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Grandpa: Holy ****! You're bigger than the fridge! School-mate: Bet if you ever ran, fat would be dripping off you School-mate: Called me Rhino and stuck a picture of a rinosaurus to my locker Grandpa: You'd look good with the weight off you kid School-mate: You'd be pretty if you weren't fat Girlfriend (A few months ago):…

Check out the success stories on MFP, it`s generally pretty good, but you *may* have to tweek your numbers. Besides, MFP will re-calculate your calorie allowance and adjust as you lose weight to keep you at a good deficit. Unless you are shorter than 5 feet tall, no one should eat less than 1200.

There could be a lot of reasons for it. When you're exercising lots your muscle holds onto water to help repair itself, you also build muscle when you work out a lot. Keep up. There is no way that eating healthy and exercising and could be wrong. I exercised Almost 180min today, two hours of walking and one turbo jam…

Today's weigh-in: 271 -2.8lbs :D

I can't see the afters in the first set... too big... but the earlier set looks good :)

Congrats!! Thats a great way to look at it! I have lost 13lbs since starting Sept 13th. It can be hard to really wrap your head around it. I don't really notice too many significant changes yet, and I feel like I'm still at risk for falling off the wagon and gaining it back. Hopefully another 15-20 will have me feeling…

I have a lot of weight to lose, so I don't usually eat them back. As I get closer to my goal I plan on starting to eat them back.

^^ This. I am currently battling the piece of pumpkin pie on the counter that my husband told me he would eat a couple days ago...

Well, unfortunately I will still be fat no matter how hard I work by January... BUT 2011 will be my last year where I didn't do anything about it. I'm hoping to start 2012 at 250, and end it around 160-180...

I don't know how much you have to lose, but for her to say "you ate this stuff when you were growing up and you turned out fin" is so obviously FALSE when you feel you need to lose weight and be healthy now. Right?? I would tell her that she either needs to adhere to your new dietary changes OR she can cook enough for just…

Well. I have wanted to since I gained it. Previously I had been 240 and lost 91lbs, kept it off for 4 years and then it crept back on. About once a year I would make a good attempt, it would last a few weeks and then I'd give up. THIS time, my friend who works with me and I had been talking about it for a long time. We had…

When I get discouraged by the scale: I'm finding one of the things that helps me lately is recongizing the changes I *have* made. For example, I calculate how many calories I would consume on an average day before-hand (3000+) and know that I have cut that in half. Look at how much I am exercising now, and other than the…

Egg on Toast 120 cals Rye crackers and salsa with a tablespoon of sour cream 165 cals Protein smoothy Apple 90 cal Turkey Pepperoni and a 35cal Yogurt 115 cal Homemade soup/stew under 200cal 1/2 cup cottage cheese 110cal Instant Oatmeal under 200 cal Steamed veggies with parmasan Sugar-free jello with cool-whip 60-80 cals…

Recipe option, AND measure all your ingredients :)

Yeah, I saw a young guy with a sign out front of McDonalds a few years back. Bought him a BLT bagel, he then proceeded to tell me he doesn't like bagels!!!!! That killed my charity....

You can check my diary if you like, I'm on 1570 too.

You can check my diary if you like, I'm on 1570 too.

Play with it, see how it goes not eating them, try eating half of them and try eating them all... See what works best for YOU, everyone is different. I only have mine on occasion.

Play with it. Try a week eating your exercise cals back, a week eating only half, and a week not... Find what works for YOU :)

I saw a 300 under 300 cookbook, 300 recipes under 300cals. I'm addicted to Subway right now. I really enjoy cooked spinach with a little bit of feta, steak and feta salads or wraps, I love lean cuisine frozen meals. Green smoothies are awesome. I noticed once I cut down my sugars, my taste in food changed a bit. I now…

I'm in a 22/24 right now and I'm 273, been wearing that same size at 307... Although I did just buy some 2x stuff that is only a little snug..

I have them as a luxury. Some days, if I feel like it, then abso-freakin-lutely. Other days, if I'm not hungry and I just don't feel like it, then I don't. I like that I can have them and know that I should still in theory be losing my goal. I have a lot to lose, and right now its working for me. I totally realize that the…

I love Turbo Jam, and Chalene has lots of HIIT workouts.

For me, I update it. This whole journey for me about about being real with myself, and not giving myself excuses anymore? Ask youself why you wouldn't post it... If it's half a pound or so, then I might wait a day or two, weigh again and then record the weight. Logging it just helps keep an accurate track of your journey…

Glad I could give you a laugh... I didn't say that you would become a flawless bikini model did I?? No I said it would tighten up... Mine did over time, and I never tried weightlifting and water myself, but I have a few friends who have lost lots of weight and their skin and body looks MUCH better now... Also stretchmarks…

Lol, that just sounds like more judgement. You're ASSuming way too much... Like I said, YES some people are not being healthy about it... But some ARE, and who are you to tell them they aren't?

Well, 10 years ago I lost 90lbs and kept it off for 4-5 years. I can tell you I was happier when I lost the weight, but I did still want to go further. Then it piled back on. I think a big part of it is mental. Maybe you might need to seek a counselor to help you truely see the new you when you have lost the weight. Also…

Right, so that 600 cals from exercise, you can choose to eat them if you like to bring your net cals up, thus ending up eating a total of 1700-1800 cals making your NET cals back at 1200

I don't know why it annoys you if it doesn't affect you. I "got fat" by eating large amounts of unhealthy foods. Now I am eating healthier foods that fill me up faster than those old foods. When I have those unhealthy foods now I crave more, so I just try to avoid them and keep my sugars in check. Besides, I'm still big,…

It sets your daily calories for you with the deficit already built in!