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I'm almost 5 months, and I made myself sick (literally!) eating watermelon the other day. You think "O it's mostly water any how, not gonna hurt anything!" WRONG it was sooooo good and juicy I ate alittle too much... next thing I know up it comes. Yes in moderation it's all good but don't be fooled by the ease it goes down since it is still fiberous it can come back to haunt you!

Sorry BMI!!! LOL

If you read alot of the low BMT ppl's post on here you will see that almost everyone who has less than #100 to lose will lose slower and have alot of stalls. I want to lose #70-#75 and have lost #45 in alittle less than 5 months....but I have been at a stall for a month now, ever since I started exercising!!! My clothes are looser, but the scale is EXACTLY the samee...so there are times when It's so frustrating but just keep your eye on the proze and the end goal will come, no matter how long it may take!

I also sweat more since having kids, youngest is 17.5, but now since losing 45 I do sweat less, and I'm soooo glad!!!

Same here! 4.5 mo out haven't lost a thing in 4 weeks BUT hair but it will pass. We KNOW this but still frustrating as hell!!!

Been stalled for about 1 month 45 gone 25-30 to go. I started exercising a month ago so I guess the fat v. Muscle war is ON! Lol. I think I have lost inches so I know it all balances out in the end but still aggravating at times!

Cheri! this quote from you sounds like me RIGHT NOW ..... "Six months out I was sure it wasn't going to work. I had the hardest time right about then with a nine week stall and I could only barely hang under 200 pounds. I was terribly frustrated and felt like everyone was losing faster than I was (not true at all) and I was considering revising my goal to a higher number." I'll be 5 months on July 6th and have been stalled for about a month now. I did start to exercise, that's when the stall happened soooo ya I needed to hear this right now. I have some shorts I wore the 1st time on Memorial wk end and I think they are looser now...but still would be NICE for the scale to move!!! I have about 30 more to lose...25 for sure! ahhhgrrrggg it's aggravating for sure but I have hope and faith that IT WILL COME OFF not matter how long it takes LOL Pateince is a virtue I don't really have LOL

I feel ya. I started exercising consistently about 4 weeks ago and I have stayed the same weight for 4 weeks now! I feel firmer and a pair of shorts I wore memorial wk end are loser now BUT it is annoying and scary to not see the scale move at all! This will pass I'm sure ! NOT soon enuf tho

Must be in the air ! I've been the same for almost a month too. Was 205 now 160 but I did start exercising so maybe my body's in SHOCK! Lol

I guess I'm never gonna get to 155 at the rate I'm going. LOL. STILL hovering around 160 I have alittle while longer. I think I'll be solidly below 160 by July 4 though. I started exercising consistently 2,5 weeks ago so maybe my body's in SHOCK!! Haha

Really made me feel ALOT better! It was from April of 2010 when you were 11 months out and someone asked what and how much you can/should eat after 6 months out and you went into alot of details of what and how much you can eat and where and what you eat when you go out to eat. It WAS SO HELPFUL! I'm glad I came across that post. I'm alittle over 4 mo out and sometimes it feels like I can eat TOO much, but in reality it's 1/4 of what I used to could eat i'm sure or atleast 1/3. Reading your post made me realize I'm doing OK, esp since you have done SO GREAT! I guess the old thoughts of ...ok I've lost X now I'm going to gain it ALL back AGAIN! are hard to get out our old fat brains! I have lost 45 and have about 30 to go... soooo it's just encouraging to hear real ppl stories ...THANKS!!!

tHIS IS THE LINK AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK HERE IS MOST OF WHAT SHE SADI BUT THERE IS A FEW OTHER POST ALSO http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/4968-when-you-are-back-to-eating-normal-food/ I'm almost 11 months out, and this is what I ate yesterday. It was a crazy carb day, and I grazed quite a bit. A lot of my carbs come from the fruit juice and Fruit Loops, potatoes with dinner and yogurt/fruit I ate for Breakfast. I do not eat like this every day. I actually keep my carbs around 80grams per day now. But, yesterday, I wanted fruit, and Cereal for some odd reason. Breakfast - 1-6oz Chobani strawberry Yogurt, 3 large fresh strawberries Snack - 3oz of teriyaki beef Jerky, 3 saltine crackers, 1- 2% extra sharp cheddar wedge lunch - 1/2 peanut butter/honey sandwich on whole wheat bread (no crust), 10-12 tortilla chips with sour cream/salsa dip Snack - 6 iced circus animal crackers Dinner - 2oz of steak, 1/4 cup of steamed green Beans, 1/4 cup of pan seared new potatoes Snack - 1 cup of fruit loops cereal with 1/2 cup 1% milk Calories - 1387 Carbs - 226 Protein - 84 Fat - 36 I got in about 50 ounces of Water, 8oz of the the grape juice, and 8oz of coffee. I eat out 2-4 times per week. Thai places - chicken Satay skewers with dipping sauce and I can at 2 skewers. Chili's - my son and I share a half rack of ribs, I can eat 2 of the ribs, and a few bites of the various side dishes, we also share the Cajun Chicken Pasta entree (yummy chicken alfredo with penne pasta and grilled cajun flavored chicken breast)I also order the 1/2 order of nachos from the appetizer menu, I can eat about 3 of them with salsa and sour cream, I order and split the Quesadilla Explosion salad with the kiddo. Mexican food - my son and I order beef and chicken fajitas for 1, I can eat 1 fajita with 2-3 strips of meat, loads of sauteed onions, sour cream, salsa and a little bit of rice. I do eat some chips and salsa before my meal. I may have a few bites of the refried beans, but I like to save room for the actual fajita. Taco Bell - Steak quesadilla with extra sauce. I can eat 2 of the 4 wedges, but I pull off the top of the tortilla. I wait about 3 hours and eat the other 2 wedges later. Or, I order a bean burrito with extra red sauce and sour cream, and peel off the extra tortilla that doesn't have any filling. TGI Friday's - I order the appetizer course of Pot stickers/chinese dumplings, and I can eat 3 of them, the inside mainly, and the outside shell of 1.5 of them with dipping sauce. Logan's steak house - my son and I split an 8oz ribeye and a few bites of the side dishes typically rice or loaded mashed potatoes with a green veggie. I typically eat a few chips with their spinach/artichoke dip before our meal. Mongolian BarBque - I eat the thick egg noodles, with cabbage, snap peas, pineapple, bean sprouts, and chicken or beef. Covered in Mongolian and Teriyaki sauce, and minced garlic. Typically, the meat gets over cooked on the grill, so I stick to the noodles and veggies/fruit. Chinese buffet - Spring roll (1 with the outer shell peeled off), peanut chicken, beef broccoli, General Tso chicken, fried rice, low mein noodles, and pot stickers again. IHOP- sirloin steak tips with broccoli Wendy's - baked potato with cheese/broccoli, small chili with crackers Panera Bread - The asian fruit side salad (it has apples), broccoli/cheddar Soup, 1/2 tuna salad sandwich with chips. Obviously, I eat a very small portion of all of these, but it gives you an idea of what I order and eat. Yes, I bring lots of leftovers home, but I make the meals last for at least 2 other meals/lunches, or even Snacks. I rarely order off the kid's or senior menu. I know people find it hard to believe but I literally eat anything and everything I want just in small quantities.

Me too! Glad to see I'm on track with other shorties! I have about 30 more to lose ... How about u?