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I am fat and it's my own damn fault. I chose to sit and watch TV when my wife went to the gym. I chose to eat fast food instead of driving by and having a better snack at home. Since the first of the year I have made it a habit to exercise two days a week, no McDonalds except for breakfast sandwiches and log the food I do…

MFP is designed to allow you to eat back the calories you burn in your exercise sessions. It becomes a problem when people/gym machines overestimate the calories burned in a particular exercise, like giving you 500 calories for 20 minutes on the elliptical. Seems like most of the successful MFP people eat back 50% or so of…

Stop with the gaining muscle for unexplained reasons. Building muscle takes effort. A totally predictable lag in scale loss is the most likely explanation if the person is actually logging accurately. Two weeks is nothing in the big scheme of things.

If you've ALWAYS had manly arms maybe you need to get used to the fact that you are who you are. Continue enjoying what you do and like PP said, stop hanging out with scrawny men!

My favorite go to line is "That looks good, I'm having mine later". They don't care, won't remember, won't ask again, eat what they want and move on. You have survived the moment and really can do what you want, eat some later or have your own lunch/treat. You don't have to say "No" or spoil their fun. Say "Later" and just…

I would take these comments as a "How can you possibly be losing weight because you want to. Nobody can do that, you must be sick" It is an unspoken compliment that you were able to apply enough self discipline to accomplish a goal that is very difficult for most people.

Next time you get that McCraving do go the happy route. Get a Happy Meal. All the flavor and built-in portion control, plus a toy. Oops, didn't see shinycrazy already posted my great idea.

Walk for exercise and walk away from large portion sizes. Eat less of normal foods. Get in the habit of logging every bite, (sometimes that alone will keep you from eating too much).

How long have you been back to eating your "regular" stuff? See where you're at when you've been back the same number of days you were gone. Last week I got back from a vacation to Kansas City where I "pigged out" on BBQ pork ribs. Yup, gained 4 pounds of pure pleasure. This week I'm down 5 pounds, so that's a net loss of…

Nice little "trophy" to add to your successes. You're an inspiration to staying the course. Now, where's that picture of you!

Congrats to you new nurse. Do you have a job yet? I lost some serious weight with my first job because I was so ffffing busy I didn't have time to eat and was on my feet the whole shift. I am much older now and try to sit when I chart but I still hit 10,000 steps about 2/3 the way through my shift.

You could either weigh or wear that outfit a little more often, like once a month instead of once a year, to see if you need to adjust your eating. That way you can make adjustments after gaining only 5 pounds or so. A very fit woman I work with has her "test outfit" (shorts and a top that aren't made of stretchy…

OP says she eats the calories she burns so she is eating more than 1200 cal per day on the days she exercises.

For most of us, we've taken on a new lifestyle that doesn't begin and end with a number on a scale. Having more energy, less pain, better sleep, improved mood are all things that have no connection to a number on a machine. Refocus on things that have improved and you can be a winner without a dramatic weight loss.…

When YOU decide you're ready, we're here loggin' and bloggin'. No magic, just a decision an adult makes for themselves. I have a goal of wanting to log in the success forum that I am at a healthy weight and still enjoy food without exercising myself to death.

If you are looking for tips, tricks, encouragement or motivation from someone else, YOU are just not ready for a lifestyle change. You still have plenty of excuses holding you back. We'll still be here when you are ready. Someone else cannot make YOU want to do something YOU do not want to do. People on this board can give…

Don't give up on Carnival just yet. They have yoga, Zumba and other classes. You have to sign up for them and they have a fee. You will have to be the judge of the "eye candy" features!

I move my Tanita scale, "zero" it, get a weight, step off, "re-zero", get weight, step off, "re-zero" get weight, take lowest of three weights, call it a day. Difference may be half a pound but 224.5 is still less than 225. The part that really fluctuates is the body fat estimation. After a shower, when my feet are wet,…

Totally agree. Carnival has a 24 hour free exercise room with treadmills, ellipticals, rowers, weight machines and free weights. Yoga and Zumba classes charge a fee and you have to sign up. The jogging track is usually on the upper deck but there is also a walking promenade on the 3rd deck that will give you the mileage…

It's fun to see people with no coping skills get snarky.

Look up "starvation mode myth". That should keep you busy for awhile.

I guess you thought wrong. Is it time to give up yet?

First off you have to figure out if you're really hungry. People mistake hunger for thirst, boredom, anger, frustration etc. Any number of things that cause them to reach for food as a solution. Food doesn't solve a boredom problem for long so you're "hungry" again in a very short time. Second, what's so wrong about being…

Enjoy it for what it was and move on with your life. What kind of help do you need? As Christine_72 says, You can't UNeat it. If your goal is to lose weight, then a big ole burger like that won't derail you unless you eat one everyday. You could call it your Bonus Meal for the week, log it and go back to your regular…

Logging is only a method of having unlimited freedom to choose to eat ANY food you want. Pre-packaged, pre-measured food is the simplest. Scan it, eat it, you're done. Same thing, day after day after day after day etc.... Pizza, chocolate cake, fried chicken, beer, ANYTHING is available to you. IF you honestly and…

You're striving after the wrong TV show. Start watching "Naked and Afraid". Those people lose 20 and 30 pounds in 21 days. All you have to do is stay awake all night shivering in 40 degree weather scratching bug bites. Then only eat a snake or a couple of grubs for those three weeks. Totally simple. That's reality TV for…

Eating clean must mean to wash your vegetables before you eat them.

I count this as a major success. I didn't want to go to my regular gym workout Saturday at 2:00pm- went anyway. I didn't want to listen to music - listened anyway. I didn't want to sweat on the elliptical - peddled halfheartedly on the recumbent bike and decided, "Crap this is worse than the elliptical" so I walked…

WOW! Good for you! What a awesome alternative to bariatric surgery. You have a much better chance at long term, life long success. Great story, well told. Now the personal questions. There is a theory out there that we get fat and stay fat for some psychological reason like fear of success or protection from harmful…

Don't believe this for a minute. More like 5-10 calories per minute.