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Daily Post (Wednesday) Track: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Nothing formal, but I tromped around the park all morning taking pictures for social media (I'm a park ranger at a historic site) and when I got back to my office, my fitbit said I had gotten 61 active minutes. Healthier habits: I really wanted to mindlessly snack…

Daily Post Tuesday Track: Yes (for the first time in *months* Calories: Under, but it was harder than I expected Exercise: Yes, 30 minute brisk walk (partially to make sure that I ended up under calories 😅) I'm back to tracking calories for the first time since probably February. I'd forgotten how much work it is to get…

Username: bootssowhite Weigh in day: Sunday, June 30- July Week #1 PW: 272.8 lb (that's the weight I put down when I joined; not sure if I have a previous weight, since this is my first week) CW: 268.4 lb One thing I did well: I joined this group! Hi, my name is Cait. My weight loss journey started just over a year ago, in…

Username: bootssowhite Weigh in day: Sunday Starting Weight: 272.8

I was a member a while back and I'd love to rejoin. I'm trying to regain my momentum.

THIS! Weighing my food (and taking the time to find accurate entries in the database) makes it so much easier for me to trust the process. I use to obsess every time the scale went up (and I weight daily, so that's often) and pour over the previous day to figure out what I did wrong because I didn't really know how much I…

When I started dieting, I made a rule that any food that leaves my kitchen has been portioned out into a separate container and logged in my food diary. No more big bag of chips while I'm watching TV or a bag of M&Ms at my desk. (To be clear, I can still have the chips while I'm watching TV or M&Ms at my desk, but they're…

Username: bootssowhite Weigh in Week: August Week 4 Weigh in Day: Monday Previous Weight: 308.4 lb Today's Weight: 309 lb

Username: bootssowhite Weigh in Week: August Week 3 Weigh in Day: Monday (whoops) Previous Weight: 307.6 Today's Weight: 308.4 Sorry about the late weight in. Things have been pretty crazy. I was offered a job last Wednesday and accepted in on Saturday, which is obviously pretty great, but it now means I have three weeks…

The same thing happened to me when I started. I lost weight pretty consistently for the first few weeks, then suddenly stalled out and kept losing the same few pounds over and over again, even though I was definitely eating at a deficit. I started weighting everything on a food scale so my food log was more accurate, had…

Congrats, Gutbusters! Way to take the team name to heart! :D Username: bootssowhite Weigh in Week: August Week 2 Weigh in Day: Monday Previous Weight: 311.6 Today's Weight: 307.6 It's nice to have an official weigh-in on a day that is also my lowest weight!

Had an extra long workout this morning. A storm knocked over a tree next to my apartment last night, blocking the road. When I left for a run this morning, I was able to get around the tree (it was blocking cars, but not a person on foot), but when I got back, maintenance workers were cutting it up and no one was allowed…

I try to stick with fresh, homemade meals, but I also always keep a couple of frozen meals on hand. I don't always have the time or energy to actually cook something, and a Lean Cuisine pizza is a far cry better than ordering an actual pizza or picking up fast food.

Counting calories. I've lost weight before, only to gain it all back (plus some), so I know for me, whatever I do has to be something I'm content to do forever. I'm trying to really focus on the behaviors that cause me to be overweight as well as the foods that cause me to be overweight and I'm trying to correct some of…

Username: bootssowhite Weigh in Week: August Week 1 Weigh in Day: Monday Previous Weight: 313.8 Today's Weight: 311.6 This is actually my highest weight in a few days, probably because I went out to eat last night. The irony is I'm actually really proud about how I ate last night. I picked one of the healthier options,…

Hi, I'm Cait. I'm 33 year old, and I currently live in North Carolina, although that is changing soon. I just finished my Master's degree in May and I've been using the free time while I've been looking for a job to really focus on creating some better eating habits. I'm hoping this group will help keep me motivated as I…

Username: bootssowhite Weight day: Monday Starting Weight: 313.8

I would love to join. I'm turning 32 in a few weeks, have 100+ pounds to lose and need all the support I can get.

I had always assumed that because avocados are healthy, they would be low in calories, but not so much. I was surprised by how many calories I can drink and how many calories are in such a small amount of sugar. I make my own lemon/limeade, and I don't have much of a sweet tooth and I like my lemonade tart enough to make…

Hard boiled eggs will last for days at room temperature. Sprinkle some cumin on chickpeas and you have a high protein snack, or add them to a salad for a more substantial meal. Yogurt can easily last 12 hours without refrigeration, especially if you're in a climate controlled building, or you can make a smoothie with…

1. Not being able to shop in regular stores. 2. When I'm shopping with friends, I have to come up with excuses for why I'm not trying clothes on because I don't want to admit nothing will fit. 3. I'm sweaty *all* the time. 4. That shelf of back fat right above my butt. 5. When I see myself in a candid photo where I wasn't…

For me, the usual culprit is not enough water the day before, although sometimes it's not enough sleep because I realized I hadn't drunk enough water right before bed, chugged a liter and then peed all night long. Either way, I tell myself that not every run can be a good one and that the important thing is that I ran, not…

Yogurt Chickpeas Frozen grapes I can't wait until apples are in season so I can do this!

I wear compression pants (more like leggings, really) and a thigh length tunic on top. The pants hold my stomach in place and the since the tunic is so long, even when it rides up, it still hits me at the hip, well below the pants, even when I have to do the mid-run-pull-up-my-crotch dance. When I first started "running"…

When I decided I wanted to start running, I told everyone I possible could that I was going to start running that week and to ask me about later. That provided enough social pressure to get me out the door that first time and once I had done it once, it was much *much* easier to motivate myself to run the next time. I just…

It gets so much easier. When I first started dieting, I would turn down invitations to hang out with friends and even a few weekend trips because I knew I wouldn't be able to control what food was available. I can vividly remember being invited over for lunch by one of my students, working out what the likely calories…

Temperature could be a factor. Every 5°F rise in temperature above 60°F can slow your pace by as much as 20 to 30 seconds per mile. Did you run at a different time of day than you usually do or was it significantly hotter? Also, some runs will just suck. No matter how well you prepare and take care of yourself, some days…

I'm not normally a morning person, but this summer I've been getting up at 5:00 to run because of the heat (113 today, all my cries). Things that have helped me: - Enjoy what you're doing. There is zero chance I will get up that early to go to the gym and lift weights because I hate strength training and have to psych…

Total the amount of time spent walking and the amount of time spent running and log them as two separate entries. And remember, the MFP (and a lot of exercise equipment) usually estimates hight for amount of calories burnt.

While I agree in theory (best weight loss advice I've ever gotten was don't do anything you can't see yourself doing forever), I *hated* running until I did C25K and now running is one of the highlights of my week. A different focus, 10 years since I last ran and gradually working my way up to running longer distances made…