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I wish you all the best... I beat type 2. I was insulin dependent (6 shots a day).

To be better, stronger, faster.

@falulu209 Just a suggestion, but I would also look for friends here who have completed their weight loss goals. Their experiences could be invaluable.

Welcome! You're starting out with a good view of the process. I've lost 185 pounds but am still struggling not to see myself as "fat", but I do have a positive addiction to exercise now. ;)

@johnriii Stay with it. Check out high intensity interval training cardio; HIIT is better at fat burning than stead state cardio. I was type 2 diabetic for years but am fully cured now. I lost 185 pounds, which took about a year and a half.

Nuts are good, protein and good fat. High in calories though, so 150 calories adds up quickly. Nuts are also good for helping with satiety.

Foods higher in fiber content also lower the gylcemic index of carbs, meaning that the fiber causes less spikes in blood sugar/insulin response.

@GingerSka My doctor told me it was time to stop losing; he said I was exhibiting some wasting at my temples. After losing 185 pounds, I was not able to lose any more in any case.

@gonnaDOitAGAIN I'm a former type 2 diabetic... I was even to the point of insulin injections. I lost 185 pounds. Through exercise and diet, my cells have regained their sensitivity to insulin. It can be done... I wish you all the best.

Simple. I made my fitness and weight loss a priority. Once that was done and maintained, everything else was a process. Today, I am fit and have lost 185 pounds. I don't say it was easy and that I still don't have to force myself into the gym some days, but I do say it was simple.

I don't argue against accountability and motivation, but the drive has to be internal first or it will not manifest externally. Does that make sense? I succeeded by challenging myself. I'd go just a little longer on the elliptical each day, then I went further, then I went faster. I found new things to do, like StairMaster…

Try being mindful about why you are eating. Is it because you are hungry? Or thirsty? Bored? Just because you want to?

Could be a lot of reasons, but generally, as we approach our weight loss endpoint, the curve flattens out, i.e. the weight loss slows and eventually stops. I've lost 185 pounds, I had hope to weigh just under 200, but I've had to realize that my body wants me to weigh just over 200.

I don't say this harshly or as a judgment, but weight loss effort is a priority or it is not. Weight loss is indeed a process, but it has to be a priority for the process to succeed.

How are your clothes fitting? Are they looser?

It's hard to speculate without knowing more details. What's your approximate age, height, and weight? When you say "workout", do you mean cardio and/or weight lifting? That makes a difference because weight lifting adds muscle mass, which is more dense than fat and will show up on the scales faster than does fat loss.

Good MFP article on the topic of "eating back calories from exercise: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/ask-the-dietitian-should-i-eat-back-my-exercise-calories/

I'm a software developer too. I lost 185 pounds. Honestly, if you eat less and move more, you could eat fast food for all 3 meals every day and lose weight. It's not easy, but it is a simple formula. That being said, there are lot good resources around for how to eat healthier. Anything that talks about "mindful eating"…

Welcome... I lost 185 pounds. I wish you all the best.

Yes, if you want to lose weight, than the formula is "more calories out than in". I wear a heart rate monitor, and I've observed that MFP isn't too badly off from what I actually burn. Just make sure you have your personal data entered and up to date.

About a year ago, I shoveled snow for 78 minutes. I wore a heart rate monitor (Polar FT7). My max heart rate was 180, and my average heart rate was 167. The Polar showed that I had burned 1,099 calories.

I lost 185 pounds; congratulations on your decision to nip your weight gain the bud. Don't rely strictly on motivation. It is persistence that wins the day.

The best advice I can give anyone is that persistence trumps everything, including, and especially, motivation. Motivation comes and goes, and that's natural... it's how feelings work. Committing to and pursuing a goal to lose weight, without regard to motivation, or even in spite of the lack of it, is the only sure path I…

I buy cups of individually packaged items like sweet peas, green beans, and no sugar added peaches.

I use a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. It does not interface with MFP, but when I log exercise, I simply override the calories burned that MFP estimates.

The good news is that we do not have to be defined by failures or misses. :)

If you are only going to lose 8 pounds, I doubt that you'll lose much, if any, muscle mass. Folks, like me, who have lost a lot of weight also lose muscle mass; it's unavoidable. What I do to counter it is lift weights and make sure I get enough protein.

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If you're ready to make this a priority, you can do it. I lost 185 pounds.

I'd suggest also looking for MFP'ers who have met their goals, for all the obvious reasons.