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I take a multi-vitamin designed for women 50+ every day. I just want to make sure I'm getting all the vitamins and nutrients my body needs while eating at a calorie deficit. But, I took one daily even before I started this new healthy lifestyle and will continue to take one once I reach goal and go into maintenance. I also…

Literally laughed out loud when I read this. You have a gift for comedic writing. Anyway, thank you so much for this! I already knew most of it, but I can see how it'll be very helpful for those who don't. Thank you! :flowerforyou:

Since I keep such unconventional hours, I eat 'dinner' between 1:30-2:30 a.m. EST. I have 'breakfast' or in my case, a bedtime snack, with DH consisting of cinnamon raisin toast and coffee every morning between 6-6:15 a.m. before he goes to work and then I go to bed 30-45 minutes after that. It hasn't effected my weight…

1) 50s 2) 134 lbs 3) Michigan 4) Beginning exerciser (sporadic) 5) 1-3 x week (I'm just beginning to get serious) 6) Yes 7) 2nd Meal (what most call dinner) 8) 3 'Meals' + 2-3 Snacks 9) 8-12+ cups per day 10) I have a moderate portion if it fits into my calorie deficit or I just don't eat it 11) We rarely go out to dinner…

A week or so ago, I cleaned out my dresser and closet of all my clothes from the last 27 years and gave them to Goodwill. There were a few things that brought back some wonderful memories of when I had worn them last, like a beautiful two-piece, royal purple brocade suit I'd worn for Easter one year. But, other than those…

I adore a medium rare Porterhouse, T-bone, or Ribeye seasoned lightly with fresh ground black peppercorns, Lawrey's season salt & garlic powder. We like to grill them over an oak wood fire along with some red onions. Add some sautéed mushrooms, a baked potato topped with real butter and sour cream, plus a glass (or 2,3,…

Believe in you! :heart:

I weigh my naked self every morning after going to the bathroom and record any losses from the previous week's weight loss on a text document I started from the beginning. I post on MFP every Thursday the average weight loss number. But, only if I've lost at least a pound. If not, then I wait until the next week. So far…

I was reading articles on CNN and clicked on a story in the Lifestyles section about a woman's weight loss success story. She used MFP. I was curious so I did a Google search for a link, looked around on the website, liked what I saw, signed up and never looked back. :)

I've been taking a multi-vitamin every day for a couple years now, which of course includes before I started my weight loss program. I take it as soon as I get up with my coffee, water and yogurt. The only side-effect I've ever noticed is when I was taking a brand that included iron, I would feel nauseous and get an upset…

A vanilla Yoplait Greek 100 w/sugar-free French vanilla creamer mixed in it. Usually put the creamer in my coffee, but felt adventurous. It was pretty dang good! In a little while, I'm having one of my homemade Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Muffkie's to tide me over until we have our usual Subway sandwiches after my weekly…

Stuffed Meatloaf (via Nick Stellino) 3 cups chicken stock 2 cups tomato sauce Meatloaf Mixture: 1 cup day-old bread 1 cup milk ½ pound ground veal ½ pound ground pork ½ pound ground beef ½ cup Parmesan cheese ½ cup chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 egg Stuffing: 3 thin slices ham 4 boiled eggs 1 cup grated…

Thanks. :) Oh, he liked them, but didn't rave or anything. No biggie though, he doesn't have a ginormous sweet tooth like I do. hehe He'd rather have salty things. I just love them though, had one with my breakfast and will mostly likely again until they're gone. Next batch I'm thinking about adding a chopped up package of…

Whole grain deli rye bread - any kind of rye bread actually. My number one must have, I LOVE it! Venison - Only get to have it though if we're lucky enough to harvest a deer in season. When we do, I use ground venison in place of ground beef for casserole recipes & burgers, and roasts cooked in a crockpot w/onion soup mix…

Usually Fruit - Banana, navel orange, apple, grapes, pitted prunes, raisins or a cup of still slightly frozen unsweetened raspberries or blueberries w/an added tsp. sugar. Plus, almost always have a slice of Cinnamon Raisin toast w/a 1/2 tbsp. ICBINB light as a bedtime snack. Other snacks I like: Cinnamon or Cocoa Roast…

Yoplait Greek 100. My favorite flavors are peach, key lime & mixed berry. Yummers! I have one every day for breakfast with my coffee.

Homemade tuna melt - tuna salad on a toasted whole wheat English muffin topped with a slice of extra sharp white cheddar cheese. Why? Dinner.

I tried it, but cancelled after buying one box after the free one. I can see how it would be convenient for some people, but I felt the price was a bit high for my budget. Most of the snacks were quite tasty though. :)

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I made a modified version tonight and it turned out delicious! For mine I substituted using 2% milk, pure cane sugar, Jif PB and 1/4 c raisins instead of chocolate chips. In place of a small baking or loaf pan I used a 6-cup muffin tin and baked them at 400F for 20 minutes,…

I just log it and move on from there with my usual calorie deficit the next day. Like others have said, the scale is probably showing water retention from the extra sodium content in the food you ate. I personally might drink a bit more water to help compensate, but that's it. You would've had to net 7,000 calories over…

Lots of Adam Lambert from his Trespassing album, Avicii (Lay Me Down from True ) and Sam Sparro, Hang on To Your Love.

Not much of a beer drinker myself, prefer Merlot or Gin & Tonics. But when I do drink beer, I have Miller Lite. Love it! :)

Our well water. Usually plain, it's delicious. But sometimes I put a little lemon juice in it. :)

I'm 5' 5" and have lost 50 lbs., so far. I started this new healthier lifestyle in September, 2013 at a weight of 195 lbs., and now weigh 145 lbs. The only measurement I took at the beginning was my waist where I've lost 8 inches. But I can give you some other stats. My pants size went from a VERY tight 16W to a size 4,…

I used to drink 6-8 20 oz. bottles or more of regular soda per day. I lost ALL my upper teeth and all but three of my lower molars because of it and now wear an upper dental plate. When I began trying to lose weight back in September, I quit drinking regular soda cold turkey. At first, I drank just iced tea as a…

Super Sugar Crisp was my all-time favorite, hands down! But I also loved: Corn Pops Honeycomb Captain Crunch and Raisin Bran. But I'd load it up with sugar and MORE raisins. :)

Dessert was a given after every meal in our house when I was growing up, same as my DH. Consequently, we both developed the mentality that dinner isn't 'over' until we've had something sweet. So what we do is each have one Dove Dark Chocolate Promise (42 cal.) together every night. It satisfies our sweet tooth without…

I have a cute little jean skirt that I only wore once or twice before I got pregnant with my first child 27 years ago, and then it never fit after that. When I started out last September, I could get it on only up to my knees. After a few months, it fit up to my thighs. Finally, a couple weeks ago, I was able to…

Definitely possible! I'm 52, 5' 5" SW 195 tight Size 16W, a little less than 6 months later CW 146.4 and wearing Size 6 jeans now. Still have a little ways to go, but I'm thrilled with my progress so far. Go for it! :)

Thank you for all the great advice. I'm not really a newbie, been here since last September, but I'm still open to learning new things every day and wanted to send my appreciation. I especially love and admire the way you presented the information as a forum veteran in a no nonsense, but still respectful manner without…