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From a weight loss perspective, yes the calories are the same. But since alcohol doesn't fill you up or provide any nutrition, most people find that it leads to going over their calorie limit. In addition, if you are drinking with friends, there is usually some kind of high calorie food that goes along with the party. I…

If your calorie limit is 500 calories that explains why you are hungry. Keep searching for a plan that will work for you and that you can live with. My daughter gained a huge amount with child #2. She tried to diet for two weeks, gave up and took up running. She lost 80 pounds and ran in 8 marathons. Not my solution but it…

Congrats on your terrific loss!!

Believing is the first step to achieving! Congratulations on a winning attitude.

You have already proven that you have what it takes to lose weight by quitting that other difficult addiction--smoking. Good For You!! When you were quitting smoking you probably weren't thinking about next year when you would be an ex-smoker but about getting through today and tomorrow. Weight loss is the same. We can get…

LOL!! to Michellemybelle

Sounds like a good plan. This should work for you over the long term but there is plenty of advice out there on new exercises or new diet plans if this one stops working for you. My change this year is to add lots more fruit and veggies to my diet. I blend kale, carrot juice and half a banana into my morning whey protein…

You have done great! Be proud of your accomplishment! Look at some "before" pictures or pull out some before" pants. I keep a pair of 3x jeans in the drawer that I use for inspiration. For me, dieting is harder in the winter since I spend more time in the house ( where the food is) . But we can do this! I have lost 149…

thank them profusely. take some to your desk for "later", take some home cause its hubby's fav, share with everybody. You can usually run around enthusiastically offering stuff so no one notices that you didn;t do more than nibble off the berries etc. good luck.

It seems that if you are using ther MFP food tracker, you don't need to add points on top of that. It will tell you the nutritional breakout of your food, including calories. If you use the food tracker for the first 1400 calories and add an uncounted 300 calories of fruit, you have eaten 1700 calories and your body will…

I think so many of us can tell the same story. A doc put on me on my first diet at the ripe old age of 4! I spent the next 56 years overweight. I finally ended up in a wheelchair when my weight put so much stress on my displaced hips that I could no longer walk. I went to the Dr expecting an answer and he said " you need…

Welcome. There are lots of nice, caring, sharing people here. Good luck on the journey. Feel free to add me

Congrats on your terrific success! :flowerforyou:

45 yrs to the same incredible guy

The elasticity of your skin depends on several factors including your age, sex and ethnicity. I've lost 149 pounds and have a lot of loose skin but it is much easier to hide under clothing when it is fairly flat than when it is extended. i hope that is encouraging. Of course you can have excess skin removed through plastic…

I like Designer Whey. Lower in carbs and higher in protein. I mix it with Almond Milk for a low calorie calcium boost. Hope that helps.

you have to work with your body. Youmay no be able to eat as many calories as someone else. Frustrating but if you do better on 1400 calories, that is your personal level. Exercise will help but I can never eat back my supposed calorie burn or I gain. good luck

Since you have achilles tendon problems you might try swimming instead of so much walking. It burns more calories/minute and is easier on your body. Since you are insulin resistant, you might do better by decreasing your carb intake a little further. I am hypoglycemic and find that I feel better and have fewer problems…

Kale is really easy to grow. You can even use a large olla for a few stems. Slashes the cost. If you have a flower garden, it is often used an as ornamental for its pretty, dark green color.

I choose almond milk for the calcium. I had osteoporosis ( now, after treatment, osteopenia) so it is the better option for me.

Are you sayiing you define success as "I am unhappy with my weight but I didn't fail to lose weight since I didn't try"? I'm not sure how that will make you feel better. It mlight help you mentally to set smaller, more doable goals and define success as--for example-- losing 1 pound a month. Sadly this old lady can tell…

Yes. We in the US do not have good food inspection so do not eat any raw meat, raw eggs etc. Our congress has steadfastly refused ( at the request of the food industry that pays them) to require bacterialogical testing of food and has slashed funding for the food inspection we do have. The "solution" to the problem here is…

I have two old tupperware products called "pick-a-deli". They have inserts that let air circulate around the veggies and are perfect for carrots and celery. I clean those as soon as I get home, wash them and store them in the containers. They stay fresh for weeks. Rubbermade also makes a containers with plastic mesh…

If you have no other proof than " he talks to his sister a lot" I would recommend you let it go. Suspicion and jealousy will wreck your relationship very quickly.

I watch the calories. I always eat fewer carbs and more protein then recommended by mfp so don't worry about those numbers

Hey, you have taken a HUGE step in the right direction by getting back in the game. Congrats! Here's to a wonderful, successful, lighter 2013.

My mama would call that "low class". And in the south that has nothing to do with money. ..and every thing to do with how you treat people. So sad that he is such a poor, miserable little worm that he makes himself feel better by trying to make other people feel bad.

Hooray!!! Congrats!!

Regardless of where we are at the moment, we are ALL battling the same problem! I have lost 149 pounds But--as you so correctly pointed out-- the continuing battle is to KEEP it off. You are not alone in this struggle. All of us are here to support you and encourage you. Whatever you do today or where ever you are in your…

Since I'm 5'1 I don't know if it would be easier to lose weight if I were taller---but I doubt it. I think weight loss is a challenge for all of us. I am amused by all of the magazine articles this time of year with the latest "super" food, miracle cure etc. "Cause the truth hurts--diet and exercise are the only real…