...)

I'm amazed at the number of people who can "maintain" on 1000!!!!

sorry for the bolding...not really sure what happened there :)

Netting only 500 calories over an extended period of time is one:not healthy, and two: unsustainable in the long run. It's fine to have your calories set to 1200 (but that probably means an aggressive goal, i.e. 2lbs a week). If you're really burning 600 to 800 at the gym, then you should be eating back at least half that…

I like to have clementines or berries. mini marshmallows are also delicious :) popsicles are wonderful. i also like jello with whipped cream or puddings. aaaannnnnnd kettle corn popcorn in the single serve bags.

Weight fluctuates all the time, so don't panic! Track your weight loss progress over a longer stretch of time, like 4 weeks or so, to look for general trends. If you're doing what you need to do to lose weight, you should see a trend for downward progression :) You should eat back at least of your exercise calories--lots…

Wow! You look fantastic! Great work!

Ok, I'm not 100% sure, but I figure some advice is better than none! I'd guess that servings per container is for 1 bag, not both. I'd also assume that it's 100 calories for the 3 tbsp, not for 3 pancakes, so yes, you'd have to calculate into the total calories the calories of the other ingredients (eggs, oil, whatnot). So…

I have a similar issue...but from what I read in many people's posts is that fats and protein are necessary for health and staying satiated throughout the day! So foods like chicken, eggs, tuna, avocados, nuts, nut butters, cheese, greek/plain yogurt. Obviously not as the only things you eat, but things to have at…