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I've gained for about two months. My initial weight was 195 five years ago and I've been attempting maintenance for three years. I no longer account the exercise because it's the same minutes daily with different levels in each day. I am also aa full time waitress with no grazing. I chose 1500 because that was what…

I've gained for about two months. My initial weight was 195 five years ago and I've been attempting maintenance for three years. I no longer account the exercise because it's the same minutes daily with different levels in each day. I am also aa full time waitress with no grazing. I chose 1500 because that was what…

You can add me as well! I'm on here daily with a public food and exercise log.

I am a food addict. I have now weighed my food for the last three years and when I reached my goal weight two years ago, I just didn't feel confident to "just eyeball it". I do take a weekend off from weighing and logging about every month or so. Even when I plan on splurging, I still log the food and it's funny when I see…

I am addicted to food. All food. Fried, baked, cookies, and broccoli alike. I've been at my goal weight for 18 months now and I believe firmly that if I hadn't stuck with MFP during that time, I would have gained back a portion of the 83 lbs that I'd lost. I track every single item that goes in my body with use of a scale…

I weight most of my food and log everything that I eat. Even if it's 10 servings of fudge cake and I'm over my goals by 2000 calories. I still log it. It keeps me accountable and when I look over it each month and see where I have gone (up or down) I adjust it to a new mindset. I have my really bad days where I do the…

Especially since you counted yourself as active on the profile, I wouldn't count it towards the exercise goal for the week. Plus you are right, your body is used to the walking and it became more efficient at it, burning fewer calories.

I take a rest day once per week and add an extra rest day if I've had a lot of long shifts during the week. I work on my feet waiting tables so sometimes I can count that as exercise if I work a 12 hour shift.

Way to go! Keep up the great work!

I hit a plateau about 50 lbs ago and realized that my portion sizes were wrong. I bought a food scale to help me learn. I found out that instead of eating the 1500 I had been eating 2200 a day and that was why I wasn't losing the weight I wanted even though I had been working out and eating what I had believed was 1500…

Your best bet is to buy a food scale for times like this so you can weigh the one you will be eating. Most often they calculate calories in a pre-cooked state for meat/pasta/soup/sauce as cooking eliminates or converts some moisture (water/grease/oil) and makes it weigh less. If you are looking at chicken leg quarter in a…

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Most vegetables contain iron and for some lucky few sensitive to it, like myself :( that means constipation. Have you also upped your fiber with apples, whole grains, and other fiber rich foods to help with the constipation?

I am 5'1" former smoker I have this on my profile. "May 5th, 2009, when I quit smoking (172 lbs) and proceeded to gain weight until after my wedding in February 2010 (191 lbs). It was about two months after that (198lbs) when I saw the wedding photos that it really struck me with how much weight I had gained. I then…

Drink a glass of water first because half the time you are getting hunger signals, you are really thirsty instead. Another good rule of thumb is if you are hungry enough to eat an apple, you are probably hungry.

I stationary cycled for 30 min and eliptical for 15. I haven't worked out in two weeks and that kicked my tail. :yawn: Had to work off part of the orange glaze cinnimon rolls I had for breakfast

general guidelines is if in doubt go with the less active option that way you can maximize your loss.

outback has an 8oz that is 450 calories. Use that as a base.

the key is not avoidance. You can have your cake and eat it too. It's just a matter of portion control. Instead of a great big size get a 1" by 1" small square and break it into a few bites and savor making it last. This way you won't blow your diet and you still get to have cake with your friends. A piece that size is…

whatever you do, don't go below 1200 calories/day. All that will do is slow your metabolism. Carbs aren't always bad, just choose whole grains, less processed flours. I bought a food scale to weigh my food so that I would know that I was always on portion control. That was the hardest part for me. I realized that what I…

This is what I brought to work with me today and I worked a 10 hour shift. red beans and rice with turkey sausage 1 serving a 100g golden delicious apple 1 80 cal light and fit yogurt 3 oz carrots 1/2 bag of light butter popcorn pre-popped 1 cup of frozen no-sugar added strawberries thawed some fat free cool whip All of…

This all depends on what the craving is. If you are looking for something sweet, it's ok to have something sweet. The problem is portion control. Following that 60g or 1/2 cup of a portion on the ice cream container for 100 calories is hard, but it definately puts a dent in the sweet craving. For a salty craving choose…