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Plan? Eating less and exercising more. I eat mostly healthy but I indulge too on cookies or chips or beer and wine. Everything in moderation is fine. Cutting out almost all processed and packaged food has really helped.

That's amazing! You look fantastic!

I make homemade veggie burgers with black beans! 1 cup black beans small handful of any veggies, diced small handful of corn flakes, rice, or breadcrumbs to get consistency 1 egg spices (I recommend garlic, and lots of it) Mash together in a bowl, form into patties, lightly flour, and fry for ~10 minutes until hot all the…

^ I drink mine with almond milk sometimes too. It's good because it's not overpowering to the coffee taste like cream is. Also, I don't think coffee interferes with weight loss. Cream and sugar do, yeah, but coffee itself is nearly no calories and acts as a stimulant and even an appetite suppressant. If you're worried…

I drink it black or with a splash of almond milk. I used to drink double doubles, but that was just too much. For a treat sometimes I'll put in a packet or two of raw sugar and a splash of real cream (still under 50 cals), but learning to drink it black was probably the best thing I ever did. And yeah, I drink between 1…

A typical day in my ex-bf's lifestyle: Two Spicy Big Crunches and popcorn chicken from KFC, a family-size bag of chips, an entire box of cookies, at least 2 liters of coke, and one or two chocolate bars for dessert. Plus anything I cooked that day. Eaten on the couch, while playing video games. I tried really hard to cook…

My legs and butt toned up nicely just by walking everywhere. I only walk about 3 miles/day now, but I used to be closer to 5 or 6. And this isn't exercise, it's just transportation.

How many cups? I'm not sure, but until very recently I was drinking up to 4 liters of coffee in a day. Cutting it down to one or two big mugs is turning out to be terrible, but it will be worth it in the long run. I drink it with a splash of unsweetened almond milk, for ~10 calories.

Almonds are better.

I eat mostly vegetarian. My regular diet is vegetarian (but with eggs and dairy), but I'll eat meat a few times a year on special occasions. I don't really have a good answer for protein, and have been working on this myself! I've found some great cook books in used bookstores. It's still really hard though. Today I've had…

5'6" here too. Medium to large frame. Even at 150, at the highest end of the "normal" BMI, my ribs, hips, and collar bone stick way out, haha. -_- All the calculators for wrist and elbow width for body frame put me well into the large category. SW: 210 CW: 150 GW:135-145 My original goal was 160, and then 150, and now…

5th year undergrad here. Bring your own food to school! Avoid the cafeteria food at all costs.

I was too embarrassed to take a racy before picture. Actually, I was too embarrassed to take any before pictures. In my comparisons I have to dig around and use other pictures, so it's more difficult to see the progress. In my mind at least. No one is forcing you to post any before pictures. I can tell you though, from…

^Molson Canadian 67 has 67 calories per bottle. It's alright. Most beers are ~150-170 per bottle, so I don't feel guilty having a real one now and then. Wine is my first choice though. It's good for the soul too. Whatever you drink, just keep it in moderation and avoid the really sugary stuff. Watch out for the snack table…

I just really like to eat. I especially like to eat my emotions.

This is something I'm working on too. I'm trying very hard to just love myself and my body, no matter what size it was. Like, I should be proud of myself for losing 60 pounds and taking such good care of my body now, but I should love the past-me and her body too. It's tempting to never post the before and afters, or to…

I have an all natural one by Kys, but I don't think that brand is mass-marketed. It's pretty much just rice flour and scented stuff, so you could always just make your own from that if the baby-powder based stuff isn't doing it for you.

I inhale food too. My favourite thing to to do to slow down is to eat with a really tiny spoon, lol. Also sipping a beverage, and doing something distracting while eating.

I have found that if I am under my calories but eating crap (processed foods, a lot of starch, diet colas) I don't lose, whereas if I'm eating healthy and even a little over my calories I'll still lose. Everyone's different though.

Man, these binge threads make me hungry.

I've lost a significant amount of fat there, but I still have a little cushion. I'm not certain about anything feeling tighter per se, but I'm so much more sensitive to what's going on now that I don't have such an impressive barrier of fat between all the fun stuff. That, combined with the self confidence after weight…

Olive oil! Beans! I like to make my own hummus and pesto to fill these.

I wanted to lose weight, and my goal weight was 160. Lost all that AND another 10 pounds.

I noticed the same thing about my kneed while sleeping the other day and thought I was just crazy! I'm glad that's a real thing, haha.

I eat rice with beans or lentils and stir fried vegetables several times per week. Super easy, especially if you buy fresh or frozen pre-cut and pre-mixed vegetables.

I've lost about 60 so far, and want to lose ~10 more, though it is slow going at this stage! My tips! 1) Learn to cook and eat real foods as much as possible. Processed stuff will only take you so far, even if you're under your calorie goals. I can't stress this enough. 2) Eat healthy foods that you like. If you don't like…

Oh man, grilled cheese sammiches. Or toast with melted cheese. Okay, anything with melted cheese. And no matter what size bag of chips, I will eat them all. And all the candy. And all the chocolate. I still eat all of these things, just in moderation. Except chips. When I buy those, I do it on RARE occasions and I enjoy…

I did it for several months when I was heavier, and it wasn't too much of an issue. But after I was in a healthier weight range (overweight BMI versus obese) I couldn't do it anymore. It was hard and I wasn't losing weight anymore. So I bumped it up to 1400 and felt way better and started losing again. Every person is…

Eggs. Yolk and all. I seriously eat them for breakfast. With toast! And sometimes cheese!

I am also in my last year of university. And my name is also Colleen! I'm currently 5'6" at ~150 pounds, looking to lose maybe 10 more. I've lost about 60 already. My advice, or what worked for me being a student: -Big breakfast, a few snacks during the day, and a moderate dinner. -Whole, unprocessed foods as much as…