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I went 6 weeks w/o seeing any change. I was so mad.

first sip- I have been doing those exercises, but I have been eating poorly, now that I think about it. I'm going to get some real weights(not soup cans) and start bumping that up and being even more careful of what I eat. Thanks guys for the reminder. I didn't even think about resetting my settings to sedentary.

Fantastic!! I hope you have lots of moments like this!

I called my Dr (who has sports med. experience) for a 2nd opinion. We'll see what he says.

I believe I have a hairline foot fracture. Went to the ER yesterday and the nurse practitioner handed me an xray of the opposite end of my foot that the injury is on and said "its not broken, we're going to tape it up, take ibuprofin." (seriously, that was the entire conversation. I can put a little pressure on it, but its…

I'm right there with you. I have cut way down on my carbs, upping my proteins and trying to remember to drink more water.

I'm definitely going to have to try that now!!

That's awesome! Great job! BTW, Nice pic of Mt. Rushmore. :)

bump?

I've always been told the slower you lose weight, the harder it is to gain the weight back. I think you're on the right track, but maybe up your calories to 1400-1600 per day, or you're going to starve. Make sure you are cutting way back on carbs, up your lean proteins. The kinds of calories count, not just the number.…

I have cravings too that I have a hard time ignoring. I don't try to deprive myself, however, I just add it into my caloric intake every day. For example, if I want a beer or wine, I just figure I'll have to do like 10 extra minutes of exercise then I reward myself with a cold one. Granted, I only allow myself 2 a week or…

Honestly, the only thing I did was start taking a different multivitamin with metabolism booster (one a day) and drinking more water.

Wow, that's amazing! What all do you do besides run? I'm an apple shape with 2 kids too and desperate not to look 5 months pregnant anymore. You look fantastic!!

I started running 6 months ago and I love it. I ran one 5K in March and I have 2 more in Sept. I'm going to do. I've never been athletic so doing something like this just makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something. Keep up the good work. :)

I think you're being fair to yourself, and I think your family just wanted to do something special with you. Why not have an alternative like go see a movie or something? :) And good for you for sticking to your guns and having self control. I'm not sure I could do it.

Maybe this will help my plateau. I've been stuck at 128.3 pounds for 4 weeks!!

Well, before I got fat I lived in a much smaller house and had no kids. Then I had kids and moved to a bigger house so now my cleaning is MUCH different from before. But I like your idea of logging it and not eating back the calories. :) I think that's a good medium to making me feel productive and that I'm still dieting…

ok I feel like a cheater now. :)

It is under Cardio. I work up a sweat (I work really hard to make it exercise because otherwise I don't have time to work out). And my cleaning days are usually days where I don't go on my run.

I agree with previous poster. You're basically feeding yourself processed chemicals and junk. Fill up on fruits, veggies, and whole grain. Skim milk is good too. Up your workout by 5-10 minutes and I think you'll see results.

I have a rule in my house that you can eat all of the fruit and vegetables you want. I just cut down on bread and pasta (my biggest weakness) and that has helped tremendously. Fruit and Veggies are the most important thing you can eat,so have an apple or banana or berries. :)

I mix mine with skim milk. Chocolate milk!! My kids love it too.

Congratulations!!! You look great!

When I was pregnant with my 1st, it was sourdough bread with lots of butter and sugar on it. That and V8 juice and M&M's at the same time. Yummy.

Fantastic! You look beautiful! Keep up the good work!

The more water you drink the more you'll lose. I lost 4 pounds in a few days because of water weight. I wasn't drinking enough and it is so hot here (103 today, normal temp, not heat index) and I just swelled. Make sure you're drinking at least 64 oz. of water every single day and this does not include coffee, milk, juice,…

Thank you everyone, great tips. I'll change it up and I'm going to cut my carbs, drink more water and see if that works. Thank you so much for the encouragement.

For the record, I have changed my lifestyle and have lost 40 pounds . I exercise regularly, eat right, take my multivitamin, I just can't get off the last 10 pounds. I have tried eating a little less calories and exercising more, but my weight will not change so I need a little boost. I have always had a very healthy…

I'm small build I'm 128 and in size 4 pants Weight loss goal is to get to 115 pounds I'm 30 and have 2 kids I had pre-eclampsia with both so I have a lot of stretched out skin from that.

Thank you for all of your replies. I have calculated my TDEE and I don't eat near that many calories in a day normally. Maybe I do need to eat a little more. I appreciate your guys' help!