not losing any more

eat your allotted calories, not under
drink more water
exercise

Can you walk for exercise? Start slow and work up to more distance? Any exercise will help.

Exercise doesn't mean you have to do extreme workouts. You can have a brisk walk, have a slow bike ride. Any exercise is good exercise.

If you can move, you can exercise. Do what you can, even if it's just walking. I read about a super morbidly obese woman who started out just clapping along to the music in the exercise videos.

I lost 30 pounds by walking alone. I do recomend weight lifting (even 3 pound weights in the comfort of your own home) some as well because as you lose you need to tone as well. I didn't start this soon enough and am now trying to play catch up.

Look for loss in other ways. I am so glad to not be a scale slave anymore! I have added a bunch of different ways to check my progress and they are helping me be less obsessed overall.

1) I keep a star journal. Every day I "win" a gold star for eating my proper calories without going over/ drinking 8-10 glasses of water/ getting in my exercise ..walking counts, moving count 1 hr is my goal -some days these stars are my only pay off.

2) I take my measurements every Monday morning. Arms, legs, neck, waist, bust you name it I can tell you what size it was and what size it has come to be. MFP even lets you add these measurements and keep up with them here on the site just like your weight and no one else can see it.

3) I went through my worst photos and pulled the clothes from them to use as a test. I don't fit these outcast outfits now but I am holding on to them to take after pictures...someday. Take before and during and during and during pictures. Progress might not show on the scale but it will show. You can use your current wardrobe for the same reward, a change in the fit of your clothes is a pay off as well.

4) Small goals! I have so many small goals. The first day I started my life over a friend said "cross your fingers that I ace this interview" and I couldn't . I had to use an additional digit to smoosh my fingers into this position. So first weight loss/fitness mini goal was cross my fingers. Just increasing my h20 intake made that possible my pudgy fingers were a side effect of being constantly under hydrated. Next goal was touch my toes. They don't have to be monumental but the more goals you have the more of a celebration this journey becomes. Look at things in your life you are so close to doing and celebrate yourself when you achieve them!

It sounds mad but there are some great pregnancy and elderly work out videos on youtube. I like to incorporate "Sit and Be Fit" exercises into my couch potato evenings it is a good replacement for my former mindless snacking habit. All moving is good for you. Actively shrug your shoulders while standing in lines. During commercials lift your legs parallel to the sofa, keep them up as long as you can. Take small steps toward your goals and don't give yourself the right to be discouraged. Little things add up quickly and soon you will be stronger and ready to really work it. Good Luck!!