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I'm just two pounds away from goal. I plan to increase my calories by 100 for a week, then another 100 for the next week, and so on until I find maintenance. It may take 1-2 months to do so. Then I think I'll still continue to log for awhile to get accustomed to what my maintenance eating/portions really look like. And I…

Haven't had one--I log before eat. But I was surprised by the calories in hummus.

Thanks for sharing--you are absolutely a success! Looking forward to your 2014 recap!

Everything has changed along the way. I started with a goal of 148, just to be under 150 forever. I was probably thinking about a size 8 at that point. I thought size 8 would be marvelous. Then I got to 148 pretty easily and changed to 138, then 133. I bought size 6 jeans sometime in there. Now I'm 125 with a final goal…

Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Every morning. It keeps me focused and mindful of my goals. And I like to review my weight loss chart and observe patterns, which helps me not to get frustrated when I go awhile without a loss.

I don't think I burned a ton with Jillian. With all of the jumping, my HRM kept sliding off; but I estimated only like 150 calories from it. I don't eat back my exercise calories, and I'm only at 1200. (I tend to let myself go up to around 1250.) Though I know she's no expert, my doctor is fine with it--says it's where I…

I would stick with whatever works for you, but I also heard recently (just from Jillian Michaels, so take that with whatever your opinion is of her) that eating so frequently is the worst thing you can do. I tend to have three meals with 1 snack for sure (usually in the afternoon) and sometimes another in the evening if I…

I weigh in every day. I log it every day too, but I have my newsfeed set up so that my friends don't have to see it every day. I love to review the graphed data. It helps me to see patterns over the months so I'm not surprised/frustrated by anything. I also find that it keeps me mindful of my goals. I don't get frustrated…

It does sound like you might want to talk to a professional already. But to go it alone, I would recommend setting your MFP goal to maintenance and really eat that (including eating back exercise calories). Then you can still log/track in the detail you want but get the calories you need. I think that after working hard…

You look awesome--and so much happier!

Republic of Tea has some great flavors that satisfy my sweet tooth. I'd never been a tea drinker in the past, but now I drink it all day long in various flavors. And I end my night with one meant for sleep.

I finished the 30 days because I had set out to, but wow, my knees hurt SO much. I think I am recovered now a bit over a month later. I started out relatively fit and even found level 1 to be a bit easy. But the moves just didn't work for me. I think it was all of the cardio jumping plus lunges. But I did get stronger, and…

Make that +2 When I lost weight previously, 212 to 162, I didn't notice a change. If anything, they looked bigger because the rest of me was smaller. When I started having success on MFP, my husband said something about losing my boobs. I told him I didn't really expect it to happen. Well, I have since apologized to him…

I agree with this. It seems pretty common that people say that something just "clicked" and they became committed to this. That's how it was for me. I downloaded MFP to my phone last January just because I saw it on a list of top apps. But I never really used it until "something just clicked" in July and I've been super…

I was similar. I actually haven't changed what I eat all that much because it was always (mostly) healthy. I just stopped going out to eat so much and cut my portions by a whole lot. Have I been hungry over the last few months? For sure. I even asked my husband to stop asking me if a meal filled me up (if he though it…

I am. Whether I save up calories during the day for a meal out this evening, or just stay home, I expect to be stay under on calories. I'm really close to goal weight, so I really don't want to set myself back even by a few hundred calories over. On the phone, my mom just asked what I'm eating for the holiday, and I said,…

Congrats! You look great! Thanks for sharing.

This doesn't necessarily help so early in the process, but I love looking at my MFP weight loss chart. I weigh in every day, so I can observe patterns. I've learned that during the first two weeks of each month, my weight flatlines or even bounces up a bit. Then in the last two weeks of a month, I have a really fun drop.…

5:00 a.m. -- it's when my husband gets up, which makes it easier. I'm lucky that I work from home, so I go to the gym first but at least I don't have to "get ready" for work after. I return home and start working by 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. I take a bit of time to feed the dogs, have breakfast, etc.

Completely agree with this. Everyone used/uses something different as a trigger or starting off point. I'm not about to judge those who use a date on the calendar. I can only wish them the best--I know how much happier I am when I'm healthy and fit, and can only hope others achieve that too.

I'm 5'4.5" My highest weight was 212 (but that was 11 years ago). I started MFP in July at 167 with an original goal weight of 148. The idea was that I would keep myself under 150 forever. In the past, I've felt good there and was happy with my size. However, MFP just helped so much that I've moved my goal weight down a…

I did it in November. I only stuck with it because I had committed to finishing. It hurt my knees so badly that it tools weeks to recover. I did see some results, but I don't think so dramatic. And I didn't lose any more weight than I would have without it. I did get stronger and could plank at least 2:40 by the end, so…

Like others, I just kind of consider them an investment in my health. But really, I used to eat out a lot and now I barely do. So while a lot of my food is more expensive than it used to be, my overall food budget is probably about the same as always.

Good for you for needing a medal rack!!

I'd say this depends. I'm one who will abstain. It's not that I don't have treats. I've just decided that I'd rather really enjoy/savor a treat another time vs make the holidays about the food. (For me, I know that I'll enjoy a treat much more while sitting on my couch with a blanket and good book another day than while…

Congratulations - you look great, and it sounds like you are well on your way to achieve your goals. Thanks for sharing!

From all of the various strings on this, as well as my friends' posts, I see that I'm in the minority on this. But I'm going to log and stay under on calories. My MIL is keeping dinner simple, so I plan to have plain turkey (how I'd eat it anyway) with a healthy side I'm bringing. The MIL said she's just going to have…

I'm logging, and I'll be staying under goal. I actually just planned out my eating for the next two days (xmas at MILs; then the 26th with my mom for all day shopping, so two meals out in one day). I'm pleasantly surprised by what I'm going to eat and enjoy even while staying on track.

Sure there are probably different frame sizes, but I know I used "big boned" as an excuse for too long. I had always heard that one doesn't lose a lot of weight from wrists, so it's a good location to use to judge being big or small boned. Well, mine were big, so I figured I was big boned. I always figured I couldn't…