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I actually get cold sometimes now and HAVE to wear the sweater instead of just using it for camouflage.

When I started I ate them. I love snacking at night so it's right up my alley. Now I usually plan a lot better and I have to leave calories if I know I am going to want popcorn with a movie at night. Everyone is different though so do what feels right and remember, there is a learning curve so you can always try something…

The opinion I trust on this made the most sense and came from a registered dietician. If you feel tired like you can't find the energy to work out, then eat some back. If you feel good and you can keep up your energy level and not eat them back then don't. In the end we are all different and we have to find what works for…

Going to breakfast with friends and started looking at breakfast food. HOLY COW!!! It's amazing. Our only defense is to really read the nutrition info. Now I at least know when I eat all my calories in a single meal.

I like dinuguan but I really think it tastes odd with coconut milk in it. Otherwise it just tastes a bit like liver. I don't think I could try balut. Maybe to be polite. I put black fungus in my tuna noodle casserole. Not sure what anyone else thinks of that.

Thank you! I look forward to trying this.

I weigh whenever I want and record every Monday morning (keeps me honest through the weekend). As long as you are consistent then it's a tool like everything else.

I get paid bi-weekly. Each two weeks that I stay on track for exercise and eating I put some cash away in a piggy bank without a hole in the bottom. When I get to my goal then I will have enough money to buy a new wardrobe, and I will get to smash the pig. Since money is pretty tight right now I find that putting the…

bump Thanks!!!

Most sushi places offer simple soups too, like Miso. It's usually low cal and tasty. I am also known to look the place up online so I can decide ahead of time what I will and won't eat. My standard sushi order is edamame, cucumber roll, house special (a crab roll with just rice, crab, seaweed wrapper, and mackerel), and…

Thank you for asking! I have been on here for months now and I just assumed I would figure it out one day when I had time to google it.

I have had this same thought. Then I sigh and realize that it took me more than a year to get this fat and my real goal is health and fat (by scale weight) is just a measure. I am already a TON healthier than I was a few months ago. I am eating better. I have more energy. I am willing to try new things (Sunday I plan to…

I started with 100 to lose as well. It's amazing how as my diet has changed I actually have the energy to want to do more for myself. I went to a water aerobics class for the first time since college and LOVED it! You can totally do this! It's one little step at a time.

I am trying to encourage my mom to use MFP. She is in her mid 60s with arthritis and shoulder issues with quite a bit to lose. Would you mind very much if I showed her your post to let her see that EVERYONE can use MFP and benefit from the great community? Hopefully she could friend you soon!

Put the scale in a box. Tape it closed, Put it in the trunk of your car. Leave it there. If no car then ask a friend. It needs to really go away. On the other hand I have NO will power. Good for you! It's a scary thought but you know which measures are really indicative of health and you are choosing the right ones.…

1.5 pounds down and 12 miles in. Go Snowflakes!

Nice work! Thanks for the inspiration!

That is really tough one. It's great that you care about her enough to be concerned. All I can say is that it would be a very personal decision. I can think of circumstances in which I would go for this. If I felt that my husband had the family support he would need and he agreed that this would be a viable path for our…

I'm in. Thanks for coming up with a gym free challenge that covers the holidays! Info in the signature now. Thanks for giving me the impetus to figure out the signature too!

I am down around 19 Lbs now and I still don't see it. My skirts hang longer in the back now, but that's it. That said, my family and friends all see a difference. Maybe we really are our own harshest critics?

My butt is even flatter. This isn't really a good thing, I noticed because my long skirts now hang into my shoes and keep catching in the back.

I just ran into this the other day. Once upon a time the theater sold air popped in a bag. Not the best, but OK. Now they don't. The options are: cheat and eat (less is better), smuggle, or forget it. I chose not to have it, but I think next time I might talk to the manager about bringing my own.

It can be the hardest thing in the world to tell someone you can't eat the food that they are offering you out of love. I am lucky because I have a built in health reason, but before that I had to practice saying "Oh thanks, but I am saving room for XXXXX" and "Thank you so much for thinking of me, but I am OK right now."…

1. 1600, that said I am trying to lose slow and steady. Also I am having a horrible time reaching that calorie level. My intake usually comes in at 1300-1400. 2. Carb/Protein?Fat = 50ish/40insh/10 or less This is due to a medical condition that causes me to get sick if I eat fat (dietician supervised) 3. I need to lose…