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Well I had a great meeting on Thursday night... and then my coworkers send all the extra catered food home with me after the meeting. Bleh. I didn't eat any of the meat (ham sandwiches, chicken salad, turkey)... but they just *had* to send home with me the homemade potato chips and tortilla chips. Okay, so I ate way too…

Yep -- McDougall, Barnard, Esselstyn, Campbell, Fuhrman... they're all pretty much on the same page, with a few variations. I admire and respect them all. Sugar was my first drop. It's a huge one. When you get past that, you'll see how much it has really been holding you back. Fruit tastes much sweeter -- and is much more…

Well here you are :) Been a crazy several weeks and my ETL has sometimes been more "ish" than not, but all in all still good. I'm down 74 pounds right now. It's going slow and steady, so I'm happy. What I am most happy about is our local ETL group -- We've been meeting for 10 weeks now and as of last Thursday night, the 7…

Per 100 calories: Spinach (3 cups) has: 12.2g proten, 17.36g fiber, 462mg calcium, 8.5 mg iron, 242mg magnesium, 1.8 mg zinc, 5.8 mcg selenium, 100 mg vitamin C, 4.0 mg vitamin E, 32,324 IU vitamin A Kale (12.6 oz) has: 7 g protein, 257 mg calcium, 3.2 mg iron, 64 mg magnesium, 814 mg potassium, 7.1 g fiber, 46 mcg folate,…

You've gone from 35% to 26%body fat and you're complaining? It's just a number on the scale. Your health has to be better, and with a 10% drop in body fat, you have to look better too. What else do you want?

My 200th today as well :smile: Happy 200th! :drinker: :drinker:

well done!

thanks everyone :) I have been so motivated by others' progress photos, I'm glad to be able to help motivate someone else :)

It hit a big plateau around 50 pounds lost. It's only in the last couple weeks my weightloss has started back up again. I had to really bump up the effort on exercise to get it going again, but it is. Another 30ish pounds to go here... Congrats on your loss!

Don't know if you've read this article or not, but it gives some good info on busting through (and what might be causing) your plateaus: http://www.jillianmichaels.com/fit/lose-weight/busting-plateaus

we eat out rarely -- but when we do, I just make the best choice I can, and don't worry about it. If I go over, I go over. One meal won't change my long-term success. As long as I don't make a habit of it, and don't pig out without regard to the consequences when I *am* there, it's no big deal.

as someone who escaped an emotionally (and sometimes physically) abusive relationship, I concur. This is emotional abuse and an attempt to control you. Abusers destroy the self-esteem of their victims, trying to keep them under their control. Victims then believe they deserve the treatment... And they stay under the…

While I admire you for wanting to lose weight, I have to say -- he didn't cheat because she was skinny. He cheated because he is a loser. Find someone better. If your motivation is outside yourself, it won't last. Lose weight for you -- not for anyone else.

It was ;)

you get up, put your feet on the floor and start a new day tomorrow. Unless you die in your sleep, you get another chance tomorrow.

there are times when mfp needs a "like" button. :) lol from one farm gal to another -- I can totally relate.

I couldn't agree more. Ditch the diet sodas. Water is your friend. I have cravings like this, usually at night. I find that generally nothing really satisfies them anyway, but if I ride them out, drink water, and get up and move, I always feel better. It's a victory every time. And each victory is motivation for the next…

what a treasure you have in your grandfather's medallions. And what a testament to his character :)

thanks everyone :) I am feeling pretty great today :)

Absolutely. I have treated this journey in exactly the same way as I did when I quit smoking. Food was an addiction for me, and recognizing it as such is the only thing that has enabled me to be successful with my weight loss. Just as a recovering addict, I had to change my life completely. Addicts are told to change their…

I'm down about 42 pounds from this time last year. Still another 40 or so to go. So far I've lost one shoe size. :)

I do the same. I assume exercise calories are over estimated, and calories consumed are under estimated, (when I can't measure exactly). It may not be completely accurate, but as long as the overall effect is a loss in pounds and inches, I'm happy.

Well done! Your loss is almost identical to my goal. Very motivating!

Good for you! PTL with you :)

My first goal was to lose 84 pounds -- I've lost more than 30 now, most of that since January 21 when I began using MFP. It's a game to stay under my calorie goal and makes me very mindful of my eating. Mindless eating is what caused much of my weight gain. Sugar is a huge issue and is killing a lot of people. Sugar not…

LOL funny you should post this -- after I am recovering from my little pug jumping in the middle of my stomach as I am trying to do crunches this morning ;) Yes, they love to help :) My kitties and dogs love to be in the middle of what ever I am doing. Exercise is no different. Just relish the fact that they love you, and…

The thing that got me started losing weight -- and continues to motivate me -- is the same realization that got me to quit smoking some time back. It took me a while to connect it to my weight, but I finally did. The realization was this. If I were willing to stand out in the cold when I'd rather be warm, run out to the…

thanks everybody. I was pleasantly surprised that I actually *could* do all of it today. I am *not* a runner. Never have been -- but you gotta have a goal, right? There's a 5K associated with a festival in my town this fall that I may run in -- if I can manage to get through this all. I appreciate the encouragement :)

you look amazing. Well done.

When I want something sweet - I eat fruit :)