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@sammi674 exactly. People think because I'm big that I sit and snack on cookies and sweets and all that. They don't believe me when I tell them that I don't do that, that I rarely EVER have a pop, or sit down with a bag of chips. I grew up in an age where my mom made a full meal every night and EVERYTHING was fried.

To the OP, I know EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN! I could go out with friends and we could order the exact same thing and I would eat less of what was on my plate than they did, but I'm still larger than they are. I can honestly say that I dieted my way to this weight - high carb, low fat; low carb, low fat, all veggie; high…

@LAW_714 Where did I say I wasn't able to eat 600 calories in a day? Did I do a typo somewhere? As far as starving myself, that is the thing! I do not FEEL hungry. I'm not consciously trying to stay under 700 or whatever. It's just that I get full and don't wanna eat more.

OKAY! To anyone posting here, this is exactly what I'm talking about! lol Look at my diary! It's 3:15 in the afternoon my time and after lunch it shows I still have OVER 800 CALORIES! Sure, I could eat that much for supper, but I'd truly have to pig out! And this is 800 BEFORE I do any workout. If I do a workout, it's…

@__Di__ Okay, your comment confuses me even more than I've been lol. Are you saying that because I'm a water drinker (and yes, I do drink a lot of water usually), that I need to have MORE salt in my diet? I don't salt anything, in fact I'm not even a fan of the taste, tho I'll pepper something until it's black. Any sodium…

@alypri I'm not sure what VLCD is. I have a kitchen scale and try to use it on a lot of what i eat. I can't eat chips (man I wish I could) because they screw with my tummy. :D I know what you mean tho, and I really do log. I have a habit of getting 2 slices of cheesecake from Walmart then eating 1 bite a day until it's…

@Mcgrawhaha As I've said before, I'm logging every bit of food that enters my mouth. I don't drink soda, not even diet. If I drink anything other than water, it's almond milk or unsweetened tea. My portions are as accurate as I know how to get them. My goal for cals is 1600 and I'm having trouble even meeting that,…

@Herblackwings I actually started working out to try to strengthen my lung capacity. I'm horribly prone to bronchitis and after a scare where I thought I was having heart trouble cause I couldn't breathe (they had me do a pulmonary function test and these cardio things) they told me I needed to do some activity to build up…

@Kadje I've had thyroid and everything checked and came back all good. I weigh every Monday morning. I don't have a scale at my house, mainly cause I'd drive myself batty weighing every day.

@SJVZEE Oh, on the exercise, I whine a lot, but the program I'm doing is actually really fun. I'm sure I look like a complete fool doin it, but it's more like Tae Bo and dance combined. I'm not as coordinated as I once was and that alone gets me to laughing when I do it. I think that negative sound came from the idea that…

@wilsoje74 I'm walking, or at least doing Walk Away the Pounds when I'm not doing the Shaun T stuff. At my weight, jogging isn't going to happen. I've had knee surgery, so no. I log EVERY bit of food that goes in my mouth. In not a 'snacker ' and I'm not a sweets person. The food values, if they're from a restaurant, come…

@divinenanny my goal is actually 1600. I know I'm not even getting close to that. But what do I do when I'm stuffed and really do not want more food? I do tend to skip meals on the weekend just cause breakfast and lunch are usually the same meal. And if I go out, I miss supper. *sighs*. Eating when I'm not hungry just…

@jcm1029 I know my cals are low. The problem is that I eat until I'm full, so it's not like I FEEL hungry. I can be sorta close to my goal then workout and be insanely low again. My goal is actually 1600. The only time I've gotten close to that was when I went for sushi.

@shelliemacs. Amen. And I'm fairly sure I'd have to lob off a butt cheek to make a difference.

I took the shot for over a year and gained nearly 80lbs. I was off of it for a year before I got pregnant with my son and the weight NEVER went away, even counting that I worked at a job where I was on my feet and active for 11 hrs a day, 4 days a week.

The Flex is a pedometer, sure, but it also logs your sleep (I'm not sure if the One does), but I LOVE that aspect. It tells me how restful my sleep for the night actually was.

I wouldn't do well with the One because I would forget to wear it. With my Flex, it goes on my wrist like a bracelet and stays there. The clasp is UBER STRONG. So far nothing I've done has caused it to snap off. I can wear it in the water, so swimming and showering are a go with it. I miss a "face" on it, but you get used…

I've been more than a little curious on SF after seeing post after post about it on my FB account. Some of the images look VERY real, some look a bit too good to be true. My huge concern with it was when I contacted one of the distributors and asked about ingredients, I was basically given a stock answer when I asked how…

oh wow! There's a group for the short peeps! I LOVE THIS! lol I'm Anna and I'm 5'2" and have more than 100 pounds to lose. Feel free to add me!

For those of you who are doing this diet, how is it working? Is it as expensive to do as it sounds with the price of meat as high as it is?

I see people saying that they're starting or have started the DASH diet, but don't truly see any actual results. Has anyone had real success doing this diet? Success that actually lasted and the weight didn't come right back?

It's not a matter of someone else paying for it, it's a matter of getting HELP paying for it. Most insurance companies will pay at least a PART of a sex change if the person goes thru and a psych doctor determines it's causing them mental anguish. Insurance will pay for those who smoked or drank for YEARS and need…

Granted, I'm pretty new at this all, but if you're doing all that working out AND lifting, then you're def not eating enough. Also, if you're lifting, you're most likely building muscle, which technically weighs more than fat, so you might be slimming down without the numbers moving. I do understand that it's hard a lot of…

First off, man some of you guys are harsh! Second, no product will work for everyone. Even with antibiotics, some will work for one person and not for another. That being said, I am a huge lover of certain supplements to aid the body in wellness. Garcinia may not be a miracle drug but it does have a history of HELPING…

I learned a sneaky little trick for something crunchy a long time ago. lol Spread out some shredded cheese on a glass plate then microwave until crunchy. Peel off the plate and dip into a bit of Greek yogurt.

@bwogilvie This question may be all over the place on the site, but to me that just means we don't get it. I understand that at a sedentary life, my body needs X number of cals to exist and that I need to knock off 1000 cals/week to lose 2 lbs/week. BUT, at the end of the day, I am always under what it tells me (especially…

I've read all the comments here and I hope someone can give me some advice. I have a LOT of weight to lose. My problem is that I didn't just have a Csection, the idiot doc cut me from belly button down. Years later, I had a hernia that started at the belly button and it "ripped", following the scar line downward. I know…

@Huffheinz LOL it's gonna take me a bit to actually figure out the instructions you gave. They sound great tho! Maybe that's where I'm going wrong. it shows my starting cals/day different on both sites. MFP tells me my "goal" for the day is like 1600 but under the "calorie box" on the dashboard, fitbit tells me my cals for…

Okay, to those who mentioned the sodium. I went back and activated "sodium" in the diary tracker and HOLY COW! I didn't realize that I was getting THAT much. I don't salt anything ever, so getting that much sodium per day completely blew me away. That is definitely something I will be watching more closely!

I'm not really sure that I will get a reply to everyone that replied, but I'll try here. I'm not really sure how to make it show I've replied to a specific person. @Anniegail - I have to be VERY careful with those. I have a milk allergy and most are made with milk and if I do soy, well...too many of them and they screw…