kespinoza2013 Member

Reducing inches anywhere is a non scale victory! I have the exact same problem with pants, almost a non existent waist and huge thighs so I get that awkward gap in the back! I on tine to lose inches in my waist, and my thighs seem to be going nowhere lol!

I had the same fears and anxieties....I have issues with anxiety in general but that's a whole different story....anyway I had to take a 7 month hiatus from the gym because of a knee injury and ultimately surgery...I was terrified to set foot back in there, because they track on a computer and your picture pops…

I don't really have many secrets, I really just watched how much I ate. Although I made sure not to cut anything out of my diet. I knew if I tried to give up my dessert I would not be able to do it and would rebound. So I drastically cut down portion sizes and how many times I had dessert and it worked. Also I worked out…

Slow and steady wins the race! I lost 50 lbs at about 6 lbs a month and then for 4 months nothing....but I kept eating well and exercising and suddenly the other day 3 lbs gone....weight loss is not linear so you will have times of little or no loss, but don't give up...the slower it comes off the longer it should stay…

I average about 200 calories per half hour when doing just dance on the wii! It does work because I lost 20 lbs once with no diet changes and just an hour of dancing a night! It's always better to underestimate calories out and over estimate calories in which I learned the hard way! In the diary I created a new exercise…

I don't take specific before pictures....I use pictures of the heavier me as before pics...and now I use my progress pics as comparison ones...like when I dropped a pants size I posted a picture on Facebook...then when I dropped below 200 and another pants dies I took a new pic and compared it to the previous one! It keeps…

Also the scale is not the only indicator of success...it's how you feel and you can be losing a lot of inches as well but the scale won't show that!

I was losing 1.5 constantly for six months and then decided to up it to 2 lbs and I had no success at all...I hit a bump and could not lose any weight I was so discouraged..I went out on a whim and changed back to my old goals and have dropped 2 pounds already...do what feels right for you...is all I can say...and be ready…

Such a great post! Everyone needs someone to believe in them! I was getting new shorts the other day because mind are huge on me now, and the topic of my weight loss came up. I told her I lost 50 pounds and she was like "wow, I don't even know you, but I'm proud of you! " it was so good to hear that. So your message will…

I was on the flip side of this discussion....I got sick and lot a lot of weight fast..so naturally MFP lowered my calorie goal to about 1250... I decided to try it out but it just wasn't working....I think my body was just not ready for that and it was a bad choice...so I made the leap and upped my calories to 1500 and I…

It takes a little while to see the scale move....but you have already seen some results because you have more energy and feel healthier! The scale can be your worst enemy and it was mine for awhile....just because the scale doesn't move doesn't mean that you aren't having results. Also remember the scale may not have…

I plateaued very early as well....the scale actually started going up for me when I first started...I was so upset I wanted to quit because I just couldn't understand it but I kept with it and here I am 8 months later 50 pounds lighter....I lost a great deal in the beginning because I think I had been holding on to some…

I've been there and done that too..sometimes it's good to cry.....when I first started the scale didn't budge for weeks and sometimes went up I was so angry and frustrated but I just kept going...don't let the scale control you.....I used to weigh myself every day but I got away from that and do it once a week....to keep…

I would chalk it up to water weight...maybe you ate a lot of sodium and didn't drink enough water...unless you ate 7,000 calories in a day it's very unrealistic that is is actual weight gain....one cheat day here and there hasn't derailed me yet :)

You may not be giving your body enough fuel to function and it may be storing everything you eat as fat...I encounterd the same thing when I first started I was so frustrated and wanted to give up....I would eat way under my goal hoping to lose quicker but I just gained....when you work out you need to eat those calories…