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For me the scale is super helpful, but I was losing weight regularly before I got a scale too. I'm also in the camp of thinking that as long as you are losing, you are doing it right! If you find the loss starts slowing down though, a scale is one of the first changes I'd make.

Good luck to you! You can totally do this. I am 18lbs into a 40 (approx) weight loss and strangely it is both harder, and so much easier than I ever imagined. Learn how to accurately count and budget your calories and you are home free. Feel free to friend me here! I'm not really into critiquing anyones diaries but I'll be…

All the best!

I totally disagree with this. Not to say that some food isn't healthier than others, but if you are trying to lose weight I firmly believe that the best route is to learn to accurately count calories and eat at a deficit. I'm doing just fine with a bit of fructose and bleached wheat flour, thanks. OP if you need some extra…

Fabulous! Wow you must feel amazing! Such an accomplishment :smile:

I'm from somewhere near-ish Surrey, but I have friends here on MFP from all over the place. We can support each other from afar, that's the beauty of the internet :smile:

I'm doing good with trigger foods these days, I feel like I've been at this long enough that I don't get too tempted (or if I do, I manage to budget the calories in). I do generally need to avoid RESTAURANTS though! I don't go to many chain restaurants where calories are published, so restaurants are just a guessing game.…

I eat between 200 and 500 calories under maintenance, most days. I have lost 18 pounds in 11 weeks of active calorie counting. To focus on other things, I took eight weeks off in the middle of this and stayed at, or around, maintenance during that time. Not sure where this is heading, but I'm hoping you aren't trying to…

Love the stuff. I add it to stir fries, pasta dishes and lettuce wraps. Also this amazing salad: Broccoli slaw Raisins Bacon Cheddar cheese Apple Crushed almond or pecan For dressing I use half apple cider vinegar, half light mayonaise

Dig deep!!!! You are really the only person who can make these changes. When I've strayed a bit and need to get back on track, I find that planning & prelogging my food helps a lot as well. Don't look back with regret - learn a lesson and move forward.

Feel free to add me too, I eat between 1200 and 1400 most days :)

How long have you been working on the weight loss? When I was in my first few weeks on MFP, I remember being super impatient and just wanting SO BADLY to be at the end stages and near my goal. I started focusing just on day to day, and week to week, and things did fall into place. You will not regret sticking this out. One…

Lox, chicken/turkey pepperoni, cottage cheese, nonfat lattes :smile:

I've done 5:2 fasting, combined with logging on MFP, in the past. It was tough but it worked great for me. Don't worry about going 80 over on your fast day - that won't make a bit of difference. I might dip into 5:2 again. I don't see it as a long term solution for me but it works great to jump start some weight loss. Also…

Interesting - I would have never thought to make a congee with anything but rice. It does sound nice with the basil though, and high protein.

I made a variation of this tonight - it was good! I used fresh pineapple, chicken thighs and added a bit more ginger than was called for, and served it with jasmine rice and steamed broccoli. From Steamy Kitchen. CHICKEN TERIYAKI RECIPE Servings: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes chicken-teriyaki-featured-9965…

Yes! I love my food scale. It's a great way to be more precise with calorie counting. It's one of my most important tools. Get one, you won't regret it!

Yup, those are good too. I still like the banana ones when I'm looking for a higher protein pancake fix though. Just a personal preference.

My husband is gluten free and I've got to say, it hasn't changed our diet much, with so many decent gf pastas and breads out there.

Loads! I'm not going to type recipes out but they're pretty self explanatory/easy to google. Make sure you weigh everything to ensure you're staying under your calories! Bean and cheese quesadilla Pita "pizza" Zucchini "zoodles" with meaty sauce Turkey meatballs Big *kitten* salads Tacos Eggs/bacon/fruit Stir fry Shrimp…

Yup I make them sometimes - they're not bad, IMO. And they definitely do the trick when I'm craving a sweeter breakfast.

We call American smarties Rockets in Canada.

That's why the zero function on a digital scale is the bomb, it's so easy to weigh everything by the gram while building the salad. And I love that I don't have to wash dozen measuring spoons every day. I would never track using other people's recipes, or restaurant foods (unless I'm eating at that specific restaurant).

Morning vs night weigh in would do it for me. Usually I see four or five pounds difference.

I eat cheese every day! Full fat though - I strongly dislike low fat cheese, with the exception of light cream cheese. Use that food scale though, the calories can add up quickly!

If I want something creamy for a coleslaw for example, I usually go with half/half 1/2 fat mayo and apple cider vinegar. Or light Caesar dressing. For a simple green salad I like lemon juice/olive oil/salt.

I like a bowl of fresh raspberries or strawberries with a few curls of dark chocolate over it. Maybe a little whipped cream if my calories allow for it.

Well, I love cooking. And I really love cooking rich foods with butter, bacon, wine, red meat, pasta, cream. It's not even the eating of these foods so much as they are such an inherent part of my cooking style that when I am on track diet wise, I end up not being very interested in cooking. I'm trying to retrain myself in…

This is how I work my food and drink intake too. I don't plan to give up on the occasional high calorie day and I'm really comfortable with that, so I don't consider it "cheating."

I log it all but I'm less precise about measuring lower calorie vegetables.