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I'm baaaack.... :/

Locolady98
Posts: 92 Member
But, this is a good place to come back to! It's all about supporting each other in getting healthy, so let's do it! 
My story: 5'2", female, 49 years old. I lost about 70 lbs over the course of 2 years several years back, with the help of MFP, plus some great fitness apps, including one of the couch to 5k apps. That got me into being a runner, and I did a great job maintaining my goal weight of 115 for a long time. Then over the past several months, I had some injuries that took me out of my workout routine, and 20 lbs. crept back on. So.
I'm fighting fit & good to go again with exercise, so it's time for me to buckle down, and take that 20 back off. I'm starting out this time at 135, with a goal of 115. I'd like to reach my goal in 3 months. I feel like that's doable. I definitely know the drill. Log everything I eat, log my workouts, keep track of calories in - calories out, don't skip meals, snack on healthy stuff throughout the day as needed, just log it all, and track my progress.
Something else I wanted to share, that I'm finding fun to think about this time. I checked out a couple of those pre-packaged diet plans online - Jenny Craig, something else... but I'm gluten free, and most of those don't have gluten free options. Plus they're pricey. And with MFP, why go that route? The reason I considered it was that I have a 50% travel work schedule, so the idea of grab and go, no need to plan... that seemed appealing. And then I thought... nope. I'm gonna DIY this. So, big thank you to MFP, because that totally makes it doable. I basically do one huge shopping trip a month, and stock up on healthy canned soups, frozen stuff I can thaw overnight in the fridge and then just toss into a tupperware container, (thank goodness for frozen cooked diced chicken!) plus I've already been using protein shakes in a blender bottle for years now, plus protein bars... so no biggie. I got this! Now I just gotta put it all together do it. DIY diet plan! And I know what works for me, so no worries.
20 lbs... I would say no sweat, but actually, I plan to sweat plenty! For me, healthy weight loss only happens when I'm getting regular exercise, and I love running, so that's a perfect match. And just running without logging what I eat if I'm trying to lose weight instead of maintain... well, to lose, I gotta log it all. I find that if I'm just maintaining, I don't have to log, just keep an eye on the scale, and keep it within a 5-lb range. When I'm maintaining, I range 113-118 without really doing much other than running every day and eating sensibly most of the time. If it starts to creep up, then I need to start logging food again, and it usually gets right back down.
Anyhow. Long ramble, but that's my story. Hello again MFP community! Let's do it!

My story: 5'2", female, 49 years old. I lost about 70 lbs over the course of 2 years several years back, with the help of MFP, plus some great fitness apps, including one of the couch to 5k apps. That got me into being a runner, and I did a great job maintaining my goal weight of 115 for a long time. Then over the past several months, I had some injuries that took me out of my workout routine, and 20 lbs. crept back on. So.
I'm fighting fit & good to go again with exercise, so it's time for me to buckle down, and take that 20 back off. I'm starting out this time at 135, with a goal of 115. I'd like to reach my goal in 3 months. I feel like that's doable. I definitely know the drill. Log everything I eat, log my workouts, keep track of calories in - calories out, don't skip meals, snack on healthy stuff throughout the day as needed, just log it all, and track my progress.

Something else I wanted to share, that I'm finding fun to think about this time. I checked out a couple of those pre-packaged diet plans online - Jenny Craig, something else... but I'm gluten free, and most of those don't have gluten free options. Plus they're pricey. And with MFP, why go that route? The reason I considered it was that I have a 50% travel work schedule, so the idea of grab and go, no need to plan... that seemed appealing. And then I thought... nope. I'm gonna DIY this. So, big thank you to MFP, because that totally makes it doable. I basically do one huge shopping trip a month, and stock up on healthy canned soups, frozen stuff I can thaw overnight in the fridge and then just toss into a tupperware container, (thank goodness for frozen cooked diced chicken!) plus I've already been using protein shakes in a blender bottle for years now, plus protein bars... so no biggie. I got this! Now I just gotta put it all together do it. DIY diet plan! And I know what works for me, so no worries.
20 lbs... I would say no sweat, but actually, I plan to sweat plenty! For me, healthy weight loss only happens when I'm getting regular exercise, and I love running, so that's a perfect match. And just running without logging what I eat if I'm trying to lose weight instead of maintain... well, to lose, I gotta log it all. I find that if I'm just maintaining, I don't have to log, just keep an eye on the scale, and keep it within a 5-lb range. When I'm maintaining, I range 113-118 without really doing much other than running every day and eating sensibly most of the time. If it starts to creep up, then I need to start logging food again, and it usually gets right back down.
Anyhow. Long ramble, but that's my story. Hello again MFP community! Let's do it!

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