RickMckc

And I should add I didn't follow any special diet. If I ate ice cream or cookies or ... I just recorded them in the diary. Eventually, you realize that you CAN eat that stuff but you can eat lots more if you eat good stuff, which is sort of like a diet. In the end - though there are some who would disagree with me - it…

Yep - I lost almost 35lbs when I tracked and ate the suggested amount of calories. When I stopped last summer I gained back almost 20. I've lost 12 so far this year - again - simply by tracking and, of course, stopping when I am at the point of done according to MFP.

You might have more of a momentum problem than a binging problem. Negative momentum = not being able to stop eating when you want (for days on end) Positive momentum = being able to consistently say "no" when you need to (day after day) That's how it has worked for me over the past 2.5 years. Right now, I'm on a streak of…

I get his point, but I think he could use better terms than "athletes" and "exercisers." Casual vs. committed? I know lots of people who are not athletes but very committed to exercising.

My experience is similar to Pajing's ... I've done the Leangains version several times now (16hrs fast / 8hrs eat, typically in a window from noon to 8pm or 1pm to 9pm). I don't find that I lose more than at other times (other than a quick drop the first couple of days), but I do I feel MUCH more in control of my eating…

Wow, that's incredible. With your calorie intake of 1300 and all the exercise, you must be netting out near 700 cals per day. Is that right? Your hubby must be thrilled, too. :0)

agree with the goatee.

1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1/2 small yogurt (sugar free) + 1 Splenda + 2 TBSP Cool Whip Lite on top = Yum!

I once had a friend who would say "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper." I'm not sure it's how things really work, but he was in great shape!

Just because I need to log in to keep my streak going ... today was the worst eating day in about 6 months. Birthday, wedding, recovery party for three family members in one glorious day of gluttony - 7 steamed crabs, 6 chocolate chip cookies, strawberry waffle, oatmeal, 3 giant pieces of cake with tons of icing, with 3…

Exactly - focus on "being able to run forever with this life style." For most of the people on this site, we're talking YEARS at least, as it took YEARS to get into the place where we need it. I started MFP a year ago. I thought I would lose 50lbs in one year. I didn't. But in 18 months I will. Or maybe 24 months. It…

* Plateaus are normal. * Try to remember it's a marathon not a sprint. * Keep doing the right stuff over and over and you WILL reach your goal.

Yes, it gets easier. But you have to think of this as a LONG TERM project. I've been doing this right at a year and I can't ever imagine not tracking what I eat from now on. At first you might need to set your calorie level higher just so you can get the hang of it. For me the most important part was to get into the…

Yes, but it might be hard to maintain that low of a value. However, MFP lets you score your exercise calories so you actually net out what you eat minus your exercise. So, you might actually eat 1500 or 1700 minus chasing kids for 200 or 400 per day. I've also found it helpful to think in terms of weekly calorie intake. If…

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Sugar Free French Vanilla Creamer (we drink lots of coffee!) Nsi - Nsi Mega Efa® Omega-3 Epa & Dha Pure Protein - Chocolate Peanut Butter

Totally agree with you ... but I wanna know why you have to slam the Baptists! :laugh: It will be one year July 1 that I have been on my journey. I've lost 44lbs of fat and gained 11lbs of muscle. I'm so much healthier than I was a year ago in every way and I don't eat "clean." (I do workout 4x/wk, play wallyball 2x/wk,…

86 lbs in 26 weeks (six months) = 3.3lbs loss per week on 1200 cals per day. Impressive.

These are hilarious.

Totally agree. Pure Protein bars are excellent. Just finished a 200 calorie Chocolate Peanut Butter. Yum!

"Stay friends with her??? I don't think so, they aren't friends, she is her Mother." Yes, she is her mother and not just her friend. There IS an authority component. However, the time for authority expressed primarily thru control ("do what I say because I said it") is when children are young. Authority needs to be…

I lost about 30 pounds fairly easily (6 months) but the last 7 have been much slower (3 months), though my bodyfat % continues to drop. I've recently decided to raise calories to the level I would need to eat at my goal weight (about 300-400 more than MFP shows I need to eat to lose at my current weight) and stop…

"if my best friend of almost 14 years doesn't believe in me, then who does?? " ... obviously everyone on MFP does, including me. However, if she is really your best friend, why don't you take a risk and tell her (in addition to all of us) that you feel unsupported by her comment? Maybe she didn't mean it that way at all.…

Great question - I just realized the other day that I'm on the home stretch of my one year and it's given me a second wind in my commitment to work out and manage my calorie-intake. I started MPF in July of last year, so my goal is actually a little later than the start of summer. I'm down 35lbs but I've actually been…

I love these kinds of posts. Brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes to see what can happen. Thanks to everyone who shared their story.

Thanks for sharing your story. I LOVE seeing these kinds of transformations! Keep it up!

Ummm ... the original post was last May ...

I know it's a cliche, but it's true: THIS IS A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT. Bottom line ... if you eat less calories than your body needs for a l-o-n-g time ... you will lose lots of weight. So, think in terms of doing the right thing food/exercise-wise for ONE YEAR or TWO YEARS. It WILL work. GUARANTEED. Thousands of people…

A great article that explains what might be going on in your body, especially at first, is here: http://hussmanfitness.org/html/TSInsideOut.html

That made me laugh out loud. Brilliant!