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bologna and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, a clementine, a sugar free pudding cup, and a bunch of veggies (carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers). Also known as a 4th grader's lunch, lol. 480 calories. I have more veggies for a snack later but I may go see if I can find something with protein in it.

For me, the side effects lasted a couple weeks... not gonna lie, they kinda sucked. Serious upset stomach and...erm...intestinal discomfort. I spent a lot of time in the bathroom. But 1) it was temporary -- once I got past the first 2-3 weeks I was perfectly fine, and 2) for me, I could correlate the severity of the side…

I have PCOS and am always looking for new friends too! I'm also TTC, and one of my primary motivations for losing weight this go-round is to get to a low enough weight that my RE (reproductive endocrinologist) will let me start fertility treatments. I've got about 70 pounds to go to get there, so... eesh. For me, I'm on…

Hi there! I'm in a similar boat -- I have over 100 pounds to lose to get to a healthy weight. I also have PCOS and am trying to have a baby, which creates its own issues. I also have issues with snacking and I will second what xLyric said -- portion everything out! If there are snacks that you really love that aren't super…

I'm adding my story here because I hope to BE a success...someday. Hubby and I have been trying since 2013. I quit BC and had already been on Metformin so stuck with that and prenatal vitamins. After 5 months of that, doc prescribed Clomid because my cycles hadn't regulated and I clearly was not ovulating. Clomid didn't…

I'm in the same boat, needing to lose half of my body weight (with at least a good 70+ pounds in order to begin fertility treatments... ack!) -- I've been on MFP for quite a while and have waves of success where I lose 10-15 pounds or so and then I fall off the wagon and gain 20 back. It's a battle every day to eat only…

My first goal is 70 pounds, second goal is 126lbs, and I'd have a about another 40 pounds to lose after that to be considered "healthy" but I think 126 would get me to where I'm comfortable. Feel free to add me! I started (again) about 2 weeks ago and I'm 7.7lbs down! :)

Two weeks in (this time, anyway) and I've lost the size of an average newborn. Considering one of the main things kicking my butt in gear this time is losing weight to start fertility treatments, I'll take it! :smile:

I'm starting over too! I have 100+ pounds to lose (about 160 to get to ultimate goal, but about 125 to get to a weight I'd be happy with). I was recently told by my fertility specialist that I had to lose 70 pounds in order to get my BMI to a low enough number to start fertility treatments, and this has kicked me into high…

My new go-to is watermelon/blueberry "magic wands". Cut chunks of watermelon out with a star-shaped cookie cutter, put 5-10 blueberries on a skewer and top with a piece of watermelon. Voila -- yummy, healthy, and festive for this time of year. You could also bring along some fat-free Cool Whip as a good topping to go with…

Height: 5'4" HW: 298.8 in June 2012 CW: 280.3 Short term goal #1 = 250 Short term goal #2 = 199 UGW: 160-165 29/f Lowest adult weight has been 259.4 (at least during a period of time in which I actually owned/used a scale). I'll get there!

Newbie checking in -- 29, live in Alexandria, work for gov't in Arlington... would love to have some local friends to give and receive support and keep each other sane! :)

Lynlog, I've been the same -- I'm hesitating with cancelling WW for good but I'm excited about MFP and the possibilities. You can do it! :)

I was successful with WW in the past, but only mildly so. My biggest problem was staying motivated to track it all, and finding points values for everything got...boring. Trying to find a balance between using all my dailies (which was often a challenge) and whether or not to eat any of my weeklies/activity points was…

Frozen veggies are not as processed as you think... they pick them, cut them, usually flash steam them, and then flash freeze them. When most people think of processing, they think of added ingredients, especially fake ones. If you read the ingredients of any bag of frozen veggies, the only ingredient should be the actual…

Ugh, this is definitely one of my biggest annoyances with PCOS. It's bad enough I'm way overweight, but I have to have a freakin' beard to? Ugh. I've been thinking about laser treatment lately...not sure if I'll go through with it ever. So far I just tweeze and use the depilatory cream stuff. It...*sort of* works. :-\ I…

I can vouch for this -- I used to be in the same boat as OP -- I just couldn't force myself to drink enough water during the day until I did two things -- added ice, and a straw. I have a 24oz. Tervis cup that I keep at work... Filling it up requires going upstairs two floors to our building's "employee lounge" (they're…