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I don't drink alcohol so it wouldn't be that. Definitely not hungover. Guess I'm unusual.

I'm 5'4 and now at 136. My goal is 120 where I think I will be comfortable at. Before a couple pregnancies I was 115-118 but I'm not sure how realistic that is now., To lose weight I'm eating about 1200-1500 calories a day usually. Not sure what I'll need to eat to maintain once I hit my goal. Trying to get into a habit of…

Nobody is telling you NOT to eat Reeeses and birthday cake. Heck, I ate Reeses today. What they are saying is that on a typical day in your journal, junk food and sweets is making up 1/4-1/2 of your daily calories. What you probably should do is add some foods from the actual food groups and increase your calorie intake so…

I just had a Reeses PB cup with my lunch. Nothin' wrong with that. Friending you! :)

I have it.

You say "set of scales", do you mean measuring cups? I assume so if you are saying you can pick up a set for around $4.50 USD. We are talking about food scales that measure food by weight, not measurement. They are more expensive, at the low end of $15 USD on up. I come from a large family who loves too cook and bake. No…

I love my food scale. It's an inexpensive digital Taylor from Walmart. I couldn't live without it. I try and measure everything in grams if possible for the best accuracy. I weight just about any food that I put into my mouth. My husband just gawks at me when I add or remove a lettuce leaf from my salads. Peanut butter on…

A quick easy lunch I like is some ham or turkey and swiss on a healthy grain bread and microwaved. Much better than a cold cut sandwich. I also like lean protein on a low carb tortilla made into a taco or a fajita.

I like to use the recipe function here and build meals that I then freeze. Last week I made grilled chicken, taco and fajita meat, beef veggie stew, pork chop portions and chicken soup. I make sure I weigh everything accurately with my food scale and then portion it into individual servings which I then freeze. This way…

Best accountability I've found is to open your diary to at least your friends.. Make sure you hit "complete this entry" each day so your friends can see what you logged.

But he isn't taking into account activity levels which is pretty important.

Did you know that MFP automatically tells all of your friends what exercise you do and how many calories you burned, and how many calories you ate (after you finish and submit your day)? There's a way to turn it off in your settings, though. Maybe your friends weren't intending to brag, maybe MFP just submitted their…

Thanks! I'm 32. I plugged your numbers into that site and came within 100 calories depending on which model I use. I think I'll leave it as is and see how it goes. Thanks again,

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BMR decreases with age. A 100 yr old healthy weight female may have a BMR less than 1000.

Yes, My Home: Settings: Diary Settings. You can set it to be private, public or viewable by friends only.

I'm sorry! Added! 64" (5'4")

This is very interesting to me. I have dieted before and always fell of the wagon because I felt like I royally screwed up by indulging in a "cheat" meal and then felt such regret and just eventually gave up. That is (was) my big fear this go-around. I think I may loosen up and try a treat meal once every week or so.…

I had my first child at age 21. I looked just as good as the OP 6 months after giving birth. Thought it was a breeze!! Child number 2 I had at 30 and fairly thin. I now look and feel like crap. And I'm 3 years pp. Tried for over a year to get the pouch to go away. It never did and I doubt it ever will. Gave up. I was…

This is a very disappointing thread to see here under "Motivation and Support". I am new to this site and I am alone on my weightloss journey. I have no IRL support system when it comes to losing weight and getting healthy. Joining MFP and being able to notate my successes and discuss my disappointment greatly increases my…

You are doing an hour of cardio 5-6 times daily? So five to six hours daily of cardio? On 700-1000 calories? How are you not passing out??

This is a great idea! I'm a 32 yr old female. 5'4" currently at 140 lbs want to be down to around 120. BMI is 24. I work from home sitting all day and am pretty sedentary. I am trying to get in daily walks and add in some leisure bicycling. We don't live near a gym, nor can I afford the membership fees. My calories are…

HI everyone!! I didn't realize this thread was still active! Nice to meet you all! I've felt really good the past few days cutting out a lot of the junk I used to eat and focusing on better choices! And surprise SURPRISE I haven't been nearly as hungry as I usually am. That is really amazing to me. I used to feel like I…

That's really good! I'm on day 7 of no soda. I was drinking 2-3 a day. Love Coke and Mountain Dew. It's funny because I didn't mean to cut them off cold-turkey like this, but I haven't really craved any since. When I quit I had the WORST headaches. Those are gone now and I don't get tired mid-day like I used to. I don't…

This is the first diet I've been on where I'm not starving and cheating all the time. My calories are at 1300 (very sedentary) and have been staying slightly under that level with virtually no hunger in-between meals. This amazes me because before this, I was hungry ALL the time. Starving. I ate and ate and ate all day,…

She's onto something. Google image "iris cholesterol ring". Looks like it to me.

SavoiaS1, I adjusted my macros a little. Can you check them out? I want to do moderate carbs, around 100 a day (which obviously is NOT going to be today). Thanks!

Thanks very much for the input!

I'm doing a moderately low carb diet (75-100g). Just started a few days ago. Sent a friend request

Thanks everyone for your advice/experience! I don't mind slow weightloss, as long as it does come off. I know it will, especially given what a HUGE change in my diet I'm doing just by watching my junk food and fast foods. I haven't eaten this much real food in ages. Thanks!