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I missed the reference to your website. If Gen doesn't mind, could you please re-reference it, or PM me? I'm curious. I do a workout with a kettlebell now, and have gained back some weight (about seven pounds from my profile picture) from eating too much and too much of the wrong food. I am interested in increasing the…

Not sure what happened there... I thought I was replying to a PM. Sorry everyone.

No thanks. I hardly ever log on.

Then don't. My weight doesn't fluctuate by more than a pound or two most days. Usually when it does, it's because I ate too much. Do what works for you.

I too got fed up with logging everything that went into my mouth. That was helpful when I started and while I was losing, but personally I don't want to go through life that way if I can help it. I've been maintaining for about five or six months. My "rules", in more or less random order: *Weigh myself every day. If I'm…

I'm with you on the low-carb thing. I've been maintaining for several months now, and don't log in anymore (today is the first time in months) or count calories. I didn't feel I could count calories for my whole life. I firmly believe that different types of diets work for different people. Different people are, well,…

I like to keep a stash of low-calorie snacks in the house for when I've just got to munch on something. For me, baby cut carrots work well. They are a little sweet, they're crunchy, and you can pretty much eat all you want as long as you're not dipping them in something. Same thing for other plain veggies like green beans,…

Anything chocolate. Those little pretzel squares with the peanut butter filling. Sheet cake. I just don't start, I don't take the first bite, I don't have any problem. (From Dr. Stephen Gullo's "Thin Tastes Better")

Everyone is different. I think you should try it and see if it works for you. Good luck. My life is now structured so that working out at 8:30 or even 9 PM works best for me. I would rather do it in the morning, but circumstances and laziness make it easier to do it at night than to get up early. Regardless of whether it's…

I would say a big start would be to not have tempting treats right on your desk :-). Why torture yourself? Have healthy, low-cal, enjoyable snacks at the ready. Maybe cut out a few things you've let slip back into the rest of your diet. I think it's very easy to let the pounds slip back on, because we tend to forget how…

Congratulations! That is wonderful news.

He wants to put off the wedding indefinitely. Period. He will keep finding reasons even if you lose the weight.

"I can't tell you used to be heavy". I love this one. I visualize formerly heavy people walking around with a dotted outline around their body showing what their former outline was. Some of the comments people have posted in this thread that they've heard from others have been horrible! It just goes to show you that for…

When you've been lifting for a few weeks, and start feeling stronger, you will feel sooooooo good. When I'm strong, I feel much more confident. It spills over into all areas of life.

Another thing -- I know that once you lose the weight and no longer feel so awful all the time, it's easy to lose sight of the major motivation of losing weight in the first place. Just think about how much better you feel now. You don't want to go back to the way you felt before, right? Please don't gain back enough…

I wish you the best of luck! It sounds like perhaps you have lost weight but haven't found the way to do it that is least like deprivation. Everything is a tradeoff. Personally I know I will never get to eat as much as I want and stay at the weight I want, even with working out. But I try to eat foods I enjoy. There is a…

So inspiring! And you look spectacular! Enjoy your improved health for the rest of your life!

Dr. Stephen Gullo recommends that people choose between "boxing it in" (limiting quantities of problem foods) and "boxing it out" (swearing off things we can't control). He wrote "Thin Tastes Better" and "The Ten Commandments Diet", both excellent books and the only "diet" books I think are worth reading. Personally I have…

First, remind yourself of your goals and ask yourself if eating with abandon when you go out is compatible with those goals. Have a little of the old pub grub, and a little alcohol. Be careful with alcohol because once you start feeling a little buzz, all the better judgment goes out the window. But plan in your mind ahead…

I recommend "Thin Tastes Better" or "The Thin Commandments Diet", both by Dr. Stephen Gullo. He spends a good amount of time on helping people decide what to do when there is a particular food or type of food that they simply can't control. For me, it's chocolate, and I have to go cold turkey. Otherwise after the first…

I have a friend who just ordered himself a sauna (!) called a far infrared sauna. He is rail thin, a serious cyclist, and trains with weights during the winter. He has no need to lose weight. He's 6'1" and around 175 pounds, and eats like a horse. I know he's buying it because he thinks he'll benefit from sitting in the…

Several people have given good advice. One thing I didn't see was how not to take her eye rolling and comments too seriously, unless you think she's trying to sabotage you on purpose. Some people don't like change, and you're changing the way you eat, which is one of the important routines of the household. The fact that…

Putting on an old favorite pair of size 12 pants for the first time in years. They're still just a bit too tight, but I'm wearing them today anyway. They have a high dork factor (polyester pants), but I don't care.

I see a huge difference, with MFP telling me I'm burning more calories than my BodyMedia armband. I wish MFP would recalibrate their numbers. They're significantly misleading in my case. For instance, for an hour of stepping up and down on my aerobics step, MFP tells me I burn close to 600 calories, while my BodyMedia band…

Maybe some fun shoes :-). But more likely clothes in a smaller size, and some new running shoes.

Wonderful story. Losing a lot of weight is great, but you must be so proud of the leadership position you're taking, as well. Congratulations, and may what you're giving to your co-workers come back to you in spades!

Welcome back. It is very easy to kid yourself, so congratulations on not doing that.

Maybe she could snack on something she enjoys but is more or less "free"? Like perhaps baby carrots or some other plain veggie, just so she's crunching on something at the same time as you are? I happen to enjoy the baby carrots, and also sugar snap peas. Maybe she can find something like that that works for her. I can eat…

It's SO true that building up slowly is the way to go, especially as you get older. I'm 47, and I have found that the older I get, the slower my overall ability to handle resistance builds up. It just takes time. My muscles will respond, but if I go too fast, I injure something else. So while it sucks to be patient, it…

You're a knockout. You were in the before pictures, too. Thanks for such a well-written and inspiring story. May you continue to find your happiness and inspire more people!