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What are some “rewards” you’ve already used?

Feel free to add me. I oscillate with low carb and not. I’m trying to not be too restrictive and just watching my portions and avoiding over doing carbs.

Have you determined where in your diet you consume a lot of sugar? What do your meals consist of?

Southern California!

Body dysmorphia is a psychological condition. Consider treading very carefully when attempting to lose weight and do it under the supervision of a nutritionist and therapist who specializes in eating disorders.

Coffee is the only way to begin my day. I’m 38, Mom of 2, taking a break from working for a bit due to life circumstances so I’m trying to focus on my diet during this time. I have about 50 pounds to lose. I think my diary is open to friends. Feel free to add me :smile:

I’m always struggling with my weight and health. I’m 38 :( and 191 as of my last weigh in. I’m working on logging and routine at the moment. I love new friends on here!

I’m 5’2.5” and need to lose 50ish pounds. I think my diary is open to friends but I’m a terrible, inconsistent logger.

I have found that Pinterest has tons of helpful ideas from foods to avoid to meal ideas/plans. It’s helpful. I don’t like how high my sodium and fat intake is when I low carb but if you make your diet 75% veggies it should help with that. I tend to grab cheese instead of anything else when I want a snack.

My favorite machine is the elliptical machine. I also like the rower machine. It is all personal preference. I dislike the bikes and I get bored on the treadmill. Try them out and find one or two that works for you :)

My husbands amazing and delicious lime chicken with deconstructed elote recipe. So excited.

I tend to prefer snacking small over having big meals. I’m a grazer. Or, if I’m busy and out of the house I don’t usually bring food around with me. I never saw it strange to have snacks... different strokes indeed.

Great post! Low Carbing certainly makes it necessary to snack. I am reading through the posts for ideas that do not include cheese. I am trying to cut down on cheese. It's so easy for me to eat nothing but cheese all day.

Feel free to add me :smile: I am a mom. My two boys are 7 and 10. I am 37. I have been on here a long time, but I took a break when i was in grad school. Now I'm done with my masters and need to get back into eating healthy and losing weight. I could lose 50-60 pounds to be in the range for my height, I am 5'2". It seems…

I try to! It depends on what’s going on in my life; how active I am and how many carbs I eat. I lose really well eating low carb, but I have braces (as an adult :neutral: ) so right now ,y teeth hurt and I may not be able to stick to it today. If your looking for someone who’s non-judge mental and loves to see tips and…

I have an Apple Watch. I have been using it just to track steps and my sitting/activity for about a year. I just finished graduate school. While I was in school, I took a break from my watch because it was distracting. Now that I’m done with school, I'm back the fitness wagon. I’m just starting to learn how to update my…

pretzels with cream cheese sounds so good. Then I saw a reply about an apple and now I think I want to eat an apple. Added my randomness :)

I found a feature to use a my "location logo" when logging my food. I click on the plus sign in the diary and next to the scanner icon is the my location icon and that's how I use it. I'm not sure if that's what you're referring to though.

Be sure you are consuming the extra calories for nursing. i breastfed two boys and it helped regulate my poor eating, definitely made me ravenous. Theres even an option in the food log for breastfeeding.

Yeah, I have that same urge. I try to keep calories allotted for some night time snacking; string cheese, fruit, skinny cow ice cream sandwich etc... I also have tea in the evening (lately anyway). Thats always comforting and gives me something to enjoy. Will power is the best defense but try and fit in a snack at night if…

Me! I'd love new friends :)

I don't think th Fitbit's look very good, I just wanted it for the pedometer part so I got one that goes on my bra, the Fitbit zip. It's very basic, so for more bells and whistles you'll need a different one. Also there's other brands with other styles.

That happens to me, then my appetite comes back raging. Then the cycle starts over. I just try to make my food count and enjoy less ravenous days as they are

People do IF (intermittent fasting) and it's not a bad way to go if it works for you. Op that does not sound like the case for you at this time. It sounds like you're hungry, accommodating a lot of picky eaters on a minimal budget. 1) get control of your families eating.. On a budget you cannot accommodate everyone. Make…

I very much agree with you about the tuna melt. Everything about it is wrong, wrong, wrong. Also that meat with the olives stuck in it. Yuck.

What does 4% mean to your exact weight? Are you just starting out or having you been at this for a long time? I am just curious as to how realistic it is. The best advice I've seen on here is that weightloss isn't linear or predictable. Good luck though.

That's a better reason than the calorie reason. I still love my sour cream. All the defense of using it is funny, though. It's one of my non-negotiables

You'll see the scale go up and down, stay stagnate. Try not to get too hung up on the number displayed if you're weighing daily and sporadically through the day.

Yeah, that's what I wonder, weird yogurt taste instead of my sour cream. I could see trying it in a pinch. I did find a recipe for ranch using Greek yogurt I'm planning to try. We'll see how that goes haha

A bite of something. Like half a fry or something like that. Unless it's a sampling frenzy at Costco. I try to log that, which is a guesstimate at best. I try not to eat while I cook to avoid over "sampling".