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  • I just started Slim Fast. I don't follow it exactly, since it is based on a 1200 calorie model and I do better on 1400. So I've just been logging the breakfast and lunch shakes and going on as usual to meet my MFP goals and limits, eating back exercise calories, etc. I don't love the flavor of the shakes, I don't like how…
    in slim fast milkshake diet ? Comment by jjo202 August 2014
  • I was religiously counting and measuring for a while and developed pretty good habits, so have relaxed about it a bit and am keeping the weight relatively stable (with regular exercise, of course) without logging on here in a while. But I saw the little tubs and thought, sure, I could see how that could make things a bit…
    in Anybody doing The 21 Day Fix Comment by jjo202 March 2014
  • I was "trying" to lose weight for a few months before coming onto MFP and logging religiously. That's when the actual weight loss started, before that it was just super frustrating: I was trying to be "careful" but with no real framework and so many calories would sneak in. And I'd succumb to cravings all the time. I let…
    in How do I change my thinking? Comment by jjo202 March 2013
  • Hahaha - I know the perils of late night eating! Especially in the company of 420 or a few drinks, I've been known to put thousands of calories away "after dinner". But somehow for the past two months I've been able to really curb that. First, I shop so that there is always food in the house to cook, but never crappy food…
    in Late night eating... Comment by jjo202 March 2013
  • I'm 5'4 and I don't have a ton to lose - about 10-15 lbs total. I've been at this for about 6 weeks and have lost about 6 lbs. Now, that sounds very tidy at one lb/week, which is what I was going for, but if you actually look at my progress, my weight has fluctuated all over the place, especially that first month. I'd lose…
    in 5'0" to 5'4" ladies do you have a hard time losing weight? Comment by jjo202 March 2013
  • A number of people have mentioned buying in bulk, which is generally a great idea, but bulk for one can be hard. You can get real discounts when you start buying in quantities like 50lb bags of dried beans and grains. But the only way for an individual to have access to those benefits is to either join a food coop where…
    in $40.00 a month (im serious) Comment by jjo202 February 2013
  • My body is super sensitive to salt - any time I eat out or eat processed foods I'm about two to four pounds heavier the next morning and lose that over the next few days. I try to bring natural diuretics into my diet to compensate - things like heavily diluted cranberry juice (100% cranberry, though, not the ocean spray…
    in Water retention Comment by jjo202 February 2013
  • Not to make things harder for you, but I'm a vegetarian as well and have learned over the years that you should limit your soy intake to twice a week. Although soy has a lot of great health benefits in moderation, it also contains phytoestrogens which mimics the action of estrogen in your body and can wreak havoc on your…
    in Vegetarian living in South Korea Comment by jjo202 February 2013
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