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I’ve lost 63 lbs over the last year and a bit but have started getting sloppy and still would like to lose 10 more pounds so I’m hoping this challenge will help me.2
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I'm a Mom of three teenagers and went back to work full-time and just started packing on the wight. I have always been a yo-yo dieter. I know what to do, calories in vs calories out. But instead of 4oz of chicken I eat the whole chicken! I'm hoping this will make me accountable.3 -
Welcome @Heather9033 ! Hop aboard and start reporting today! (see last post on pg 4 above if not sure WHERE to report in)1
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Hi Everyone. I've fluctuated in my weight for years and have been successful loosing with MFP in the past. Tracking and making choices is key. My goal is the process for lifestyle change. Daily exercise, appropriate portions. I'm also watching sodium levels. I feel like I'm doing well, but the temptations are still hard to avoid... like the tray of desert squares in the break room at work. I hope this group will help me to stay focused and avoid the temptations.4
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Hey, I'm new to the group. I have been using MFP since NYE and lost 6lbs. I weigh every Monday. Unfortunately this Monday I stayed at the same weight, which was a result of getting a bit lax and falling into the binge mentality again. I know the shiny new enthusiasm won't be here all year, so I hope the extra level of accountability will help. I only have 20lbs to lose, but for me the most important thing is being making healthy choices and being in control of my eating, not the other way around!6
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Hello -- (insert wave here
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I am new to this challenge, though not to MFP itself. I've been on and off MFP for many years, sometimes with success, sometimes not, but always because of the choices I have made.
I am a single mother of a college-age student who lives at school, but is also close enough to come home for weekends on occasion. As student doesn't drive, I have to do the round trip for pick up & drop off, which translates to 3+ hours in the car each way - and usually means a large DD coffee, and some sort of fast food to snack on during the drive. Between that and my work day commute, I spend a lot of time in the car - sedentary.
I work an office job, and to be honest, one that frustrates me and bores me most of the time. As such, I find myself snacking through the day sometimes just to relieve the boredom. I know I'm not hungry, but I sometimes wonder if maybe my mind isn't driving me to snack because it craves any sort of stimulation ... I do try not to go overboard though (there is a chocolate cake in the kitchen / breakroom that I WILL NOT touch).
I am in my upper 40's, 5'4" and have about 60 or so pounds to lose. This time last year, I was 23 and a half pounds heavier than I am now. However, this past August, I was an additional 19 pounds lighter (yes, I lost 52 pounds and gained a little more than a third back). But I know it can be done .... I just need to stay on track, NOT let my depression take over, and push myself through the rough days without letting them become rough weeks or rough months.
I look forward to this challenge, to the accountability it will provide to me, but also to making new friends and building up a support system (which I am very much in need of)!!
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@2BtheRealMe2BtheRealMe But I know it can be done .... I just need to stay on track, NOT let my depression take over, and push myself through the rough days without letting them become rough weeks or rough months.
You are half way there knowing what works for you to lose the weight! Welcome to the challenge. You will find this a very friendly and supportive group and the challenge is great to help with staying on track.5 -
Hello - I love the format of this challenge and am looking forward to committing to daily exercise. I officially restarted my diet and exercise plan less than a week ago, and I already feel better.3
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Hi I am female 54 , Needing to lose 20-25lbs but it seems like a 100, it just keeps creeping upwards, I know my metabolism has slowed and hormones have played a part but I really dont know why I am having so much trouble losing. I am going to be vigilant with tracking, hopefully that will provide clues, exercise is hard due to chronic pain with back and arthritis but I can exercise, just tough to get going when not feeling well but I always feel better afterwards. And there is always something I CAN do if I am creative. I am considering WW again but I hate paying for it as budget is tight. So happy to have found community here at MFP, never took advantage of before, Thanks to all5
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Glad your here! We all get support from each otherjazzpurrcat wrote: »Hi I am female 54 , Needing to lose 20-25lbs but it seems like a 100, it just keeps creeping upwards, I know my metabolism has slowed and hormones have played a part but I really dont know why I am having so much trouble losing. I am going to be vigilant with tracking, hopefully that will provide clues, exercise is hard due to chronic pain with back and arthritis but I can exercise, just tough to get going when not feeling well but I always feel better afterwards. And there is always something I CAN do if I am creative. I am considering WW again but I hate paying for it as budget is tight. So happy to have found community here at MFP, never took advantage of before, Thanks to all
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Joining late. I’m Eva, 40, about 155 pounds (still halfway down from an original 167) and hoping to get back to about 142. What’s more important, I’ve fallen off the exercise wagon this winter and need to get back on!4
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Love your profile pic. Hop aboard and start reporting! We all get support from each other. Many people at many different levels and stages.2
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Hey, I'm late to the party (maybe too late for this month!) But having only downloaded MFP I'm looking to get started with my weighloss journey. I have a right bit too lose 🤦🏻♀️ so i need the accountability and the motivation from others on the same journey!6
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Hey, I'm late to the party (maybe too late for this month!) But having only downloaded MFP I'm looking to get started with my weighloss journey. I have a right bit too lose 🤦🏻♀️ so i need the accountability and the motivation from others on the same journey!
Welcome.... never "too late"
The saying is better late than never3 -
@mlit64, welcome! There's plenty of time to get into the habit in February and go blazing into March! 2
