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5'10 and currently maintaining at 135-140. I dropped 25lbs in one year, but put on 15 of it again last winter. I have spent the last year getting rid of it again and am FINALLY back to maintaining. I have an open food diary and am pretty active in posting. Feel free to add.

50% carb, 25% fat, 25% protein. 50% carb may seem high to some people but before tracking my macros I was eating about 70% carbs- YIKES!

Apples do a lot for keeping me full. A great amount of fiber!

I truly hope this works for you to get to your goal but I am a little concerned about the long-term success of the plan. Stick to it and keep those status updates coming!

My goal continued to change over time, and still does. But I was ultimately going for less body fat.

Stunning results!

I log as I am cooking. For homemade food, use the Recipe tool. It's super easy!

You could log it as aerobic exercise, but a heart rate monitor should give you an accurate number based on your intensity.

Where do you find meringue bites from??? Sounds tasty :)

Thanks!

Have you ever utilized the recipe tool under the "Food" section of the website? I use it quite often when I make recipes from scratch. You can change the serving size per batch as you like and the calculations will adjust.

I have struggled with emoitnal eating most of my life. When my boufriend of 4 years moved out of state, it hit me hard. I started eating... SHOCK! Once I came to the realization of what I was doing, I made a big change. When my emotions were starting to get to me, I laced up my sneakers and went for a walk. Not only did it…

I tried it for the first time last year and it was fun. The other people in the class were SUPER supportive and I didn't feel any judgement when I was tripping over my own feet ;) The location I went to didn't seem to take anything too seriously, its about moving more and having some fun at the same time.

It takes time to get acclimated to the "new you." Do your best to keep positive. IT GETS BETTER, I PROMISE!!! I still struggle with the same problem and I am currently in maintenance mode.

I have an open food diary and am always willing to add active MFP fridns :) I am in maintenance mode now but spent the last 6 months shedding the pounds.

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When my weight got within 5 lbs of the lowest healthy BMI, I switched to maintenance. And compared to my height, getting much smaller would be nearly impossible without drastically changing my lifestyle. I still lost a bit after changing my calorie goal, but have now found a good balance and am happy to eat more :) 5' 10,…

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WOW! You need to get your story out to more people. It is an amazing example of will-power. From a fellow Michigander, keep it up and avoid hibernation this winter ;)

Keep in mind the FDA calorie recommendation is also based on the recommended amount of daily activity (roughly 30 mins of moderate intensity activity)...

Try starting out breakfast with a piece of fruit followed up by cereal. Explain that both foods have benefits so you need some of each.

When I started following the nutrition plan for the insanity I started noticing a big change. you can find it online.

I started increasing my protein when I was always SORE! Working out 3-4 days per week I was always sore; my muscles never seemed the heal from the previous workout (running, aerobics, or weights). When I increased my protein, I was healing much faster, noticed an increase the speed of my weight loss and incraese in muscle…

Congrats on your AMAZING WORK! As long as you are achieving your weight loss in a healthy manner and are adequetely fueling your body, I don't see a problem with continuing to lose weight. Your body will start to slow down on weight loss as you get eanr your natural healthy weight. Friends and familya re often shocked by…

"You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twleve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way." -Johnny Cash

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -Johnny Cash

I'm just shy of 5'10 and 29 years old. SW: 160 CW: 138 My lowest adult weight was 135 which was last year. I am now in mainanance mode to stay betwen 135-140. I am hitting the gym regularly to build muscle tone. In 6 months I was able to drop my body fat from 24% down to 19%. I think 17% would be my GOAL body fat…

Breakast sandwhich on the George Foreman for 240 calories: Thomas' - Whole Wheat 100 Calories English Muffin, 1 muffin 100 cal Jones Dairy Farm - All Natural Golden Brown Turkey Sausage Patties, 40 g 60 cal Sargento - Sharp Cheddar - Thin Slice, 1 Slice 80cal Tomato slice

I could always use some more active friends. Body Beastettes would be great :)