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Best of luck in recovery! I just had a panniculectomy 2 weeks ago (like an extended tummy tuck but without muscle repair). The first week was rough, drains suck (I had one removed today, still have one in), and am not quite standing upright yet. Maybe by next week. All I can suggest is to listen to your body and give it…

I've been maintaining for 3 years now ... here's what I do: > Never stopped using the food scale/tracking calories. > Never stopped working out regularly. > Never cut out foods I like, and if I want it I'll make it fit in my calories. > Indulge occasionally (gatherings, holiday, special weekend thing, etc) > Weigh myself…

When I hit the minimum of my want-to-be weight range I declared I was in maintenance. However when I reached it I kept losing weight and dipped under it. But eventually got back within the range, and then some, and now getting back there again lol.

I lost about 130 from my highest weight about 3 years ago. I still have loose skin in my upper arms, lower belly and thighs. I did have loose skin on my back and neck. My neck tightened up completely, my back has a tad, but its not really noticeable. I think the worst area for me is my lower stomach which no one will ever…

By looking at my face alone... I wouldn't be able to tell -how much- I needed to lose. But I can see a difference in my face when I gain/lose weight, even if its only 10 lbs difference in total body weight.

> Measure and weigh at the same time of day - first thing in the morning is best because it has been a long period of time since you last ate and you might have 'debloated' overnight. :) > Don't take body measurements too often, 1-2 times a month is enough. Yes, measurements fluctuate, but if you are losing successfully…

Hi Heather, I was/am in a similar situation as you. Over winter 2017/spring 2018 I gained a bit of weight... up to 130 lbs. I'm also 5'4". I don't have a very muscular build, though, but I do some light lifting. Most of my muscle is in my legs/glutes. But I guess you could say I'm more into cardio fitness - as hard as it…

AFAIK, it is fine to eat about 30-50 calories during the fasting period, so a small amount of milk in coffee should be fine.

A healthy deficit is about 500 calories per day, or 3500 per week. People with much weight to lose can safely lose 2 lbs per week. Right now, I don't think you're treading in dangerous territory since you have much weight to lose, and at your current pace you are losing just above 2 lbs per week. If you continue as is, it…

Wonder if it effects the soda stream products? I am kind of doubting it, since it said that 'additive powders and syrups' aren't taxed.

I wake up early and get my workout done in the morning. I go to school and work a desk-job part time, so I'm sitting 10+ hours a day. If I manage to finish dinner before the sun sets, I'll go for a 30 min walk, too. But, my weekends are also much more active.

salads, mushrooms, spinach and surprisingly pepperjack cheese (who doesn't like that?! I know someone!)

with the late night snacking, you have a few options: 1 - push your meal schedule back a few hours. Maybe have breakfast 2 hours later than usual, to have lunch and dinner later in the day. Maybe you won't be so temped to snack at night if you're having a later dinner. 2- I don't know if you're exercising any, but getting…

I put peanut butter AND syrup on mine :smiley:

I use Kodiak cakes too! They're really good!

Ooh I'll have to try the apple and cinnamon!!

up at 6, have some oats and coffee, start exercising by 7 and be finished by 8:30. After that, I shower, get ready for work, have another bite to eat, and be out the door by 10:20. on the weekends I get up at 8, my schedule is pretty much the same but my shift doesn't start until 1.

I have a 10$ step counter from Walmart just to keep tabs on how much I'm walking around during the day. I don't need anything fancy.

Congratulations on all your hard work paying off! You look amazing. Yoou actually look completely different. Be proud!!

Hell, you don't even need to be in the gym to hear this crap. I get it from overweight people trying to sell those so called 'healthy supplements' that helped them lose so-and-so pounds... I can't help but wonder how they are still overweight if it works so good?? hmm...

It is a good weight loss regimen for your wallet.

OP, I know how you feel. Before and during my weight loss, I craved the unhealthier things. Mostly pre-packaged, frozen pre-fried meats, french fries, pretty much all the beige foods you can imagine down the freezer isle. Not to mention the sweeter things, there, too. It wasn't until after my weight loss when I realized I…

I've maintained for about a year now. The only days I seemed to indulge on was when my family visited on my birthday, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. And honestly, the last 2 were pretty 'overloaded.' I have to learn to better control this when family is around next time.

talk it out to a friend, read a book, watch tv, sleep, adult coloring book, rock out/dance to music or do the exact opposite and try to be relaxed and smoothed by music, play a video game, try on clothes (new clothes you bought that you can be proud of and remind yourself of your progress!),

This is the type of thoughts that can develop in a binge/purge related mental illnesses or bulimia. Instead, restrict over a longer period of time instead of trying to exercise it all off in one day. Think 2 steps forward... one step back. Just, try to improve that to 3 steps forward, and so on. You will learn from this,…

You look 10+ years younger! That's amazing! :)

Eat something you enjoy, but don't overdo it. A cheat meal, and even more so a day, can ruin your entire week's progress.

Like people said above, when it comes to weight loss, it doesnt matter. However, if you are lifting, you may feel you will perform better with some protein before and carb/protein after. With cardio, I know I feel better if I eat more carbs than protein before my workout, and carbs+protein afterwards. The macro nutrient…

homemade cookies. I control how much sugar and butter I use, and calculate the calorie about using the recipe builder on here. any kind of fruits. Maybe frozen fruits to be made into a fruit smoothie.

When I was losing weight (maintaining now, so I'm not doing this anymore) I did cardio every day for 2 hours, burning about 800 calories per session, eating about 1,400 a day, so netting about 800 intake, which came to about 1,000 calorie or more daily deficit. It was very hard to keep that sort of routine up, but I was…