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Everyone is different. Agree on trying the recommendation for a while. I have lost most of mine on 1500 / day (MFP recommendation). I exercise 6 days a week, P90X3, and use the exercise calories so I don't have to be super precise or worry about whether I logged something perfect.

Don't know about the actual calorie burn but I am really enjoying P90X3. It's only 30 minutes but pretty intense.

Wow, that was really helpful to visualize. Thanks.

I do strawberry with protein shakes because I like them and can drink them in the car driving to work. Never tried Shakeology but there are some really strong opinions on here about them in both directions. The comments should get very interesting from here.

Since we are all on MFP you are likely to get very biased answers. :wink: In my mind you can either count points or count calories. Why take yourself one step away from what you are actually eating by using something other than calories. Also, I can do MFP forever, for free and I have to pay WW. My two cents.

Welcome to MFP .There are a lot of really great folks here that can help. Feel free to add me. I am here most days and log pretty much everything. Happy to help any way I can.

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1200 calories seems pretty low for Insanity. I am doing P90X3, consistently eating between 1500-1700 and am still losing about 4-6 lb. / month. At 1200 calories I would think that you are seriously missing the nutrients that you need. That said, if you are indeed eating that low, doing Insanity and not losing, I suspect…

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You have Austin in your name and I live in Austin, TX. Coincidence??? Feel free to send me a FR? Happy to help anyway I can.

When I weighed 245 my BP was pretty high so my doctor put me on medicine. Over the past two years as my weight has come down to 197 he has slowly taken me off the meds. On my last visit it was 114/72 so he cut it down to a single dose of the lowest size. My hope is that as I lose the remainder of my weight I will be able…

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After success, sometimes it is OK to have the large burger and fries, just don't do it again tomorrow and the next day.

A little while ago I went two weeks with no loss but ultimately lost 6 pounds for the month. Hang in there!!

Welcome back. You can do this. There is a lot of support and great people here that can help. Feel free to send me a FR.

There are a lot of really helpful people here. Feel free to add me. I am here most days and would be happy to help any way I can.

There are a lot of really good DVD's out there. I am in the middle of P90X3 and am really enjoying it.

I didn't really tell anyone either. I think the compliments are much more genuine when someone doesn't know you are trying to lose weight. Also don't be surprised if you don't get compliments for a while. It seems like I had to lose more then 20 pounds or so before anyone at all seemed to notice. Hang in there.

^^This. Exactly this.

I have tried a lot of different things, including WW. I lost weight on WW but eventually gained it back. I think anything that "hides" the concept of calories and doesn't feel like something you can do forever is eventually going to fail.

When I feel guilty I usually find that having some Ice Cream makes me feel better.

Sometimes before. Sometime after. Sometimes both. Can't say that I have ever really noticed a difference.

30 pounds in the last year or so 45 pounds in the last two years.

Congratulations on deciding to do this for yourself and welcome to MFP. There are a really lot of great people here that are all experiencing a lot of the same things you are going through. Over the years I tried many different "diets" and always got bored or frustrated and quit. This is the only thing I have done that…

You can add me. I am here pretty much every day.

Agreed. We actually just bake them at low temperature for a few minutes to remove some of the moisture.

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You are not going to find a lot of support for drugs or the like here. Why not try eating less and losing weight the safe way. It looks like you are new so I've included a number of links below that I think are really helpful. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here…