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Oh yes it is very possible to eat out and still stay on plan. What I do is if its a new restaurant I look online at their menu ahead of time and figure out a couple of choices I can narrow it down to. I stick with simple meals like a lean meat: steak, chicken or fish loaded with lots of vegies on the side. I substitute…

I like to watch them for motivation or good information to learn but the trick for me to workout longer is to walk further. I have no choice but to exercise longer because I still have to make it back home. (I walk to the bridge that is close to 2 miles away and the bridge itself is 1.7 miles) If I want to do more for the…

No. do not use them. Eat less, move more and take and eat your vitamins. Diet pills artificially depress your hunger and can contribute to heart problems and other detrimental and preventable conditions. Save your money for fresh nonprocessed foods. Please.

i love my unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I use it for cereal, smoothies, baking and in my coffee.

well log them all then inprint that visual of all those calories on the screen... after that when you look at donuts you will see numbers and decide its just not worth it. Be your own friend. Just move on and learn from it. It happens to the best of us.

yes your weight fluctuates daily and that can be discouraging when you see a gain or a stand still and can be a false celebration when you see a loss. I got into that habit many times before and I became obsessed. In my oppinion it's a little like watching the clock. Once a week is all I need to do and keep following the…

Maybe because some people live with anti diet people and bad eating enablers.. Yes it has to come from within but it does help to have some encouraging words and advice here and there.

we got ours at sears in the clearance aisle six years ago and it still works great. Its called Magic Chef. I think its a sear brand knock off of magic bullet. I love mine and use it all the time. I just googled magic chef and didnt find it but a magic bullet for 49.99 at target did. Get one. you wont be sorry

I hate the term cheat day. If you bite it, write it is my motto. Also: only eat right and exercise on the days you want to lose or maintain your weight. To each their own on cheat days but losing one pound means you have to reduce your weekly calorie intake by 3500 calories. You can go up and down in your daily's as long…

well I pretty much eat what I want but do my best to modify the calories/ingredients to fit my calorie goal so with that being said: i start off with 3 coffees at 5am, have breakfast at 8am of an egg with chopped veggies or a oatmeal packet with maybe a fruit, then lunch comes and Im hungry around 10-11ish and I have…

Can't help you with the emotional eating part but I can tell you to preplan all meals and snacks and drinks. Get rid of your trigger foods until you can trust yourself to use portion control on them. For example: my trigger food that I know I will binge on is peanut butter. This is why its not in my house right now. Write…

I am lazy before I start off for my workouts but the fact that I know I will get into it once I get started and will be thankful to myself for forcing me into it is what gets me out the door. Like Nike says: Just do it! You will thank yourself for it later. Also prefuel with some protein and maybe oatmeal.. this helps keep…

I love using MFP but I also keep a written daily journal as well. Good for you for joining.

all of these suggestions plus never discount owning and using a crockpot. its great getting home from a long day at work and your food is already prepared for you. Planning, planning and more planning will get you through these trigger times. Good luck and be strong

I am in the same boat. it is my most hated part of my body. They go down when I lose wieght but not by much because the more I exercise, is the more muscle my calves gain. It is what is, is what I tell myself

Yes.. I love the weight watchers program and still follow the basic guidelines about eating healthy and adding in new foods and exericises but I don't want to pay for weight loss when it's on me in the long run anyways. Also the biggest kicker is that calories are listed everywhere and on everything unlike weight watcher…

two tight fitting sport bras and a good exericise top. that should help

Step one: figure out how many calories it takes to maintain your current weight. Step two: reduce those daily calories by 500 to create a deficit. Step three: Accept that the deficit not only includes less calories but also earning exercise calories. Step four: make a eating and exercise plan for each day and follow said…

Once you accept that weight fluctuates on a daily basis is when you will be truly happy while losing. With this being said stop weighing yourself on a daily basis. It can be very disheartening when you see a gain and its only water weight from your muscles recovering or from too much sodium the day before, etc. As long as…

I am in the same boat sort of. I have my husband but he doesnt want to hear about it. All he cares about is "if I get too skinny or not". That discussion is boring to me. So I do my best to just do my thing without really involving him. I have been very successful in losing weight on MFP, its just the maintaining my goal…

exactly and this is why I only track calories.

I have had the same problems before. Preplanning what you eat, pre portioning out all packaged foods as much as you can, drink more water and last but not least exercise more so you can eat more. Also get rid of what is in your house that is a trigger food and add in more fiber and protein in your diet with meats and…

All I can say is that I have went through many scales so it may be your scale. JanetYellen is right. Try a new scale and do a comparison weigh in. Sorry to say you just may have to buy a new scale.

everything in moderation is key. however, I found that once I stopped drinking them I have a better time with my food cravings. Diet drinks may have zero calories but you body still produces insulin to break down what it perceives to be sugar in your system. Just keep that in mind when it comes to anything with artificial…

not much you can do with stretch marks but you can reduce the visibility by drinking lots of water, use cocoa butter, toning up and getting some color on you. I stopped caring about mine, I just see them as tiger stripes that I earned.

simple solution: plan for the snack ahead of time by knowing what you will eat later and prelog it into your tracker. then adjust your day around it. I find its better to just go with it instead of fighting it. less stress that way

also get yourself a george foreman grill. that is the best appliance that I own and I use it often. You can make grilled vegies, chicken breast, etc on it pretty quick and the clean up is a breeze. Way better than going out to eat and having mystery calories as I call them.

for breakfast I like to have a one egg or half cup of egg beaters and I mix in fresh vegies sort of like an omelet. I use salsa on it for an extra spicy kick and I also have a half cup of oatmeal along with it. That is my best go to protein and fiber packed breakfast. You can also look up breakfast quiches that you can…

^^ What she said. I just restarted again today as well and I spent most of my morning going back into my previous logs and printing out what I ate and what activity I did when I was losing. Now all I have to do is use myself as an example and follow that formula of good calories in and exercise calories out. You can do…

welcome aboard. I just restarted today as well. You will find that the more you properly measure and log your foods, that it gets easier because you data base grows as you keep putting in more foods. Good luck