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Always weigh on the same scale. Just pick one and be consistent.

For breakfast, try oatmeal with some fruit and milk. Also, toast and peanut butter with a piece of fruit, a breakfast burrito with eggs, sauteed veggies, a bit of low fat cheese is really good and filling, whole wheat pancakes with fruit are also good and pretty filling. Include lots of veggies and whole grains. Beans are…

I have a different regimen for the weekend. It's different than during the week, but it's still a plan. I make some changes to my meals/snacks to account for the differences, but I still stay within calorie goals and close to macros. I workout for 2 hours on Saturday morning which allows me more calories for that day.…

Good for you!! You should be very proud!

Yeah you!!

Well, there are two things. First, if you're eating them within your calorie goal, then it's not a problem. If the calories are going over, you have three choices, change the snacks, change your meals, or stop snacking so much. If you want to change your snacks, make them either with fewer calories (like veggies), and/or…

Lean proteins, veggies, healthy whole grain carbs in 15 gram servings. Things like hummus and veggies, cheese sticks, celery and peanut butter, greek yogurt, sliced veggies in a whole wheat pita with some hummus, a piece of fruit can be OK, oatmeal- all are good snacks.

I would go with extra exercise. That's been one of my plans all along and it works really well. I do have to burn the calories before I eat the food too. Always been afraid I'd eat something and then not want to do the exercise. "Borrowing" calories can get to be a slippery slope.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-taco-soup/detail.aspx. use salt free versions of the canned stuff- or frozen when appropriate. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-cilantro-lime-chicken/detail.aspx http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-latin-chicken/detail.aspx…

Agree

First of all, are you sure you don't like them now? Or is this based on the past? I ask because I HATED brussel sprouts. Couldn't even get them in my mouth. Didn't try them again for years because the 10 times I had tried them, I didn't like them. But everyone was raving about brussel sprouts and how wonderful they were.…

My food processor is my best friend. I've made spaghetti sauce with peppers, mushrooms, onions, zucchini and no one knew! Also, the hiding method works for starters, but serving vegetables "out in the open" to start to allow your daughter to try them is a good idea. It might take several times to get her to eat them, but…

veggies- all kinds cheese sticks hummus salsa chicken breasts fish fruit- again, a wide variety yogurt

I've had these same emotions. What has worked for me is to switch up my routine. Or to set a new goal. If I add in a new exercise or at a different time of day, my emotional eating slows way down or stops. It's not immediate, but within a week or so, I'm MUCH better. I've switched up the macros I track as that will change…

Cheesecake- all kinds :)

Awesome!! You have every right to be happy and proud!!

A few suggestions:1. Eat veggies (with no dip) 2. Drink water instead 3. Stay busy with activities- reading, exercising, cleaning, talking on the phone 4. Sit on your hands and DO NOT go in your kitchen! 5. Go to bed

You have to balance your life and your weight loss; with your schedule, Lean Cuisines are not such a bad idea. However, the sodium content is really high. Maybe make sure you're getting enough water, make sure you're getting enough calories, and try adding in some more activtiy- even if it's just parking farther away and…

if you have no motivation to lose weight, the lap band won't work either. You have to be ready to change your eating patterns and your lifestyle. The lap band is a tool for weight loss, it is not a method of weight loss. In fact, most bariatric programs want to see good, steady weight loss PRIOR to a procedure to know that…

All the suggestions thus far are really good ones! As far as your work outs go, I've found trying all sorts of different cardio/strength individual exercises as well as classes keeps it fun. I have favorite classes and pieces of equipment I like better than others, but when I mix it up, it keeps me from being bored. My…

You should be very proud! Great job!!

Mostly yes. However, I found as I got closer to goal, WHAT my calories consisted of mattered as much as HOW MANY calories I was eating. Too many refined sugars or foods too high in sodium would stall my weight loss. I didn't gain any weight, but couldn't lose any more. Cleaned up the diet, and the last pounds came off.

My take on this is she isn't much of a friend if she is sabotaging something important to you- like eating better. From the sounds of it, she doesn't want you to get healthy because she isn't and then she will look bad. This is pretty self centered behavior. I would sit her down and talk to her. Try to not become…

I don't say "never" to any foods. And I"ve found that each of us has certain foods that don't agree with us during weight loss. I eat granola, a couple fiber one cereals, as well as oatmeal. These are fine for me to eat and I lost weight eating them. I now maintain eating them. The higher sugar cereals I don't like, but if…

Agree with person who said liposuction is the only way to know that you lost a pound of fat. To simply lose a pound, it's simple math. Need to take in 3500 calories less than you expend.

Portion size decrease, closely followed by increasing exercise.

There are many benefits to exercise, one of which is weight loss. It can take longer than a month to see any difference- unless you did measurements before and could measure again now. Exercising 4-7 times a week is ideal, so taking a couple days off is fine.

Very few natural foods have sodium. The more processed the foods are that you eat, the higher the sodium content. Fresh/frozen veggies, fruits, dried beans, whole grain pasta, oatmeal, unsalted nuts, fish, and chicken are all excellent sources of calories without much sodium. Yogurts, some cheeses, more natural peanut…

I don't track my coffee. It's straight up black coffee, 12 oz each morning. Everything else I track most of the time. Sometimes I won't track a few of the veggies I put on a sandwich (1 slice of green pepper, 1 onion slice, etc). Usually do though.

One of the biggest issues with microwave meals is the sodium level. Look for meals that have a good balance between fat and sodium. Typically, the lower the fat the higher the sodium (this is for the flavor factor). Maker sure you're getting plenty of water on the days you eat the higher sodium foods. The idea of freezing…