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That's why exercise is so important. If you eat 1200 cals a day and exercise at least 350 calories worth a day, you should lose around a pound a week over time. Daily exercise has been the key to my being able to successfully and consisently lose.

I always use nonfat vanilla yogurt, banana, orange or OJ and frozen strawberries and I add about 2 cups of fresh spinach. The spinach makes it kind of a weird color, but you can't taste it over the strawberry-banana flavor and it also makes it super healthy.

If I've learned anything on this weight loss journey, it's the following: - set realistic goals (unless you have a lot (100+ lbs) to lose you probably aren't going lose 15 lbs a month and stay healthy) - find a routine that works for you and stick to it - simple is usually better (I usually eat the same thing every day for…

I've had an Escali P115 chrome scale for over 2 years and it still works great. It's about $25 on amazon.

I started at 180 and lost about 1-1/2 lbs a week the first few months, then leveled out to about a pound a week. Lost a total of 38 pounds in 29 weeks. During that time, I've hit plateaus for up to 4 weeks, (where I still seem to get smaller), then I'll lose a few pounds quickly. I've been VERY strict about not going over…

I think you've done incredibly well. You've continued to log and continued to make an effort despite usually stressful times. You worked out when you could. Give yourself a huge pat on the back for that. This whole experience is a journey, not a destination and it's a huge learning experience. We learn how to do things by…

It took me a couple of months until I got into a routine that felt maintainable. I was pretty sure that I had "changed my lifestyle". Then last week my mom showed up for my daughter's wedding and started buying foods that I like. Between that and the stress of getting everything ready and looking after everyone and I…

I'm also a morning smoothie lover. The main ingredients in mine are nf yogurt, frozen strawberries and a banana, (sometimes other fruit), but the other ingredient I add is lots of spinach (usually about 2 cups). It gives it kind of a strange color, but you can't really taste the spinach at all and it adds lots of iron and…

I started at about the same place and I'm at 149 right now after 6 months. My original goal was 140, but now I'm going to shoot for 130. I know this will sounds trivial, but the keys for me were to develop a routine (regular exercise time, "fall-back" healthy meals) and to NEVER QUIT. You will reach plateaus (and you can…

Don't give up! I was stuck for over 4 weeks (about 10 lbs ago). it seemed like I was gaining and losing the same pound and a half over and over even though I met my calorie goal. Very frustrating! The only changes I made were to really work on keeping my sodium under my limit (i love high salt "healthy" foods like…

How apropos! After almost 3 years of not running, I got my 55 year old butt out for a 30 minute run this morning. I've been riding a stationery bike for 50 minutes almost every day for several months gradually increasing restistance and I wasn't sure how effective it was "fitness-wise". After several year in the Air Force,…

This thread is hilarious... For the past almost 35 years, I've been married to the worst gift giver ever (fortunately he redeems himself in many other ways). He really isn't insensitive, just clueless. He's bought clothing 2 or 3 sizes too small ("it looked like it would fit you" - who can be mad about that?), my favorite…

My hubby and I go to chipotle about once a week. I get the burrito bowl with black beans, rice, carnitas, tomato salsa, corn salsa, a little cheese and lettuce (no sour cream and no tortilla). It a bit high in calories (about 600 calories), but VERY filling and fairly low in fat. Some days I can only eat about half and…

Can you change the battery yourself with the Polar Ft4? Sorry, just saw the post that says you can. :smile:

Thanks for all of the tips and DonM, thanks so much for the great, detailed instructions. I tried them and I think I found muscles I never use (even with my light weights).

i've also noticed that weighing at different times of the day can even make a difference. I'm almost always 2 or 3 pounds heavier in the afternoon than in the morning.

I had a similar experience with low carb (also a recommendation from a doctor). I hated eating so much meat and heavy foods, really missed fruits, vegetables and bread and never really felt good. I did lose weight, but my cholestrol went up. Now I am on a low calorie diet (1200-1400 calorie) with exercise and I feel great…

Fruit smoothies made with a whole orange and/or banana, frozen berries, nonfat yogurt and spinach (yes, spinach). I have one most mornings for breakfast. I throw a huge handful of raw spinach in with the fruit and blend it up. you can't taste it and it adds lots of nutrition.

Fresh crunchy vegatables that taste good unadorned. My favs are jicama, snow peas, red peppers and celery. Sometimes those can get me through the afternoon when I just feel like munching.

I just hit "overweight" about 2 weeks ago and it was a fine day! I'm now two pounds under that and not as worried about "bouncing " into obese. It doesn't seem like it should matter much, but psychologically it really does.

This place looks great! Wish it was near me. I'd start with a small miso soup (very low cal and filling) then either get the fresh mozzerella salad or the mediterranean salad with dressing on the side so you can use sparingly and track it. Mozzerella cheese is about half the fat of many other cheese, but the protein helps…

Pretzel chips. Trader joes has them and they are like a flattened pretzel. I love to eat cottage cheese with them.