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I can't say enough about this. Not only has weekly meal planning helped me tremendously in terms of calorie counting, but I've saved a small fortune because nothing is going to waste. If I've bought it, it's because it has a place in the week somewhere! The first few weeks might seem a bit tedious, but once you nail down…

Something to also think about is that your calorie goals change as you lose weight, so it could even get more confusing if you're trying to make up any overages too far into the future.

Tiffani Amber Theissen from her Saved By the Bell days.

Haha, I got that one in high school (which, by the way, was my thinnest adult weight!). I was working a track meet and one of the runners ran by and was like "You know you thick, right?" WTF. LOL.

Said by a friend of a friend after being introduced, "Wow. You're much prettier than your photo would suggest!" Then, ironically... Said by a fellow guest at a wedding when asked to take a photo of me and a friend, "Wow... you are SOOOO photogenic! You look completely different in your photos than you do in person!"…

And yet Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman walk amongst us, still. Go figure.

Thanks, Wienerdogcrazy!!

All I know is that if my beasts were to get away from me and come at you, you'd better watch out because you'd be in trouble. They weigh a staggering 4 lbs between them and they mean business.

I need to refer to this later! *bump*

Oh I'm so glad it worked for you! Never thought to put apples in, but that sounds delicious!!

No, being the adult equivalent of a bunch of playground bullies is what's ridiculous. It's not just this thread. It's rampant here and it's the same cycle every time. Verbal attacks and belittling, followed up by the justification that it's just a "dissenting opinion". If you're going to be rude, own it. Don't then pretend…

Not sure why I'm bothering but... With all due respect, a "dissenting opinion" would have been, "That was an interesting way of going about starting your weight loss journey. For me, personally, I wouldn't do that. I have found that limiting myself completely like that has lead to some binging tendencies and I ultimately…

I think that's probably something the OP needs to figure out on his own though. It's sort of like when someone is dating everyone that their friend's hate. They can tell them over and over but until that person has had enough and makes the decision for themselves, it's just going to fall on deaf ears. So many people here…

Not that complicated, but also not that easy. If it were, MFP wouldn't exist. Nor would Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Slimfast, QuickTrim, etc.

Sorry, that probably looked like I was singling you out as chastising him, which I didn't mean to do. I was more going to the point of it being a relatively small amount of food that wouldn't have made an overall difference in world hunger. I apologize. It was more a general statement for those that ARE chastising him,…

I think the idea that many are arguing is that the OP seemed to suggest that he and his buddy know themselves and they know they wouldn't limit it to only 10% of their diet, at least at this point. Surely on a site full of people looking to lose weight, this isn't unheard of? I can't believe how many people are surprised,…

I find that I was getting sick of having just one flavor for an extended period of time when I bought the tubs of protein powder, so I did a little research and I found a site called Nashua Nutrition that sells samples of many, many different kinds. Each sample is the recommended serving size, and they send it to you in a…

Right, but as others have pointed out, there is no telling that a food bank would have even accepted those items, nor do we know which ones were opened, etc. I, too, said in one of my earlier posts that it would have been nice if the OP donated the food. But they didn't, and they can't change that now. My main point is…

Which would hold some weight if the OP said anything about not being able to feed their family.

Wouldn't you agree, though, that sometimes we might have to make some temporary changes in order to get us into the correct mindset? The OP didn't say the plan was to never, ever have these things again. Maybe they just want them out of the area of temptation for now, until they can learn things like moderation. I would…

But chips and soda are also luxuries and are also certainly not needed to survive. The OP didn't say they were giving up ALL food.

I'm pretty sure the OP admitted to having no will power ("we are junk food junkees") so they might just sit there and binge. That is how a lot of people ended up here in the first place. Everyone is different. They are at the beginning stages of their journey so it's particularly important for them to do what's best. I…

OP - Good for you for doing what you feel will suit you best. We all have to do what's right for us, no matter who disagrees. I, like, you, find it difficult to have lots of "treats" in the house. Of course, as one poster suggested, I'm not in my house 24/7, and I will see these things when I'm out, but I find that not…

As self-professed pumpkin junkie, I very much appreciate this post!!

I hope to be able to stop counting one day, or at least be slightly more laid back about it, but I fear my obsessive personality won't allow it! I'd like to think it wouldn't cause me to go off the rails completely and eat everything in sight, but I'm not so sure!

Also to be fair though, I personally think that the amount of "the person above you" threads are ridiculous, but I don't go into every one asking the OP why they thought it was necessary. This the internet. Anything posted anywhere is going to have SOMEONE that says it's a waste of time, and message boards are no exception…

Smoothies?

I was always one of those people that was really good at losing weight when I put my mind to, but, as it happens, I was only putting my mind to it when I had something specific coming up - like a vacation (where a bathing suit would come into play), a wedding, a reunion, etc. Once that event passed, I found I'd always fall…

I've also seen a lot saying that a good number to aim for is between .5% and 1% of your body weight per week, so depending on how much you have to lose, it might not be unhealthy or unreasonable to aim for 2lbs per week.

This thread is so awesome. :-)