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I have read that our bodies burn more calories the week before our period. This seems true with me, I always have a great loss during PMS week. Then she shows up and bam, I am up 3 lbs and then it levels back out once she packs up and leaves town :)

I am a type 1 diabetic and I use my Vegetti a lot! I love it, I use it frequently. Its a way to get some more veggies in my day and I can't eat a lot of pasta so it helps me get creative with my meals. I am currently eating my lunch which I made a shrimp "lo mein" using spaghetti squash and zucchini that I spiraled in my…

Thanks everyone! That is all very helpful!

I just stalked your instagram......if I could have half of your results I would be stoked!! Awesome job!! You are very inspiring!

I made the best salad, actually it has been my lunch everyday this week, I cooked everything on Sunday and portioned everything out for the week. It was sweet butter lettuce, baby arugula, chicken breast, bacon, avocado and feta with balsalmic dressing and cottage cheese. Probably the best salad that I have ever made, and…

hot tea, broth, cup of soup....any type of hot liquid. It fills me up long enough to forget my cravings! Good luck, and feel better soon!

I have the enlite sensors also. I go through love/hate spells with it. I don' t wear a sensor as often as I should because of this. I had an appointment with my endo yesterday and my numbers weren't as good as we would like them to be so I promised her that I would wear one for at least the next 2 weeks so that we can see…

I started buying these glucose shots at Walmart, its the only place that I can find them. They look like those 5 hour energy shots but are actually glucose. They work great, the only problem is that they are $2 each. I absolutely hate wasting my calories on them though, actually on anything to treat a low. Has anyone seen…

i mix kale, spinach, swiss chard, a cup of strawberries, 1/2 c of blueberries, a tbsp of flax, a tbsp of chia seeds, scoop of vanilla protein powder, a cup of almond milk and a cup of water. Its delicious and it keeps me full until lunch!

I had a smoothie with kale, spinach, swiss chard, strawberries, blueberries, flax & chia seeds, almond milk and a scoop of protein powder. I like to get most of my fruits and veggies in at breakfast because I tend to slack throughout the day on them. Its quick and keeps me full until lunch.

Great job!! I had the same starting weight and around the same goal weight as you! How tall are you if you don't mind me asking?

I use tea (green and herbal) to drink in the evenings and the afternoons. If I am hungry and have a hot drink it seems to make me not hungry anymore. I love drinking coffee for this reason too but I add cream to my coffee so drinking the tea saves me a lot of calories becuase I just sweeten it with stevia. I don't believe…

Lane Bryant carries a new line called Livi Active. I have 2 of them now and LOVE them! They are around $55 each but when I bought mine they were having a buy one get one free sale! They go up to a H cup.

I usually make something on Sunday and divide it into 5 portions and that is lunch for the week. I made a delicious crockpot meal yesterday. Its 1 lb. ground turkey, 1/2 c. uncooked quinoa, a jar of salsa, a cup of water, a can of black beans rinsed, 1 c of frozen corn, 1 chopped up some sweet peppers and added a bit of…

World of beer? You had me a the name!! We have to get these in PA!

I do a cheat meal once a week, either on Friday or Saturday night. My husband and I rotate weeks to pick what restaurant we want to eat at. Whatever day it falls on I try to eat really light all day long and drink lots of water. Last week it was sushi and hibachi on Friday night( my pick), my scale was up a pound the next…

I have lost a little over 30 lbs now and the girls aren't budging......I am a F cup currently, I would give anything to be a nice D cup. I hope that someday I can buy bras in regular stores. When I first started my journey to better health and fitness I had the hardest time finding sports bras that 1. fit properly and 2.…

awesome job!! I have similar stats, i am 5'7" and started at 274. Currently at 242 with a goal around 160!

It works as long as you are honest with it :) Make sure to log everything you eat, get a food scale and measuring cups so that you can log accurately and you will see the weight start to come off! Good luck!

I have 3 meals at my house, lunch on Christmas day for my family, Dinner Christmas night for my friends and I am having a family gathering of about 20 people on Saturday. I spent $300 on groceries for those meals. I made a really good list this year though and tried to buy a lot of groceries at Aldi's to cut costs, plus I…

I just finally found 2 over the weekend that fit and felt great! I am an F cup so it was a difficult task! I actually found them at Lane Bryant- I was happy to be able to try them on, I have ordered some online from other places and they did not fit. The best part was that they were $54, but they had bras buy one get one…

I just looked at your original post!! You are amazing!! I am 5'7" and started at 274, I am down to 246 currently but can not wait to get into the 100's!! You look incredible, Thanks for the inspiration!

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Thanks for the advice! I am going to be super dedicated to weighing out everything and see how it goes! Weight loss is a completely different ballgame in my 30's. I barely had to try in my 20's and it would just fall off!

I'm going to have to get a scale for work... The chili was homemade, I used the recipe builder. I bring lunch from home 4 out of 5 days. I do not eat back exercise calories ever- I log the exercise in here just to track what I do.

I do weigh almost everything. I do not eat back my exercise calories. I have my diary open to friends currently, I'll open it publicly in a minute. I did slack a little on logging over the holiday. Thanks for the advice

Count me in! Sounds fun!! I always love looking at everyone's before and after pics! This will help keep me in check for the holidays!

I love tea! I usually stick to loose leaf teas and mix them together for different flavors. I am currently drinking an herbal chai blend that is awesome with a little vanilla almond milk. Its so good and I find that if I get hungry at night if I have a cup of hot tea it wards off those hungry thoughts

Update! I went to my endocronologist yesterday and all of my bloodwork was fabulous. Everything was in the normal ranges! Which is good but doesn't answer my question about why I am not losing weight. Then there's this.....On Monday I made some dietary changes. I gave up grains and am starting my day out with a big healthy…

Thanks everyone!! These are all ideas that I wouldn't have thought of!