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Hi, Cheri! Best of luck entering and staying in Ketosis! I'm just starting out also, trying to make it fit into my lifestyle slowly so I know I'lI to stick with it long term. I have~80-100lb. to lose according to my BMI and a family history rife with diabetes and heart disease. I've been on MFP for a few years now and made…

I've started the regimen before but only got to week three or four. After a short spell of not running I started up again with less directionand vigor but I've been slacking. I think it's time for concerted effort again. I'd love having company with that - also stuck inside on a treadmill thanks to this weather.

Do. Decide then just start. No thinking. No doubt. No excuse. Do. And don't stop until you're done.

Hi, I've technically been a part of this group for a year - maybe more. I'm naturally a night owl and a snacker, but having a job where I'm coming home and eating dinner just as my family is going to bed means I'm eating dinner on my own and if it wasn't satisfying, continuing to eat until I fall asleep - which could take…

Often I find I'm still full when I wake up so I just wait to eat until I do feel hungry. Then I'll have a snack to hold me over until lunch.

This. Although I must ask if what went in to the late night snack was excluded from the 1300 calories of the day - then I would say eat one small portion of the trigger food during the day, then exercise/eat healthy veggies without the calories at night - have them all prepared and as easy to grab as a bag of potato chips.…

Abob, maybe instead of rewarding yourself with a snack you can treat yourself to something fun. Change the definition of reward for yourself so that you can use all forms of encouragement to your benefit. Sometimes it can be hard for people to accommodate your preference when it is perhaps in their nature to have a more…

I remember the key decisions and changes behind every gaining/loosing cycle. When I decided not to join track in high school because of body-image issues: gain. When I started walking/running to class up hill both ways for college: loose. When I started drinking: gain. When I moved back home to a sedentary lifestyle and a…

Bump :heart:

It looks like he's wearing a diaper. One that REALLY needs changed.

People with physically demanding jobs are out working hard and using their muscles every day - but it doesn't count as a workout. Their bodies are used to it. They aren't really tearing down muscles and building new - it's what their body expects to do every day. Just like if you're an athlete and you do the same exercise…

sounds like a plan!

everybody that doesn't eat pizza dies. ALSO FACT

This is awesome! I'm going to save it for later this week.

hornless hornist. :(

This. ;) Not that I'm complaining

Looking good! Congrats on the progress - it's quite an accomplishment :)

Elf jerky?!?! That's awesome.

^this

I think the point of the ' healthy at every weight ' movement is to convince people who are overweight to start taking steps to become more healthy without focusing on what the scale says - giving examples of how to become healthier without putting pressure on them for something they probably already have personal issues…

Same here!

Bump! I'm going to have to try this. :)

My cousin said the same thing. I remember playing along but I knew my mom never held her breath when we did that so it couldn't be true.

If you don't eat up to 1200 calories in a day you won't see the weight loss. Try to keep eating until your intake is at 1200. If you want your net calories to be less than that still eat at least that many calories but exercise some of them off. Oh, and might you just be plateauing?

It doesn't matter what you choose to do so long as you decide it is a part of your life and keep your focus. You can do it.

If you go to your goals page and don't use the custom settings there's a place to set your daily activity level - pick the level that best describes your work day. It should calculate everything else out for you. Also, if you're interested in tracking what effect your cardio and strength training have on how many calories…