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I've been on here over a year and still losing...just a LOT slower! I'm sure in the beginning it is at least partly water weight...but still motivating to see that number go down! Good luck!

cut in chunks, spray skillet with cooking spray OR lightly rub with olive oil and cook with garlic. Remove chicken from skillet and put baby spinach into skillet with chopped up tomato and toss just till warm. (if you don't have spinach you can use chopped broccoli but need to cook it a little longer till just tender...and…

My HRM is only about 4 months old and I am having the same issues. How do you know if it is the watch battery or the strap battery? I have the FP4 and it looks like you just turn the back of the watch to get the battery out of it. I really don't want to send it off...I can see if being gone for weeks!

Great idea! I LOVE motivational quotes! I have a big notebook of them somewhere...I used to keep it with me and write in new ones...I think I might use that idea for my motivational blog I want to start. Here is my favorite...I have it framed with a photo of my husband and me: "It doesn't matter where you go in life, what…

You can ALL do it! I started at 280 and am now at 171. It took me approximately 8 months to get under 200. I have been struggling a bit lately...not gaining but not losing either. And that's my fault as I am having trouble staying on track. But I keep reminding myself that this is a journey..it will take time, have it's…

I've done this for over a year...it DOES work but think about it...probably (at least if you are like me) when you were living "normal" you probably didn't GAIN every week even if you ate like crazy. You won't always lose when you think you should either. Like the others said, could be holding water, building muscle. Just…

What exactly is insanity?

You are right in the same range as I am. I have lost 109 lbs but am now really struggling. I am at 171 and would like to be in the 140 range...would even be happy with 150. I am up for ideas too. I have had a worse time the last few weeks than I have had the entire time. Wanting to eat everything etc. And even when I am…

If you are talking the pink or white Hostess cakes...they are under Hostess - snowball.

Variate meals? Does your body actually get used to certain foods and burn them differently or am I misunderstanding? I tend to eat the same thing quite a bit...although this past couple of weeks has been the worse since I started this over a year ago. I have just been randomly eating stupid UNPLANNED stuff. Mindlessly…

I don't normally have a cheat day. I've done this for over a year...I think about 410 days and have only gone over my calories a hand full of times...went for about 9 months before I went over at all. But that's because I know it takes very very little for me to gain back my hard work. I WILL occasionally have a cheat meal…

I work out early before work, up at 5:00 at the gym by 5:45 or 6:00 so I don't take the time to eat. I eat at my desk later. I don't think it make me lose any more...just what works for my schedule..I can't imagine eating at 5:30!

Unfortunately you just have to learn ways to deal with it. Fortunately you can easily control breakfast, lunch and dinner. My husband (who doesn't need to lose weight) would normally be super supportive but he has Alzheimer's so he doesn't always realize what he is doing. He keeps bringing in candy and snack foods. I just…

I am older (56) and yes I can remember NO cell phones...actually all my growing up and a lot of early adult life I didn't have any phone. And while I LOVE the new technology I do miss the slower pace from before. And I hate seeing today's youth tied to "cables" of some kind. So many of them don't know how to go out and…

You didn't gain it overnight...it won't come off overnight...but it WILL come off. I agree, open your diary so we can help. Drink LOTS of water, watch your sodium (going over that can make you "gain" pounds because of holding water. And seriously, I don't want to come across mean (I'm not:smile: ...but a week is just not…

To funny...but yes I peeked!

Well welcome to MFP! I don't have 100+ lbs to lose but I did when I joined on Feb.22, 2010. I had about 130 to 140 to lose. Now a year later I only have 20 to 30 to lose. I have lost 106 lbs just using this site, logging my food, drinking my water and eventually adding lots of exercise. I am 56 years old, have A LOT going…

I totally agree! I was on here for a long time before I saw the first negative and I don't like it. HOWEVER, I try to just skip ones that sound negative and I also try to keep in mind that some of them may not mean to be negative...that they are just getting something off their chest. But yes, positive things are always…

I bake mine (cut in half, scoop out the seeds & put halves cut side down in a baking dish with about an inch of water) microwave between 15 & 20 min. Take a fork and scrape out the squash. I serve with light Ragu spaghetti sauce and 4 oz of chicken, about a tbsp of parmesan cheese...yummy! I have gotten where I enjoy this…

Congrats on your loss! And yes it can definitely be done...I am actually in the 50+ club (yuk) and have lost 105 lbs in just over a year. Keep it up!

HRM is the only accurate way. I too was counting to high of calories. I was told the machines at most gyms are set for men for some reason. But yes, my HRM shows I only burn about 2/3 what the machine shows. Sorry...but we do want to be accurate or we are only cheating ourselves. :wink:

FABULOUS job! You did great...and I agree with all the tips you are offering. I too have lost 105 lbs. Haven't truly given up anything...just as you said, less of it, and less often. You should be very proud!

Seeing my young grandson's picture when I start my computer up every morning....only thing better is seeing him in real!

I'm vanillasugar's mom and as she said yes it works...she has lost 67, I've lost 105. Like anything else you have to be ready...then you will get from it what you put into it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this site. Not only has it helped me lose weight but as already mentioned by someone else the people here are all here for the same…

I have lost 105 and still have about 40 to 50 more to go. So you can do it! I started a year ago Feb 22. No surgeries or anything, just MFP and exercise. Good luck!

Yes, I totally understand the shoe issues...I work in an office too and had a different foot issue prior to this one so for the past 3 years I have had to be extremely careful with shoes. If you can keep me in mind and let me know how the surgery does...I have considered it but don't feel mine is that intolerable...yet. I…

WOW! What great articles! I LOVE oatmeal but just recently started eating the steel cut oats(used to eat old fashioned/never did like instant)...love, love, love steel cut! I put blueberries, strawberries, peaches, vanilla flavoring and just this morning tried them with a tablespoon of slivered almonds. Yum. I don't put…

Everyone loses at different levels. If you make your food diary public there may be suggestions to be made from that. Drink lots of water, eat LOTS of vegies and fruits.

"I'm sorry if I came across as saying one should not lead to the other. I guess my comments were more about what the reality of the end result. We all have to start somewhere, and starting anywhere is a very good thing." No...I didn't take it that way but I do worry about someone new getting discouraged because they are…

Personally I think they go hand in hand if you are overweight...if you are eating healthy you are going to lose weight. HOWEVER, I also think that if someone is obese and they start trying to lose weight...even if they are eating junk all the time...they are a step ahead of where they were. Nothing is more unhealthy than…