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Although diet sodas have no calories... the artificial sweeteners have an adverse affect on your body... specifically insulin production. Here is a link to read more about how diet sodas can affect your weight loss progress as well as your overall health. Ultimately, you are an adult and can make your own choices... it's…

25 8 year olds complaining about math.

I think people get friend requests more often that post more often on the forums. You want friends... post on forums, comment, make yourself a trolling menace. Personally, who cares.

1. Your emotional state improve? Most days... I am female. So, my emotional state is directly related to 1. who pissed me off today 2. If I have room left for chocolate 2. Your social life change? Yep... I now spend a great amount of time with friends and family being active... hiking, biking, playing softball, working out…

Seriously... they will shut up when they see the results... then they will be begging you for help. Just do what you do...

I have never had this problem... but if I did, I would remember what my mom used to tell me. Those who make fun of you are usually insecure and jealous of you in some way. I guess I would respond, "Jealous much?" or "I'd eat what you are eating, but I want my *kitten* to be smaller than the office chair." But... I'm not…

I tend to agree with this article. I have been on MFP for over 3 years and although I have been successful at losing... it hasn't just been about counting my calories. I have noticed a huge difference in my weight loss when I change my intake of processed foods. I lose more at a consistent rate when I am eating lean…

Couldn't have said it better myself!!

I think this all depends on how you look at things... I work hard all week to lose weight, then typically on the weekend I make a pact to just maintain my loss. This way if you decide to eat out at a restaurant, have a few adult beverages, or birthday cake you aren't beating yourself up about it. I'm not saying eat…

Have you checked with your district's Health and Nutrition Department? They are supposed to post the nutritional values for all items they serve by date. I am a teacher and if by horrible chance I have to eat the food from the cafeteria... I check the website information. If you can't get that information... I would pack a…

Whoa, whoa, whoa... just take it slow. This is a life change, not a diet. This website is geared to help you keep track of what you are eating and for me, it helps me stay accountable for my decisions. Just try logging in everything you eat, good or bad, first. This will give you some idea of where you need to make some…

My favorites are yogurt, fruit and cashews mixed with dark chocolate chips. I know the cashews are higher in fat... but, I LOVE THEM!

We have some great stores that allow you to buy, sell and trade clothing. When I was losing quickly, I would take my old stuff in and earn credit... then I would buy some new (to me) stuff to get through until the next size... Also, check out the Goodwill. Seriously, we have some Goodwill's in higher end neighborhoods with…

Honestly, there is nothing you can say or do to get her to change her lifestyle. In fact, the more you mention it, might actually cause her to rebel and eat more. I know that was how I was and I really don't know why. My husband used to sometimes comment on the choices I was making and I literally would eat more of it…

I agree with this. When I started out, I walked around my neighborhood. I too felt like it wasn't enough, so I began to swim laps in my pool. The one thing to keep in mind is you can always challenge yourself to go a little further or faster. I was afraid of doing anything overly strenuous at first because I had not…

I want to know how to do this... PLEASE!!!

My typical lunch consists of a boneless, skinless rotisserie chicken breast, a large honey crisp apple, and Baby Bel Light Cheese. Sometimes I mix it up and add the chicken to romaine lettuce, shredded cabbage, sliced almonds, a few wonton strips and Open Nature Asian Ginger Sesame Dressing... SOOO GOOD!

Umm... just a observation, you JUST JOINED this month and have lost only 2 lbs. It occurs to me you really haven't given this enough time to compare your loss. Give it time and follow the program... it works.

Yes.

I took a persuasive writing class in college and I Googled my professor. Most professors are required to be published in journals or other articles. I found out what my professor was passionate about through reading their work and chose a topic I felt would intrigue them while grading me. I did NOT copy their work in any…

I can't tell you what to do in your relationship... however, it occurs to me that you already know the answer. You know what you SHOULD do... you are just scared to pull the trigger. That's understandable. You really need to take time to consider if this man... and the way he treats you is the way you would want your…

Your body is capable of absorbing water from beverages other than water. Therefore, yes it counts. Think about all the people out there that NEVER drink plain water... they are not dying of dehydration. Don't get me wrong, do I think it's the best thing for you to drink that much coffee... probably not, but you will still…

I am aiming for 160 right now... we'll see how I feel when I get there.

I wouldn't call it a plateau... I have stalled, eaten more, then lost again. It's a weird cycle.

I can honestly answer that question. At my heaviest, I was 325 lbs. I NEVER exercised, never ate breakfast and I ate high fat, high carb foods. When I started MFP, I logged what I normally ate in a day for about 3 weeks. I wanted to know exactly what I was doing wrong. I didn't feel like I was eating that bad and I was…

The only thing I am going to share with you is that based on your goal... you are probably not eating quite enough calories. You are probably like me and trying to lose about 2 lbs. per week. The problem with the amount you are currently making your goal is very low. MFP will NEVER suggest lower than 1200 calories per day…

There is a section at the bottom of the Diary next to where you log your water intake to add notes to yourself about your eating habits.

Fantastic Work! Congratulations on all your hard work and effort paying off!!

I don't see a lot of protein in your diet... do you choose to stay away from lean meats as a choice or by medical necessity? If so, I would consider eating proteins through nuts, beans, soy, etc. There are some great protein powders and protein bars out there that help me boost my protein. Just an observation... I lose…

Basically, my rule of thumb on eating clean is reduced processed foods... eating what they Earth provides us in the most freshest possible way. I am not saying I don't eat processed foods... that is pretty difficult to do, but if I can't pronounce it and the box has more than about 4 ingredients... I put it back on the…