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Hello! I'm Christine from Illinois. I was feeling the exact same- in my 30s and two years out from having my first kid and it seems SO hard to get the weight off... and I'm a dietitian so I feel like it should be easy! I started carb cycling and HIIT training Monday and so far I love it! I have always gone to weight…

I didn't read everyone's responses, so this may be a repeat, but what works BEST for me and keeps me from feeling deprived is cooking my own food. I get cravings for burgers and pizza and pasta, so I have them, I just make them myself and use smarter ingredients. Example: I want a cheeseburger for lunch today. I could…

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God love you, sweetie, I'm 147

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Sometimes I mix: 1/3c oats 1/4c grapenuts (for crunch) 2tbsp-1/4c plain nonfat greek yogurt 1tbsp vanilla protein powder 1tbsp flaxmeal 1tbsp each chopped pecans and walnuts 1/3 c blueberries mix the first five...add the next 3 on top= delicious, healthy, energizing! I rarely heat my oatmeal =)

move to Florida!

agreed

go sledding!

thanks!

30 minutes!!

But in all honesty, you sounds completely smitten and if he didn't leave his fiance and run to you he probably doesn't feel the same. Sorry Charlie

Ben and Jerry try to pull this one on me all the time

Ya, If you are eating at a deficit, measuring your food correctly and measuring cals burned correctly you should be losing weight. I noticed you eat well over your sodium goal every day- probably sugar too. You could be holding water weight... Or sometimes plateaus happen and you just have to wait =) good luck!

I forgave mine and he did it again (just this past weekend in fact). OUR ACTIONS CREATE PATTERNS. Cheaters tend to cheat again and if you forgive it once you tend to forgive it again, making it harder to ever break free.

I have the same problem, but I have been doing well lately and here's my advice: I tell myself ahead of time that I'm going to have a treat at the end of the night- be it ice cream or a cupcake or a cookie- I save room for it (or points as the case may be because I also do ww). I also add healthy things to it so I am…

YES!!!! and measuring spoons and measuring cups! It's important to know how much a serving size looks like. This also trains you to be able to eyeball a portion at a restaurant. I forget what brand mine is, but any digital scale will be easy to work with and mine does both pounds/oz and grams. I never measure salad or…

She got too hot for me =(

I am also afraid of the scale- I get anxious before I step on (and I usually do so once per week). HOWEVER! Let me give you some good news! I weigh the exact same as last week, but I am definitely smaller as far as inches and my clothes are concerned. AND I feel better! So don't give the number on the scale too much power-…

Took a bath and read a magazine last night ... that helped!

Thanks all for the responses- I do often make my own healthy versions but when your in the "sabotage" mindset it's just not the way ya think. I did however vow this month to not buy any restaurant or fast food and get everything at the grocery store- so far it's helping! Trust me I'm trying to change the thinking and if I…

Or I should say I eat "balanced" treats and healthy food alike

Ya but if you look at my diary I DON'T only eat 1200 I try to go for 1500-1800. And I eat yummy "bad for you" foods and don't feel hungry- It's more of a habit- a habit I started when I was around 13- gonna be a tough one to break!! Not so much a reward as a "comfort zone" Eating large amounts to feel happy is what I'm…

Never truly feeling fulfilled by my life

Cold Turkey, just like most. 2 1/2 years smoke free...but I was ready. I had decided and that made all the difference. I know still that if I ever even took a puff off one I'd be right back smoking. It helped that my best friend had quit a week earlier and we are competitive athletically so I could NOT let her outdo me!!…

I only eat the cookies there, so I'm safe ;)

Before this comes off as a mean or joking comment, my friend had this happen so I am being dead serious... if you are doing nothing that should make you gain and still gaining in 2 months, have you taken a preg test? My friend was still having monthly bleeding for 2 months but was pregnant...

Hungry hungry hippo ;)

Like it's a metaphorical "trash bin"?

I hear they die off if you OD on Vegetables