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I'm having the same issue. It's weird. I haven't solved it, but I've been taking a lot of advice in the last week or two, and I'd be happy to pass on the things that seem like they might help. You'll note there is a theme of doing things that make you look or feel better in ways not directly related to weight. Clothes. Go…

Hebrew national 94% hot dogs are 45 calories each.

There are two routes I take. Route 1) I want to get buzzed. Vodka and soda. Club soda is zero calories. Order single shots. It's more expensive, but you get more drinks for your calories so you can keep up with your friends. Also, be careful: your tolerance may have dropped. Another reason not to get doubles. Route 2) I…

Congratulations! You're giving me hope that I can maintain my loss. And you look great!

I don't like to eat first thing in the morning, but I've found that a light breakfast helps me concentrate at work, so I have it once I'm there. Now that I work out in th morning, I've had time to get hungry! On the weekends I sometimes eat it and sometimes don't. Again, I get up a lot earlier these days, so I get hungry a…

I log our long, brisk walks. I don't log just going around the block or our regular half-mile ambles where he sniffs things, etc. a certain amount of walking is just a normal daily activity. But when I walk my dog to really exercise him (and me), then yes, I count it. It's good for both of us, because it encourages me to…

Okay, obviously we are talking about a medical condition, so your doctor's advice trumps anything I might say. But I have asthma and run. It helps! Use your inhaler a few minutes before you go, and be careful when it is very cold or when your allergies are acting up. It gets easier as you train your lungs, but there will…

Thanks, guys. I guess I will try to recomp! I build muscle easily (for a woman), so at least I have that going for me, right? But I am going to keep running. I know it's not ideal for muscle building, but I love it. I ran when I was young and thin, I ran as I got fat...it doesn't historically do much for my weight control,…

Here's where I am at. I've been doing the You Are Your Own Gym program, workingmy way through the basic level on the app. I'm halfway through it for the second time, and when I finish this time I will move up a level, I think. I don't have any weights or access to a gym, and I'm currently enjoying the body weight exercises…

I'm 5'4.5". I have decided my current weight, 135, is good, because I had my body fat measured (calipers) and it turns out that it is at 18 percent. So that's how that works out on my frame. At 135, my abs have a little definition (you can see the sides of them clearly, but no sixpack), and my leg muscles are clearly…

Something is really messed up. If it's weighing smaller weights accurately, do you think you weigh more than its maximum? Return it. Otherwise it is just a dud, so..return it. From reading amazon reviews, it does seem like every so often people just get wonky scales. You should be able to exchange it at least.

I do that. It's actually pretty motivational in the sense of getting me to comply with my plan, but I've been actively trying to counter it with positive self-talk. I think of it as the ghost of high-school me trying to suck me into her sad, disordered life. But I've outgrown her. It's a struggle, though. Pie know it's…

I'm going to do a pull-up. And get through the next level of You Are Your Own Gym.

I just drink a lot of water and don't worry about it. I don't have high blood pressure, and I've read that only a small subset of those who do are actually sensitive to sodium (most people don't seem affected by it). If you are sodium-sensitive, ignore this, but otherwise just drink water and avoid processed foods where…

I have the You Are Your Own Gym app. It has been a great intro to strength training for me, and I've really discovered muscles I swear I had never used before! Also, my arms are looking better than they ever have and I can lift all kinds of heavy things. Even my running pace has improved, and I was not trying to speed up.…

Thanks, guys! You can always count on MFPers for examples of good food! I'll have to steal some ideas from your diaries and work them in after my next grocery run. Which might have to come early. I went to the grocery store while sick, and it turns out that's as bad as going while you're hungry! Just in a different…

I didn't at the beginning. Now calories are still king: if I want to have a day of all carbs, I will. But most days I try go over on protein and fiber and under on carbs and sugar. Fat I try to be close to the target. A little under or over is fine, but if it's a high fat day I think it's better to be sure it's because I…

I put cream cheese on my toast or English muffin, because we get free cream cheese in individual packets at my job. Another fantastic option is avocado. Although that's certainly more expensive!

I called. You guys are right, better safe than sorry. The emergency vet says erythritol is only toxic in large quantities. So now he's just a bad, food stealing dog who might have diarrheal tomorrow from the proteins, per the vet. I don't care about diarrhea. I just love my dog. I was worrying because I once went to a talk…

Also, now that I'm not so worried it will kill him, how dare he?! That was going to be breakfast!

I was actually worried about the sweetener. I know xylitol is deadly to dogs, but it looks like they use erythritol, which seems not to be, per a quick google.

15 pounds.

I honk it's a good plan! I read a lot of health news as part of my job, and losing just 10 percent of your weight can make a tremendous health difference. If that's a goal you think you can achieve, do it! When you get there, take a break and maintain. Why not? You'll still be a loser (the good kind)! Then you can start…

With success like that you should have a whole horn section tooting for you! Congratulations and keep up the awesomeness!

Way to go! You've done am amazing job.

Wow! What a transformation! You look radiant, strong, and of course sexy! Congrats!

Good for you!!! I too have an evil couch, and I think it's important to celebrate when you escape the scheming clutches of the Sofa Society. Remember: tomorrow the battle begins at dawn. Or noon. Whenever you get up, really.

I just wanted to say that I have PCOS, and it doesn't have to stop you! You have less "wiggle room" than you might, but as the weight goes down it all gets better. Hang in there!

I just tonight discovered Pro Yo. It comes in tubes, like you'd get from an ice cream truck, which means it takes a while to eat. It's frozen yogurt, and it tastes...ok. I mean, I'd rather have chubby hubby, but thus was good too. And it has 160 calories and 20 grams of protein per tube. I had it as dessert tonight,…

I started in July, and I'm down 59 pounds now (well, 60 according to the new scale I got today). I did it on 1200 calories a day. I eat my exercise calories, but I adjust them as I enter them to approximate net calories burned and avoid overcounting. I will say that my loss has slowed the last few weeks, and I expect it to…