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Lentils are great! I'm surprised you're feeling so hungry right now. :frown: 6 miles a day seems like it should qualify as more than "lightly active". Maybe you need to increase your calorie intake.

I used to eat whole family sized bags of chips that my boyfriend bought for himself from Sam's Club. I'd hide the empty bags in the bathroom trash can so he wouldn't find them! I was like a bottomless pit!

I sent you a friend request. I promise that I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks EVERY DAY! Anyone else who is looking for some extra motivation and encouragement can feel free to add me :)

I also don't eat meat other than fish and often find myself feeling very hungry. I have tried to back away from carbs since they were taking up too many calories in my daily budget. I eat a lot of protein and fiber. Definitely try having eggs for breakfast, they really seem to fill me up and hold me over until lunch. In…

I don't know if you consider 150 calories as being "low cal", but I'm totally in love with skinny cow cookies n cream ice cream sandwiches! AMAZING! :heart:

Losing 2 lb in a week is A LOT! There is no reason to be disappointed with that. I think it is unrealistic to lose more than that in a week. I aim to lose 1/2 - 1 lb per week. Losing weight takes a lot of patience and hard work and consistency. I put on weight over 6 months to a year and expect it to take at least that…

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I love flat out breads! I am going to experiment with this next weekend...thanks! This week's experiment was banana pancakes made with 2 eggs, 1 banana, and 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder :flowerforyou:

:bigsmile: Tried making thsi recipe today... I opted to add 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder and used a hand blender to beat the mixture. The pancakes were amazing! I bet they'd be even better with chocolate protein powder

I'm telling you...try some flavored seltzer water!!! Then you get your carbonation fix :bigsmile:

I LOVE COKE ZERO! I used to drink 3-4 cans per day but am trying to drink only 1 can of diet soda per day and replacing the rest with flavored seltzer water (I love bubbles). Polar Orange Vanilla Seltzer is really good... It smells like a creamsicle. If you need the caffeine maybe you can try tea to replace some of your…

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Anyone looking for friends can feel free to add me!! The more support the better!! :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: Great idea about weekends! I am going to do that

Thanks again, everyone! I guess it might be more realistic for me to aim to lose less per week and be able to eat more. I'm not currently overweight (I weigh 130 lb), I am just trying to get back to the weight I was a couple years ago. Thanks for all the support! :flowerforyou:

Thanks for all the feedback! MFP is saying that exercising 3 times a week, the max I can lose is 1.1 lb per week while eating 1,200 calories. For now, I might eat in the 1,300-1,400 range and reevaluate once I hit my goal! :bigsmile:

bump Can't wait to try! Thanks for sharing!

I'm not sure of exercises to help with that, but you might want to bring it up with your doctor. That is a classic sign of Cushings syndrome/disease. You should get your cortisol levels checked just to be safe :)

I am 5'3" and have a small frame -- I currently wear a size 2 but my pants are feeling tighter than I'd like, so my goal is to have my size 2 pants fit the way they did last year :) I really don't want to buy a new wardrobe with size 4 pants! Has anyone else noticed how stores do "vanity sizing"? I mean, I wear a size 2…

You should also try quinoa pasta! AMAZING!

Some of you are taking this quote to the extreme :) I am by no means anorexic. Saturday when I ate steak, chicken, ribs, brisket, ham, a hot dog, rice & beans, cornbread, coleslaw, chips & dip, potato salad, pasta salad, rum cake, marble cake, a cookie, and a brownie it wasn't worth the 1lb I gained. When I weighed 116 lb…

Since I first joined my calories per day have been 1200. It really was difficult at first but there are some pretty filling foods that aren't too many calories (hot air popped popcorn has been a lifesaver!). The hardest part is if you are going out to eat or have a party to go to -- those are the days that I can't seem to…

On Sundays I try and cook one dish that I can eat for lunch for 4-5 days. This week it was whole wheat pasta, sauce (look for one with low sugar), and steamed veggies (summer squash, zucchini, broccoli). This week's dish made 5 lunches and is 330 calories for a pretty large bowl of pasta. Some snacks that I eat before and…

I don't live in Western MA but I live in Marlborough, MA (about 25 miles outside Boston)