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I did the HCG diet off and on for months. I lost a lot of weight, looked great actually. I gained it all back of course. Oh, and a lot of my hair fell out and now I can't lose weight to save my life!

I'm not sure what part of the country you live in but I do wonder if it has to do with less light and the seasonal change. As soon as spring hits, you can't keep me from being outdoors and running or, at the very least, walking and doing crazy amounts of yard work! Be gentle with yourself and just do things around the…

OMG, NO way! I'm losing no where near the rate that thing tells me I should. I'd be a happy girl indeed if that was the least bit accurate.

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I went to PF for years. It was a rather large one and I currently have a membership at a smaller one (unfortunately I'm not making much use of it). There is a squat bar and I see guys bench pressing, etc. and there are some pretty burly guys and gals that work out there. At the old one there was dead lifting but I've not…

5' 6" SW 188 (before logging on MFP) CW 183 GW 148

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Great job! You look fabulous and all your hard work has paid off. That must feel incredible. I have an entire closet full of clothes that won't zip until I lose 30 lbs:( So, I'm taking baby steps. Congratulations on being many steps closer to feeling like the optimal YOU!!!!

Wow! What amazing motivation for everyone else. But, what an incredible journey for you! I'm proud and I don't even know ya! You took many years off your age and added years to your life. Simply beautiful. Really great work:)

Come up with a mantra and don't let negativity crowd it out! Mine is "I'm a machine" and I just keep chanting it in my head until I feel well oiled and hit my stride. For me, when I ran daily, it took about 3 months to work up to a few 9 minute miles. Eventually I was running six miles a day. That took me a year. I fell…

I left a sentence incomplete...Der :# "I think if you are able to eat vegan while also paying attention to the foods you eat that are shipped and processed (lots of fake meats and tofu products are processed and full of preservatives and fillers, as much and more as other mainstream processed food) from all over the place…

I think veganism, like anything, works for some and not for others. I live behind the tofu curtain of the happy valley in Mass. So I drink raw milk, eat grass fed beef, and also whatever the hell else I want. My point is that good, whole, local food is accessible and I eat it and everything else (lots of food movements are…

I'm so inspired. These stories are the best possible thing to help pull me through the mehs and blahs of weightloss!!!! You both look amazing, vibrant and happy!

Dang! New hero! Looking fabulous and healthy. Nothing better than that!

Like a Boss!!! Amazing transformation!!!

P.S. I want to clarify that I recognized people aren't picking at the term Paleo, but the use of it when you still don't strictly adhere to all its rules:) Sorry for all the typos, I'm in a hurry!

I think people simply use the word Paleo because it's basically understood universally as lots of protein, veggies, nuts, and cutting out all refined sugar and grains. I have vegan friends who eat sugar like it's cocaine at disco (which it basically is) and I always wonder why even bother? OP, I totally hear what you are…

Hey there- I just wanna let you know that when I work out a lot and eat right, I gain a day or two before a big drop. I always have. I kept charts for two years on my gains and losses and inevitably, before I'd drop a couple pounds I'd put on one. My chart looked like a heart beat monitor on a slow decline. So, that's…

OP, is what you meant by factory farming fruits and vegetables is that fruits and veggies, and even meat, grown or raised by conventional methods (such as with high spray, insecticides, hormones and the like) can cause hormonal disruptions that stall weight loss? I believe you are absolutely correct in this. Otherwise,…

I've loved reading all of these posts and spent years arguing that a calorie was indeed NOT a calorie. Seems silly now. MACROS!!!!! You all are awesome and have given me something to chew that won't cause weight gain! WOoOoOoOOHOOOOoOoOoO! :#

Thanks so much! These answers were really helpful. I hadn't even thought of the ease in converting 121 grams into 1.2, etc! I've been weighing my stuff on a serious dinosaur of a scale. It has the little needle that points to the ounces. Hmmmm, May have a little something to do with it. Looks like I need to be buying a new…

You hit the nail on the head! I eat 'em back if I'm ravenous. Honestly, since gaining back the weight after a couple years of Paleo and a really healthy happy weight, I'm Hungry all the time! But, having done this before, I remember that I have to feel a little hollow in order to shrink the stomach a bit and readjust…

Eating out with my family and watching every single one of them eat dessert while I sipped my water and felt strong!

Thanks so much to each of your for taking the time to write out such thoughtful and encouraging replies. I had some time to think today, as well as watch how I function around food with friends and in certain situations. I have a will of steel most days but there are a lot of other determinant factors that have held me…

Hi Leisha! I, too, am a wife, mom and student! Nice to meet you. I've gained about 45 pounds in a short time after having worked so hard to get my weight down to 145. I'm anxious to get it back off before continues to pile on. I'd love to help and encourage you. This stuff is hard and it seems to be another thing to add to…

Rent videos in your room or come up with a easy to remember stretching and cardio routine to do in your room and work out with only a trainer to hold the "ladies" in place and there will be no clothing to wash! That could work?

Hi!!!! I'm April. Currently BACK in college after 10 years away and 12 years of being a SAHM. I'm an English/Creative Writing Major and reading is pretty much an obsession, second only to coffee! I love historical fiction, fantasy, Feminist literature, autobiographies, memoirs, Victorian literature (Brontes, Austen,…