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At my absolute skinniest - which wasn't really "skinny" and was about 10 years ago - I was 145. At the time, I was working out 3 times a day and eating healthy 24-7. And I mean 24-7 - holidays, birthdays, vacations, I was diligent. I know 145 sounds on the heavier end of 'healthy' for a 5'5 person, but I have a large…

I have a green smoothie for breakfast - spinach, an assortment of frozen fruits (blueberries, strawberries, mango, etc), a half-scoop of vanilla protein powder and a cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Comes out to just under 200 calories, and keeps me satisfied until lunchtime.

I have flat-feet and was half-way through Week 5 of C25K when I woke up one morning and couldn't even put my foot on the ground without pain. I couldn't even walk normally. Yep, Plantar Fasciitis. Not fun at all. My particular doctor said that given my flat feet and obesity (I was 264 lbs when I started C25K), running was…

Don't get discouraged. Sometimes I think reading posts on MFP can be a bit of a double-edged sword - sometimes it inspires you, other times, it discourages you, all depending on how you're feeling that day when you log on. The real danger comes, I think, when we start comparing our progress to the progress of others on…

From January 2nd - January 31st, I did my own 'take' on going 'sugar-free.' For me, that basically meant avoiding all processed "sweet" things - no cookies, cakes, jams, cereals, peanut butter, ice cream, yogurt, etc.... Basically trying to avoid all "refined" sugars. I still ate fruit occasionally, and complex carbs -…

I feel you because I'm just starting out with the whole 'weight-loss' quest (began counting calories and exercising on January 2nd, 2014) and the first week = awesome. I dropped 5 lbs... but after that, despite the fact that I have been completely consistent about my counting and exercise, the scale has been somewhat all…

I'm currently on Week 4, Day 2 of C25k. Right now, Week 4 feels SO challenging.... I could barely get thru Week 4, Day 1 yesterday, but this morning's routine (Week 4, Day 2) was a little bit better. Still hard to finish, but a little less I-feel-like-I'm-going-to-die type of hard, lol. I feel like this week has so much…

I think it's up to you... Personally though, if I'm going out to dinner (which is maybe once a week), I really want to enjoy my meal... Meaning, I don't necessarily wanna order THE fattiest/cheesiest/deep-fried thing on the menu... But I wanna ENJOY what I eat, and feel like I'm choosing my food according to what I feel I…

I think the scale can most definitely be a helpful tool - especially if you're someone like me (obese). Clothing sometimes isn't as good a way to gauge your loss if you're wearing sizes like 18, 20, etc. For example, my girlfriends who are size 10 can drop 10 pounds and fit comfortably into a size 8. 10 pounds and they're…

Oh yeah - someone had the SAME plan as me for January - going sugar-free!! I began January 2nd and am planning on seeing this thru the end of the month. No sweets, none of it. The beginning of the month - the first week - I had the WORST headaches! For about three days, pounding headaches. I was eating a LOT of sugar…

Actually ice cream is a trigger food for me and I usually go out for it when I want it. If I go out, I'm only getting a scoop (or two at most). If I bring home a pint, it's pretty well guaranteed I will drain that bad boy the same day. "Going out" for it is exercising self-control to me...I have to really want it to do…

Yeah, I don't like the way that many people on "diets" label people NOT on diets like theirs as "saboteurs" I go out to eat with friends, for example, and often times, we're eating at chain restaurants like Cheesecake Factory, BJ's - places with menus that are 90% high-calorie, huge-portion meals. We order what we want off…

Ughh, I feel you - when I fall off that going-to-the-gym bandwagon, it is HARD to get back on again - and my diet inevitably suffers if I'm not also working out. I seriously don't know how those people do it who ONLY diet - for me, if I'm not exercising, I'm not eating right. For whatever reason, those two things have to…

Agree with what everyone else says. There are always those people who want to give input, even if it's unsolicited. I genuinely think most of the time, they are trying to be helpful... but there are always those few who tend to come off as know-it-all people who seem to get off a bit on feeling like they have endless…

I'm 5'5. At my most fit - which was about 7 years ago, when I was training for a competition, and working out 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week, eating around 1500 calories - I weighed 145 lbs. I know - that sounds "heavy" for being only 5'5, but that is honestly my "skinny" - I have a large frame and somewhat defined muscles…

I don't eat my calories back - but then, I'm in a totally different boat than you. Eating 1200 a day and burning 750 a day at the gym - in addition to how many calories your body is burning the other hours in the day, just by keeping you going - that doesn't leave you with much "fuel" left, food-wise. Plus, as someone else…

I have a fitbit - got it last year, & I can't remember what version it is, but it's a black clip-on, about the size of my pointer-finger, with a little screen. Anyway, I really like mine. I don't rely on it with regards to how many calories it says I'm burning per day - mostly because in my experience, anything that counts…

Thanks EVERYONE for your advice! Reading what everyone had to say, I've spent the last 3 days drinking a LOT more water (up to 2.5 liters a day now!), raised my daily calories by 100, just to see if that'd shake things up... Had my weekly weigh-in this morning - stepped on the scale 3 times, in 3 different locations, just…

I used to be a BIG regular soda drinker - Fanta, Sprite, etc - but over the past few weeks I've switched to those fizzy flavored waters? They're sold in 1 liter bottles, and almost every grocery store or Walmart has their own brand of them. They have fruity flavors & the fizz with 0 calories. I'm trying to up my water…

Oh! And thank you to the poster who reminded me to be patient. I swear, my biggest struggle historically with weight loss has been a) Consistency, and b) Patience I think most people like myself know what they should and shouldn't be eating - even if they aren't abiding by that knowledge. For ME though, it's being…

Thank you for the reply. I was actually thinking about a food scale - mainly just for the meat I eat (chicken breast, fish, etc) - to make sure I'm staying within 4-5 ounces. But I use the palm of my hand as a guide - I've read somewhere that that's a way to ensure it's the right size? But yeah, I don't think I'm super-off…