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How much have you lost? 51lbs :D I'm over half way now! How long did it take? 28 weeks tomorrow :) On average do you lose more than 2lbs a week? Some weeks I lose nothing, some weeks I lose as much as 4lbs! 51lbs divided by 28 weeks makes an average of 1.85lbs per week though.

I am definitely a minority here! I have never purposely eaten back an exercise calorie and I've lost 40lbs in 21 weeks (15 of those with MFP), going from 234lbs to 194lbs. I don't find it difficult to stay under 1350cals most days (except on days where I have a cheat meal!) My main reasons are these - It's working so far!…

Welcome to one-derland!!! It's such a great feeling isn't it. Congratulations!!!

35lbs in 18 weeks :)

My mum bought me new scales for my birthday on Tuesday, and they add 3lbs! It's especially annoying because on my old scales I'm just under 200lbs and on my new ones I'm still just over! Frustrating!

I'm 5"8 and my goal weight is 140lbs :) I reserve the right to change that once I get there though :P

Welcome to MFP! You'll be so glad you've found it :) About the water... I find I drink more if I drink through a straw! I know that sounds really mad, but I just sit there with a straw in my glass of water and it disappears really quickly! Haha!

It's mine tomorrow and I plan on not counting! I'm still going to exercise, but I plan to have a damn tasty lunch out (with fries!) and some cake in the evening :P I might be making up for it until my next birthday (!!!), but if there's one day it's ok to blow the diet, it's a birthday! And Christmas, of course! Happy…

This. I do the exact same! :)

That's great! Congratulations! I can't wait to be there myself in a couple of weeks! :D

I love this idea! But I'm in the UK... :(

You look amazing! I'm 201lbs and I wish I looked anything like that! How tall are you? Well done for working so hard!

I started at 234lbs, and am currently 201lbs... Aiming for 140lbs! Feel free to add me! :)

Fried chicken, no doubt about it!

I don't have a heart rate monitor, but then I don't tend to eat back my exercise calories. I've lost 1.7 pounds a week on average since I started losing weight, and not eating back my exercise cals has had no effect on my weight loss as I have my cals set to losing 1.5lbs per week. I've also never had this much energy or…

Can I join?! CW 207lbs :)

You look amazing! Well done! Can I ask, how did you get your arms to look so perfect?!? I'm worried mine are going all saggy!

I've got goals, but I haven't made up any real reward system for myself! I've worked my goals out based on dates I want to achieve certain numbers by :) SW: 1st Feb: 234lbs 18th May: 211lbs 1st Sept: 189lbs - Buy a new wardrobe ready to start uni! :) 25th Dec: 169lbs - Look awesome (comparatively) on Christmas Day! 1st Feb…

I definitely want to have a go!

I often feel the same way. I think it really does help to have the occasional few days where I allow myself to eat a bit more... Sometimes this is at the weekend, or sometimes it's a meal out with friends or something... Now, I don't know the science behind this, or if it's just bull, but it's meant to help kick start your…

Can I have some advice about my intake please? My weight loss has slowed right down too (in fact, I haven't lost anything this week...). I eat between 1300 and 1450 per day, and usually burn 600cals or so with exercise... I can't work out if I'm not losing because I'm eating too little or whether it's just because I've…

I've moved the elliptical trainer that I have at home so it's in front of a mirror... That's almost enough on its own!!! :P

I log all of my excercise, but I don't track things like cleaning, folding laundry, rushing up 3 sets of stairs to my room because I've forgotten something etc, but I do add walking to and from places (I used to go by car a lot), especially if I'm going quickly or going the long way (not taking the short cut like I used…

I have 3 days where it's really really awful, mainly in my lower back. I only used to get a little cramping, but since I had an accident when skiing 2 years ago and hurt my back, it's been about 100 times worse! I do try to still do at least 30mins on the elliptical everyday as usual, but I don't push myself for the…