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I did WW for several years and never got to a healthy BMI. I could stick with their program for several months at a time, but I'd always get to a point where it was so hard to get through the day on my points budget. After finding MFP I realized how little I had been eating on WW. 1000-1100 calories a day on WW versus the…

You could start by replacing the sugar with splenda and the whole milk with skim. If you like the chocolate flavor maybe add a spoon of Nesquick? I used to drink mine with 2 spoons of sugar and milk too. When I realized that it adds up pretty quickly if you drink several cups a day, I replaced the sugar with sweeteners.…

I also started out by walking. First just 15 minutes around the block, and now I go on hikes regularly for 1 to 2 hours. I got an app that lets me track distance and speed on my phone by GPS and it's really motivating to look at those stats :-)

Hi Natalyau, I'm 152cm and around 53kg. (I just came back from a vacation so probably a bit heavier now..) I eat around 1500 on average to lose. And I don't exercise much at the moment. 1200 calories is very little, I tried it when I signed up at MFP but I quickly found that it was way too little, making me hungry, tired…

There has to be a difference, but usually you are the last person to notice it. It's really difficult to see the changes in your own body. Don't compare pictures to what you see in the mirror. But compare apples to apples: take pictures regularly (once a month) wearing the same outfit (preferably underwear or a bikini) and…

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Not listed but I go for the Mars ice cream bar. Caramel! :-)

Try moving to Korea, they have no problems drilling kids into shape.

You look fabulous, you have a really nice shape and you don't even look overweight to me! :-)

I'm 5' 116lbs and maintain around 1800.

I donate everything, old bras and undies too. Over here they sort out clothes that can't be used to resell and recycle the fabrics to create new fabrics.

If I lose weight at 1500 calories, being 5' and weighing almost 60lbs less than OP, and she is trying to MAINTAIN at 1300 calories, you can't seriously think that she is overeating.

First of all, you don't gain 1.5kg of fat overnight. It is perfectly normal for your weight to fluctuate every day, and it can fluctuate quite a bit. So don't worry about that. Second, I agree with the second poster and think you are under eating. As a comparison: I weigh 53kg (at 1.52m) and I eat around 1500 calories to…

Woah! :noway: I haven't gone since last week :sad: I've been helping a friend who just got the key to her new house and it's pretty exhausting. Which is partially a legit excuse and partially convenient because I'm still a bit scared/intimidated to try work-out 1B. Damn, I should really make the time to go tomorrow!

Well, according to dr. Oz you should also open doors with your elbows, put plastic bags around a hotel room remote control, and be aware of all the dangers that you encounter in the (dum-dum!) supermarket! :noway: Who knew there are germs on vegetables and bread and basically everything other humans touch! *gasp* But yes,…

You're not really listening to the point people are making: your numbers are incorrect. BMR and TDEE are two different things and the numbers are not similar if you calculate them correctly. At your weight and height your TDEE should be much higher. Also you seem to believe that you have to drop down to 1000-1200 calories…

You get used to eating smaller portions. I can't even finish what I used to eat before. Like a whole pizza plus dessert, now I eat about half to 3/4 of the pizza and that's plenty. Also one thing that helped me is to pay attention to that feeling of satisfaction. Notice when you start feeling full, don't continue eating to…

In general people lose a lot in their first week or two. That's a lot of water weight, so it doesn't have much to do with eating 1200 calories a day, but with the fact that you are eating at a deficit. Your body uses the stored glycogen, and glycogen holds on to water, so when the glycogen is used for energy it also…

Lmao, I'm guessing it'll take a few decades to fill it up, maybe just in time for retirement ;-)

Yeah I found those too while Googleing! I must say it doesn't give a lot of results, I guess they're not reused a lot because even though they are fine for storing stuff, they are just not decorative. If you Google Mason jars you'll find tons of ideas (but those are not sold here :-( )

I'm not sure what they are called in English, but drugstores also carry cheap sachets with powder for rehydration, you just mix them with water. I don't think they are too sweet, at least not like Gatorade.

This all sounds very good :-)

Wow, awesome! You look great, congrats on these results!

You're not being rude if you tell someone "Thank you, but I'm sticking to my own plan." If anything, the guy is being rude for lecturing you. Helping someone out with form and such is okay in my opinion, but pushing your own ideas is not.

That's great! :-) Do you work out 3x a week?

I finally started today after putting it off for several weeks. The thought of stepping into a gym and going into the weights section was quite intimidating to me and I felt really insecure and a bit scared about doing stuff wrong (and injuring myself). So after changing into my workout gear I walked into the weights room…

I have two cats and they both had to lose weight. We put them on diet kibble and weighed their portions for the day. They both lost quite a bit of weight. The youngest one 2kg/4.5lbs (currently weighs in at 5kg/11lbs). The oldest cat lost his weight and gained it back. We have no clue why, they still get diet food and…

I was on ww for many years, but I quit earlier this year and got on mfp. Ww has some great recipes, but their food database is seriously lacking. Also, make sure you aren't undereating! I honestly thought that by following ww I was losing weight the right way. Then i found out I was eating only 1000-1100 calories, which is…

Awesome! You really are a beautiful woman :-) it's amazing to see how your face changed and how your features stand out more!