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I'm also 20 years old and in the US, and was invited to college/frat parties by a friend and my boyfriend reacted basically like yours. He wouldn't outright stop me (he can't lol) but he would prefer I not go. I'm not a drinker or partier and decided it wasn't worth the fight with my boyfriend to go do something I might…

I don't go very often, but usually I get 6" inch wheat with the veggie patty, tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese. Pretty plain lol

I'm 5'4" and 135lbs currently, which is my lowest weight (I actually weighed that my freshmen year of high school!) and I topped out at 165-170 I think.

Definitely. I've spent the past few years undoing all the bad habits my mom passed down to me. We didn't have a lot of money growing up, but when I was little we had enough and ate pretty decent. We had veggies/fruits with dinner from the garden in the summer and then canned during the winter. My dad did the grocery…

Yes, I honestly used to feel bad when I ate junk food, even if it fit my calories. But I finally realized that one candy bar or crazy dessert or fast food order isn't going to make me go back to eating crap every day, nor is it going to make me gain weight or stop losing weight. It's perfectly normal to eat a little good…

I'm only going off my experience, because I started out eating 1200 a day and feeling crappy all the time, then I did my BMR and ended up with something around yours (~1400-1500). Once I started eating at or slightly above my BMR (I actually did 20% less than my TDEE) I not only felt better, I started losing weight fairly…

I usually drink some chamomile tea and either watch TV or skim my social networks.

I was wearing a bikini at 160 lbs and I'm 5'4", and I looked fine. If you're confident enough to rock it, go ahead! There's no "too big" for a bikini, honestly. It's all about what you're comfortable with, since it's your body. If you wanna wear it, wear it! I'm sure you'll look great :D

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide This post really helped me understand how to set my calories better than MFP automatically does. BMR is how much you burn just existing, if you were to lie in bed all day doing nothing. TDEE is the amount of calories you burn…

You inspire me so much. I've been trying to get my 70 year old grandmother, who was always slim and healthy but is now neither, to realize that it's never too late to change. You chose to make a change and you did it, and you look amazing. Awesome, awesome work!

Cookies. As long as they're delicious, I will eat as many as I can get my hands on, especially Oreos. I'm pretty bad with candy, although not as bad as I am with cookies. I started getting a single regular size candy bar instead of the $1 pack of 6 mini bars because I can't portion them out like I should; I just eat all 6…

Since high school I've always been like 15-20 pounds overweight for my age and I've been a vegetarian most of my life. Well, I went to a new doctor while in high school that told me I should really lose weight and suggested I should start eating meat to help with that. When I refused, he suggested I start eating fish at…

I usually take leftovers from last night's dinner, and/or a big salad. I usually pack a lot of veggies and fruits to snack on.

Losing weight has made me happier. This is mainly because I now feel more in control of how my body looks and how I physically feel. Plus I have made it to a "healthy" weight according to BMI, and learned how to make balanced meals in the process. My eating habits have changed drastically and I hope to be able to continue…

I'm also 5'4" and started at 160 lbs. I'm currently maintaining around 137 lbs, and it took me around 4 or 5 months to get there. I think I ate roughly 1400 calories for most of it because I'm not really active. I also did pilates a few times a week.

That's what I've been doing. I eat at the amount MFP says I should to lose .5 pound a week, but I let myself eat at maintenance or a little above one or two days a week. It's been working pretty well for the past few months

I understand what you mean, I'm out of school and only work 4 days a week. I also am having a hard time finding something else to do at home by myself besides baking/eating. I'll be lurking for ideas lol

I'm 5'4", 20 years old, 137lbs and lightly active. I maintain around 1900/day

When my family would order pizza, I'd get an entire cheesy bread from Domino's as my dinner because I didn't eat sauce. To be fair, I usually split it in half and ate half the next day for dinner again :P Or I would get an order of mozzarella sticks and french fries for dinner. Not exactly the best food. Then there'd be…

I was 160 lbs before and I'm~137 lbs now :) PST. to post pictures it's: [ img ] URL [/ img ] (without spaces)

I am your exact height and weight, and I'm eating ~1500 to lose .5 pound a week. 1200 calories is very low and since you are already within the healthy weight range for your height, you should be aiming to lose about .5 pound a week. Set your goal on MFP to lose .5 pound a week (or even .7 pounds a week) and see how many…

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-search/salad-recipes/quinoa-and-bean-salad this is the first recipe I ever used quinoa for and it's delicious and really easy

I'm a lacto ovo vegetarian and get a decent amount of protein eating beans, cheese, quinoa, and peanut butter. You can look at my diary to get an idea of what I eat (Thursday and earlier, yesterday I had lots of cupcakes so ignore that lol) Beans, shredded cheese, whole wheat bread/tortillas, and peanut butter are pretty…

try adding low density and high calorie foods like olive oil or full fat butter in when you're cooking. also maybe try shakes/high calorie drink since they usually don't fill people up as much as big meals.

I lost about 20 pounds, and it took me 5 months. I've been maintaining since then :)

I'm getting used to the same thing as you lol. I always go to the XL section first, then realize I should actually look in the Medium section :P I'm also getting used to the idea that to other people, I'm no longer "chubby"

congratulations!!

Usually around 9:00 - 9:30 am, except on Fridays when I get up at 7:30 am for class

I basically only have "cheat meals" when people invite me out to dinner or there's a party or something. I never plan cheat days/meals.

I became a vegetarian when I was around 8/9, so I've been one for about 12 years. I didn't like any meat I tried except KFC popcorn chicken lol. Then they changed the recipe or something and I found it too spicy, so I gave up meat completely. At this point, I just can't even stand the though of eating a dead creature. It's…