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Carbs carbs and more carbs. Anything bready or cakey. Cereal. Chips. Ice cream. Pasta. Low cacao % chocolate. If it comes in my house, I will eat it. I live alone, so I know that I will eat the whole thing either in one day or one week. I have to make sure that I do not buy it. I don't even walk down most aisles of the…

5'4". I think I topped out around 160. I never owned a scale but I think that's right. Lost weight without even trying while working a manual labor job. I think that got me into the 140s. I've been in the 130s for the past year. I've been down to 128 and I'm trying to get there again. I lost about 15lbs last year by…

I'm curious (and I think it goes along with OP's question). If you are say, 20-50lbs overweight to begin with, do you really need to eat more while pregnant? It seems like you could continue eating the same calories because you were consuming too many to begin with. The the extra will now go to the baby's development…

Obviously, everyone seems to have their own ideas about the "best way" to lose weight. I think the only universally accepted idea is that you have to find a way that works for you in the long term. Your diet and exercise habits have to be sustainable for years to come. You are going to have ups and downs, times where you…

When you first get started, it can be totally overwhelming. I failed many times because I thought I had to do everything all at once to be "successful." I thought I had to buy a heart-rate monitor and eat a certain food right after I worked out, etc. I made it too complicated. Keep it simple to start. Eat less. Move more.…

Don't forget salsa! Salsa makes everything taste better. You can't have rice and beans without it. You can often find large quantities of tofu at Chinese grocery stores. It's much cheaper. I've also found really cheap gluten at ethnic food stores (use it to make your own seitan). Everyone else's tips are perfect.

The tips above from the people with hypoglycemia are spot on. Anyone can get hypoglycemic depending on what they have/have not eaten. Try to avoid eating by themselves foods high in sugar or that your body will convert immediately to sugar and break down. For me, that means avoiding eating things like white bread,…

I'm in. I will walk 180 miles. I am going to Italy at the end of the month, so will lose a day with a long plane flight, but I hope to make it up walking around some beautiful Italian cities.

You made so many changes that it will be very hard to narrow down the problem. It's easiest if you make one change at a time so that you can pinpoint the ingredient that makes the difference. If you have access to bananas, you can use them instead of applesauce. It will change the flavor, of course, but I think the muffins…

The last week has been an insanity full of CAKE. I'm thrilled to have not gone up too much. Now I need to hunker down to meet goal by July.

I have also noticed the dramatic weight drop after a day or two of going over my calorie goal. I, on the other hand, lose weight on the scale but do not lose inches around my waist.

Since I'm pretty broke, I go with Friendly Farms fat free plain (Aldi brand). It's less expensive than anything sold at Walmart and is a better texture and flavor than Cabot or Great Value. https://www.aldi.us/en/grocery-items/new-at-aldi/new-at-aldi-detail/ps/p/friendly-farms-plain-nonfat-greek-yogurt/ I don't want all…

Julslenae--It sounds like you're frustrated. Send me a friend request if you want some additional support. I'd be happy to look at your diary and give feedback. I'm seriously in the throws of PMS. I'm up another 3lbs from yesterday morning. I cried over a youtube video about a goat. Can't wait for this to be over!!

I've recorded yesterday's weight because Thursday is my personal weigh in day and....I'm up 3.4lbs today from yesterday morning. Oh, PMS and water retention, how I loath you. I hope everyone else is doing better today than me!

I've lost 5lbs in that time frame. (Strict vegetarian, only tea or water, walking 6 miles a day.)

I second whoever blamed your recent wight gain on sodium. I gain 5lbs over night if I eat pizza. It's gone a couple days later. As for dizziness, I would say that you need to eat more complex carbs and protein. There's a good possibility that your blood sugar is getting too low because of the foods you are eating. Here are…

Of course it's possible. As someone else said, go read the Success Stories. Read them every day. They are wonderful for motivation, encouragement, and advice. Try not to focus on the future so much. It is making you anxious so that you want to stand still. Take it day by day and just focus on the positive. Again, read the…

I would worry that this is a scam. There's nothing to say that this gym will ever actually open (or that it will be a legit gym--it could be a few crappy machines just so they can't get sued). Never sign up for anything or give them your money before you're certain of the product.

So glad to find other gardeners on here! I'm moving in July, so I'm struggling with what to plant. I've got beets, peas, a few peppers and eggplant in the ground as well as a variety of brassicas (someone threw them out, so I don't know what I'm growing). I've got arugula and broccoli seedlings still in the greenhouse.…

So thrilled by the scale this morning. I know it's kind of stupid--scales lie--but I'm happy nonetheless. I remember being in high school and desperately wanting to weigh 132lbs. I don't know why, but I liked that number. I'm below that now. It feels amazing!

Tortillas. I make mine at home with just maseca and water, but they still pack too many calories to be worth it. Now they're a treat rather a daily staple. Bread. Most fruits, like bananas. Nuts. I just looked up a DQ buster bar. *sob*

I'm somewhere between 5.4 and 5.5. I want to get below 130. I'm medium framed. The interesting thing is that I have been losing weight but not necessarily inches. That, coupled with all the amazing photos of women who lift in success stories, tells me that I need to forget the number on the scale and start strength…

I just updated. I'm down from last week, but I just keep bouncing around the same numbers. I was really hoping I would drop into the 120s this week. Oh well. The interesting thing to me is that overall I am losing weight, but I'm not necessarily losing inches. I know that I need to hit the weights but right now I'm too…

Goal: 180 miles walked/run Current: 196 I walk an average of six miles per day.

Goal: 180 miles walked/run Current: 175 Left to go: 5 miles!! I'll knock out those remaining 5 miles today.

No good this week. Too much sodium the past 2 days so my weight has gone up 3lbs. I'm not too worried. Next week will be awesome! NSV. I didn't feel like it, but I did my run today. Shaved off some time, too. It's such a great feeling to exercise even when you don't want to and get it checked off the list.

Best changes: Cutting down on simple carbohydrates, while upping protein intake. Walking more each day.

I'm just learning to run. It's hard for me to take it slow. I'm trying to do every other day and stick to a mile this first week, then up it a little bit more every week. I also want to start lifting, but I've been saying that for a year now. I just can't seem to get myself to the gym. Monday. I will do it Monday! In the…

Spices (like cumin, coriander, pepper, chili powder, cayenne) Tofu (extra firm or firm) Seitan (if you can handle gluten) Tempeh (read the nutrition facts, all are not created equal) Dried beans Lots of various veggies Fresh garlic and onions Low fat or fat free Greek yogurt Eggs Check out some cookbooks. I really like The…

Don't forget to log your weight today! Hooray for no more PMS. It's nice to see my numbers come down again.