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Hi there! I'm Melissa. I'm kind of in a similar situation! My husband and I don't have any kids yet but we want them. We want to start trying in January also but I want to lose a good amount of weight before then so I can be as healthy as possible. Feel free to add me for support if you would like! Unfortunately, there are…

Are you eating back your exercise calories? You may be eating too little for the amount of work you are doing.

If you had to get rid of clothes because they were too big, you obviously are losing inches. Putting the measuring tape in a different place or having it looser than you did the first time can affect the accuracy.

I am so sorry that you aren't getting support on this journey! It is one of those things that makes it alot easier to succeed. What it boils down to though is your motivation and what you want. If you want it bad enough, you won't let those people hinder your success. I have been there... I had just posted on another forum…

Just say no thank you and if she asks why, be honest.

How often are you weighing? I would suggest only weighing once a week at most. Our bodies weight can fluctuate so much from day to day based on water retention from exercise and sodium. Get out a measuring tape and take some measurements. Inches is so much more accurate than the scale. If you can tell you are losing weight…

For the longest time my husband wouldn't eat healthier and exercise with me. I told him that his health concerned me and that I wanted him to be healthy and around for a long time but he still wouldn't make the change. As hard as it was, I had to accept the fact that I cannot make him do anything he doesn't want to do. I…

Hi Dani!! Congrats on making the choice to take control!! MFP is definitely a great source for support. I have found that have friends who check in on me and having everything tracked in my diary has been great for me! Add me if you would like! Always looking to help motivate someone else on their journey as well as work…

I have this issue all the time!! There are always meetings at my office so big group lunches (pizza, chinese food and the like) get ordered in and the leftovers are sitting in the coffee room everytime I have to walk through to get to the washroom (there is no other route) or if I am going to get my healthy snack from the…

You can definitely see the progress!! I started 30 DS last night and I am hoping to see some really good results too!!

I totally get how you are feeling! My friends are the same way, they want the junk and think that it's no big deal. They are however very supportive of me. They know what I am trying to accomplish and, although they don't make healthier choices when we are doing things together, they don't pressure me and sometimes even…

I had lost a lot of weight previously (working towards that again) and I had a very close friend think that I looked too thin. After some talking about it, it was just because there was such a major change in my body compared to the way I had been prior. Ultimately, it is about how YOU feel about YOU and not how anybody…

Sorry if this has already been mentioned.. I didn't read the entire thread. I've seen where people get a couple of water bottles (enough for the amount they are trying to drink in a day) and mark with a permanent marker different times of the day and they drink to that line by that time. Hope that makes sense!! I don't…

When I first started I didn't see any results with inches lost. Someone suggested to me that I take a picture of myself at my heaviest and a picture of myself where I was at and put them side by side, I did see a difference that way even though I didn't when I was measuring. Measuring can be hard, just putting the tape in…

:smile: I am starting tonight!! Add me if you would like!

Bump for later, need to figure this out!!

There are some recipes on Pinterest that make it using cauliflower instead of pasta! I haven't had a chance to try it yet but I plan too. They look yummy!!!

What the heck why not! I'm in :)

I have also been struggling on the weekends, but the opposite of you. I over-indulge because I don't have time to track or I am busy running around so fast food is my option. What I have been doing this week is making extras of meals that I can store in the proper portion sizes in my fridge so they are ready to go when I…

I decided to do this. On my page I have weight loss goals (lose 20 pounds, lose 30 pounds etc.) with some kind of reward for reaching each goal. Seems a lot more attainable to me than saying I want to lose 117 pounds. I'm hoping that reaching the smaller goals and getting rewarded along the way will keep me motivated to…

Thanks for the tip!! Monday weigh ins might work for me. I need to do something to keep myself on track on the weekends, I blow all the hard work I do during the week out the window on the weekend. Going to try doing Monday weigh ins!

I am up for the challenge!! Count me in:)