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I'm glad you decided to trust your body instead of the scale for a while! I lost 25 pounds over a year ago and have been on maintenance since then... and even on maintenance I've gone down a whole pants size in that years time, with my WEIGHT being identical! Congrats!

I've been on a 500 calorie deficit (bringing my net to 1500) for three months and lost a good 1 pound a week. Then I plateaued for a couple months, and now I have upped my intake by about 200 calories average and lost another 2 pounds in the past two weeks. I just listen to my body, if I am truly hungry or grumpy because…

Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate the suggestions! As for the whole farting thing, its isn't the same, because it's all in my *upper* digestive system... literally upper cramping in my stomach above my diaphragm and I can feel it bubbling sometimes. Absolutely no unusual activity down below... If it was as easy as…

I am doing it very slowly... I have never been an active person. I love stopping to smell the roses, and if I am pressured to do anything in a hurry I get stressed and develop a distaste for whatever activity was stressing me out. I have tried exercising, but I end up quitting because I find it stiflingly boring and…

I like this thread already! We need more of these. Any tips you all have learned about tweaking your maintenance? How long do you wait until you tweak, how do you know you need to tweak, etc... just things you all may have picked up on the way that might be useful to us losers ( WEIGHT losers :) ) when we get to the…

bump, very informative

I'm 5'2" but I have a thick/wide frame (wide shoulders and ribcage) so my weight sits on me very differently than someone with a smaller frame my height... I'm a size 12 but started at 175 lbs... I'm only aiming to get down to whatever is sustainable for me (which will probably be somewhere around 140). I want to decrease…

You realize "toning" implies muscle mass increase and that in turn increases weight??? Please tell me you know this and are factoring this in. You will gain weight when you tone and keep BF% the same (which is a must at your height/weight). Please realize once you reconfigure your MFP you will gain pounds, but it will be…

Hahaha I like that :) Thanks everyone :)

Since light sabers can't cut through each other... does that mean the light sabers are made of vaporized elemental adamantium? I'm going with that theory. So no, it couldn't cut through it-

Apparently caffeine is not a diuretic. News to me. (woo now I don't have to hit my water goal so high now)

The point is, as soon as you add things like sodium and caffeine, your "required" daily water intake INCREASES. Caffeine is a diuretic (which makes you poo out more water), and sodium makes your tissues harbor more water (that then becomes unavailable for daily processes) so technically yes, all liquids are water, but…

I think it depends on how well you can handle the natural fluctuations of weight loss. I weigh quite often (up to twice a day when I am curious), but only record net losses. I like to watch the weight go up and down normally, so that when I see a strange jump either way I can try to think about why. I think weighing often…

Hey, I totally forgot about that muscle vs fat calorie burning fact (which I totally already knew, but apparently proceeded to lose lol). I try to keep my protein up, but having more muscle for burning makes a good case for trying harder to work out.

Thanks for all the input! What everyone is saying makes a lot of sense. Also, in NO WAY am I unhappy with my 1lb a week loss!! It just seems like a lot to expect for me to be down 10 lbs in 2 months. Like everyone said, 10 lbs on a short person is a lot! I'll keep watching the thread to hear more stories or opinions.…

Yeah, I actually have to be conscious to *hit* my calorie goal for the day sometimes, because the things I eat end up not being very calorie dense, even though I feel satisfied. I guess I technically could not hit the goal (and be around 1200 as opposed to 1500) but I feel like I need to stick with the goal in order to…

Yeah I have been seeing the loss come off in spurts, rather than every week I think... but I don't weigh myself regularly really. I'm not really concerned *when* it comes off, as long as it does :).

I understand that someone with 200 lb to lose vs someone with 10 lb to lose will lose faster... but that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking about a tall person with 40 lb to lose vs a short person with 40 lb to lose. I'm feeling a little unsure about the fact that I may be down 10 lbs in two months... a whole 10 lbs?? That…

I agree! That's what I am trying to say. I thought I tried to make it clear that the "weight" isn't ALWAYS bad, and the fact that it makes you take a second look at your lifestyle is GOOD. BUT the goal should NOT be to lose 40 pounds, or whatnot... it should be to BE HEALTHY... and often that means NOT being down to this…

Lots of points in this thread! Not enough time right now but easiest first- If you gain hip size via fat distribution or weight gain, then your pants WILL fit different and you will notice hah.

Good info to know, posting for reference~

Some women are probably remarkably stable, but if the variation in PMS etc is any indication, it is exremely varied in general. Hormones are crazy things, and they continue to fluctuate into your late 20s. Especially if you (not YOU but people in general) have been on crazy diets during your teen years. I gained 2 cup…

Thank you for sharing your story! It can be even more devastating to lose the weight and realize you are still not happy. I hope you are heading towards your goal of fixing yourself in the other ways you feel are needed. Have you ever thought of increasing muscle mass? Those cute, nice butts that girls have? Supported by…

I think it is harder... weight was never an issue in my household growing up (even though I was generally chubbier than the average for my age) which I think helped me not develop overly-psychotic obsession with my weight. I have ALWAYS been self-conscious, but that is mostly brought upon myself. I was never teased or…

Or when you get a crit, have a snack... like a drinking game but for snacks :) Or if you're playing a non D20 system ( Savage Worlds!) When you kill an enemy/boss, reach a milestone, have a snack... Maybe set aside your snack food for the night and take from that pile/bag, so you know how much you're taking when you roll…

OH you're a troll, good to know :)

Hmmm... time to bring out the weighted D20?? XD

Edited for nevermind the trolly troll mc trollerson

Oh god I need this advice too... I haven't been to my RPG game in the two weeks I've been on here, I could also use some ideas for snacky snacks!! We usually end up eating carb loaded stuff.... I really like dips... Maybe I can find a dip I can eat with rice cakes? Rice cakes are like 25 cal each... and I like them a lot.…

I want to read the WHOLE thread when I have time :). I am 5'2" and starting at 173 lb... I don't think I would look good at anything less than 135 (I've been 124 before, not cute OR healthy for me) and I am aiming for mostly just a lower BF%... right now it is 30%. Doing that by slowly getting into weight lifting and…