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Just stop doing your cleaning. You may have to grin and bear a dirty house for a few days, but it'll soon come to bother her too and that could spark a discussion about dividing out cleaning tasks fairly.

Some delicious ideas here, everyone! Thank you! Definitely looking forward to passing by the farm market stand on my way home tonight! :flowerforyou:

Wow- I'm way smaller than I thought! I put myself at the 4th from the left but it put me between the first two!

It depends. I think they're sometimes necessary to keep our sanity and our social lives (imagine not having a cheat day at your own birthday celebration! Or on a holiday!). -BUT- There are certain "cheat foods" I deem inappropriate for me because I just can't stop eating them. I have other cheat meals (pizza, fried…

I think you've found THE moment that can be the catalyst for change. My story: After the craziness of the holidays and pretty much every family birthday happening Nov-Feb, I stepped on the scales and was 150 lbs. For some of you, 150lbs would actually be a healthy weight but on my 5'2" body it put me at overweight.…

Are you accurately logging everything? Weighing food? Correctly calculating your burns? How about enough fiber- are you getting enough? Water? Protein? 2 things: your body may need some time to readjust to more calories. Don't fret- maybe lift more or exercise more? The other thing would be maybe your body hasn't "gotten…

You look incredible!! Congrats on SUSTAINING your progress and pushing through the tough times! :flowerforyou:

I'm also 5'2", currently 127lbs. 105-135 is pretty healthy for women of our height, but how you look and how you feel about yourself may be different. I'm still not totally happy with 127, but this is pretty much the lowest weight I've been at my adult height so I can't complain that much. My goal right now is 115-120lbs,…

Congrats on the 22lbs already!! I'm ALMOST there... 5'2", started out at 150lbs, down to 127 lbs in a period of about 4.5months. I'm actually in a plateau right now and I'm kind of in a "refeeding" stage because I think I damaged my metabolism slightly. Just felt cold and tired all of the time. My initial goal weight was…

Yes I have. My maintenance went from around 2100 to 1800 and I've adjusted down my intake for loss accordingly

I've only logged 600-1000 cal those days because that's all I ate :ohwell: I don't weigh my solids anymore because doing it made me neurotic excessively limit my food...

I was totally with you there for a while- although my treat wasn't wine- it was whisky. I totally love Scotch and even though I'd only limit it to 1 a night, it was starting to become every night. I actually haven't had anything for about 2 weeks now (weekends included), and I have to say I've had mixed results. Less belly…

Pretty much this. My calories are anywhere 900-1500 calories. I know 900 is not necessarily healthy, but sometimes my stomach feels so off that I just can't face eating anything. When I get up to around 1500, my meals are like this: Breakfast: Oatmeal with a glass of milk Morning Snack: 2 cheese sticks Lunch: Salad with…

1) 20s 2) 127 3) Western New York 4) moderate 5) 3-5 times/week (3-5 hours) 6) Yes 6) dinner 7) five- 3 main meals and 2 snacks 8) At least 120oz 9) I eat limited quantities of whatever I want- within my calorie budget 10) pizza or fried chicken

^This. But- be aware that your weight BMI *may* go up. That's not a bad thing since you'll look leaner with more muscle tone.

I usually eat something healthy (like a salad or steamed veggies) BEFORE going to the cookout so I don't get there starving. That way, even if I am tempted to pig out, my stomach is already half-full and can't handle as much junk

Sounds like it might be water retention to me. Give it a couple of days, make sure you're getting enough water, protein, and fiber, and everything should work out. Remember, it takes 3500 calories above surplus to add a lb of fat.. I recently gained 1.4lbs between Saturday and Sunday this last weekend, but it's all due to…

Haha coincidentally I also have a thigh gap- but I'm around 24-27% body fat. I seem to just have an unusually WIDE frame, which sometimes makes me unhappy with pictures that are taken of me because I look bigger than I am unless I'm turned sideways in the pic and then I look skinny. Totally agree it's not responsible for…

Well... I have an extra set of ribs so I guess I technically have more bones than most people but I don't use that as an excuse! Unfortunately all it means for me is that my ribs stick out whenever I wanted to be back anywhere in the low to mid 120s. I never liked it so I never wanted to be that light, but I'm learning to…

A taco bell 5 layer burrito. I know that's not "a lot of food", but I had it almost 3-4 times a week as a "snack" before dinner after work. I still eat a lot of little caesars (that buttery garlic sauce is just FAR too good to give up), but I limit myself to 1 or 2 slices

5'2" also- I now have a 27" waist at 127lbs but had a 31" inch waist when I was at my max of 150lbs

Thanks for the info- I'm pretty much at the same height/weight as you with the same stats. Helpful info!

I also work in an office, 6am til 5pm most days and sometimes our vendors bring in donuts. Usually I just smile and say "no thanks, I'm good" and that's enough. Say that enough days in a row and they'll stop offering.

False. I've been at it for 4 months, barely ever eat back calories and have lost 22 lbs with a starting weight of 150. OP, you are basically in a super deficit, as someone else posted. MFP has a system where it figures out how many calories that you need, works in your goals, then tells you minimally how much to consume…

Hey Amber, That's great that you've lost 26lbs in 3 months- averages out to 2 lbs/week which is AWESOME!! Don't get freaked out if you stall for a week or two. I've had weeks where I've stalled or gone up, but I'm down 22 lbs in 4 months with less to lose than you. Could be hormones, sodium intake, lack of fiber, water…

*High five!* :drinker: Hey fellow December bride!! Same here- although hopefully 12 lbs and more toned. We have plenty of time even if things go slow, and we get to START 2015 with a new marriage and without the annual "lose some weight" resolution!

I'm getting married Dec 21, so luckily I have *SOME* time before my fitting (Sep 27th). I've been working out and dieting like you too, and I've gone from 150 to 127, but have been noticing I'm not quite the shape I really want to be in my dress (as in- I'm still a little round around the middle!). Been starting to up…

Again- not an expert, but: Sun/Tues/Thurs: 15 mins cardio warmup Heavy Lifting Wed/Sat: 30-90 mins cardio

I'm no expert, but I'd say you're on the right track. I dieted and did cardio for 4 months and lost over 20lbs but still look flabby. Now I'm into heavy lifting and I'm noticing a huge difference even in just over a week. Two things though: make sure you lift heavy and get enough protein to build muscle and burn fat. Good…

I lift heavy 3 times a week- Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Honestly, if you do end up lifting heavy, you won't want to lift every day. You'll NEED that day in between to recover. On days I strength train, I usually do 15 min cardio warmup before weights. On Wednesdays and Saturdays I'll so 30-90 minutes of cardio. I…