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Well you look AMAZING! I looked at your pics and I wish I had a before in a bikini (well, maybe not).

mielikkibz " I know i've lost weight, but when I see pics of myself, I still want to cry and can't see the weight difference. . I know my pants have gone down from a 22-24 to a 16-18, but when I still avoid looking at myself in the mirror. . .so I so understand" Do you measure when you weigh-in? Maybe you would feel…

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I am with you! I had two babies in 1 year and my youngest is 9 months. I lost all the baby weight but 10 lbs before I started the low calorie diet in January. I have lost that 10 plus 39 more and my stretch marks look TERRIBLE! My skin actually looks wrinkly since I lost the weight and the skin is looser now. Hubby wants…

So on MFP your calories are 1450. That means you should eat 1450 without any exercise. If you burn 300 calories with additional exercise then you should eat 1,750 calories that day. (1450+300=1,750). You can also try zig zagging your calories. So take your total calories fo rthe week and don't split them up evenly, but…

I used Lance Armstrong's website which said about 2,000 and this one said 1,680. I am sticking to this one since it is the smallest. Its a good thing too because after 3 weeks of using this website and keeping at 1,680 I have maintained. If I would have gone with the other amount I would have gained about 2 lbs.…

I am 5'9" and I would love to weigh 148. That is the lightest I ever was in my adult life. (I was actually 18 when I was that weight.) I have about 21 more lbs to go.

At my job we have 4 smokers out of 25 people and they get their own covered bench area to smoke, but I know the one who works in my department still gets her work done. She also leaves lunch early so I don't think it is an issue. Our workplace wouldn't say anything to anyone else if we wanted to go out too though. I think…

I used to only have a BM about every 4-5 days, but now that I am eating lower calories its everyday. I eat a high fiber english muffin almost everyday so I think that helps. I think there is adifference between soluble and non soluble fiber that can make a difference in how easy it is to digest. Have you tried benefiber?

Bethdris - I didn't start inMay I just started MFP in May. I had been keeping track myself so I entered in all the data when i started on here. I started my weight loss in January so I lost an avaerage of about 10lbs per month since then.

I made small goals and once I attained them I set another. My original was pre-pregnancy weight (210lbs) then to get into the "one hundreds", then to get to my wedding weight (180) then to get to a healthy BMI (169) which is where I am now. I now want to be my high school weight (148).

My husband was the same way but I found I didn't really need his support though. I CAN do this on my own and I am stronger for doing it without relying on him. He is more supportive now, but he still eats terrible food. I have cut out red meat, fried foods and regular soda. I only eat grilled chicken at fast food places so…

I think I am going to start dividing my calories differently. I think on weekdays I will eat 13% of my weekly calories and then on weekends I will eat 17%. That way I can still have fun and eat a little more than I usually would on the weekends and still be in my calorie goals.

I am in a similar boat with my husband. I can do well on the weekdays when I don't have as much temptation, but on the weekends I have ALOT of trouble. Have you thought about saving calories for the weekend? I should eat 1680 per day, but I could eat 1530 on weekdays then 2050 on weekends. This may help you to stay within…

I have several. I try to keep them to $1.50 per serving so they are very cheap Turkey and Spinach Lasagna Directions 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes 1/4 cup dry red wine 3T dried Basil 2 cloves garlic, minced Pinch crushed red pepper flakes Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 (16-ounce) container 1 percent…

I will sometimes eat a meal bar before I go so I am kind of full and won't eat too much. I also go to the website to check the nutrition facts to find something under 700 calories. My hubby doesn't eat healthy or watch calories so he tempts me all the time too. MOST places have something half-way healthy. I usually go for…

If you are burning 800 calories per day and are only eating 1200 then you may want to reconsider increasing your calories. I eat 1680 and I still lose weight and I do eat back my calories. I would stick to what the website says you should eat given your weight loss goals. I guess to get around it you shouldn't log your…

So I wanted to get back on my diet, but we had to go out to lunch for bosses bday. Im pretty sure I ate over 600 calories at lunch. I did have chicken at the burger joint with no fries and I didn't share the ice cream for desert. So I only have 600 calories for the rest of the day. I sure hope I don't get too hungry.....

I always eat before the party. I will eat a meal bar then I am not so hungry at the party. We are hosting at my house on Sunday so hopefully I'll be too busy to snack...Not likely! We will not be serving low-fat hot dogs and turkey burgers due to my family that is coming. They are not going to go for that. Plus I have…

I have been on Depo since December and I still have lost weight. My insurance doesn't cover any IUD or the Implanon. I can't really remember to take the pill everyday and the ring I had to remove daily for "extracirricular" activities. The patch my doctor won't write for anymore so I am stuck with the depo. I was on it for…

I am the queen of the 1,000 calorie pb and j sandwich. Of course with some cheetos. I also used to drink a 2L of coke everyday. Don't add the mcdonald's sausage egg mcmuffin with 450 calories and a large oj with 300. That was just breakfast and dinner then I would have a lean cuisine for lunch. I'm sure everyone at worked…

We have VERY open communication so I will tell him he's "killing me" when he asks if I want ice cream or if he brings home fried chicken. It was really hard for me in the beginning, but its getting easier. He is starting to admit he shouldn't be eating what he is eating so that is the first step. I think he thinks he is…

My fav go to is a light multi-grain english muffin, toasted, with egg and 2 slices of turkey breast. Just a little butter rounds it out or maybe 1/2 slice of red fat colby jack cheese. Protein Packed! 245 cal 8g fat 8g fiber 26g protein

I go look in the mirror. It used to motivate me to stay on schedule to look better and now it motivates me to see how far Ive come and to stay on track. If I still feel tempted I just think "What I focus on will expand" and if I focus on food it will get out of hand again. So I try to focus on a healthier me.

I guesstimated my calories too and hubby got real angry when I couldn't find anything healthy on Hard Rock's menu (hence the chicken wings which were only 525 calories since I only ate 6 with no sauce.) So I guess over those 2 days I only ate an extra 625 calories each day. That's only 375 more than I should eat to…

I get 4 servings after I split it in half so 8 total.

I was on low sodium when I was pregnant and it was CRAZY. Just take it off. Right now you should get comfortable with fat protein and calories then you can start tackling other things.

That is a GREAT idea! I never thought of that. I weigh on Thurday and cheat on Saturday so maybe I need to start weinging on Friday to deicde if I can cheat or not.

I only weigh on Thursdays. Weekends are bad for me since I am with hubby who is a bad influence so I weigh on Thursday after I get 3 days of healthy eating at work.