EvanR

It didn't work for me, but I just couldn't get myself to feel like the shakes were a meal (with the exception of breakfast), so I just ended up feeling hungry all the time.

I've been doing the same challenge. It's been tough! I've never been very good with push-ups, though.

It gets better. There will still be moments, but they become more and more seldom as you lose.

Thanks again, everyone! I really appreciate all the kudos and support. I haven't posted here a lot, but I've read regularly, and these boards help SO much. And anyone who would like to be MFP friends, feel free to add me! I could use a few more! :) I'm 5'11" and I picked 176 because it's 100 pounds even under my start…

Haha, you know, I haven't even tried! I'll have to do that.

Thanks everyone! :D

Oh man, I don't think it's possible to pick just one. I definitely have to second the amusement park rides and the clothes. And being from a city where everyone goes to the beach ALL the time, not being able to go with them and feel comfortable.

Haha, this. I love mac 'n cheese way too much to skip it every time.

Just finished week 9 on Tuesday and started the Bridge to 10k program! I honestly can't believe I can run for as long as I can... I couldn't run for a minute straight when I started without being winded!

Yes! I do it almost every week, haha. I generally allow myself a cheat meal once a week, and while I don't usually go over by much, there have been a couple instances of going way over (we're talking 1,000+), and still losing weight that week. You just have to get right back on the horse and pretend it never happened. If…

Skydiving. I've always wanted to do it, and I'm down to being less than ten pounds over the limit. It's so close and I'm SO excited.

I'm on week 7, even though I've been at it for a few weeks longer than that. I let myself drag out a couple weeks since I was struggling with them at the time. When I started, sad to say, I was winded after just a minute of running. Now I'm doing 25 minutes straight several times a week at a pretty reasonable pace. I'm…

The face really does tend to be the first place that weight loss is noticeable. I can't even begin to count the number of times people have come up to me in the last month or so and told me that they could tell I was losing weight just from my face.

I've dropped 33 pounds in the last couple months coming from a starting weight of 276, so it's definitely doable. It just depends on your personal circumstances.

Not dumb at all! I couldn't even begin to wrap my head around what a gram of something looked like, so I usually tried finding a second entry for foods that had an easier measurement, haha.

Even before starting the calorie counting and exercising, I'd tried to stop drinking soda cold-turkey several times and I never made it more than a few days. I only drink diet soda, and frankly, it's mostly for the caffeine. The headaches I get without it are a special level of miserable. I like Dr. Oz's suggestion of…