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  • I'm in!!
    in Lose 10 pounds in April Challange who's in??? Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
  • What's different about this week than the past few weeks? different stress? work? outside activities? I find if I get out of my "routine" that I start to slip in my weight-loss goals. Once I recognize and affirm why I'm out of kilter, I can usually climb back on the wagon and get going again. When I notice my husband…
    in Desperate Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
  • Hi Dorothy!! Great job. I lost almost 50 last year doing it on my own with food journaling and then tried a "different" website. I love MFP!! I have another 24 pounds to lose and hope to do it by the end of the year. Keep up the good work!!
    in Hi new friends! Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
  • My husband and I had this conversation last night while I was excitedly showing him around MyFitnessPal. He kept asking, "But why are you eating so many calories if you want to lose weight?" A frustrated 10 minutes of trying to explain to him net calories vs starvation mode and I was ready to throttle him. He, having…
    in question about exercise calories? Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
  • Remember, you can "add" calories to your day by exercising. The recommended 1,250 calories a day for you is net calories (Net Calories = calories eaten - calories burned). The real trick is to learn how to NOT eat empty calories. You have to make everything count. Pre-planning your food the night before is also a great way…
    in 1250 Calories a day?? Really?? Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
  • Protein. Filling and lasts longer. I also snack more at work than I do on the weekends at home. I make sure I write it ALL down...and keep it real. My afternoon snack is typically a 1/2 C of lowfat cottage cheese mixed with a container of Light Yoplait yogurt. 190 calories but it will last me a couple of hours until…
    in Snacking TOO MUCH!!! Comment by AnnieBerg March 2011
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