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  • Thanks guys/gals...a food scale is definitely on my shopping list!! RavenLibra...I unfortunately am having mood swings. At first it was confusing but now I realize it will be part of my process until I "get this down" so to say. This is a lot of work for me seeing as I've never bothered to do it until now. I think losing…
  • Please forgive my ignorance but what do you mean by the whole foods? Processed junk? No I do not take a multi vitamin...in the past the iron in the vitamins was a problem for me. Thanks for the website, I will look at it in just a minute. I have gone from drinking a huge coke in the morning and a small one in the afternoon…
  • Good luck! [/quote] Definitely this. Same thing happened to me with losing a lot at the beginning and then leveling off. As long as the scale is moving the right way, you're doing fine. That being said, I had a quick peek at your diary and it's hard to give you feedback on that: you're either missing inputting your food…
  • 2 days is enough to undo a deficit depending on how much you're eating. Mesha...I never really thought of it that way. Since it has been since high school (15 + years) since I've done any real exercise I didn't want to hurt myself and get injured which would create a bigger problem. obviously if i can't stick to walking…
  • Don't sell yourself short trying to slash cals too low, which often leads to a stall in losses, lack of energy & nutrition, no fuel for exercise and daily life, and over time - hair loss, brittle nails and all kinds of fun stuff. :tongue: Eat your cals, drink water, exercise, take rest days, get good sleep and have…
  • It always seems if I eat something with too much sugar or even sometimes my diet coke I feel more hungry about 30 minutes after. However, just like everyone above said...the more water I drink the more the feeling passes. I'm the girl who eats just because and its taken a HUGE amount of self control to grab water instead…
  • We have about the same stats (i'm 8 pounds heavier) and I am getting the help of a doctor plus using this site. Both the doctor and this site say 1200 a day with at least 5 days of exercise. I think thats a good start! Whats been easiest for me is to "reverse" my eating habits....My biggest meal of the day is now…
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