Dawners98 Member

That is amazing! I've had to reset my loss to zero to give myself some motivation to get back on track. I started MFP in May 2011 and lost about 80 pounds, but have regained nearly 20. I just signed up for a half marathon in May 2014 and hope to achieve what you have! Thanks for the inspiration! And I'm sure your kids…

I like Carnation instant breakfast in the morning made with 2 cups of milk instead of just one. That way I get my chocolate fix, too! I also mix it up with protein shakes, ready-made weight loss shakes, and/or grits with a cheese wedge and turkey bacon bits just so I don't get bored.

I have two stories: Once I found a long hair in my PF Chang's frozen meal bag. Barf! But the worst was the time I went to a Bennigan's (then, a huge chain, and now largely extinct) restaurant with my boyfriend at the time. His meal was fine, but the broccoli they served my chicken with just COVERED in bugs. It was infested…

I didn't read all 10 pages of comments, so someone may have already said it, but I'd even bet that your weight loss helped your surgery go more smoothly, or at least allowed less strain on your body. Kudos to you and your continued success!

I think it's hard to consider gaining back what you've lost as a failure of any kind when it's clear that that's the norm! 75% of people gain their weight back!! Habits are a hard thing to break! I think the failure comes in gaining it back and then remaining complacent at your old weight. Some don't mind being a…

Awesome job, CC!!!! Way to keep it up!!! :)

I'm proud that even though I was up to 86 pounds lost, after a year, I'm still at 74 pounds lost, and not back to zero.

AMAZING!! AMAZING!!! AMAZING!!!! :D

Amazing!! I'm about 30 pounds shy of my initial goal and I've been here for the past 18 months. It's easy to think I've failed because I haven't hit my goal weight, and I often forget about what I've done. Thank you for reminding me that it's not about numbers. Congratulations on your continued maintenance and possible…

OMG, I gained 15 pounds overnight!!! What did I do wrong?!?!? -OR- OMG, I haven't lost any weight in three days!!! What did I do wrong?!?!?

Way to go!! Keep up the good work!! :)

OMG, I have exactly ZERO will power as of late, and honestly, an entire pizza sounds freaking divine!!! I'm beginning to come to the realization that we can't all be perfect all the time and that sometimes...you just have to eat a whole pizza. :) Take care!

Either a Carnation instant breakfast packet in 2 cups of skim milk, or a french vanilla generic slimfast. Depends on whether I'm feeling chocolate or vanilla that morning. I LOATHE mornings, so quick and easy is key! Edit: oops! cals: Carnation 290, slimfast 180-200 depending on brand

I live in the middle of corn fields in Illinois in the U.S. and RunKeeper could never find me - or keep me once it did. Endomondo keeps the GPS very well, imo.

Amazing and awe inspiring! Keep living your life!! :drinker:

Here's my take on it. I was fit in high school and gained all of my weight afterward. I was a confident, happy kid, and it took me 14 years to turn into the sad, standoffish, shy, fat girl I had become - which, btw, went COMPLETELY against my personality. I never considered myself to be a 'fat' or 'skinny' version of me. I…

For me, it was when I went to the doctor thinking I had lost a few pounds and instead found out I had gained 10. :/

I don't have much to add since everyone else has already hit every point I could ever want to make. My advice to you is simple...if you want to lose weight, you have got to change your life. I don't like 'diets' because they typically imply that you can go back to whatever your own normal is once you hit your goal. For…

I've lost 86 pounds and my skin is more flappy than saggy around my belly and upper arms, but I have some hefty thighs and I notice that the inner thigh hangs a bit - and I've still got about 25 pounds left to go! I'm hoping that with time the skin may begin to tighten, but I'm not too hopeful. The only option for tighter…

Definitely labor intensive, but it's so ridiculous that it just cracks me up!!! I have watched it at least 10 times now. Each time I find it even more hilarious!!!

Whenever I make something in my crock pot - usually soups! - I use mfp to record each item. Full cans of beans, veggies, meats, etc and add it as a meal. I measure (Ok, I eyeball, but measuring is good!) out how I plan to divide it and then count my calories accordingly. Here’s one of my meals that I hope you can follow…

Easily 4,000 to 5,000 calories. One day in particular was that much in low calorie foods, too. I pretty much just ate ALL. DAY. LONG. But, you log it and move on! :)

That is an amazing transformation! Congratulations!!

I'm loving this! You guys are all awesome!! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who had a minor lapse in will power last night!! And to those of you with iron wills: Well done!!! :flowerforyou:

hahahaha, I'm sure you'll have a great following, too!!!

Definitely an easy read, but stupid beyond belief. I read all three because my friends kept telling me not to give up, it was going to get so good! It did not. :/ I'll live though...no matter how bad a book turns out to be, there's nothing wrong with reading! :)

This happens to me for two reasons - 1. I have a cold, or any other reason my tastebuds aren't working right (say I burned them on soup or hot coffee). Somehow I become insatiable because I want a particular food but it doesn't taste right, so I keep trying. And 2. whenever I'm stressed and/or hormonal. Fortunately I've…

Let's see...what is on my NEVER BUY list..... Cookies of any kind, cereal, CHEESE, ice cream, pastries, and I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting - and since it's better that way, I won't try too hard to remember!

cauliflower rice! It's amazing, but yeah, I would never eat it if I could have all the white rice I wanted!!! :) If anyone's curious, it's just finely chopped cauliflower heated up in the microwave for about 4 minutes (if memory serves me, you may want to keep checking after the 2.5 min mark). No need for water because it…

Wow, I went to bed last night only to wake up to 4 more PAGES of comments! I am floored by the outpouring of well-wishes. You guys are all amazing!!!! Thank you so much!! Let's see....to answer a few questions: I lost 63 pounds between May and December 2011, and the other 23 have come off slowly from January to now (2012).…