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I think part of the solution is in how you drink your water. If I down my 24ounce bottle in one go (Within 10-15 minutes from first swallow to last), I'm liable to have to go to the bathroom two or three times in the space of an hour later in the day. If I drink it over an hour or two, likewise, my trips to the bathroom…

Someone recently asked what the turning point was for me. My response (which I'm fairly certain I stole from someone else, but can't recall exactly.): I was ready when being fat was more of a bother than the effort required to count calories and eat reasonable portions of food." Before that moment, I was not ready, and it…

Long time nerd here. My Doctor is 4, my favorite Doctor is the current one. (whomever that happens to be.) Grew up watching Dr. Who, and other British shows on PBS (You've all done very well!). I cycle through primary interests. Right now I'm playing Skyrim again, before that was Mass Effect, which I'll be going back to.…

Day 1: Kemp's Sea Salt Caramel Truffle Frozen Yogurt w/Hershey's Caramel Topping; Skinny Cow Chocolate Raspberry wafer thingy (it counts - there's no artificial sweetener); 1 pack of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls (because it was the end of the day, and I suddenly had 300+ calories to consume and didn't want veggies or more…

I'm not rude or arrogant. No one will want to be my friend.

Tonight its pork chops, stuffing, and carrots. Tomorrow, homemade burritos (well, I'll probably skip the tortilla and just go for the filling), and Thursday is Cut up chicken tenderloins cooked in Zatarain's Yellow Rice with added corn and diced tomatoes (no salt added). Friday is whatever I end up with when we get to our…

Add it to your personal exercises, or you can find Nursing under food: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/527161-breastfeeding-calories-burned

As long as that doesn't become your new normal eating pattern, go for it! When my MiL passed, I intentionally stopped weighing and logging, because I had other things to do (comforting my kids and husband, cleaning out a decade of hoarded food, etc). Of course it all happened over a weekend. Weighed myself the morning…

I cry at a lot of movies: A Beautiful Mind An Affair to Remember All Dogs Go to Heaven Harry Potter (I think I cried at least once during each one) Serenity (Damn you Joss Whedon. Stomped out of the theater sobbing after that one) P.S. I Love You Love Actually Transformers Stealth (I totally bawled when the plane…

That is really awesome! Congratulations on the speed and distance.

One recommendation I make (and I do it myself) is to take the total weight of the ingredients before you cook, and how many servings you want, and then weigh it again after it is cooked. Divide the cooked weight by the uncooked weight (yeah, more math) to get the cooked to uncooked ratio, and then multiply that result by…

When I got pregnant, I was sorely tempted to write a book titled "Fat people don't get pregnant" and each chapter was going to be me talking about a different thing that fat people apparently don't do (judging by the lack of suitable attire/facilities for larger people). As a fat pregnant woman, I couldn't find maternity…

You're welcome. it won't be an overnight success I am sure, but just like getting fit, it won't start happening at all until you take the first step. Good luck with the funky feline. Meanwhile, I'm gonna go snuggle with mine on the couch and watch Warehouse 13.

Spray bottle with water. Squirt when he exhibits unwanted behavior (camping by the fridge, yowling.) It won't stop it completely, but it might lessen it a bit. (We have a very vocal cat too. She whines and yowls. Thankfully squirts from the water bottle got her to chillax. At least at night. She's still a loudmouth when…

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If I have the calories left for it, I'll log it the day before (day = wake up til I go to sleep) but it doesn't really matter where it goes, as long as it goes in there.

Original starting weight: 283 Commit to challenge weight: 228.6 Current weight: 222.4 Challenge goal weight: 223 Long term goal weight:: 135 Weigh in Dates: 4/01 Tue): 228 4/05 Sat: 227.8 4/12 Sat: 226 4/19 Sat: 222.4 4/26 Sat: End of Month (4/30 Wed): Total weight lost: 5.6 lbs Hit the goal, and finally lost the last of…

Chocolate covered Cherry 1 part Creme de Cacao 1 part Cherry Brandy all parts delicious.

I just made a text file and saved it on my desktop. Just edit the file, save it, and copy it to a new post. Seemed easier than scrolling through pages. :)

Original starting weight: 283 Commit to challenge weight: 228.6 Current weight: 226 Challenge goal weight: 223 Long term goal weight:: 135 Weigh in Dates: 4/01 Tue): 228 4/05 Sat: 227.8 4/12 Sat: 226 4/19 Sat: 4/26 Sat: End of Month (4/30 Wed): Total weight lost: 2 lbs Motivation: A couple of days ago I dug out my high…

My workplace keeps a supply of various coffees, tea, sodas, sobe/vitamin water type drinks, chocolate, chips, fiber one & nutri-grain bars, instant oatmeal, and jack links products on hand. They also have filtered water dispensers, and once every couple of weeks, they stock up on fresh fruit (bananas, pears, peaches,…

Original starting weight: 283 Commit to challenge weight: 228.6 Current weight: 227.8 Challenge goal weight: 223 Long term goal weight:: 135 Weigh in Dates: 4/01 Tue): 228 4/05 Sat: 227.8 4/12 Sat: 4/19 Sat: 4/26 Sat: End of Month (4/30 Wed): Total weight lost: .2 lbs Not much of a loss this week, but hormonal fluid…

Original starting weight: 283 Commit to challenge weight: 228.6 Current weight: 228 Challenge goal weight: 223 Long term goal weight:: 135 Weigh in Dates: 4/01 Tue): 228 (49.2%BF) 4/05 Sat: 4/12 Sat: 4/19 Sat: 4/26 Sat: End of Month (4/30 Wed): Total weight lost: .6lbs Inspiration: The all over soreness I've been feeling…

I've not participated in any of these challenges before. Maybe it will inspire me to get my lazy butt up in the morning to do some exercising. I prefer to work out in the middle of the day, but no place to do it at work. (Yet. They included a gym in their expansion plan, however it keeps getting pushed back. :/ I think my…

Tell mfp you want to lose 1 pound a week. Weigh your food with an accurate scale and log everything that passes your lips. Only eat the number of calories mfp tells you to eat. Don't go a lot under, or over. Weigh yourself in a week. If you did not lose a pound, start tweaking your activity level settings. Make sure you…

Here is what I do. I measure the individual ingredients in grams and take a picture of the scale for each one. Then I take those measurements and put them in a spreadsheet. I divide the total of the ingredients by 150g or so per serving (my last one was 174g per serving, but could have used less.) and that gives the number…

Thanks. I wish I'd kept more records before (or not lost spreadsheets I know have to have existed at some point). Heck, in the late 90s, I had a piece of graph paper taped to the bathroom door so I could record my weight that way. I think I was only a bit above 200 then, after the birth of my son. I only remember that I…

I see it in the fit of my clothes, more than in the mirror. (I think the mirror and depression went to the same school. They both obviously lie.) I'd say I was a couple months in when one of my co-workers commented. By then I'd lost 20+ I guess. The day I could put my vibram (Five Finger Classic) shoes on without my toes…

When I am actually losing weight and getting smaller, it isn't as much of a bother as when they ask if I've lost weight when I haven't. To me that says, "You're fatter in my head than you are in real life." But then, I have my numbers in a corner of my whiteboard at work (which is an invitation for comments, at least from…

Awesome job. I'm looking forward to hitting that, sometime next year. :)