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Stop talking to her about it! Seriously I know it comes from a place of love and concern, but to the overweight person it sounds like a broken record and can frankly lead to food rebellion. Recently I just came to the realization that I am avoiding my mother because all she says is "hows your weight", "how are you…

I am actually happy I don't have that "full" feeling anymore, usually "oh my god I ate too much" feeling. I was eating wayyyy too much prior to MFP. I am actually feeling hunger now, and really look forward to my next meal. Prior to planning my daily calories, I would eat a meal that would keep me "full" for 6-8 hours! So…

I have done WW many many times, all times with success, it is basically just calorie counting. The thing I liked most, and also love on MFP is that no food is off limits, you just count it. I found that I did not have time for the meetings, everything that was said was not anything new and I was spending money On the…

Planar faciatis is the worst! Mine took over a year to completely heal. They say that losing weight is more about diet than exercise, but for me, exercise gets me more committed to the diet part. I am 275 and the exercises I thought I could not do, I could once I tried. It was more my mind telling me I could not do it. I…

I also rely on Pinterest for idea on meal prep (lots of great ideas using plastic/glass containers for grab and go). There is also nothing wrong with eating the same thing a few days in a row. I would grill some chicken breasts flavored with Mrs. Dash. Buy some frozen brown rice from trader joes, cans of black beans,…

The first thing you should do is go see your Dr to make sure your pain is not a sympton of something bigger like arthrits or an injury that needs to be treated. If you get the all clear, then you work through the pain and get moving. For me it was a huge relief to know my pain came from arthritis and I was not agrivating…

All this talk is exactly why I always fail at Trying to lose weight.....don't eat after 7, carbs, green tea blah blah blah...I am having a hard enough time just logging my allotted calories a day and sticking to it. I just want to do what MFP tells me and lose weight, is it much more complicated than that?? I really want…

I had major mood swings and could not lose weight on Depo. I went on BC to help with endometrioses (2 surgeries and I lost an Ovary to it) . When I started Yaz I lost 10 lbs, all water. That was like 10 years ago? No mood swings, no weight gain, no endometrioses.

My rule of thumb....if it is homemade I will take a normal/smallish portion. If it is store bought I will not eat it. At your event it sounds like your family really went through a lot of trouble to prepare all the great sounding food. Foods you probably don't get to enjoy that often because it was Aunt so-and-so special…

When I was in my 20's I could lose 10 lbs and go down a size, now that I am in my 40's I have to lose a good 20 lbs before I can squeeze into the next size down. But because I have to squeeze (They fit!) I usually will choose my old bigger clothes for comfort..LOL. Like one poster said, my clothes where probably too tight…

Leftovers from dinner: Turkey Meat loaf and sweet potato I try to make enough dinner to always have leftovers for lunch that is packed the night before so I can just grab and go (calories already calculated and logged), otherwise I have a sandwich. For me it is about calories so b-fast is 300-400 calories, lunch is about…

I don't do planned cheat days, I just take life as it comes. That is why it is really important for me to stick to my calorie total because I never know when I will get a text for a "Happy hour" or get invited to a last minute party or dinner at a friends. So its not like "shoot I already had my cheat day". I can go 10-15…

Fish Taco's!! I buy Frozen Battered fish (cook according to package), corn tortillas, Pico de gallo, cabbage...YUMMMM I use pinterest for a lot of my recipes. I have been cooking for my family for 26+ years and I still like to find new recipes for them.

The more water she drinks the more her body will crave it. So at first she may have to force herself to drink it (the lemon idea is great!). All my kids love water because that is all we had.

HI Jen, Fellow big girl here! For me MFP brough some control back in my life as far as eating. At the ends of most days I felt like "why did I eat all that" and just saw myself getting bigger and bigger. At the end of my first day on MFP I felt so much more in control, in just ONE day! THAT in itself was a huge…

<<Has seen the Battlestar Galactica Band perform live TWICE (yes, one time was at a comic-con venue) and attended one Star Wars celebreation (Los Angeles, hubby went to the one in Denver)...does that qualify me??

My Biggest temptation is Free Food at work also!! LOL I have been able to resist because I just am not doing that right now. I also tell myself I can go to XYZ donut shop anytime and buy one (Or sandwich shop or whatever). Or if I do eat it, I just log it and figure out the rest of my calories for the day. BTW- There was…

I just buy the Trader Joes Red Curry sauce and call it a day!

I just planned my whole last Saturday around Pizza. My husband knows I am watching my caloric intake so he said he wanted A Pizza/Movie night and how would that work for me. At first I panicked then I just reminded myself that all foods are possible and nothing is off limits. I planned on two slices of pizza (700 calories)…

I also work out for fitness and not for weight loss, so freeing and makes exercise much more enjoyable. I want better endurance and to be strong in my core, that is why I work out. Plus if I skip a day I am not "off track" with my weight loss. Last week had a big loss of 2 lbs and I was sick so I did not work out but I…

I agree with the Parmesian needed, I added to my cauiflower Alfredo sauce. I also used chicken broth. This was good, but it needed something. I am going to work with it because I loved the texture and getting more veggies in. Maybe more garlic??

My go to company dinner is a Pork Loin Roast, roasted baby potatos and roasted asparagas with a garden salad. Not too much effort for anything. I tried the Skinny Taste Balsalmic Pork roast and it was really dry, maybe I overcooked it in the crockpot?? Made incredable Fish Tacos last night (Pinterest-Fitness magazine)…

I also have 100 lbs to lose. I have broken down my goals to 50 lbs in 10 months, or 5 lbs a month. So I just take it month by month which is a much more attainable goal than 100 lbs for me. One thing that really helped me was seeing food journals of members who have lost a substantial amount of weight and seeing that they…

I have arthritis in both knees also and take Meloicam daily, if I miss dose I am in serious pain. I have just started doing squats and it was painful but not impossible. I have only lost 7 pounds but I can already feel the difference with the pain level. I hope you find a solution.

WOW I can relate. I used to eat so much at night probably 300- 800 calories, I would have a PB&J Sandwich, then toast with nutella..looking back it was not really snacking, it was eating more meals! I have found that maybe because I am eating more nutritious I am keeping the theme with my night snacks. I always save 200…

I would say "Nope, thank god it's just Fat", at 48 years old with 5 adult childen it would be horrible timing. I have never been asked this question (I do all over fat not just tummy) , but I will admit that I have had this question of other people, but I would NEVER ask!

The "I can do this" feeling starts in your brain and it is "I will do this". For ME, It started with a plan, MFP figured out my daily calories, I started looking at people food diaries that had lost a lot of weight to see what they where eating, was really encouraged when I saw no one was starving themselves or eating…

I found that eating dinner later helps me with my night munchies. Because I now workout right when I get home, I start dinner at 6 and we eat at 7. My munchies come on around 9:00 and I save 150-200 calories for some Chick a boom popcorn (3 cups is 90 cal) or a 1/2 c ice cream. I also do a sweet hot chai tea, but in the…

I purchased my DVDs from Amazon. Best buy had a few also. $7.99 I think.

I just started the "Walk it off in 30 days" the 4 days cardio/3 days toning with weights. What I like is that it is a temp based workout, its not just walking it is very fast walking and she brings your heartrate up fast and keeps it there. You just move to the tempo of the music. I am just starting a workout routine and I…