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Work at a law firm. I bring my lunch whenever I can and try to make good choices when I have to eat out. One big help is exercising in the AM to build up a cushion of extra cals in case I get tempted by a treat at the office.

I have been using mine for a couple of weeks now and as a bigger woman, the strap does stretch quite a bit but I am not at the limit of the size. Best part? I don't even notice it anymore. And it doesn't chafe either, which is a bonus.

I would not discount looking anyone who is giving you grief for eating healthier right in the eye and saying, with a raised eyebrow, "now why would you say something like that?" Usually shuts them right up.

I exercise every day and eat back some to most of the cals. Shoot, I swear some days I exercise extra so I can have more chocolate, fitness be damned. :) Like today, I worked like a madwoman in the yard so I could have a Chipotle burrito and ice cream tonight. So yes, I eat back my cals and have been losing.

Obese person signing in after finally having a loss after 2 weeks of being up on the scale. To me it wasn't a plateau but stall due to TOM and too much salty Easter ham. :) Sodium is such a sneaky *****. Don't keep track of it and, bam, up on the scale. But I have had a couple of stalls in the past and the only thing that…

I just logged the cals for my morning coffee AND clicked the water consumption up arrow twice. I am such a rebel. :)

You have gotten some great advice here so I thought I would add some websites where you can look for delish and healthy recipes. I know when I started cooking healthier it was pretty overwhelming since there are so many recipe sites and so many cook books and so much info out there. Here are some of my go to sites for…

I sometimes net 1200 cals but that is on a day when I am working my *kitten* off in the yard for hours and am to busy to eat. I don't know that I could do it long term. I like to eat stuff that is higher in cals way too much.

OK, I'll bite. Do I think that being "regular" is good for you? Yes. No one likes to be constipated. Do I think that eating "clean" makes you more regular? Possibly. Do I think you need to eat "clean" to lose weight or be regular? No. I don't eat clean but still get lots of fruits and veg and try to drink lots of…

A couple of things: Outside prepared foods rarely equal exactly the calorie counts on their websites. For example, the SB drinks are only an estimate because they don't measure everything each and every time. One barista may do an extra pump where another doesn't. One may give an extra 1/2 milk, one may not. One may add…

Actually you can be accurate and cook from scratch. I know because I cook from scratch several times a week. I either log all the ingredients individually for the day (for example for a chicken stir fry dinner I would log 6 oz chicken breast, 3 Misto olive oil sprays, 1 T soy sauce, 1 t corn starch, 100 g red peppers, 100…

My daily goal is 1560 but I usually end up around 1400(ish) net after exercise (I try to only eat back 50-75%).

Daily in the AM before my morning coffee. And sometimes during the day just to remind myself about how greatly the weight can fluctuate even within a day and sometimes, if I am feeling particularly crazy and haven't pooped in a while, I will do a before and after on that too. I like having the weigh in as part of my daily…

That is what is working for me. I will admit that after a couple of months I tweaked my carbs, protein and fat to 40/30/30 but don't always hit those and I have been losing 2+ lbs/week consistently since I started in January. I like being able to eat what I like as long as it fits into my Daily Goal. And I regularly…

If you are hungry...eat. You don't need to feel "really hungry" to have a snack. The fact that you say you feel hungrier on your heavier exercise days means you should eat a bit more. You should really try to get closer to your net cal goal by eating back some of your exercise cals (target 50% at this point). why deny…

Good luck on a speedy recovery. Don't push yourself too hard and just take some walks to keep yourself moving. I know people who have done nothing but walk for their exercise and they have lost a lot of weight.

Why do you feel the need to make things so complicated or follow some sort of "diet"? You have a list of foods you like to eat, some that are included in the various "diet" plans out there. You say yourself that you like certain parts of this diet or that diet, or that you like this diet but don't want to give up food X.…

I think you need to talk to someone about your body image issues. If these thoughts are impacting other aspects of your life (which is sounds like "drives me and my husband crazy" it is usually time to seek some outside help. You have worked hard to change your body, now it is time to spend some time working hard on…

Realizing that you have challenges is the first step to conquering them. I have a few suggestions. 1. Enter your data into MFP and see what you really should be eating. It sounds like you arbitrarily picked the 1300 cals and TBH, that sounds low. Or into a BMP calculator to see the minimum you should be eating. 2. Get a…

My goal weight is about 150 but I have a long way to get there so I am breaking it up into smaller parts. My first major goal was 25 lbs, now it is 50 lbs, then it will be 75, then 100, and finally 125. For me if I had started out with that 125 number in my head every single day, which is a huge and daunting amount that…

I have an Igloo Mini City bag like this one http://www.igloocoolers.com/Soft-Sides_cat?mem=f only mine is black, grey and turquoise. I love it. It fits my mason jars of veggies and the exterior pocket holds my sodas.

Maybe by logging consistently you can see what holes you may have in your diet. Do you know your BMR? How is the level of you are eating at matching up with that? Do you eat at least your BMR every day? Also, it isn't all about how little you can eat and how much you exercise. It is about hitting that net goal. For…

I get that this is a struggle for you but I still think you are making excuses. The pan one was the best, TBH. So you bake a half batch in a regular pan and they are much thinner, or split it between 2 bread pans or you or you would bake it in ramekins or those small Pyrex bowls (I think they are called custard cups) or…

Water. And try to get a bit more fiber. I can tell when I haven't had enough water for a couple of days. Things really stop moving along. And I find, for me, fruits where you eat the seeds (like strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc.) seem to help get things moving too.

Actually weighing and measuring. Serving sizes (based on the info on the container) still surprise me, and not in a good way, sometimes. 28g isn't a whole lot of anything crunchy and salty. :)

I have heard it over and over that you lose weight in the kitchen and get fit at the gym. Since I want to be both lighter and more in shape, I go with the exercise more to eat more plan. Plus, there are lots of foods I like that I are higher calories so exercise makes it easier to indulge. And I am learning to love…

Another "schedule it" person. I have calendar appointments for 30 minute morning workouts (at 6:10 am for exercise bike or yoga) and then again in the evening for 40 minute workouts (8:30 pm for cardio or weights). It is the only way I have found to make it work since I won't schedule something that conflicts if I can help…

Feel free to add me. I have more to lose but I do work out 5-6 times a week.

I work out exclusively at home and love it. I can get up and hit the exercise bike before my morning coffee. I can fit in a yoga or cardio video in right after work before dinner. I can lift some weights after walking the dogs. In other words, when it fits with my schedule versus the gym's class schedule. I have had a gym…

I know for me, low carb/Atkins type eating doesn't work well. For others it does. My DH had great success but I, on the other hand, was angry, headachy and dreamed about bread and baked good every single night. I also love veggies and fruits and hated the restrictions on those. By the end of a month, I could possibly have…