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Oh! And getting a sizing is also useful since most women are wearing the wrong size. I wore a 34 when I was in high school, but I'm in a 32 now and bigger in the band now than I was then!

Yep, bras make no sense. There are some excellent sources online for getting a good bra sizing. Here's one for VS http://mobi.victoriassecret.com/CustomerService/ShoppingOurSite/SizeChart . I also recommend, if you're having trouble, going into Nordstrom's, since they carry more sizes than most. I've gone into VS and had…

A toasted english muffin slathered in peanut butter and tea with vanilla soy milk. Add fruit and I'm in heaven. My other favorite is oatmeal made with vanilla soy with cinnamon, honey, and strawberries on top with a banana and tea on the side.

I've lost my weight by eating above bmr and eating back my exercise calories! I don't eat "clean", but I don't eat fast food. There is no emergency so dire that I have to eat McDonalds. The times when I was first starting out and ate below bmr were miserable, hungry, and my weight loss stalled. Every time this happened I…

I used to work at the kind of place that has a kid's menu and you would not believe the kinds of things people allow their children to do at restaurants! Throw food all over the floor, run around, make messes at clean tables, run around(!), scream until other patrons yell at the parents, you name it! Let me tell you,…

My favorite is for a whole chicken, it's actually really easy and so delicious! I did a mix of two recipes when I made it, because that's how I roll in the kitchen, feel free to do one or mix and match. http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2012/04/best-roast-chicken-youll-ever-have.html I did it with a little sage instead of…

Thanks everybody for your encouragement. Now I feel like I have backup the next time someone gives me a hard time!

Being fit was something I always put off until later when I was younger, like I'll just deal with it later. It was a pretty big hit to realize later would have to be now or I'd be doing more work in the long run. It's taken me almost a year, but I've finally got my confidence back. It's really daunting to start, so I…

I went to the gym after work and felt great about it. I roasted some broccoli to go with dinner and ate it ALL. Today was a good day.

In high school I was 115-130 and on Ritalin. Once I had a choice I got off it and my body started changing as I reached a healthier weight, and eventually an unhealthy weight. For one thing I went from a B to a C to a D to a DD. The whole time I was that 115-130 I had doctors telling me to gain and other girls saying they…

Yes! I go in between 11am/4:30pm and end between 6:30pm/8:30pm. My shift has the possibility of covering all of my mealtimes with only tens and halfs to space out food that will allow me to keep moving. Said food can only be what I've brought with me while running out the door. To top it off my night owl boyfriend does the…

Since I was skinny growing up, when I first started this I got it from all of my friends. Nobody seemed to understand that it wasn't underweight high school me wanting to ose weight, or even current me wanting to go back to that. I just wanted the 20lb I had gained that put me in an unhealthy weight off my body. The weight…

5'9/8 When I started MFP put me on a little over 1300. I lost a little and then stopped. After doing some reading (and looking at how hungry and cranky I was) I upped my cals to 1520 and lost a total of ten that way. For about six months after that I stopped logging food, but continued to weigh in, excersize and keep my…

Mostly I think it's women who care about it.

I'm amazed at your progress! Keep up the good work!

For starters, while I love MFP, it's a mathematical guide. It uses numbers to give what should work for the greatest average of people. I started at a goal of 1lb per week and with my height and weight MFP gave me 1420. I lost a little weight and adjusted it to keep losing 1lb a ween and it had me in the 1300s, which…

These are some awesome articles! Thanks.

Oh my god, I am with you on the celtic female warrior dance around the shattered remains of the scale!! Also, congrats!!

Hey Shawn, I'm Mish. I'm on here everyday, I try to log everything, and my diary is viewable to friends. I love giving encouragement to friends and I love getting it back. Go ahead and add me!

Ha! I do mean tablespoons! You don't get 260 calories into coffee without it. My boyfriend is still drinking it, but he's got one of those ridiculous metabolisms where it dosn't affect him.

You guys look amazing! Congrats on the healthier lifestyle and on the loving relationship!

I'll try not to repeat ones that others have said but... Try new kinds of lettuce, there are tons of awesome greens out there! My boyfriend buys in the fresh express packages at the grocery store, my favorite is pear gorgonzola, we eat salad every night. For making at home, try some new lettuce and throwing in any mix and…

If you have Netflix instant streaming, there's actually a whole section for fitness, I've been hearing good things about it and most people are already paying for it!

Hey from Elsewhere in SoCal! You've got a head start with that treadmill and pool at home! Make time for it, once you're ready to add a new change to your lifestyle, think about putting the treadmill in front of your tv, that way when you think about vegging out, you'll also think about putting in five minutes, then as…

Are you eating back your exercise calories so that you net a minimum of 1200 cal a day? I've found out that I actually need more than that to stay on track. I was losing slow but steady for the first month until I hit my first mini goal and decided to update my goals to reflect my new weight. I ended up putting myself in…

Thank you for sharing your chart! I just got over a three week long setback and it definitely helped me to see that you've had the same things happen!

Hurray for attitude changes!! It feels so much better to be happy with yourself while you do this process!

I've been removing (or trying to) the things that make me want to snack and replacing them with something better. It's harder when you're at someone else's house, but if you know how somebody runs their house, sometimes you can plan ahead. I brought carrot sticks to my boyfriend's, so that when he inevitably decides to…

Wow! I'm soo jealous right now, your stomach looks great!

The two nights previous to my "wake up call" I'd dreamed that I had stretch marks on what used to be my point of pride, my slim waist. The day of the wake up call I got on the scale and then had my six foot tall boyfriend get on it, and I was the heavier. That for me was just it. I had been gaining weight for the last year…