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This year is my first actually going to all my partners family holiday events as well, and then to top off doubles of big meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve/Day our two year anniversary is the day before Christmas and we have made a tradition of an extravagant dinner and wine, and then his Birthday is that weekend,…

Prelogging and will power are the keys for me! Sometimes will power fails but its helpful in learning about yourself and whats going to work for you.

I drink at least one 16oz coffee a day, with only 1 serving of cream. The second if I have one is away from home and I cant be as accurate so I try to stick to the one but just for additives not the coffee itself!

This isnt going to be terribly accurate but if its all you have then it will work as an estimate. The best way in the future is to weigh it. Weigh the chicken, weigh the flour, and weigh the oil before and after. You'll see accurate results all around :)

My Charge HR definitely counts when I walk or jog in place. Maybe try super exaggerated motions? It might be looking for the "bounce"of a step taken so with walking in place maybe your movement needs to be more dynamic.

Trust the process! If you've been losing at your current intake stick with it a few more weeks. I know its discouraging but you wont always see the scale move. Take your measurements and be patient! Honestly the hardest part is having faith, you may not see the weightloss but you have to trust your plan. Keeping eating the…

This gives me sooooo much hope! Thank you!! You look great!

Its probably from MFP! I get that high of a number if I go past lightly active. People always seem shocked but its from the site! My daily allotment for lightly active is close to 1800 but Im bigger than the OP. I would also make sure you're measuring your food with a scale and not cups. I just started using mine maybe a…

Well, this is simply an opinion of yours. Certainly worth sharing, but I happen to really like the quest bars, and only just started eating them two weeks ago so they might be this new formula and I enjoy them. They fit my goals calorie and carb wise, and I like the choc peanut butter, double choc chunk, and white choc…

Add me as a friend! Anytime you need support reach out, I lost 100lbs then gained half of it back, just now starting again for the last time I've learned a lot and try to keep positive even when things get tough :)

I love keeping lunch simple. Usually I bring home made soup but today I had a left over pork chop. I should probably eat some more :/

Keep logging in here, keep reading. Reading everyone's struggles day in and day out reminds me that this whole process takes so much time and patience. I promise in the end you'll be much more successful not losing weight too quickly. Let it be slow, you'll be more likely to keep it off!!

I always order the herb salmon with broccoli when I eat at that restaurant.

This is sooooo wonderful! I LOVE when I see families making healthy habits together :)

The first time I lost 100lbs I totally lost my whole butt. This time I'm doing lots of butt/leg pilates from the start so I dont lose it again, I want a thin body but a fat behind! But fat with muscles.

Love your attitude. I too have to let go of body hate and Its a daily struggle. I actually talk to myself in the mirror now to help.

Call around! I can never find medjool dates around me so I call all the stores before I go so I dont waste the trip. Usually you can request the store to begin stocking items, if youre super nice! Now my closest grocer has a much larger dried fruit and nut selection, I like to take credit for it because I kept hassling…

I felt the same the other day, over ate at dinner and was up 2lbs in the morning! But then I remembered the FACTS. I didnt eat 7000 calories. It was all water. And guess what? Today it was gone, plus a half :) Be patient and forgive yourself, one slip doesn't ruin all your efforts. Pick yourself up and try harder today :)

I would say only do it if you can blend it somehow, mine was always chunky even with a whisk. But I also dont like the flavor of my chosen protein powder so I personally wouldn't unless I really enjoyed the flavor. But I know plenty of people who make protein coffee drinks their breakfast. I may have to consider it soon…

Im almost 26 too :) You can add me if you like, but I dont keep friends who dont log in or interact in comments and such- just fyi!

Im a nanny, so I try to stay active with the kids as much as possible. I have a new rule, and its "never say no to a game" so if they want to play hide and seek, chase + catch + tickle + repeat, or soccer I have to say yes. They keep me on my toes! In the morning I do spend more time sitting, we read books a lot in the…

I have to come on here and read it every day. I do! I try to read posts and remind myself that this can be a very long process, my body will do what it wants when it wants to and as long as I keep up on my end I know it will get there! I had felt so discouraged at gaining yesterday only to see it all plus a half pound…

In every way and every day you're still his Daddy, even if he isnt a part of this world anymore he is a part of YOU. I love this advice, and picture him with you always. Show him how happy healthy choices can make a person! Be the example you'd want him to have grown up seeing, imagine him with you every step of the way.…

Oh lordy stop slipping now! I "started" and gained 40lbs back... not a fun way to learn that lesson. Take smaller steps and make it easier on yourself. Are you making sure to log accurately? Making logging well a habit takes time and is enough in my opinion to slowly encourage you to make better choices. Just seeing things…

Oh yes, I have barely dropped any pounds, kinda back and forth with the same 5 the past few weeks. But I took measurements 4 weeks apart and had lost 2.5inches total from my belly/waist/hips areas (combined) But yes measurements are very important.

Ugh, like 40ish. Its the pits! I will never yo again.

Oooh same! I have 316lb pics and 220lbs pics.... now there wont be any more pictures until Im back to 220 haha.

Everyone has answered, but I wanted to add how excited I was to eat an apple the other day, first one with my scale. I logged an average apple, then weighed mine. Holy crap! It was 250g! So I logged the weight and got to munching... stopped when i was full and realized I could weigh the core then subtract that amount.…

Oh gosh now Im so craving sour cream ranch dip... My favorite snacks are almonds, apples with yogurt, or a slice of lunch meat wrapped around a cheesestick (or half of one).

I definitely didnt realize I could do that..... *face palm*