swiftjen77

Great tips and thanks guys! There's been a few times that I was interrupted during my meal and when I finally had time to come back to it, I was like "hmm I'm not even hungry now". Well obviously that's a sign that I didn't need to eat all that food. And I'm not a snacker or anything. I never eat in between meals so that…

This is the best success story post I've ever read. I too, weigh myself daily and I frequently see the scale go up but I don't despair because the overall trend is down, not up. I know sometimes it's water weight so I don't get discouraged. I have to weigh myself daily or I'll drive myself crazy. No way can I wait one week…

Do it. I lived in NC for 10 years before my fiance got transferred to Michigan, and this was 6 years ago. The plan was to stay in Michigan (suburban Detroit) for 4 years. Well... like I said 6 years later here we are. We are trying to move back and stay with the company.. just waiting on a position to open. Oh how I miss…

Not alone! My son is almost 8 months. I am trying to lose the last 25 lbs. I gained 45 lbs total during pregnancy. I immediately lost 20 and then stalled in November and didn't start trying to get the rest off until the end of January. I'm getting married in August so I gotta be back to normal by then! Add me! :)

That is AWESOME! Your story sounds similar to mine. Soft drinks have always been my vice and I gave those up in January. Instead I drink water, Zevia, or Honest Fizz. - all of which are calorie free and the Zevia & Honest Fizz are sweetened with Stevia so they are completely safe/healthy. I also am a little more lax on the…

Stevia plus dried fruit & nuts: raisins, dates (be careful, lots of calories in dates), cranberries, apricots, almonds, pecans, walnuts. Yum!

Hi! I am also a breastfeeding mom who is trying to lose that baby weight! I had my son on 8/13/12 (7.5 months ago), and by 8 weeks post partum I had lost 23 lbs and then my weight loss completely stopped at 145 lbs. Of course, I wasn't really trying to lose the weight either. By end of January I got fed up with it when I…

Zevia! Zevia! Zevia! I get it at Whole Foods or Kroger in 6-packs. I drink 1-2 per day. Yes, that is per day. Because I have a soda addiction. It is not harmful at all. The sweetener is stevia which is all natural. It's been my lifesaver since giving up sugary sodas. They're wonderful!

I recently quit drinking sugary sodas and cut out a lot of sweets I was eating. I should add I'm a nursing mom and I've been craving sugar since my 6 month old son was born. When I decided to cut out all this sugar, about a week later I was SO LETHARGIC I could barely find the energy to walk up or down stairs. I thought my…

I drink plain green tea from a tea bag (Lipton, Salada, Tazo, etc). I have a Teavana here and I always laugh to myself when I pass it because I'm thinking "How much different can gourmet tea taste from grocery store tea if you're still drinking it plain?". So, for you who like the gourmet stuff drinking it plain? Is it…

THIS!!!!! ^^ Can't live without it. Lots of protein & filling. Great stuff!

I know it contains antioxidants. I drink two cups plain without anything added after breakfast and it gives me a little boost. I like it because it's calorie free and I think it suppresses the appetite a little so I don't have to eat until lunch. I used to always have to have a snack between breakfast and lunch but not…

Hi! I had my son in August and I had been a size 2 weighing around 108 (I'm 5'3") for several years and then I put on some weight and weighed 123 when I got pregnant which I was NOT happy with. Also, it was the holiday season when I got pregnant. My weakness has always been sugary sodas like Pepsi and root beer. I FINALLY…

I was wondering about this also (how to log breastfeeding into MFP). I'm nursing my 5.5 month old son, and working out, and have reduced my calorie intake because until last week, I was eating too many sweets and drinking sugary sodas (they are my vice). I just wasn't sure how to add breastfeeding into MFP because putting…