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added. Good luck! Just remember to be patient!!! I doesn't come off quick like we would like. It takes time and dedication..one of the hardest things I had to learn myself. You can do it! Be honest with your food diary, stay under your cals, log in your workouts and in my opinion, don't eat back all of your workout cals.…

That is so sweet for you to want to come back to help others after succeeding yourself! Are you needing to lose more weight? Your pic looks great. Welcome back! :)

You will LOVE this site! It has a great database full of food items that makes it so easy to keep track of your calories. This site has helped me tremendously and you'll find a lot of supportive great people here that will encourage when times seem slow and give you victory cheers when you lose, :) Keep logging....that's…

You look great! I'm 5'7 so that helps gives me an idea of what's forthcoming and I can't wait!

I think you are referring to what's called "saddle bags" on each side of the upper outer thigh. I have them too and have had it for years!!! All I could say is to continue excerising that part by lying on the floor and doing side leg lifts with your knee bent and knee straight. That's the only thing I know that helps…

Awesome Job!!! Much different now and I know you feel better inside and out! CoNgRaTs!!! ;)

I saw this in your link you posted. Thanks for sharing. 4. Myth: Fasting tricks the body into "starvation mode". Truth: Efficient adaptation to famine was important for survival during rough times in our evolution. Lowering metabolic rate during starvation allowed us to live longer, increasing the possibility that we might…

thanks for all the wonderful replies! You guys are awesome people! The tea I mentioned is a diet green tea...I drink them often simply bc I love the taste. I was just trying to "even out" the calories over two days from a high caloric t-day to fasting the next day and was worried about it crashing my metobolic system for…

That's awesone. Congrats on joining all of here. You will find a great network support here too. I wish you the best and all for a VERY good cause....You want to join the military. Just think, once you get down to the acceptable weigh in to join, you'll be great shape from the workout you'll get by being in the military.…

OMG, I would be so embarrassed if I was the one who said that bc I didn't recognize the person. That would be a very awkward moment, lol. People do change A LOT with their weight loss so I'm sure it happens more than we might think. Good job on your loss BTW. You look GREAT!

That's awesome. Jewelry not fitting me is what finally convinced me in the first place that I needed to do something about it. Everything was tight and necklaces didn't even look good on me. Anyways, just wanted to let you know that you can have ring guards put on in the inside. It'll save you tons of money and it won't…

NSV=Non scale victory. Thanks for all of your supportive comments. That's what I'm talking about....great people here on MFP who are all going through the same battles with weightloss. You all are GREAT!

Finding yourself in the "normal" range is an awesome feeling! I want to be "normal"! lol.

I hear ya! I weighed in today with exactly 27lbs lost too. It's a good feeling. Can't wait to hit the 30 lb mark then I'll be half way to my goal. I'm averaging about 10lbs/mo, which is good and slow for permanent weightloss. Keep up the great work!!! Great job with the marathon. That's awesome!

Don't know you feel about taking OTC products, but they sell Chromium Picolinate and it helps control sugar cravings. Google it and read up on it and see if it would help benefit you. Other than that, all I can recommend is to go 3 whole days without ANY sugar and your body and mind will get use to it. Then you can go on…

Glad to see your back at it. You can and will do this. We're all in this together and it definitely does help to have great support on here. Sometimes I won't eat a certain thing bc I know I have to record it and show friends. I also have about 40 or 50 more to go. I added you so we can help each other. Best to ya!

A friend mentioned she's doing it but I didn't ask...What is it?

It means "non scale victory". I had to ask one time myself, lol.

Welcome aboard! Glad you're here. Lots and lots of great support from amazing people here! You will love it. Good luck and best to ya! :)

Awesome!!!! 50lbs is a great victory! You've got this and you know exactly what your body needs to lose the weight. Congrats!!!!!

That's such a great feeling! Loved reading your NSV and hearing the excitement in your words. Keep it up! :)

Welcome Missy! You have made a great decision to join us here. It's wonderful to get the support and encouragement we all need. I'll add you so we can do this together my friend. Your not alone on this hard journey. :)

I go through long plateaus too sometimes for 10 days or more. My friend who is also a registered dietician told me that I sit on plateaus bc it's the body's way of "resetting it's set point"! NOT to give in and get frustrated. Your body will get use to the new weight and you WILL start losing again. I agree with the…

I know how you feel and I don't have an answer to that but just wanted to give you a bit of advice my brother told me the other day. I was complaining of the scale and how I'm not losing regularly (get stuck in long plateaus) and he said, "It's like the stock market. You've invested into it but can't watch it daily because…

So you weigh 191.5, lol. I don't understand the scale either and I hate it the darn thing. I weigh every morning just to know what I've done the last few days or week but I take it with a grain of salt. It's not my friend.

thanks for posting that video. That inspired me to run this evening.

One thing to remember is that we were not born to eat whatever we wanted and not pay the consequences for it eventually! This IS and will ALWAYS be a way of life. Don't look at short term and long term. We all want to lose the weight and look fantastic but it takes time (and a long time for some of us...myself included)!…

First, I want to say Cograts Smiley for making, first, the hardest decision to want to change and getting your mind ready to be disciplined with your food intake and make healthy choices! Secondly, is your motivation to post on MFP and get team support behind you! We are all here in the same boat...with weight to lose and…

I feel your pain with the plateau's! I'm in the SAME boat. I started a 1200 cal diet July 9th and the scale hasn't been kind to me either. I've lost 18lbs so far but my weight HANGS in the same range for over a week before I even drop 1 pound! I gain 2-3 lbs (with no diet changes) and then it'll drop back to the weight I…

Someone mentioned a site called..mybodygallery.com Check it out. It will give you a great idea of what you'd look like. I've enjoyed looking through this site with different weights plugged in to give me motivation. Good luck!