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Either they eat what you put on the table or they cook for themselves.

Eat real food, just less of it. Oh, and exercise more. It may not be easy, but it sure isn't complicated.

Delicious though they are, stay away from the noodles and curries. Tom yum soup with chicken or fish is an excellent choice. Also take a look at the meat salads like larb gai (minced chicken) or yum nua (beef).

I think some people are better at eyeballing than others. And, since you're losing weight, you obviously are someone who is better at it. A lot of it I think has to do with whether you cook or not. I'm a good estimator of amounts - like you, I didn't do a whole lot of weighing at the height of my calorie counting and still…

I love it when overweight coworkers with a big plates full of fried food and a "salad" consisting of lettuce saturated in ranch dressing for lunch ask me if I'm really good to eat that bread on my sandwich and make a big show of amazement when I eat a ginger snap for dessert because, GASP, "carbs." I've lost over 100 lbs.…

A couple of ounces of good turkey or ham cold cuts on a bread puck (one of those 100 calorie rolls) with lots of lettuce, tomato, vegetal etc. and a little mustard if you must have a condiment. That will actually leave you room for a piece of fruit or additional steamed vegetables on the side. Or, a two egg omelet or…

I walk 5.25 miles in 70 minutes daily. The treadmill says that's in the high 600s which I think is too high. When I walk outdoors, I use a GPS/pedometer app and 5 miles on flat ground comes it around 500, maybe a little less if I don't keep the pace consistently well over 4 mph. I do lots of other walking during the day,…

Drink water or other no-calorie beverages (I like to make iced tea with herbal teas to avoid the caffeine) in large quantities. One of the important lessons I learned in this process is to respond to the ravenous feeling with a glass of water.

I started by resolving to always take a walk on a nice day. The key is to move. Do something every day. It doesn't matter how fast or far you go or what you're toning or not (at least at first). What matters is that you're not sitting on the couch eating potato chips.

Stay off the scale for a while and just keep on keeping on. It's a life-style change. You're making progress with that if you keep on keeping on regardless of what the scale says.

Hopefully, you'll be able to overcome the shin splint thing and you've gotten some good advice on that above. However, I just want to point out that you don't HAVE to run to get a good cardio workout. I can run -- heart, lungs and legs will do it -- but I really can't because I have degenerating discs in my neck and the…

Yes, it's fine. Strength training is also good, but there's not a darn thing wrong with cardio several days a week. It's certainly better than the alternative where the alternative is sitting on the couch. Plus, it burns some doggone calories, which helps with that whole eat at a calorie deficit thing you need to do if…

Non-fat Greek yogurt, 2 T granola, 2 c. fresh fruit. Or, Cheerios with skim milk, 2 c. fresh fruit. Or, peanut butter sandwich. On the weekend, eggs scrambled with vegetables and goat cheese.

I'm probably more than sedentary - I sit at a desk a good bit, but I also do adult education and in days and weeks when I have a lot of classroom time, I'm definitely active. In addition, my life outside of work is fairly active. I'm an obsessed gardener and do a lot of outdoor activities. I'm one of those people who…

5'10" 155 (fluctuate between 153 and 157). Generally a size 10, sometimes an 8 in bottoms. Usually a medium in tops, but sometimes a large (I have long arms and broad shoulders)

I still log during the week, but don't on the weekends. I don't generally over-do it on the weekends, but that's mostly because I've learned better portion control and food choice etc. through more than a year of logging. My weekday logging is probably not as precise as it was in full-on weight loss mode, but it remains…

I'm 48 and lost over 100 lbs. I have what I consider to be -- and what seems to be in comparison to some -- very minimal loose skin, although I have quite a few stretch marks. Why? Who knows. I lost the weight quite gradually -- over about 18 months, although my peak weight loss period (1-2 lbs per week) seemed to take…

Get up earlier and get in a hour of exercise. Walk to/from work. Take a walk during that long lunch hour. Always take the stairs. None of us are time lords. You have to make the time for yourself.

Since I resorted to the treadmill in the gym at work to knock off my daily 5 miles in the morning and give myself more time to hike and garden in the evenings, I find that I no longer have unread New Yorker magazines. Long form journalism. It's made for the dreadmill. A New Yorker will get me through two days on the 'mill.…

Good or bad? How about just stupid.

Coffee is a calorie-free beverage so if weight loss is your concern there's no reason to not drink it. Granted, all of the crap people sometimes put in coffee is not calorie free, but that crap is disgusting anyway. Buy and brew good black coffee, keep the crap out of it, and enjoy your daily drug. God knows I do.

I have some pretty badly degenerating discs in my neck. Periodically, this underlying condition gets inflamed and I end up with hideous pain and involuntary muscle spasms from the pinched nerves that result. Lovely stuff. Two things help me. First, do regular neck stretching and strengthening exercises. Second, avoid high…

School is stressful. Finding TIME to get some level of physical activity in daily can be a key part of managing your mental health as well as your physical health. Many schools have gyms or exercise facilities available to students. Or you could make a point of making walking a greater part of your commute or daily…

You sure could have been consuming more than that - it's remarkably easy to do. If you're just now starting to log what you eat, you might be in for a surprise. Try setting your activity level at 'active' or 'lightly active' and see how that goes for a while.

It will be hard to accurately calculate that as a separate logged activity. Might be better to reflect it in your base activity level - I have a desk job, so my base activity level is set at 'sedentary.' You obviously aren't sedentary -- pick a more active base activity level and MFP will adjust your calorie allotment…

You're doing a lot of exercising and, yes, sometimes I'm just hungrier than other times. Line me up with the responders recommending protein and fat. When I'm in the ravenous zone, nothing else will do. A calorie dense small snack or meal is better when I'm in that place than even a large volume of vegetables in terms of…

The real question is why you're weighing yourself so often and fretting about small gains or losses. Either weigh daily and track your weight on a graph so that you can see the trend (in which case you focus on the trend) OR weigh yourself no more often than weekly. You'll have a better picture of whether in fact you are…

Walking is great. I've lost over 100 lbs and walking and hiking are my primary forms of exercise. Mind you, when I say that I "walk" I'm not talking about a casual amble. I walk at least five days a week, usually six, and do 5 miles in about 67 minutes each day. I prefer to walk outdoors, but sometimes walk on a treadmill…

Losing weight is different than losing weight and keeping it off. A calorie deficit is all that's needed for the former. A change in life and eating habits is what's needed for the latter.

In what universe are "blue cheese crumbles" not dairy???? I just don't get the gluten/dairy thing for people who don't have an actual medically-necessary reason to avoid them.