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Thank you for all the info, I'll be sure to take all of it into account. Should be able to invest in a scale soon, too, which I'm hoping will help my accuracy.

1430 was the number mfp gave me when I increased the activity level from sedentary to lightly active. With my tdee, and working out 5 days a week, various tdee calculators give me 2282. The discrepancy is in whether or not I should use the calculators saying moderate exercise, because I work out every weekday, or…

Out-eating? I'm currently set up to be at a 500 calorie deficit every day. I only eat back calories from exercising I need to in order to reach the daily net, and even then I don't always do that depending on if I'm hungry or not. Sorry - didn't quote properly.

I'm doing my best with cups and tbsps and the like, I don't currently have a scale but I'm looking to get one soon.

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/category/healthy-frosting-recipes/ Check out that link and see if any of those my fit what you need

Starting Week 4 today - You can do it! I really feel great about doing it, and you might be surprised that running isn't even as bad as you thought it would be! :) I know I was.

Noodles Rice Chocolate Ice Cream Sashimi Those darn carbs.

I'm in my third year of college - I'd love to receive some more support and vice versa. Feel free to add me!

Hi there - feel free to add me if you're looking for support, as I'm looking for more support as well! I will be 21 here right at the beginning of May. Currently weigh 144, looking to get to 120, anything lower would be a bonus. I hope we can share the support and really get healthy! :)

Feel free to add me :) I'm on my third week of getting back into things and I feel great. I've tried before and this time seems to be working better.

The elliptical is great for knee issues, since it is very low impact. Calorie burn is good, and make sure to move your arms with the vertical grasps since it will help to burn extra calories.

21 in May. Feel free to add me for support-

Thanks for all the advice! I'll do some weight training and smaller exercises today, picking up with the leg workouts on Monday. I do think I need to learn to stretch better though, I usually just kind of, half-attempt them.

I'm in a similar boat. I'd recommend just calling up for a consultation with a doctor to see what other options might be available to her. It's pretty dependent on each individual body, so it's kind of just a trial and error unfortunately

5'2 here as well - looking to lose 20-30 lbs. I would love to get support and help support other short women! Pretty new to this, myself.

Currently 20 - feel free to add me if you'd like any additional support! That goes to anyone - always looking for new accountability buddies! :)

20 year old Spanish major, looking for some more accountability!

I've never done the lemon, but sometimes I do a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses in coffee or water in the morning, for extra calcium and iron.

Thanks so much for the replies! Its really encouraging! Glad to see it works for so many people, I'll definitely be giving a try. I'll mix it in with some el trailer and see how it goes.

I was going to attempt this, but on the first day I felt like I was going to pass out.

Hi Brittanie! Please feel free to add me! I'd love to help each other as we both figure this out.

This is a great first start! It seems to me that a community like this will be beneficial to anyone who takes it seriously enough. There a ton of people who all want to help. I'm also a university student, feel free to add me and we can do our best to support each other!

I love salt way too much for my own good. It certainly doesn't help around that time of the month! I've been calling it Shark Week for a while now, it's a fairly apt name :P

Hi, I'm just starting out but this sounds like it'd be good at keeping me accountable and active - feel free to add me. I'd like to get and give support!

I'll add you - let's support each other and get healthy!

It helps if your room isn't too cold when you're waking up. For me, when the room is cold and I'm trying to get out of bed, it just makes it almost impossible. I just want to sink back into the covers and go back to sleep.

Brushing your teeth before and after dinner is a great suggestion ^ I also just drink a ton of water when I'm feeling hungry. I figure that many times I feel hungry it's probable I'm actually thirsty.

Oh wow this looks perfect, thank you so much! And MinMin that sounds like a perfect substitute :P For now I'll just keep this substitution list handy, and try to strictly limit my sweets baking.

This is so incredibly encouraging! You all look so great. Maybe one day I'll be able to fit into some skinny jeans again!

I didn't get to talk with him, but I went to a Straight No Chaser concert last winter, where I saw Nick Lachey.