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Nevermind... I enabled negative calorie adjustments a few days ago and I guess this is the first day that it's actually had to go into action. I haven't earned extra calories... MFP is taking them back because I'm lazy! :p

I found that in the past, those "cheat days" are what have derailed me... One day turned into two, turned into a week, turned into months. They work for some people, just not me, so I've decided to nix them. I searched high and low for low calorie treats that feel worth while, and I work those into my daily plans. I never…

The calories in fancy coffee drinks really shocked me. I didn't think they were healthy, but I didn't think that some of them had 500-600+ calories in them. Even just adding cream and sugar to coffee adds a ton of calories. I've switched from lattes to iced coffee with sugar free flavoring... My new daily Starbucks order…

I took generic zoloft for a while a few years ago. I found it suppressed my appetite quite a bit, but I'm not sure how typical that is. I took it with b12 supplements to counteract the grogginess. My issue was (is) chronic depression and anxiety. I personally did not feel like it made a huge difference for me and I…

I have about 140 to lose right now. I'd love to add friends shooting to lose 100+ as well!

I bought a Jawbone UP last week (fitbit and up24 won't sync with my iPhone 4) and though I've only had it for a short time, it has made me much more conscious of my activity level. I was off work for the first few days after I had it and hitting 10,000 steps was a breeze but I was STUNNED at how much my activity level…

Way to go! Going to an amusement park and being terrified that I wouldn't fit into the seats was my breaking point. Roller coasters are one of my favorite things and I never want to worry about that again!

I do have a free one on my phone, however, I would say I'm only carrying my phone about half the time that I'm up and moving around at home, work, etc. Lots of missed steps. I don't wear enough outfits with pockets! I imagine this being a really great solution for someone who keeps their phone on them all the time, though.

Fair enough! I've never really shopped for pedometers before so I wasn't sure of what to look for. Thank you!

Lately for chocolate cravings I like: -jif has a whipped peanut butter and chocolate spread that's 150 calories for 2 tbsp. great with apples. -cocoa dusted almonds or cinnamon roast almonds. i used to hate nuts but these are a great snack. like someone else said, not much difference in the calorie department but they're…

I did my first ever pre-work morning workout today. I usually work out after work, or in the mornings on my day off, but I peeled myself out of bed and got it done early today. I loved it, I think it'll be a habit soon!

You look wonderful! Your starting point was about where I am now, same height, so this is great motivation. Thanks for sharing!

Just posted this in another thread... I just started using MFP again after having a few semi successful tries (everything went well until I gave up). This time, I'm trying to stay off the scale for a while. I absolutely want to lose weight (and a lot of it!) but I also want to change my attitude toward food and live…

I've struggled with the scale forever. I would be doing really well with eating well and working out, then as soon as I stalled on losing weight for a few days, I would get very discouraged and end up giving up. I just started using MFP again, but I'm doing everything I can to stay off the scale! I absolutely want to lose…

It depends on what you're putting it in. If you're adding a lot of cream and sugar, try to scale those back. If you're a black coffee drinker, have at it.

When I was 12 or 13 my parents sent me to a nutritionist and she had me write down everything I ate for a few days before I went. I remember her reading over my food diary and commenting on the fact that I had eaten two pop tarts as breakfast, and said something to the effect of "I don't know anyone who eats two pop tarts…

I do sweetened iced coffee at Starbucks, usually a grande. At Dunkin Donuts I do mocha iced coffee with skim milk.

I always enter weight/age into the machine but I don't recall it asking for gender, which I'm sure makes a difference!

alcohol is pure ethanol, ethanol is carbs. carbs = calories. the higher the alcohol content, the higher the calories. when i go out, i do vodka & water with lemon or jack & diet coke to save some calories.

Way to go! That's my first big goal... get down to the weight on my license!

You look terrific! Thank you for sharing this wonderful advice.

Like others have said, it's a matter of what works for you, but when you do weigh yourself, try to make it on a consistent time/day. The first few times I tried losing weight I would weigh myself every single day and I got too disheartened by it. I do it once every other week now, but I'm considering dropping it down to…

I never ate breakfast through high school and college. Now on work days I'll make two pieces of Healthy Life flaxseed bread with a tiny bit of butter and I take 1-2 cups of berries to munch on during the morning at work. I was never a morning person but I feel this gives me more energy for the first few hours of work. My…

signed back up at the gym and finally agreed to go to the free fitness assessment with a trainer to make a plan for when i go to the gym... i kind of got bullied into it when i showed up at the gym but i'm excited to have a better focus when i'm there!

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Pretty much every morning. I write it down. I weigh at night sometimes as well, just out of sheer curiosity, but I don't track that. I'm torn about whether to cut back on it or not... I'm still in the early stages with a lot of weight to lose so most days I do see a loss and it's very motivating! But other days I see a…

adding you! others that fit these specs, feel free to add me as well.:smile:

I eat whatever I want as long as I can stay within my daily calories. If I have 300 calories left at the end of the day, I'll eat a candy bar. I'm consistently losing weight.

I do my best to fit it into my daily calories when I go out. I've switched from vodka pineapples to rum and diet coke when I go to the bar, because it comes in somewhere around 70 calories per drink. The drinks aren't really a problem for me to fit into my daily calories though... it's the late night trips to Denny's when…

i bought a pair of jeans in march (long before i started using MFP seriously) that were a size too small because i thought all of my other jeans were too big... nope... old jeans were just stretched out. i've been able to put them on for a while, but you know what they say, just because it zips, doesn't mean it fits! i've…