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Multigrain Cheerios (they're just a little sweet) with a handful of blueberries and almond milk. Delish, way low in calories, way high in lots of good stuff. :)

Don't give up.

Victory! You SO win. :) Good job.

Oh, yeah. That counts as an NSV. :) Good job! Feels good to be eating smarter now, doesn't it?

OK, seriously: holy crap. Well done!!! Can't wait til I get closer to my goal. Your pix are great motivation, so thanks so much for posting. Not too surprising that the last 15 are the hardest, but hang in there. Look how far you've come ... you're SO gonna win this thing.

Huge difference ... and I mean that in the most positive way. :) Really great work. Keep goin'!

I got one about 6 weeks ago and like it a a lot. In my case, the HRM is always lower (and often WAY lower) than what MFP estimates. I just find a similar exercise in the database and adjust the time so that the calories burned come out to what the HRM says. Make sense? Good for you for investing in one. It's about the only…

Stuff I do: Drink water and lots of it. LOTS. Curbs hunger and cravings really well. After 7:00 or so at night, I try to stay out of the kitchen altogether. (Turning off the lights helps.) Set small, easily attainable goals, like drinking XX glasses of water before the day ends, walking for 5 minutes longer than I did…

I don't know you or you me, but boy: I am seriously proud of you. Also green with envy that you have mountains close by. :D Well done! Climb on.

You know, I honestly think it's just habit. It is in my case, anyway, except for me it's having something to drink close by. It used to be Coke (unleaded). I would go through bottles -- BOTTLES -- of Coke a day. Not one iota of nutrition and expensive as heck to boot. Then it was diet green tea. Way better, but still not…

I do what you do: hide the rotten, stinkin' thing. Out of sight, out of mind is good for me; hope it does the trick for you, too. :)

We are in almost the exact same place in our little weight loss adventure (though I have a long further to go than you do to reach my goal). I can definitely see a difference. You look healthier! Good for you. :)

I hear ya, but don't give up! You KNOW you can do this because you already have, right? So here are a few things to consider. First (and this is important), forgive yourself for screw-ups. You can't change them now anyway, and there are better things to use that energy on. :) Next, remember that every day is a fresh new…

Look at you! I'm beyond proud of you and SO glad to be along on the journey. WE ROCK!! :)

I'm with you: lots of small victories are way better than keeping your eye on the "big number". Good for you! For me, other small goals that help keep me motivated include drinking more water (really knocks my hunger pains down), eating more fresh food as opposed to stuff that comes in boxes and cans (my sodium levels have…

Hey, friend. :) I got the Polar FT4 and like it a lot. A chest strap is good, and the one I got is perfectly comfortable, as is the watch. Wish it had a pedometer, but that's the only thing I'd change. Glad you're investing in one ... be interesting to see what you think.

Insanely great! Milestones like this are THE BEST. Good for you!

I got a heart rate monitor about a week ago and was amazed at the difference between what MFP estimates I burn for a given activity and what I actually burn according to my HRM. MFP is always higher -- WAY higher. I was pretty annoyed at first, but the reality is, MFP's algorithms that calculate calorie burn pretty much…

Boy, I'm with ya. Afternoons are tough. I've started drinking a big glass of hot lemon water (yeah, I know: it doesn't sound great) after I read about it at livestrong.com. It really does curb my cravings and appetite and, if what I read is true, has lots of other good benefits too. Here's the link if you want to read…

Silly family -- they don't get it. Your attitude is GREAT. Keep going. :)

As if you weren't ALREADY a terrific motivator, now there are pix!!! :) You're doing so incredibly great. Love following along on your journey. Forward we go!

I had an epiphany one day that the stuff I used to eat a lot -- lots of fast food (most of which I now consider junk food), regular coke, chips, ice cream -- made me really happy ... for, like, 5 minutes. Eating better is making me happy for the rest of my life. Helped me to find a few things that were somewhat similar to…

I'm so with you! I'm wearing a pair of jeans today that I haven't been able to fit into for EIGHT YEARS. Holy smoke!!! We so rock. :D Great job!

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

Boy,did I need to read your story and see your pix. :) Thanks for sharing ... well done!!

I know what you mean about not wanting to track what you ate. But -- I encourage you to consider doing it anyway. Here's why. You're gonna get back on track now, right? Being able to look back on those I-wish-they'd-never-happened-days is a GREAT reminder that you can DO this thing. A couple of bad days will not -- and DID…

When I started MFP about 6 weeks ago, I was pretty skeptical. I want to lose 150 lbs, and as we both know -- those big numbers can be daunting (to say the least). So I started really slow, committing to lose just 1/2 lb a week (that's the minimum amount of weight the system allows, I think) and NO exercise. Five days or so…

I can hear your guilt in your writing. :) Been there, done that, my friend. Here's the thing: the weekend is history now. It sucked, but IT'S OVER NOW. You can't change it, right? Time to move on. Take all that energy you're putting into feeling guilty and make it work for you. Go take a walk. Start drinking water, and I…

Water helps me, as does turning off all lights in my kitchen after dark. It's also a good thing for me psychologically to "turn in" my calories for the day by 7:00ish. Even though I know I *can* add things after that, I don't really want to. :)

Go, you! I needed that great motivation -- thanks for sharing. Keep going! :)