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Love me some crunchy chips- of any kind!

No candy, just cake covered in chocolate covered strawberries and whipped cream cheese icing...oh yeah... a gift from my sweetie delivered to my desk at work....just 2 strawberries and a sliver of cake....and some sugar cookies with sprinkles! Still doing OK in calories, but the cake and cookies were sort of my breakfast…

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I have a coworker always eating low carb- never bread, potatoes, rice or bananas. She used to 'lecture' me on my food choices- like bananas-, but I have lost 45 lbs and kept it off- while she has gained around 35...hmmm....

What does that mean to SPIKE ON SUNDAYS?

I know the feeling as well...I am stuck at 145 for two months now. I can honestly evaluate what I have done and not done and know where my problems are. I know that for my husband at least -he tries to underestimate his calories, and takes bites of unrecorded food in the evening, and overestimates his exercise…

I am at 1200 calories also and do look forward to my next meal as well. I usually do a light breakfast, 2 larger meals and save at least 150 calories for an evening snack. I find that I really need my larger lunch and dinner . Sometimes lunch may be 300-400 calories, leaving around 400-500 for the evening meal. Seems to…

Yeah, I am always on the low end of calories input- but some of my mfp friends are burning like 1000 calories for walking or 900 calories for 40 minutes of a cardio dvd. I just wonder about those numbers...I do have a bowflex treadclimber and can burn like 400 calories in 30 minutes supposedly. Maybe I need a HRM, too. I…

To me, tracking my food is not punishment or dieting. I kind of enjoy it and use it to guide me. If it's a bad eating day I track it as best I can. If I do not loose or maybe even gain, I want to be able to go back, reflect and see what was going on that day. Even if it is a bad day- I still want to be accountable. For…

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Leftover shrimp, maybe even cold...and some type of potato I think! And of course, my skinny cow frozen dessert! ( no lectures please) :)

I got married at the justice of the peace in a 'white' dress. I had one four year old, one 2 year old and one 8 week old when I got married. Still have the dress and almost back into it 30 years, 5 kids, and a total pregnancy weight gain of almost 200 pounds later.Yet, my main weight gain came on in the past 10 years with…

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Although I do exercise now, I lost my first 25 pounds with no exercise. I had 2 foot surgeries that kept me from too much movement! But, I was super diligent with my logging and the weight came off. I always tried to stand when I could and began to take stairs and park further away when possible. Then, I started slow…

That it works!!

I agree about the food. I am 54, in menopause, and lost 25 pounds just logging all my food. Due to 2 foot surgeries, I did not exercise during that 8 month time, but still lost weight. And have you lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks? That's no so bad at all!

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I don't take or need cheat days because I am not on a diet. If I want fast food or an evening cocktail, I make sure to log it and work it into my daily calories. For me, this is a lifestyle, not a diet and I do not deprive myself of any food I really crave. Sometimes I may have to really bust some calories for that small…

Going over in sugar is very easy: one banana and an apple put you over for the day. I try and limited the sugar in processed foods and don't worry too much about the naturally occurring sugar in fruits and vegetables.

You may be addicted to MFP when you may have either left your phone at work OR lost it. Either way you must have MFP and your mobile app-so you go buy a new phone the next day! My husband did this and YES THE PHONE WAS FOUND AT HIS WORK THE SAME DAY! :)

Be careful,With each banana alone having 105 calories or so, that would make the serving of 3-4 cups way over the calories listed originally. So, add bananas wisely...:)

That's cool when clothes/ belts are too big for you, right? My husband ( who is also on MFP ) was pulling up his pants all during our walk into and out of church on Sunday! Time to buy new pants for him! Congrats on your new belt purchase! :)

It is surprising, but- I lost 25 pounds in the 6 months after 2 foot surgeries and no exercising! I must have really been overeating, because when I began to watch calories, the weight came off!

Glad you are back and ready to begin your journey! I begin my weight loss journey (again and for the last time) in September. Weight started coming off and I was hooked. Exercise was a problem, since I had 2 foot surgeries, so the weight loss has slowed. What I love the most with MFP is that it is the one thing I seem to…

My husband said the same thing! I didn't really know what to say but I came up with " You are right, I am loosing it-BUT it must have been alot of fat-and that all has to go." Our husbands will get used to and enjoy out new skinnier bodies in time. Mine is beginning to point out my weight loss to everybody around us and…