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I'm starting it today after work, but I'm worried I'm too out of shape! We'll see how it goes, I need as much support as I can get! I'm on vacation the entire last week of this month, so I'm thinking that I'll take it easy for the rest of the month and just do the fit test everyday until I'm stronger, then actually start…

Ah Wisconsin, the land of beer, brats, and cheese...it's so hard to avoid! Especially for me, I go to a lot of Badger and Packer games this time of year. Feel free to friend me!

Funny I posted a thread with almost the same title earlier today! I am also looking for friends who want to help each other stay motivated for the wedding, or whatever else their goals are. I want to thin out in the middle and shrink/tone my arms. AKA I need to lose weight and exercise :P I have added an arm routine into…

Thanks for your advice, Sarah! I added you as a friend, maybe we can help keep each other motivated on the home screen with liking and commenting on workouts/logging! Do you keep your food log open...and log honestly? LOL I try to but I fail on the weekends pretty bad, that's usually when my streaks get cut off because I…

Good luck! My biggest fear is that I already (excitedly) bought my wedding dress, and it's a size that will basically fit me now with a few alterations to bring it in on the tummy....I'm so worried that if I lose too much, the dress will not be able to be altered! What a stupid thing to hold me back from losing serious…

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I make turkey chili in my little crockpot pretty much once a week for my boyfriend and I to share. It's so easy and cheap, and not actually bad on the calories. We use 1 lb ground turkey meat, 2 cans diced tomato (sometimes I get the pre-flavored for chili or with green chiles in it), and 2 cans of red beans in chili…

I love this bag! It stretches out a bit, too, so I can fit a lot in it!

I used to love Diet Coke but I've switched mostly to water. My boyfriend keeps the "10 calorie" sodas in the house all the time, which I'll enjoy from time to time (10 calorie Sunkist and A&W). I keep bottles of carbonated water in the house now, and those help me when I have that bubbly soda craving. Sometimes I'll add a…

Can I get a Hell Yes?! You look great! I'm starting right where you are, so it's SOOOOO inspiring to know it's possible after even a year...thank you for being brave and posting! You look fabulous!

I posted something similar and some members on here ripped me apart, so BEWARE! That being said, some of the best advice I got was to eat full fat/sugar foods if possible instead of the non-fat low-fat sugar free foods. Also, bulk up what you're eating as much as possible...example, if you're eating egg whites for…

It is agressive, but I think you're right that a lot of it was water weight. I'm not getting skinny or anything, Hah! Started at 225 and I'm down to 214 now. My macros are good! I hit protein everyday, I usually go a little over. I keep an eye on them, though I admit not as closely as I do the calories. I eat healthy, I'm…

Oh I definitely cheat on the weekends. I feel guilty and work out a bit harder for it, but I certainly don't double my intake. I don't know what my deal is, but I'm so glad I posted about it. It's helped me work it out in my head. I want to add, my boyfriend is using MFP too and we started at the same time, and he's losing…

You're so right. It isn't punishment, my brain is just so mad at my body for getting to this point that it's treating it like punishment! This thread has been so helpful, thank you for the encouragement and advice. I added an extra salad with full fat dressing to lunch today...I feel stuffed but I'll still eat my snack in…

Thanks for posting. I've been on here and religiously tracking for 30 days now. I am losing weight a bit faster than I have my goal set for...but when I did weight watchers last year the same thing happened: I dropped weight really fast the first month and then was steady from there on out. And I was hitting my points goal…

LOL -- I'll go hide in a bathroom stall to clean it out! haha but really, that is a good idea. Otherwise i do have small tupperware containers for snacks or dressing, I could put some PB in those...yum yum!

I love your advice, thank you! I really do need to try swapping out low fat for full fat, I think that would help get to me to the calorie goal without adding extra food. Love it!

I'm glad it helped you, it has helped me a ton, too!

DERP, I got overweight due to LIFESTYLE and not considering what I ate and not exercising. That seems rather obvious (and I believe I did already explain this in a previous post). Now that I am paying attention (and apparently TOO much attention) to calorie consumption, I hit a certain point where I am full (and I am…

Oh I still eat meat! I have added beans for extra fiber with my protein, too. I have replaced crappy snacks like chips and cookies with vegetables, and I also have replaced eating rice and noodles with my meat to eating fresh vegetables, too. I love my veggies but was NOT eating enough. I do fill my macros, though I find I…

] OMG. Mind = blown. Freeze it!? I WILL! Yum!

You're so right. Thank you for your feedback!

Oh I can eat that many calories, but after a month of eating light it's half mental guilt and half just feeling satisfied on not eating as much. The guilt is really starting to take it's toll though, and I need to stop that *kitten*. All of the replies here have really helped me realize that, though it's taken me to read…

This is all great advice, thank you! I do measure everything I eat and have been shying away from high calorie oils (I love EVOO), so I think I just need to rework my mind frame and eat it! A lot of my problem here is mental, not physical, and I know I can up the calories and be OK. I really apprecaite your feedback!

Thanks for picking apart how I hastily typed something early this morning. You can leave my thread now, because I've already explained that I DO like how this app works, I was just looking for some advice. I thought people around here were more supportive?

Peanut butter is my weakness...if I go for a spoonful I leave with 4. However, I love this idea for boosting calories...it takes care of a guilty pleasure and the calories! Thank you!

I think the main thing is to consume some more calories in the meals I already have planned. I do plan my meals out each night for the next day, and I'm thinking breakfast is where I can beef things up a bit. I have a very easy schedule for eating due to my desk job, which actually helps alot. A lot of these comments are…

You really think so? I feel sedentary...but when I started I wasn't getting any exercise at all. I will try changing that setting and see what changes. Thanks for the advice!

Thank you! That is good advice about eating back a portion of the calories you burn. This is why I posted what I did, I needed some advice and support. Again, thanks!!!

That's a good point. I'm not eating like 500 calories a day or anything, but I come in just under 1200 almost everyday when my goal is 1370. Maybe a higher calorie breakfast and extra snack would fill the gap...that's what I'll be trying.