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ps you look great in the "little black dress"

i have not experienced that recently but my daughter did yesterday. I took her shopping for her birthday and she went to try on 12's and 14's in jeans. she put the 12's on and they fit perfectly. it was the best shopping experience she has had in a long time CONGRATULATIONS on your smaller size

absolutely have the cake if you want it. MFP is great because of the flexibility. I find if I deprive myself of something like birthday cake I will overindulge in something else even worse somewhere down the line. Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!!!

this was a good week. I have been bouncing around a few pounds and this morning I am back at my lowest. Looking to lose 1 more pound by next week to hit my first 10% loss goal.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You look really good. and SUPER that you have decided to keep on going. I can't wait to hear more about your progress. :D

change your mind - change your weight

congratulations you look great.

CONGRATULATIONS You look great!!!!! I have not lost enough to make a real big difference but I am able to wear some of my smaller clothes. My daughter is like you and has lost over 60 lbs and tells me she still has days when she doesn't see the new her in the mirror even though her new clothes are smaller sizes and I have…

yes I have done that. Pig in the garden salad at Jim and nick's bar-b-que 850 calories. and an apple dessert an Cracker Barrel that I split with DH it was way over 1000 for half. I will not choose either of those again and it is my own fault on the cracker barrel because I could have checked MFP on my phone before having…

so sorry you are injured. You can still do this. tracking is the key and you may not be able to eat as much with a lower activity level. I am not very active because of some health issues so I never have activity calories and I am losing although slower than if I were active. Hope you are up and enjoying all of you…

Good for you. I also think it is important to reward yourself along the way, and great that you are not going for a food reward. A few things - new hair, new makeup, new outfit, movie (no popcorn) lol, new book, manicure. or two of my favorites a massage or facial My daughter would agree with rockin2014 new shoes but I…

i agree. I don't think it will hurt you not to eat all your calories if you are not hungry. It can make up for a day you might eat over your calories. I also agree with CONGRATS to you on not eating the chicken nuggets and fries and picking a healthier alternative.

the only issue I see with your statement is "I would eat a lot of pasta or pizza". You can still eat pasta and pizza on mfp. watch the number of calories etc that you get. eat a little pasta or pizza. If you don't like salad add some low cal vegetables or fruit that you do like. I personally love grilled cheese and tomato…

yes there are some foods that I will not go for lower calories because I do not like the taste or texture. I prefer taking a calorie hit on real cheese versus low fat cheese. On the other hand I do not mind 1% milk but will not drink skim milk. You have to do what works for you

I didn't believe this when I was in my twenties, thirties or even forties. for me yes it got harder to lose weight every decade. BUT that doesn't mean it can't be done. Attitude is everything. I finally stopped my I can't thinking to I can thinking. I'm also kinder to myself about my weight loss expectations. The way I am…

It was prescribed for me too several years ago. It did nothing for me. no side effects and no weight loss either.

You are doing great. Keep up the good work. Why does she think you don't look good? do you need to buy some new clothes that fit you better? Do you have sagging skin? Try finding out what is really bothering her. I don't know your exact situation but I know my husband and I were eating buddies and when I went on diets he…

I logon to MFP every day and see success stories. AND I have finally gotten to the point where I really really want this. Do I sometimes slip and eat over my goal calories? YES but I keep coming back.

I have pretty much eliminated diet soda from my diet. I have an occasional one when i go out. I have read so many articles on how bad diet soda is for you but really I did not get fat from drinking too much diet soda. How about the whopper and fries i ate along with the diet soda.

You have to do what works for you I had a problem when I first started MFP I didn't go to bed hungry but I woke up in the middle of the night hungry and I would sometimes eat and go back to bed. I didn't like that. Now I try to save a snack to have after dinner but not right before going to bed.

i have given up soda and coffee and i sometimes want something that tastes like something rather than just water. I have started drinking flavored tea zero calories and no sweetener i count it as my water. I have not had any issues doing this. Good luck and enjoy your tea

I weigh every day. I track my fluctuations on my own spread sheet. I usually only log my losses on MFP so I can see a constant downward trend. However recently I tracked a gain because I needed to recommit myself to MFP and get back on track. Recommitting worked to re-motivate me.

I agree with JaneiR36 this is not a dud. you made an effort to track what you ate and that is good. You may be surprised this one day may not have much affect at all. The best part of your post "Back on it tomorrow" keep up the good work and happy mother's day

You ARE a Success Story. you look beautiful. I am not ready to share pictures yet but I will be there one of these days.

I also go back and forth on this one. Today I had a big salad so I counted the romaine lettuce which is actually not bad at all. but the rude awakening is 4 green olives are 25 calories and 4 kalamata olives are 50 calories. not to mention the salad dressing. I was on ww for many years and they do not make you count green…

If you don;t want to give up your coffee with cream and sugar you don't have to but make sure you count the calories. I think when you see how many calories you are having you may want to keep it at just that one cup a day. I have never been able to drink black coffee I just can't stand it. I have to have cream in it but I…

I recommitted today and ate much better than I have for a week.

what a beautiful lab!!!!! I had one once. his name was boots. he was still a puppy at 12.

I really like this part of your post I wanted to make this post in the middle of my weightloss to show people in the middle of theirs that success isn't just before, and after. Success is before, and then a whole lot of during until you finally reach the after. The whole lot of during is difficult but I'm sure it will be…

I really identify with you. I am doing so much better with MFP this time around. I had to change my thinking in order to change my weight. I went from a can't do to a can do attitude. I still struggle from time to time and recommitted today to doing better once again. Good luck to you too