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Mathematically, it does not matter whether one logs it as part of your lifestyle or prefers to log it as exercise. It's the same thing. You can log it as lightly active (easiest) OR you can log it as sedentary and add in the extra calories. It works out to be the same--mathematically. All this hoopla about your body…

This is true. I can't even shoot my progress pictures in the same tankini I originally started with nor even the bikini I started after that! I haven't lost huge amounts of weight here either.

By the way, Op, I LOVE your hair in your current profile picture!

Someone may have to convert this to a picture for me. http://24.media.tumblr.com/101ddf748dc71061ead985e903b20292/tumblr_mmt9daWscy1qbtxv8o1_500.jpg http://25.media.tumblr.com/79c084180cb4f8b95980f57d6d1f4d7b/tumblr_mmt9daWscy1qbtxv8o2_500.jpg

Just as I read this thread, I came across this article. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/08/one-hospital-charges-8000-another-38000/

I did. I enjoyed it too. But to each their own. I reduced the number of meals and staggered the times to compensate. I might eat an early lunch (and call it brunch), for example. If I did eat three meals, I made sure the first two were lighter to compensate for the calories I knew would come later. Also keep in mind,…

See a doctor. Been there and done that and I was thin. A dermatologist and another friend, also thin, with a similar issue helped me out.

Back years ago when the Internet was relatively in its infancy compared to today, I remember a sudden explosion of commercials that were proudly announcing their websites as a rather central part of their advertisement. They all had a similar tone to them where the WWW and DOT and COM were almost over enunciated. So one…

I can't believe I'm sharing a poop story online but here goes... Once my then toddler was in the stall with me and very loudly asked, "Mom, are you POO POOING?" At first I tried to ignore it but he said it again. Then I tried to just nod my head yes, but he still persisted. Again, I answered quietly, but each time he got…

I am so glad you said that because that's what I like most about this OP too! Op, you can use this ability to reflect and be honest with yourself to really take you places. It's a fabulous trait!

Sometimes I think there is too much emphasis on whether or not we have the body to rock a bikini. It isn't as much about that as it is about the cut and shape of various suits, material, style, color, etc. that flatters each of our own bodies. I could put on 5 bikinis and only one looks super hot on me. The same could be…

I can't go back and edit so I will offer a confession. A year later, I still have some mostly or all junky days and even a string of days where this is the case. It hasn't affected my weight loss as long as I continue to make choices to stay within calorie range. I do try to inject more healthier days when I can because I…

I still eat junk food. I will recommend,however, that you increase protein and fiber sources for awhile to increase fullness while trying to adjust to a lower calorie range. You will get more bang for buck than if you over fill it with a lot of high calorie junk. Having said that, I still eat a little bit of junk pretty…

I was ready to post that!

I love that you and the pea guy both listed good vegetable sources. I need to up my veggie intake AND my protein. I eat meat and eggs but not enough to meet my quota.

I just went to look it up via my online grocery delivery website and both brands they carry have only 4g of fiber and 2g of protein. What brand are you using?

First of all, weight loss can be done without exercise. If you want to work on fitness, that's good for you too. If this is your goal, I recommend you take it a tad bit slower. The idea is to build up stamina and commitment. Focus more on commitment than what you actually need to accomplish, at least initially. Then you…

I am bookmarking this page. I have a few suggestions but I am on my way out to birthday dinner!

Sometimes you lose in the strangest places at times, internally or externally or places that you aren't measuring. I would keep it up. I appear to lose scale weight before inches as well and I know lots of people who report the opposite. Eventually it all evens out and you will see it. I vote you take pictures as well.…

If you are even semi regularly under eating, it can mess up your hunger signals. I would not overly rely on that as an indicator.

I think even those who maintain for great periods of time can have a period in their life when it backslides a bit. I could be due to a number of factors. If you pay attention to changes in energy and food input/output during these times or are monitoring throuout these times, then it can typically be caught before losing…

I am in the same boat... Bronchitis. I had two months of pneumonia earlier this year. Please go away! The suggestion of hot tea and honey is a good one. I think I will do that too.

Eating food that will improve satiety is good advice. As for learning to stop before you are stuffed, I have a mind trick training suggestion: Fill your plate up as you would normally. Eat half of it. Put the other half in the microwave or somewhere out of sight. Wait one hour. If you are still hungry after that time has…

I haven't yet been able to acquire the taste of 80 or 90% dark chocolate, but I did come across two 70% ones that I not only liked but just a few pieces really does satisfy better than the milk chocolate. I buy Dove Promises and Hershey Bliss. You can find them at any convenient store or Walmart. I still LOVE milk…

I don't like the green tea ones and there are a few I'm afraid to try but surprisingly my favorite one is some kind of spicy chili pepper or something like that. That one surprised me.

When I moved to Okinawa, they don't have very many of these choices. One day a group of people from mainland Japan were requesting I conduct a workshop and asked how much I would charge. Instead of asking for actual payment, I asked to be paid in kit kats so I could try a variety of flavors. I was curious. I have tried…

Leave it on but override the calories for the times you do exercise. Use the stop/start function to log that time then go in and look and see what times you actually did it. Then use that to override it in MFP. Edit to add: For the override I'm only referring to the exercises that aren't even semi-accurately counted by…

I lip read gifs and this one is driving me crazy because I can't completely figure it out.

As you can see, lots of stuff can cause hair loss so but I thought I would throw another cause out there... Do you live in a wintery state? Stay indoors a lot? Have you had your vitamin D levels checked recently?

I have friends on my list that lost inches before pounds. They also had their first month or so relatively hidden because of normal fluctuations covering up their loss. Once they dropped more, it was more obvious.