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I am overweight and I have not been to the doctor other than a yearly check up in years. My dad, who is fit and active, goes constantly because he's a mountain biker who has had serious accidents and now has back and neck problems. Who should pay a higher premium? I think it is a slippery slope.

Ok, I'm watching it now and there are no doctors or scientists on the "panel of experts". I think the personal trainer had more valuable things to say then the comedian and the psychologist did.

I like Bill Nye, but he's a science guy. I'll take my advice from actual scientists.

Hello, everyone! It's Friday which is when my eating habits start to go down hill for the week. Tonight is D&D night so there will be a lot of snacks. I do horrible on the weekends because I get so bored. I need to get through the weekend without over eating. I hope everyone has a good day!

Last night I cooked chicken and mushrooms. It was good. My husband really liked it. Today I am feeling tired. It's raining really hard and that makes me sleepy. Tonight we are going out to eat at a pizza place with my dad. I have my day planned out so I can eat some pizza tonight and not go over my calories. Not really…

Are you using a food scale?

Wednesday! My work week is half over! Yesterday I stayed within my calories! I am going to take a walk after work before I pick up my kid from school. I am so glad I bought lunch stuff yesterday. My lunch was a no brainer today lol. I hope everyone is having a good day!

Thanks for the tips! I'll try packing a protein bar and eating more frequently. The blood sugar thing does make sense.

Aww :( Good for you for trying though.

I second this. Also, if you want to work out you don't have to kill yourself doing it. Start small. I started walking around the block.

Good morning, everyone! Yesterday I stayed in my calories and did a mile walk. I want to walk a mile again today. I forgot my lunch today so I'll have to go to the store and get some stuff to make my lunch. At least I can get enough for the week and keep it at the fridge at work.

This is so inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

Well, I'm back. I think I need daily accountability and to be honest about my logging. That "handful" of chips wasn't 0 calories, was it? Current weight: 176 1st mini goal: 171lbs (I want that first 5lbs to get the ball rolling! lol) Goal weight: 140 (will no longer be overweight for my height) Ideal weight: 130-135 (the…

Can you exercise on your lunch break at work? Do you have spare time for TV and other "down time" activities? You could use that time to exercise. And really, it's only 30 minutes. I know that seems like a lot, but I found I was using those 30 minutes for other things. Once I realized it wasn't that much it was easier to…

This is a big reason why obesity is such a big epidemic here in the US. I haven't paid much attention to the calories in my drinks until recently. In the US if you get a med. Mcdonald's meal with a drink it can exceed your calorie requirement for the DAY. We are talking about 1,000+ calories a MEAL. It's insane when you…

80lbs? How short are you?

Sweetener because it's lower calorie and I don't need as much as sugar.

1-2lbs a week is great and sustainable!

Nothing long term. I stick with it for the few months it requires then I gain it back and then some when I go off the diet.

I work in an office and I've started bringing my lunch. If I feel like I have to leave to get some peace I'll drive to a parking lot and eat in the car.

For me, it's not that I'm hungry, but bored. It's something I am really trying to battle.

You can add me! I'm 175lbs (was 180), 5'3" and 32 mother of one (7 yo). My GW is 140lbs :smile:

You cannot out run your diet. You need to know how many calories you are taking in. Also, how do you know you are burning 600-1000 calories a workout?

How are you measuring your portions? Do you use a food scale?

Personally, I do better if I bank my calories for parties.

I cannot eat breakfast or I will get sick. I eat a big dinner and I'm losing weight.

I am deffinatly an all or nothing type of person. I think that's my problem. I don't do programs, just count calories with MFP.

My go to quick lunches are leas cuisines lol

They imported the exact same sites from Ingress, actually.

I use IF for hunger management. It works for me. It won't work for everyone though. It makes my sister hungrier and she eats everything in sight.