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I am staying away from bacon lol. My stomach can't handle the grease anyway. I LOVE bacon. lol. I'm also a meat lover!

Please take time to read all this!! Don't be embarrassed! There are tons of people just like you and me! I'm obese. I weigh 229.4lbs as of now. I started out at 246 back in January 2013 and it took some tweaking to figure things out. I had gained my baby weight back and felt miserable. I was depressed and one day, January…

Okay I added about 15 of you people. lol. I'm always looking for more accountability friends!!! ADD ME!!!:bigsmile:

Lifting weights....I'd say you're gaining muscle weight for sure. Could also be a little water weight as well.

I weight more than you but I am 5'1" and weigh ....*sigh* 227lbs. BUT, I started this last year weighing in at 246lbs! So I lose 31lbs last year and like you, I started out at 1200 cals. I got ill with eating so little. I personally think 1200 is too low and really, everyone IS different, but the point is, your body is…

Well, her mother isn't entirely wrong. She could be gaining muscle from exercising and if she's not drinking enough water, she really could be retaining water weight. ....BUT, your mom should know that if you're eating at 1000 cals a day, you need to bump up the cals. THAT, she should know. Nobody should ever eat below…

Your body is no doubt in starvation mode. You have got to eat more than 1000 cals a day! Plus, if you're working out, YOU ARE gaining muscle weight! But please, eat more than that and you'll the pounds come off. DO YOUR TDEE and eat at that level. I swear, I promise you that you will lose weight! You've got to put in to…

I believe its all in your mind set and how mentally strong you are. You have to work on everything while losing weight. Mentally and physically. Because if you just focus on losing weight, you're going to go right back to eating bad and gaining weight. Like when I hit a hard spot last year, I gave up. I told myself there's…

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2009. I was stuck at 220 FOREVER it seems. I started Metformin in 2010 and it helped me to lose a little weight before I quit taking it regularly. 2012 came around and I got pregnant and quit taking it all together. I started back on the med again just last year and it helped me lose some more…

People are getting this wrong. You weight 170lbs. 170/2=85 You only need 85 ounces of water for your body. NOT POUNDS lol. That is only 10.625 CUPS your body needs a day.

115 ounces, which is what MY BODY needs in water, it is only 14.375 cups. SO...there in forth, it will not kill you. Obese people drink more than that in soda a day by the liters. I weigh ***. Divide that by 2, you get 115, convert 115ounces to cups, you get 14.375 cups. That is not unrealistic. CUPS. NOT GALLONS. CUPS.…

' I'm saying if you work out a lot and are strength training hardcore basically, then you would need to drink that much. You'll live and be merry on 8 cups of water a day, but more is better, but I agree, 8 gallons is unreal. Like I said before some people drink 10 times that.

Also, please look up your TDEE so you can start there. It helped me out TONS and I lost more weight with that than anything I had tried before.

I do beg to differ on that. It all depends on what you do with your body a day. If you're exercising and or lifting weights, you need that water. There are TONS of people and I have a few on my MFP page that do water checks throughout the day and they all sit at around 200 ounces BY NOON! I'm not saying you HAVE to do…

Drinking nothing but water alongside my calories only being 1200 (I realize now this is WAY too low) I lost 10lbs the first week or two. BUT, that's too fast and you don't want that because I was sick, VERY sick with it. But drinking nothing but water helps. And the more water you drink, the less water you retain, which…

I've seen this EVERYWHERE. Chris Powell LIVES by the water. I swear he's a fish. But there's no way I can do that many ounces. lol. Geeeeeeeze. But, you should drink a lot. I agree.

!!!!! Say what? 90? Really? Geeeeze. I was good to get 30. Well, if I had kept with it, I could have reached 90 -minus the plateau. What did you do to lose it that quick? Just butt your butt during exercise or strictly watching what you eat? (You look fit so I'm guessing exercising. lol.)

We could all use all the buddies we can get! Feel free to add me!

I beg to differ. Walking DOES count. Any activity that you start doing that is NOT part of your usual routine DOES COUNT! I started off with a Leslie Sansone video and she helped me a lot. Each time I pushed myself to go harder and longer and it really worked. So, if you're talking about that, then look up her videos! Kind…

Wow! Impressive! Congratulations on your weight loss! YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!!

I think you have to meet someone at least a few times to know whether its real or not. Ever heard of phishing? It's also an MTV show lol. But really, it's these people who go on the internet to build up relationships and make the other person feel like it's real, only to get them to give them SOME kind of money or…

CRAZY....but so true!

You can do it! I also have a young child and it seems the older he gets, the more my body slows down lol. I want to get rid of 50lbs this year. That's my first goal. We can do this, I have faith in you and I know you can do it! Feel free to add me! I lost 31lbs the first 3 months last year, and I definitely need…

I hope to gain some motivational friends as well! The more the merrier! We all need to surround ourselves in positive attitudes and keep trucking on! Feel free to add me!

Congrats on your weight loss! You look great! I'm not shocked that you did it without surgery, but it is DEFINITELY amazing! Added you so hope to be friends so I can learn a few things here and there! This isn't my first round with MFP, it's my second, but I lost 31lbs in 3-4 months my first go. I'm more determined than…

Thanks! That's what I thought I needed to do! Off to do my TDEE asap!

Thanks! I'll look over that!

:/ I don't have any weights. I got my 25lb son if that counts. Guess I could try it if he'll cooperate haha. The only strength training I've done is just the normal squats, push ups, sit ups, standing calf raises and such. Thanks for the info!

Well, you're supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces. Meaning if you weigh 200lbs, drink 100 ounces of water. For me it would be 115ounces a day! But if you can drink even half of that goal, you're doing good. Drinking water helps A LOT when losing weight. I did this last year and drinking so much helped me lose…

I'm 5'1 and large chested as well. I just used what I had on hand. I never spent money on anything fitness wise other than: Digital Food Scale, an exercise ball, and of course the usual protein shake. Other than that I've used what I have on hand. I don't have a treadmill (WHICH I DESPERATELY NEED BUT CAN'T AFFORD!) and I…