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I very rarely use food that Like you, I do a ton of cooking and much of it doesn't have barcodes. I use the recipe builder nonstop (I've been on MFP for 6 years, so I have literally hundreds of recipes saved). For most foods, there are default entries and you can find them easily by searching "chicken breast meat only raw"…

Hi! I just read this NOW since I don't come to the forums often! But yes, here is an update. I maintained my 130 pound weight loss absolutely easily and flawlessly for the first three years. It was NBD, I wondered at times how it could be so easy. But in 2015-2016, things got a little tricky. My career heated up and I…

I am happy to know this now :)

Yep! Not quite as active here, but working very hard to maintain my habits after a work transition!

I'm almost at 1700 now :)

thanks for the comments! still here, chugging along, 3+ years of maintenance :)

tahini + smoked paprika + lemon juice + salt + water to thin. Obsessed with it. It's not low calorie, though, because tahini, though a gift from the gods, has a high fat-content.

Exactly this! How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I set my first goal here as weighing 275. Then I changed it to 249, then 225, then 208 (no longer obese), then 199, etc. Within one year I was down 120 pounds, and three months later I hit my goal weight of 175. (I a 5'11"). Now I've been (mostly) maintaining…

lol. I've done this before too (also with Optimum Nutrition Double Milk Chocolate), and it's good!

If it's plantar fasciitis, do what you can to nip it in the bud now. I have had arch/heel pain for more than two years now and it's extremely difficult to treat in my case. I recommend superfeet insoles (green) and a podiatrist for now.

I weigh produce when it's convenient (but almost never greens; those I estimate). If I already have my scale out or I'm slicing a pear at my kitchen counter with it right there, I weigh it. But if I pack an apple to have with lunch, I estimate. The primary purpose of my food scale is not to verify that I'm eating 136g of…

thank you everyone for your nice comments! I'm still here trucking along :)

I lost 120 pounds in my first year (then another 10 in the next three months). You can definitely lose 40 pounds in a year. Good luck!

This is the best post. The difference between those who succeed at long-term maintenance and those who don't is one thing: perseverance. You could have let this derail you and gone back to old habits. But you didn't. You took a month to heal, probably realized that you deserve better, and got back to it. I'm sorry for your…

I don't know how good your blender is, but I put carrots and beets in my smoothies regularly. and yes, protein powder and greek yogurt both work for adding protein. I use unflavored or banana powder.

I got a Vitamix reconditioned standard for a steal at $250 shipped. If you google around, you'll find similar deals. https://www.vitamix.com/Shop/Certified-Reconditioned-Standard I use it far more than I thought I would. Smoothies, nut butters, soup, hummus, sauces, blended drinks, etc. I personally haven't had a need for…

We eat this recipe all the time during the summer (but if you use OJ, cut the amount - I use a few tablespoons of lime juice usually). http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/avocado-corn-chowder-chicken

THIS. I'm down 130 pounds and I've been maintaining for almost three years. My body is not perfect; whose is? I'd like to have tighter thighs and arms and no loose skin on my stomach. But I don't have that, and I'm not willing to pay and endure surgery, so my best option is to accept that this is my *healthy* body and…

This exactly. I lost 130 pounds over 15 months, and I took a day or two "off" from logging every month. Sometimes, during a trip or vacation, it was more than a day or two. Sometimes I ate at maintenance on these days, sometimes way over. I usually had these days due to an event (wedding, girls weekend, etc) but sometimes…

It doesn't really matter. Get one that has a tare button and grams/ounces option. However, the one feature I really wish I had was a pull-out display. If I put a large opaque bowl or plate on my scale, it's hard to see the read-out. When mine dies, I'll buy one like this:…

I lost 130ish pounds. I've been maintaining for almost three years. I have noticeable saggy skin on my thighs. My arms sag when I hold them lateral to my body. I do not have a flat stomach. So I choose skirts that hit at the knee, though I wear a bathing suit without a second thought. I don't hold my arms lateral to my…

If it's good, post the recipe?

I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

Yep, this is me. I lift to a PR, then I get hurt and back down the weights, then I work my way up. I decide to work on form, deload, and work my way back up. I once had a 145 bench press. Now I've been pressing around 95-105 for probably a year. I'm not lifting so I can PR, or compete, or anything. I lift because I like it…

Did you know that you're amazing? Because you are.

Oh, hi. Didn't notice that this had been boosted. Thanks, all!

For starters, this is an unreasonable expectation. Most people don't make that sort of transformation - which is fine. And for those who do, it's far from sudden. I started at 300+ pounds. There was nothing fun about going to the gym, wearing pajama pants and an old tshirt because I didn't want to invest in workout…

Honestly, this is also a function of gender. Even in remote areas, it's always a concern for me and most women I know.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard. I love double milk chocolate and banana (especially for smoothies). Mixes well, tastes great (even with water, though better with milk), no clumps, not too sweet.

This is for raw. I use the raw entry if the whole bacon slice, including the fat, is going into my dish (for instance, sometimes I make things (very good things) that involve rendering the fat from bacon, cooking onion in it, then adding the cooked crumbled bacon back in later). Otherwise, just use the database for a…