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You just have to think about mercury issues I think. I read up on it a while back when I was eating tuna every day. I read for my age and health it was fine as I was chosing chunk light which is lower in mercury than albacore. Basically the bigger the fish, the more other fish that fish eats the higher the mercury content.

I can't, I just can't!!!

I keep frozen veggies in steamer bags. The men in my house won't eat any veggies, their choice, but I can easily add them to my own dinners. Frozen broccoli, brussel sprouts, and peas are my favorites. Then I also have canned green beans too. I hate those frozen.

I'm going into maintenance. I'm not emotionally or mentally strong enough to handle all life stress plus the holidays. It's not for everyone of course but I would rather confidently maintain than stress more over losing. I might actually end up having a nice holiday season if I take one thing off my hugely full schedule.

Im dealing with tons of life/work stress and my TOM is due any day now, so for right now I'm maintaining. I set every goal down and am just going to try not to gain. I want to keep logging and weighing but not spend energy I don't have on restrictions. I'm sure I won't even be hungry enough for my maintenance because it's…

I lost 100lbs and still managed to hate my body and had zero confidence. Gained half back, hate it even more and have even less confidence now. So nope, have not managed to deal in any way. I will probably never be happy, but so long as I can reduce my risk of being a dead body that will do. I know losing weight won't…

It basically induces a period, causing the same amount of bloating or more since it's artificially induced. Any weight is water! It's not in your system for long, your body just needs processing time.

They do know, which is the tough part. But they don't see it the same way I do. Those are their kids after all and they see things through lovey mommy/daddy eyes. I think the kids see me as an equal and play mate, not a point of authority and frankly I can't "re-parent" the kids in 3-4 hour chunks on date night. I think I…

I feel I need to try to this....

I'm totally happy with my coffee habit, and plan to keep it. I measure my additions and track it, there's always room for coffee! It's always been an Unsweetened beverage for me, so I add milk or cream but that's it. I loooooooooove coffee and you can try to pry it from my cold dead hands but I won't let it go. If I could…

I'd probably smack a sister for saying that! Rude rude rude. I'm glad I don't have brothers cause if they were mean like that I'd kick their *kitten*! You're a rockstar!

I like to add a serving or two of egg whites to 2 whole eggs :) more protein and volume without a ton of calories.

Im up higher than your CW, but we are close! HW: 316 CW: 255 GW: 150 H: 5'7'' A: 26

I really enjoy YouTube pilates videos. Some times I don't want to do anything but once I start I'm happy. Sometimes getting started is all you need :)

Well, first night of my MIL's Christmas cookies in our home I lost it. I ate like 4 of them. But last night I had none and probably won't tonight either. I went through and picked out my favorites and put them in a baggie in the freezer. This way I don't worry about the men in my house eating them all before I have a day…

I enjoy fitness blender videos and there are SO many pilates options too! I truly enjoy pilates so it's one I always feel motivated to do so long as I have privacy. I also have a wii, I have the fit games and the balance board. There is NO STOPPING me once I get the Hula hoop game going. There's also an obstacle course…

This is a big one for me too. I found eating on a 16:8 schedule helps me feel more satisfied at each meal. Though after a few days of eating all day long, I find my stomach is needing to readjust. I definitely was just about deliriously hungry by my usual start time of noon today.

I honestly DO see my weight loss slow when I under eat. I know it sounds crazy and there's no science I can site but my body really does lose more efficiently at ~1500 calories in versus 1200. So it's about what works for you. If you're not hungry for the whole goal, try less. If you're extra hungry try more. See what your…

I wouldn't call it a craving... I guess I always have had a hard time understanding what people meant by a craving, like a feeling they couldn't replace with any other food. I don't think I get those... I get a "hankering for..." a food item and I would really enjoy it but I'm probably still going to put off whatever it is…

This is my man's favorite.

To add I only averaged 3k steps before I got my fitbit. Now I can easily hit 14k if I keep my eyes on the prize.

Can one go from couch to running a marathon in a day? Hmm, the body needs conditioning and training to increase physical endurance you say?? What a novel concept ;)

Pilates videos on YouTube are my very best friends :)

I lost 100lbs before and have also always had big calves. I was so worried about the muscles growing too much while I exercised but I was indeed able to wear "normal" knee high boots at that size. It's just a matter of being patient in the process because you can't control where it comes off from. You'll get into them soon!

Way to be sexist, bro. Men AND women get cranky over jokes with poor form.

Think of it as a learning process, there will be ups and downs but you will keep moving forward if you learn from any missteps and correct them.

I have my lifestyle set to "lightly active" and that seems to be close enough but on days I do earn extra "exercise calories" I do not eat them back and it's working for me. If you find yourself too hungry without eating any back, try eating back 50% and see how you feel.

@sugar_pill what do you mean? I ended up needing several apps and will list those that helped: "Point blurr" let me edit family faces from my photos to post for progress Then an app called "Photo Editor" allowed me to combine multiple photos into a collage that is under one file so I could post side by side comparison.…

Great!! I'm so excited for you!!

Oddly right now I'm noticing my shin bones.