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I didn't have trouble with weight gain on the pill or nuva ring, but I was always a crazy $!#@& because of the hormones. I love, love, love my paragard! Had some back aches for about a week after getting it, and that's my only complaint.

As a mother of young children, I will say that when I am playing with my kids, it is great exercise. I chase them around the yard for 20 minutes at a time, swing them in circles, run up and down hills repeatedly, pull them in a wagon, ect.... I also wasn't sure at first if I should log it as exercise. I decided just to set…

I have not told anyone except my husband and my mom. I would rather just keep it to myself. I am down 9 lbs, with at least 6 to go (may keep going if I'm not happy at goal.)

My favorite is minced garlic, basil, tomato, and feta. Sometimes black or kalmata olives. Yum yum yum!

Thanks everyone for all the ideas! I will definitely get a light. There is a high school track not terribly far. I will have to look into whether that is an option. I did try running in the am one time to avoid traffic, and I didn't even make it down the block before I got freaked out and turned around to do a workout…

I would ask politely if she minds if you get a couple sets in. If she said no, I would take it up with staff. I do not think one person wanting to use the same machine for 30 minutes outweighs the needs of everyone else to use it for a few, since there is only one. ETA: maybe she needs to get one of those little resistance…

Hi :-) Vegetarian here. You have gotten a lot of great ideas. I will throw in my favorites: *protein powder mixed with water most days (120 cal) *Love cheese! *In colder months, I make a big pot of vegetarian chili with tons of beans and eat it over the week. *plain greek yogurt with a little granola *quinoa - just made…

With me it is inevitable, but limiting salt helps. I just ignore the scale for a week and it doesn't bother me. I am shocked that there are people at your gym acting that way. I have never come across one rude/critical person ever in a gym in 13 years that I can think of. They need to be the ones worried about their crappy…

How tall are you? You have to eat 3,500 EXTRA calories to gain one pound. Weight fluctuations of a few pounds will happen.

Let me start by saying I am not judgemental of overweight people, and I am sure most would rather not be that way. I am posting objectively to avoid writing a book. What kind of nation would we be if we didn't care about the health of our own population? There is no denying that obesity leads to health problems, and there…

I have mini-goals marked on my calendar for the end of each month. By the end of December, I need to be down 7 lbs. So I guess by Christmas I would need to be down 6. Yikes....Christmas isn't too far away! Good luck with your Christmas goals :-)

I am 5'7.5" my goal is 145, because that's what I weighed before my children and I was happy with how I looked. My high point was a few months ago at 161. In college, I was 130. But that was when I lived at the gym and could barely afford food, so I'm pretty sure I'll never see that number again, which is okay by me.

I always carry pepper spray with me when I run. For human and dog attackers! I have young kids too, and I just keep it high up. The only thing I will say is I actually thought I would need to use it once, however it was extremely windy, and I was down wind. That would not have worked out well! I happened to be on a bike…

I don't necessarily think tea is necessary for a healthy diet. However, if you really want to include it, I would recommend trying a vatiety of flavors. I have decided several time that I wanted to start eating more of a food that I don't like. I find if I just eat them, eventually I start to enjoy/like them. As far as…

Thanks for all the ideas!

I am at my 1 month mark, and have lost about 5 lbs. I am happy with this number. You are 4 lbs lighter than you were a month ago.

I barely gained during my pregnancies, and effortlessly and quickly lost what I did gain. It was not having a minute to myself to exercise or eat right for two years that was the problem. I'm sure the sleep deprivation didn't help either.

I have a terrible sweet tooth. When I started MFP about 30 days ago, I was eating a lot of sugar. Every day, all day. I stopped bringing it into the house, and after a while, the cravings stopped. I do have a cookie or a bit of ice cream here and there, but I find that just makes me want more and then I backslide into old…

For Halloween, I am not even buying the candy until Halloween morning. If there is any candy leftover, I will take it to work. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, I plan on eating maintenance calories and probably will not exercise on those days.