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Just get on the right track. There is nothing more complicated to it than that! Get on track today. Then do it again tomorrow. I am getting on track after letting myself go for a month or two myself. You got this!

What kind of marriage is so focused on "making the husband happy"? This better be trolling. Each person is responsible for their own happiness. Two happy people having a good time together is the goal.

I have been doing this with slight variations since August with great success. Every Sunday, I make 5 lunches for the week. I cook between 3-4 pounds of chopped up chicken thigh or breast, between 3-4 pounds of broccoli, and add spices / low calorie sauces. I divide this into 5 servings. Usually this is the "main" portion…

We have no one else to blame but ourselves. Law School did not make you fat. Engineering didn't make me fat. We made ourselves fat.

No, fruits are good calories, candy is bad calories. Your body processes the calories in fruit differently. You can eat as much a you want.

I eat anywhere from a half to a whole pound of broccoli and almost a pound of chicken thigh every day at lunch. Costs about two bucks, I make it at home, you can cook broccoli and chicken so many different ways too and it's about 600 calories - tons of protein and good carbs & fats. I buy the food at an asian grocery store…

This is the best thing I have read on the internet in a long time. Perfectly worded.

I don't know who you're dating, but none of these "costs" have affected me. I admire my current girlfriend for how much money she DOESN'T spend and how much she DOESN'T care about whether I have/spend money. I offered to take her to a movie over Xmas and she said it would be a waste of money, so we cooked at home and had…

Don't log this. An hour of running and sweating at the gym, lifting serious weights - log that. Walking around is already included in your BMR on this site. If you MUST eat more at the end of the day, log a half hour of extra walking. Otherwise, it's a slippery slope to log shopping, vacuuming the house, sitting on the…

I know that feel. When will people see through my beautiful exterior??!! :(

If I recall correctly, most mothers who gain a lot of weight gain it without actually needing to. You don't have to eat that many extra calories to "maintain" your lean body mass + provide for baby. Even if you gain 10 pounds of fat, after a few months, you can be back to where you were. What isn't mentioned is that these…

If y'all wanna get geeky, we won't go extinct in 2050 or after. The genetic mutations that cause red hair (MC1R) are passed by genetic drift, and will always be in our gene pool. B-)

The ginger beard is the finest of beards, you are welcome in our ranks!

Gonna work out thanksgiving morning before driving 5 hours, it'll keep me sane.

Hrmm, let's consult the dictionary... www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ginga

The word Ginger has roots in racist anti-Irish slang from what I hear. For better or for worse. I think it's funny how many of my super liberal friends who are the first to call things racist will say Ginger without thinking twice. :) haha. Only gingers can use the word ginger. Redhead here!

The foot and ankle are THEEEEE hardest to heal. You are on them SO much, they take all the weight, get little rest, and have to move and be placed in a million directions. Listen to your doctor. NO working out and dieting is WAY better than working out and hurting the only foot you have on that leg. You don't get another…

Just last month I started biking again, my favorite activity. Take it slow... life is long.... weight loss is 90% diet.... hope this helps!

I just had ankle surgery in April - I was off my foot for about 4 months before I could walk without a brace, cane, crutches, or boot. Here's my two cents- You only get one body, treat it right, and listen to it. Do as many sit-down weight lifting exercises as you can, and don't put weight on your foot unless you are sure…

I love it.

I love this answer, and have to agree. IF IT FITS YOUR MACROS BRO.

What others said. Counting exercise calories should be tighly regulated. I have known people who struggle with weight loss because they log all their walking at work, their vacuuming, going in and out of the car, and doing laundry as exercise. You will almost always be better off under-estimating exercise and…

Unless you have adverse reactions (rare), artificial sweeteners are something you just crap out without any effect on your health, like swallowing gum. Some studies have alleged that it affects your insulin levels / metabolism, but other studies have found the opposite. Jury is out on that as far as I know.

Congrats!

AWESOME dude! Huge change! Congrats!!!

MFP does this for ya dude

I had this problem. Think about the health issues and money that it is costing you. The hard part will be finding an extra 30 minutes to cook tomorrow's lunch the night before. I started cooking a BUNCH of broccoli and chicken for the next day. It is fast. Just boil or bake, with seasonings, olive oil if you bake.…

Danny Brown! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZa2lY9CFyM Great for working out, crunching numbers, riding through your neighborhood, etc.

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McD's - grilled chicken ranch sandwich - 440 calories BEFORE you ask for no ranch - high protein, not a lot of grease or bad stuff - the info is on MFP. Costs less than 5 bucks.