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I do some type of exercise every day! An hour of activity is only natural I think! A simple one hour walk hardly puts stress on my body and is simple . Some days I lift weights.

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Wow at 5' 4" and weighing 170 pounds I'm feeling lame still wearing 12-14! Fantastic job ladies, I better get to work!

5' 4" Weight 170 pounds Size 12-14 depending on the brand!

Great job! With having 75 pounds to lose it took taking 20 off before people noticed! In fact I could barely notice either! Haha!

I don't find 1200 miserable at all! I guess it all depends on what you eat in that range!

That be me!

This!!!!

I gave up eating clean after gaing weight year after year bingeing on my favorite 'forbidden ' foods! As many have said the bottom line is calories! If you want to eat clean more power to you! I prefer to keep my calories to 8400 per week and enjoy my daily ice cream bars. Do what works for you! I think we all know the…

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At least 5x per week I have a Caramel Pretzel Skinny Cow ice cream bar! OMG!!!! So good!!! And if you eat them right they can last a long time , haha!

I eat 8400 calories per week!!! It is working for me!!! And I don't eat back exercise calories!

I actually have three of these little 'trainers' ! I could be labeled a 'crazy dog lady' any day now! Haha

Thanks, for both the compliment and instructions for posting pictures! I will remember that when I hit the 50 pound mark!

I didn't realize how big I had looked. That was my 4th attempt at a before picture because all were making me look too fat in the mirror! The after shot was taken once as I was coming back into the room. The before picture was the first time I had ever had such a big face! I was miserable!

Thank you! It has been my first successful attempt in years, all past diets ended with gaining weight! Counting calories and sticking to a WEEKLY goal has been the answer for ME!

I never could figure out how to do it and was unable to lose weight and have drinks! Of course I typically drank more than once per week. My drink of choice was always beer, whci led to three problems, more beer, more food and feeling lazy! Good luck, I hope YOU figure out how to do it!

The past 6 weeks have been with out any binges for me! YIPEEE!!! I give myself a strict 8400 calories per week! Isn't do daily so if lunch is bigger no worries or stress or need to binge! This way works for me! Much luck!

Thanks everyone! If you look at my profile I explain it better but mostly I'm just keeping an accurate account of everything I eat. I have 8400 calories per week but during the seven days my calories are all over the place. I also don't eat back my exercise calorie. I'm also fat, haha, it tends to come off faster when you…

You look great !!! Way to go! you must be very proud of yourself!!!

I get where the OP is coming from but I chuckle over the flip side of it. When I say I am 5'4" tall and that my goal weight is 120 I'm told by MANY, 'oh that's too small for your height, you'll bet skinny"! I find comments like that more amusing. When I state I weighed that for years it is usually followed by "well your…

It's only been 5 weeks for me so it isn't really a big deal as of yet. In fact up till now I have been amazed how much easier it is to lose weight when counting. I have a million pounds to go to hit my goal weight but already have a maintenance plan (that includes calorie counting) in mind. I repeat a lot of my foods to so…

Wheat Belly diet is excellent cook book! Grains as we know them today are not healthy and don't belong in a 'healthy diet' ! Good luck!

Daily! But Friday is my 'official' weight that I track! I think it keeps me accountable!

My daughter did it 5 years ago and had great success, lost 65 pounds! And guess what!?!?!? She has kept it OFF! every last pound. She still follows a lower carb diet too! Good luck! I feel excess carbs are horrible for us! I'm not big on some of the process foods that Atkins a allows but feel low carb is much healthier…

Great suggestions here! I have tried a lot of the beachbody series (no I am not a coach) but some of my favorites are the Jillian's and Bob Harpers. I also went to a site that did a posture assessment that made a big difference in how I stand and hold myself (postureassessments.com) . My favorites if you don't want to buy…

For me the binges continued until I gave up beer! Beer made me lazy, drink more beer, and eat everything I could get my hands on. I spent the last 7plus years trying to lose weight only to get derailed by 'just one beer'! Been losing now for four weeks with out a single binge and I believe it is because I gave up beer!…

Don't worry! I have four children who are how young adults! Through out their lives there have been times when they have been closer to one of us over another! As others have said, the baby is use to you and is just excited over the new face! Take advantage of it and get some quiet time to yourself haha!