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Dress size NSV and a question
Yesterday I went shopping to for a new spring dress. I was super excited to pick up a size 10 and have it fit like it was tailor made for me. In January I was definitely a size 14 pushing 16. Total win! My question is this: how do you count dress sizes? By that I mean is the difference between a women's size 14 and a…
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Eating Out on a Road Trip
My husband and I are taking a mini vacation that involves a 10hr drive each way. While I have no delusions about the amount of calories I'm going to drink this weekend, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks to not completely blowing a diet on over a 4-day trip. My current plan is to bring cold cut sandwiches…
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1 month ahead of schedule
When I first set up my goals on MFP I wanted to drop 60lbs (5'9" going from 220lbs to 160lbs). I've since changed that to a 70lbs weight loss goal (150 is a healthier weight for me). I also did some math and figured it would reasonably take me 3 months to lose 20lbs. As of today, I am 1 month ahead: 22lbs down since…
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Too much too soon?
Howdy. I have a couple questions regarding how quickly I should be losing weight and if anyone else seems to have periods of weight dives followed by plateaus. I started using MFP in January of this year. On 1/2/14 I weighed in at 220lbs standing 5'9" (also I'm a girl). Using MFPs suggestions, I have been eating about 1500…
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Progress and accountability
I'm really only posting because I find inspiration in others' stories, so I would like to contribute to the community. I'm officially 1 month into my dedicated decision to lose weight. Nothing fancy: net calories down, exercise up. Sunday I stepped on the scale and was down 10lbs. I have been yo-yoing up and down by about…
