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Insert a whole slew of four letter words here. :explode: Those kind of people make me NUTS!!!! Keep on keepin' on!

This is what I made for dinner--it ended up resembling (sort of!) a chicken tortilla soup. Can of condensed tomato soup 1/2 can of low fat milk 1 sliced zucchini 1 oz low fat cheese, shredded 2 cooked chicken wings (bone and skin removed, obvs) It's either really weird or kinda ok. A week of 10 hour days hurts my cooking…

I have been heavy my entire life, so I started off small--get to 150 pounds (about a 40 pound loss.) Somewhere in the middle of that, I decided to go for broke. I looked at the BMI range for a 5 foot tall woman, and the range was something like 97 to 127. Taking into consideration that I have a curvy form, and that I would…

1922+51=1973

Yikes. This is a terribly difficult situation, and my heart goes out to you. To play devil's advocate (sorry!!) I got engaged to my husband after dating for 3 months. I met him just 8 weeks after a horrible, heart-breaking split from my previous boyfriend. Life can throw you a curveball like that, so try not to indict your…

THROW THE CANDY AWAY. GIVE IT AWAY. JUST GET IT AWAY! 6 pounds is, what, 21,000 calories? That's about 105 candy bars, or 15 full sized bars a day. It's got to be water weight. Drink water and it will come back off.

Thanks everyone! You're the best!! :happy:

As of this morning, I am down 50 pounds since February! I might be a bit quieter than a lot of people on MFP but I read the boards every day and it's helped keep me going! Thanks to everyone who's offered their support!

Trading my old habits for a healthy lifestyle wasn't as hard as I thought. What was the most challenging (still being challenged, btw!) was accepting that I have lost weight, that I am no longer looked at as "the fat girl." I am currently in a size 6, and I have a hard time seeing the change in my body unless I look at…

Ok, healthy dinner--roast beef, baked potato, green beans. Have to swing by my parents house to pick up a package. Notice a bag of candy in the fridge. Would not have thought twice except.... The bag has... Whoppers. My arch-nemesis. I consume, like, 15 of the suckers. Calories? 150. As far as candy goes, probably couldn't…

I live in Reading, MA--I went to the Burlington Mall last night! If you ever need fun things to do, I can point you in the right direction. :)

Here is a great video about that--really helped me keep it all in perspective. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFqBbKhguQ

Welcome and best of luck!

It's a special person who decides to be a foster parents. :flowerforyou: Best of luck, I know things will work out!

I ran into this a little while ago myself. I know it hurts, but the thing to keep in mind is that a size 0 is almost impossible to maintain, and is not the best for your body (generally speaking, I know some people are naturally that size.) There's even research that says it's better to be slightly overweight than slightly…

This might be "Not enough hours in the day" syndrome. I think what would help is taking the extra hour every weekend to plan your meals for the week. Make a casserole on the weekends and put single servings into tupperware to take for the week. Split up apples and carrots sticks right along with it--then just grab and go.…

Well done, you! You look fantastic!

I've lost almost 50 in 8 months (worked out to about 1.5 pounds a week) and it's just starting to slow down now. I'm 5 feet tall and started at about 190. So I think it's very doable, although the last 20 are the hardest. Remember to exercise, I think that ended up being the biggest factor for me. Best of luck!

I think it totally depends on the store and the style. I was wearing a snug 14 before in jeans (really, should have been a 16) and now I wear a 6. BUT, at stores like Express, I'm lucky if I can wear a 10 (because they sit on my hips, rather than at my waist.) However, I couldn't wear a 14 or even a 16 there before. I…

First of all, I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through a rough patch. But I firmly believe that is all it is--a rough patch. Everybody goes through it, whether you've been married one year or fifty. I think that you do have to make each other a priority--what about, instead of spending 5 days a week at his mom,…

Hamburger meat is ok occasionally as long as it is lean--are you buying 80/20 or 93/7?. Also, if you cook it for tacos or whatever, drain off the fat, and you'll be better off (although I can't quantify what it does for calories/fat content...) Also, I make shephard's pie with green beans instead of corn, and I shred some…

It is also national punctuation day!

If you are dating someone who is easily annoyed when you are making positive lifestyle changes for your health, then you shouldn't be dating them! I think that a supportive relationship will actually help you stay on track--I know I couldn't have come this far without the most wonderful husband on earth. Not someone who…

I have to eat. If I don't eat enough, I feel lightheaded and just generally crummy. My breakfast is generally light anyway--just a bowl of cereal--so I eat and then go. Good luck!

Kettle Bakes are the best thing EVER. 120 cals per ounce, only 3 grams of fat, no sat fat. SALTY AND DELICIOUS and doesn't make me feel too bad! http://kettlebakes.com/our-products.html

That totally sucks. I hope the rest of your day improves! I, for one, always appreciate a helpful sales person, since I know I don't know anything. :) :flowerforyou:

I agree with everyone else here--it's all about small changes. For months, I refused to eat anything other than full fat cheese. I just loved it too much to let it go. I STILL eat ice cream and put sugar in my coffee. If you are so strict that you hate your lifestyle, you will never ever stick with it. I've read on here…

Listen, you look amazing now--don't worry about the last 4 pounds. Those last pounds are for you (heck, the first 25 were for you, too!) It's too bad you couldn't change the spot to "See how awesome I look now, after losing 25 pounds! Oh yeah, and we invaded Russia." I'd watch that!

I only joined in February, but because I am bored, I went back and read my introduction post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/5437-another-introduction I sound so damn optimistic! Any other old fogies care to share what they first said on MFP?

I like this one--22% for me!