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Most days. I try to have fruit with breakfast and lunch. Then I have at least 6oz vegetables with lunch, and for dinner an 8 oz salad and another 6 oz veggies. I have successfully lost weight without that approach but I am trying to have more of a lifestyle change than just restricting calories. I have learned that I need…

SW was 250 and 5ft 7in. I have lost 41 pounds. And today, for the first time, I put a tshirt on and it was too baggy. But I am still in the same pant/dress size. The baggy shirt today makes me think that I am on the verge of it starting to finally make a difference in clothing size. It has been frustrating to have watched…

I do one serving of shredded wheat. It looks like so little at first it was so sad looking but I bulk it up with 6 oz of fresh or frozen fruit. It fills up the bowl nicely. And now that is my gonto breakfast with milk and an egg on the side.

You might want to look into Bright line eating, it does no flours or sugar. The only carb is one with breakfast (oatmeal, sweet potato, etc).

That is sort of what I am wondering about. I do increase and try to make sure that I get 1200 calories of good food. But some days I have up to 900 exercise calories, on those days even if I only ate back half of the excercise calories, am I eating enough healthy food to splurge on treats or should I be increasing more…

I bought the book and have read it. I haven't paid for one of the boot camps. But I am on day 3 of trying it based on the book. Although day one, I had flavored yogurt instead of plain.

I am down 15 lbs since restarting in the beginning of January, and down 21 lbs since the week before Christmas. I can't tell at all. The first 10 I figured was water weight since it wasn't noticeable but now I have been a little discouraged. I had hoped that at least my pants would be looser. But I just keep talking my…

How do you enable "negative adjustment"?

I like frozen blueberries when I want to sit and munch something.

About 25- 30 lbs before people commented. I kept hoping I was losing enough that people would notice, but as soon as the comments started, I no longer wanted people to notice. Comments like, I noticed you've been losing weight, how much exactly have you lost? My response: about 25 lbs. Their response: Oh no, it has to be…

I am 33, a SAHM to six children ages ranging from 3-11. I was a daily consistent logger, but have not been doing well since summer has begun. I am in school full time over the summer, and have kids in tennis, soccer, and baseball.

6th grade, I begged my parents to sign me up for a basketball camp. It was put on by the 6th grade science teacher, Mrs. Lemm. The flyer said it was to teach kids basketball, and I believed it. I was hoping if I could just go to a camp like that I could learn basics and not always feel so stupid in gym class. It was…

Thanks for everyone's comments and encouragement. I do think part of it is tired of having food be the focus of my life. But some of it I just can't put my finger on what my problem is. I am going to reread everyone's comments and think about how best I should approach this. Clearly something needs to change. But right now…

I felt the same way for a few weeks I was right around a 20 lb weight loss and I just couldn't see it, even in pictures. No one even commented at all. But now I really haven't lost anymore in the last two weeks, but 4 different people have stopped me in the last three days to tell me they can't believe how much weight I…

I buy the individually vacuum packed frozen tilapia and salmon fillets. I take them out of the freezer but leave them in their individual packaging, then I drop them in water to thaw really quickly. I use my small George Foreman grill, it takes about 4 minutes to cook one fillet. Sometimes I squeeze lemon juice on it while…

I have been eating chobani yogurts quite often and only mix in about half of the fruit (or less really) from the bottom. I know I should probably buy plain and mix my own fruit. But one of the reason's I buy the chobani with fruit is the convenience factor. I don't log the yogurt differently so it still shows the higher…

We have some skewers and I put baby bella mushrooms, onions, mini belle peppers, and cherry tomatoes on it and we grill it as the side with a lean cut pork loin. The veggies are really simple to prepare and grill quite quickly next to the meat, and are quite low cal. it has replaced the potato salad on my plate whenever we…

I was the house garbage disposal. The biggest difference to my diet is that I know longer graze on leftovers. I would pick at my kids plates, eat while I was preparing dinner, and eat leftovers all the time. I love eating leftovers for breakfast, as well as a leftover desserts. Measuring my food has really cut down on…

I think the last two pictures are taken in the mirror, and the other pictures are not. The mirror pictures would be reversed from a typical picture taken. The arm and leg tattoos are opposite from each other in any picture that shows them though. Regardless, that is an amazing transformation. Congratulations!

You look great, really you can see the difference. I started at the beginning of February at 187.8 and today weighed in at 171.8. And I I don't have the drastic difference that I can easily see in your pictures. What are you doing? How many calories a day and what type of exercise program?

Sliced cucumbers is a great idea, I think I'll do that, thanks!

I have found that I am averaging about 1 lb loss every 5 days. It isn't that exact, but every time I hit a milestone number on MFP that is divisible by 5 it seems to be equal to my weight loss. Some weeks I feel like the scale isn't moving really at all, and other weeks I seem to lose a little every day. But I am only…

Yep, there are a lot of things that I love that aren't good for me. Some of them, I have found I can enjoy just as much in moderation. Others, I would just feel deprived if I tried to have just one. Here is what I would suggest: 1. Find things you do like that are better for you than your current top favorites. You don't…

I don't log exercise calories any more, unless they are above and beyond my typical day. But instead of just going by MFP settings, I figured out my BMR and I try to not go lower than that. I also figured out my TDEE, and I try not to go above that. If you are doing MFP settings and have your calories set to lose 2 lbs a…

Well, you are definitely burning something hiking for 2-3 hours at a time. But if you are worried about MFP being too far over in their estimate, you could eat back half the exercise calories. But I would not stay at 1200 calories and do that kind of hiking. So maybe do half, and if you are still hungry a little more, and…

It seems like there is always some kind of "special" occasion that I could use to justify eating a ton. Holidays, bridal showers, family outings, a date with my husband, or dinner guests, it all seems to happen on the weekend. And our family has had a Friday Night pizza and movie night for so long, and no one else wants to…

What kind of nut gives that kind of protein vs calories? Because I have been eating almonds as a snack since it was recommended here, but I know that the protein isn't that high for them, and the calories are higher. I would be willing to try other kinds if they are considered that much higher in protein.

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Often referred to as LDS or Mormon.

just wanting to keep track of this for later :)

When I started exercising my weight went up a little for a few days, then I dropped back down and then another pound. Your muscles retain water when they are worked in a way that they haven't been for awhile. I was hesitant to start this and fail, so I just committed to myself that regardless of what the scale said, I was…