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Yeah, I've lost almost 30lbs celebrating "Fat Friday" every week. Every. Week. I stay within my calorie goal for the day, but I always eat "poorly" on Fridays. I live for it. My plan for tomorrow is crock pot cinnamon roll french toast. Yum.

I walk with an 80lb GSD mix, and/or a 40lb red Husky that everyone around here mistakes for a wolf. Nobody bothers me when I'm out, even if it's after dark, despite this being a notoriously shady neighborhood. Some people will cross the street if they see me coming, others don't look up until we've almost met. I always…

I've found quite a few cosplayers here. I've dabbled, but my primary reason for wanting to lose weight is Renaissance Pirate re-enactment/costuming. Yup.

Track it as best you can. I find just thinking about how what I'm about to eat will impact my goals for the day makes me tend to eat less. Sometimes, however, you just need some chocolate. I picked up a bag of miniature chocolate chips from the baking aisle (itty bitty adorable little chocolates). I weigh out around 14g,…

Don't count out salmon just because you're in college. The groceries stores in this college town once in a while put salmon on sale for $4.99/lb at the seafood counter. Spritz with lemon juice, sprinkle with old bay, and toss it on a hot pan for a few minutes. Delicious. Anyway, no-cook options: I've been doing protein…

[REC] It's the original version of Quarantine, it's better, and it's in Spanish.

My first compliment was from a friend I hadn't seen since I started losing weight, she pulled me aside at a party to ask if I had and congratulate me around 15lb down. Second was a co-worker at 17lb down while we were sitting alone together during a slow time at work. Third and finally so far, my boss blurted out that I…

I'm happy to have others along for the ride, to congratulate their success and console them when they fail, but they don't owe me anything, and I don't expect anything from them. My commitment is to myself, not to strangers on the internet, friends in real life, or even my family or significant other. Why does it matter…

I played FFXI on the Titan server for almost 6 years, then WoW on Feathermoon (Horde) for 3 years. Now inexplicably I'm getting sucked into TF2. I guess I don't know how to live without an MMO anymore.

AMAZING! Also, best LoZ companion ever <3 You look incredible in that costume!

Right. I handle urine on an almost daily basis as part of my job and I will tell you that no matter how high the ketones in a patient's urine, they're never visible in macro. We can sometimes see macroscopic amounts of blood, and sometimes we can diagnose a UTI or a diabetic by smell alone (we still always run the test)…

Cosplay is one of the best reasons to get fit. I'm always super jealous of women who can pull off Rikku. My pirate/renaissance costuming is a large part of why I finally doubled down for weight loss. I've dabbled in cosplaying but haven't been to an Anime Convention in costume (yet). I've made/done a Girl Hitler from…

I bought a 16 oz blocky thing of low fat turkey ham and 8oz of reduced fat cheese, cut it all into little half-inch cubes and divided it into bags of 4oz each for easy snacks. 160 calories, 9g of fat and I think 23g of protein per 4oz serving. It really hits the spot in the middle of the day and helps me get my protein…

Eight GLASSES? No, but eight cups, you should at least try. An average drinking glass holds 12-16 oz of water, which is 1.5 - 2 cups. If you can't choke down 64 ounces of water each day I wouldn't stress out about it, especially if you eat a lot of fruit, but I'll say that I eat a good deal of fruit and "wet" foods and can…

When I first started I knew that protein was something I had difficulty getting enough of. I started having protein shakes for breakfast, and centering my meals around a lean source of protein like chicken or fish. Even if your meal regimen is fairly fixed, you could pick up a small container of protein powder and mix it…

I can't believe I forgot this one until just now - On FFXI the time my BCNM group got a total 4 Peacock Charm drops and 6 Scrolls of Utsusemi: Ni in a single night, and 2 of the Peacock Charms and 3 of the scrolls were aaallll mine based on the drop rules we had set.

I miss that game so much :( Some of my best memories were soloing bombs as Beastmaster in Garlaige Citadel, and farming gold coins and rare drops in Castle Oztroja on Thief.

What are they compensating for? Sometimes their inability to have children, whether the reason is medical or personal. Sometimes they're not compensating for anything, they just have a strong bond with their dog, like I do. Certain breeds are more prone to it, and individual dogs vary, but some just NEED their owner to be…

Lich King 10-man pre-nerf on a RP server (AKA no hardcore players). Then Cataclysm ruined everything.

At this point I'm losing weight a bit rapidly. I've only just started, so I'm sure it'll slow off at some point, but I've been getting on the scale every other day, first thing in the morning, in my birthday suit. It keeps me motivated to see that number go down every time I check in. Of course I couldn't do it while I was…

My diary is open and I'm making an effort to log EVERYTHING daily. Only trouble is I can't always remember to add the coffee, but since I'm drinking it black... lol. Anyone can feel free to add me!

I like to have a tuna melt for a low-calorie, high protein snack/small meal. A couple slices of your preferred bread, Nature's Harvest varieties have around 5g of protein and 1g of fat per serving, which is 2 slices (some breads list a serving size as 1 slice... wtf?) half a can of tuna, which is 11g of protein and 0g of…

Thank you! I'm doing really well so far, I think. I'm not "exercising" as often as I'd like to at this point, but I still lead a relatively active life. The weight is coming off easily for the time being but I know I'm going to need to step up my game if I ever want to get to 160 or even 140. Counting calories is turning…

24 year old female out of college at this point, but looking for support and friends. Add me if you like!