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Thanks Minnaramraj!!! I worked out last night, ate well most of the day, but had a mid day candy binge. I consumed about 10 bite sized candy bars :( And when I woke up this morning I was down 1/2 a lb. The crazy thing is, I was so upset. I feel like my weight is so far above my norm that it should be dropping rapidly. Not…

I had that problem for a little bit too. I found that if I focused on eating more protien my carbs went down. I started substituting tuna and chicken into my meals and cheese and nuts for snacks. Everything seems to balance out that way. Good luck. :drinker:

Thanks everyone for the great advice. Sassiebritches, I like the idea for the weekly menu. Will do. Thanks :drinker:

So, I recently bought my first home and my boyfriend has moved in. Very happy :love: but his eating styles are causing me to slack. He is in GREAT shape and is typically a healthy eater. However, if I eat the steak/ mashed potato/ rice/ vegetable dinner he eats it is waaaaay to much food/calories for me. I eat whatever he…

I live in guilford, on the shore in the new haven area, how bout you? Thanks for the support guys, keep it coming :wink:

So I joined MFP last March, lost over 20 pounds easy and kept it off. I ate more freely but continued to work out and the weight has stayed off. Til now. I did my after the holidays weigh in and I am up four pounds from my typical, (130 eekk :mad: ) which is a big difference when your not even 5' 2". Back on the MFP train,…

I just read an article in Marie Claire that really hit home for me and I think it may be part of the problem... It was about a girl who lost her friends when she lost weight...Many of us, myself included, have those friends that, and i hate to say this b/c i love my friends, get very jealous when they see you taking…

Ok, I have hit my halfway point. I have lost ten pounds (well 19 if you count before MFP) but I still have another ten I want to drop. I have been at 128 all week and my body just stopped. I know I could go to the gym more, or not eat processed foods to "shock" my body, but I just start to lose motivation when it doesn't…

There is actually a group called OA (overeaters annonymous, similar to AA) which is for people who have issues with food. I have been to meetings to support a friend (although it think it benifited me as well) and everyone there CONSTANTLY thinks about food, whether they are bulemic, anorexic, food addicts, compulsive…

I'm in :smile: I have 10lbs left, exactly, that I want to lose...aiming for July 4th!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!! :happy: :happy: :happy:

I agree...a nice long walk is great excercise...keeps away the possibilty of mindless eating and its beautiful out :glasses:

You can do it :drinker: Keep working at it. I also refused to buy new jeans knowing one day id squeeze my butt back into them :laugh: Good Luck!!!

So when I started my first year teaching in September (high school special ed with emotionally disturbed boys) stress eating led me to pack 13 pounds on my 5'2" frame-not pretty. I lost twelve pounds just before started this site, and have lost an addistional 7, putting me back at 128, a weight I haven't been in years…

After a binge fest Monday (giant family party=tons of food) I had trouble getting back on track these last two days. Tuesday and Wednesday hit me with the end of IEP season (special ed teachers have SOOOO much paperwork). I know that this has been my issue ion the past, I eat strictly for weeks, lose the weight I want and…

I was only on it for a few days before switching. I felt stomach sick and uncomfortable, and it kept falling it. I recently switched to the depo shot which I love. You only have to worry about it every 12 weeks and it has the lowest chance of weight gain of any other birth control. I was also on the patch for years and it…

Yes, you are supposed to but I find it hard to pack on an extra 300-700 calories a day when I am already full. When I do eat them i usually feel disgusting, and I tend to take off a little more weight when I don't. I'd love to see how others respond to this because I really feel like they are adding too much.

For those of you who hadn't heard, today is Dunkin donuts annual free Iced Coffe Day!!! They are giving a way a free small iced coffee, which made with skim milk and splenda, packs a whopping 25 calories!!! Enjoy :drinker:

These sound fantastic :smile: Especially since one of the "bad" foods i crave most is ice cream sandwiches! Another great grahm cracker snack is if you spread them with lowfat peanut butter and slice up a small banana on top...low cal...high protein...very filling and tastes great!!

When I have hit plateaus I go to "The Fat Smash Diet." It is the diet they use on Celebrity Fit Club. It is a diet that works in stages that gradually increases food intake. the first stage is called detox, which the book says to go back to for a few days if you hit a plateau. The idea is to shock your body by eating…

Hi everybody! I just decided to check out this site b/c my cousin has done amazing using it. I am excited to start my weight loss jounrney. I am trying to end years of yo-yo dieting and gaining and losing this same 20 pounds. Looking to hit (and keep off) my goal weight before summer is through. This has been a big year…