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I am 5'1" and my main goal right now is to lose 100lbs, which would put me at 165lbs. I have been overweight my whole life, so I don't have any idea what that weight will feel or look like on me. I plan to re-evaluate when I reach that goal. I think, from what I have seen on here, that that would still be overweight to…

Today I am 244.8lbs and lost 3lbs this past week, yay!

You have such an amazing story to share with us! All of your advise is wonderful and very helpful... I can't believe you have lost that much in only 5 months--incredible, congrats!! This is very motivating, thank you so much for sharing :)

I have Quaker Oats, cook in 3-5 minutes, but I just microwave for 1.5 minutes, add a little milk and 2 tsp brown sugar.

Great job!!! Thank you for more inspiration!

I would say, check out their profile. If they seem like someone you have things in common with, like kids, etc. then add them. If you don't think they are someone you would really talk about things with, then maybe don't add them. It is you choice, whatever you want :)

Amazing! Congrats!!

I love this post! Thank you!!

Hey, I generally weigh myself every Tuesday. Today I am 248 lbs, no difference since last week, but that is okay because my week hasn't been the greatest for eating well :) Hopefully, I will lose at least 1 lb for next Tuesday! I think this thread may help to keep me on track, thank you!! April :)

I really enjoyed this thread because it seemed more "real" to me. I am so happy for everyone doing so well on this site, and I am very happy with my own success to date. However, a lot of the time I notice people who have been doing this for about the same amount of time as me have lost a lot more weight than me. I know…

I am not a scientist or math person by any stretch of the imagination...so I think this is what confuses people and makes them think that muscle weighs more than fat (above)....they think that dense=heavier. They don't see all that formula figuring when they are looking at the scale, they are just thinking that muscle is…

I am not sure how to calculate my own BMR, that is why I use this site :) It is much easier to do what the computer says :) At some point I will probably try to figure these details out on my own, but for now, it is just easier to follow what MFP says. I would stick with whatever this site is telling you. It seems to be…

Congrats on your successful year!

great job!

awesome job!

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I am in!

You look so different! And amazing...congrats!

Hello again! I was able to attend a Zumba class and loved it! My only problem is that I have a bad knee (work injury) and I was in so much pain afterwards. So, I will probably only be going to Zumba about once per month. I don't want my sore knee to prevent me from completing my regular workout. I am hoping that as I lose…

I feel like you have read my thoughts! I feel the same way about MFP! I have never enjoyed trying to lose weight, I have tried everything out there, I have been overweight my whole life.....and finally, something is working. It doesn't seem like the daunting task that it always has before....it just seems like the right…

When I first started I was over, way over, too. I had talked to my doctor about losing weight and let her know that I had found this site. She liked the idea of it and told me to just track what I was eating for the first couple of weeks. Then print it out so I could see what used high calories and what used low calories.…

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Take out food is my #1 friend and enemy :) I could eat it everyday, twice a day...I know I still could, but I don't, so I am happy with that! I also enjoyed Pepsi, chips, baked goods.....who am I kidding.....salty, sweet, it didn't matter, I wanted everything, all the time!! I am so glad that I found MFP, it has totally…

I have had people who haven't seen me for a little while say something like, wow, you are losing weight, you look good. But the people I see everyday, like at work, they don't say anything. Sometimes I think they are looking at me like maybe there is something different, but they can't put their finger on it, lol. I am not…

It can be very difficult to be on the other end of things. Everyone always talks about losing weight and can give someone a hard time when they need to gain weight. I have a relative that has a very difficult time keeping the weight on. She has problems shopping for clothes, but not because she is too big, but because she…

Wow! What a difference! Congrats on all of your hard work!!

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This is giving me hope! After years of working as Personal Support Worker, lifting and lugging on people, my back is ruined. I have back pain almost daily and it doen't take much of anything to set it off, just making my bed kills me! I am hoping that dropping the weight will help my back too...thank you for your…