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The arbitrary number of 8 glasses or 1 gallon or whatever is ...........arbitrary. There is a lot of water in the healthy foods we eat so that counts too.

I have a tendency to pick "curvy" women for my long term relationships. I want some good company. I did date a "hot" woman once. When I found out what she did to get/stay that way it was a total turn off. She was so selfish about her needs that nothing else mattered. "Don't look at me with my glasses on.", "We're going to…

There is a show on TLC called "Skin Tight" that is all about the loose skin people have after losing massive amounts of weight. It takes 2-3 procedures to get it all done. They seem to do really well. Scars are the price they pay but they have such improved self esteem and don't have the problems of sweating and chaffing.

"Let's just say over 100 and leave it at that, shall we? and thank you very much"

Well aren't you a cutie. I bet your son is one handsome lad and lucky to have a Mom who is looking out for her health.

Great attitude, great thread. See all you "losers" at the bottom! I'm down to wearing a mere XXL size scrubs at work.

Read a few more threads and this issue is bound to come up again. The answer is always the same. Weight loss is not linear. Daily fluctuations are common. If you can't handle that, stop weighing yourself everyday.

Well I learned the real draw to commercial peanut butter is the added sugar. I tried some peanut butter made from just peanuts in a grinder and ya know what? it tastes like a handful of peanuts after you've chewed on 'em awhile. That PB2 stuff is surprisingly good for reconstituted peanut butter.

Just how big of a sucker ARE you?

You are not healthy. You want someone to agree that you are fat or gross or ugly. I will not agree to that but I will say your self image could use some work. You need a professional to help you. You are saying all the right things to be diagnosed with an eating disorder. Maybe you are testing MFP to see if we will notice.…

Building muscle is way too complex for you right now. Learn about CICO (calories in - calories out) to lose weight. The simple stickies are all you need. Input your stats, MFP will give you a calorie goal. Weigh and measure all your food accurately. Stop eating when you reach your calorie goal. Keep it simple. Success is…

You are well on your way to gaining it all back. Better figure out what you didn't learn about eating and nutrition from your bariatric doctor. It is about control. You control your actions to set a calorie goal, weigh and measure your food and stop eating when you have met that goal. No magic surgery. No magic pill. No…

I work in a recovery room where we do surgery all the time to repair "failed" surgery. Sometimes the hardware breaks or shifts position. Sometimes the tissue fails to heal properly (especially with diabetics). Sometimes the person overuses the joint or re-injures it. Sometimes the tissue needs to heal then loosen up to be…

Why would you think walking by itself will cause weight loss? If you're walking to the local Baskin Robbins and get a double scoop cone you will actually gain weight. It's all about the balance between calories eaten vs. calories burned.

Wow! Is the Hacker's diet still on the internet? I latched on to that in 1996 and still have the Excel spreadsheet in my weightloss files. It was really fun to read and plot the trendweight on a graph. An engineering marvel and apparently a great tool for hair loss as noted by my profile pic. And it still works!

I like the fat free sugar free cook and serve chocolate pudding. It is really chocolatety and tastes like an indulgence. About 70 calories per half cup when prepared with fat free milk.

Late evening/night eating can contribute to acid reflux. Late caffeine consumption can affect your sleep. As far as weight loss it's total calories per day not timing of calories. If you eat more calories because you are bored or mindlessly watching TV and eating because you saw something in a commercial then, yeah, eating…

Sure we do but why should we tell you? It's a big ole secret.

Do what you want of course, but why tell a bunch of nutrition savvy people who will think you are stupid and a few who will tell you so. Oh, it's that negative attention thing. Pathetic and desperate.

The body will selectively use it's calories (units of energy) to survive before thrive. You will use that energy (calories) to move your heart muscle, move your breathing muscles, make body heat, repair or replace essential tissue (blood cells) etc. before you will build unnecessary muscle.

And don't you look happier!! Been working on the hallway behind you too.

5 min drive to the Recreation Center. This is embarrassing. I should consider walking or riding my bike. I'm blaming the weather right now. Sheeze.

My wife and I have our Bonus Meal on Saturday, so really like katem's week. I weigh in on the first Saturday of the week naked, after bathroom and before breakfast.

Crunchy beef Taco Fresco is 150 cal. Eat three for 450 cal. Add a side of Lava sauce for under 600 cal. Yummy.

14 pounds My "starting" weight on1/1/2016 was 254. On 1/2/2016 I was 249. I think that is more accurate so I'm using that as my starting weight. As of 2/1/2016 I am 235.

Losing weight takes some work. Getting ripped takes a lot of work. Looking like the competitive power lifters takes an enormous amount of work. You haven't done anything yet. Set a calorie goal, weigh and measure your food, see you in a week.

The title of this thread is somewhat misleading. I believed you. Now I am so disillusioned. I need a Baby Ruth bar. It looks like a poop. Does that count for anything??

Weigh yourself once a week not twice a day. Much less meaningless variation.

Without knowing your height, current weight and gender?????? It's not Magic Fitness Pal

I paid $20 for a scale that weighs in gram and ounces with a big ole bowl included. That's less than I used to spend on Diet Dr. Pepper for a week. I still drink my DDP just not two liters a day! LOL. but that's a whole 'nother issue.