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  • Well, I'm not the queen of motivation either and to be honest, starting a healthier lifestyle was much more difficult this time around. What got me motivated this time was that I found the need to eat healthier and lose weight, especially when the scale hit the 200lbs! Some strategies I've been using to keep me focused are…
  • I don't thing there is an ideal number. Each person is different. People who are well above their recommended normal weight lose weight very quickly (let's say 5kg a month). But once they start reaching their normal weight, this loss slows down. No matter the starting weight though, I still think 10kg a month is way too…
  • Wow! That's a huge difference! I'm currently sitting on 200lb and trying to reach 145-150lbs. Sometimes it feels I have such a long way ahead of me! But seeing accomplishments like yours gives me some encouragement that I also can get there :smile:
  • That's really inspiring! I'm exactly at the point you were when you started (200lbs) and trying to get where you are now (150lbs), so it's a real encouragement to hear your story :) You look great!
  • Oh, and what I did to add this to MFP was just creating a Cardio exercise called Breatfeeding lol
  • You burn 20 calories per ounce of breast milk you produce, so you can just estimate how many ounces your baby drinks every day and multiply it by 20. For example, my baby drinks about 20oz per day (some days he drinks more, but I prefer underestimate and get calorie credit on my diary than overestimate and get debit lol),…
  • You look great! I need to lose about 66lbs and I feel so discouraged!! But when I saw your pictures and how much weight you lost, I felt really inspired! Thank you for posting! :)
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