Hey how are you doing? I have been absent from the boards for a while----I get so busy at work I do not get online.....and at home i am using the phone or ipad app.


What is it that you do to lose weight and live healthy? I count what I eat and try my best to be a scrupulous tracker! I recently started cutting out carbs, oh---not 100%, but avoiding bread, pretzels, pasta, crackers, potatoes, etc. it did really help me drop 10 pounds quickly. And I just feel like I am eating better because low carbs usually equals low junk!

What are your goals and how are you reaching them?
My goals are not written in stone. I am guessing I would be pretty happy and healthy at 250. I want for my knee to not hurt, better mobility and feeling more confident. I have lost 65 pounds, and that took a little over a year. so I will be working at this for a while, but I am OK with that.


How about y'all?

My journey to lose 100+ lbs began in January of this year, and I began using MFP. I have never joined a support group before, but lately I have had some questions and issues come up that I wondered if others might also have experienced. After looking through pages and pages of different groups that could possibly fit my situation, I came across this one. As I read through a few of your posts, your positivity drew me in. I hope there are some people out there that can help me and maybe, if I'm lucky, I can be of help to someone too!
I am 43 years old, and have 3 children. My original goal was to lose about 117 lbs, and so far I have lost 50. The first month I concentrated on the food aspect. I quit all regular and diet sodas and sweets cold turkey. I started cooking more and more and only used recipes which listed calorie counts. I ate nothing after 6:00pm and i logged everything i ate. Our plan (my husband is also on his own healthy living quest), was to add to our program each month or so. Month 2, we started walking and continued to eat more healthily. As the months have progressed, I have begun running. I drink a lot more water now. I am always on the lookout for healthy recipes, but I have found that a little more difficult than anticipated. I try to eat around 5 or 6 times a day now, and i keep lower calorie protein bars with me in case I am out so I won't make bad choices at a fast food restaurant or go too long without eating which might result in overeating later. I rarely miss the sodas, but I must admit I am terrified of sweets. I guess I feel that if I eat any, I will immediately backslide, so I avoid them like the plague. My weight loss has stalled in the last month so I have tried to increase the intensity of my walks/hikes/runs. I want to start with weight training, but so far my lack of knowledge in that area has been holding me back.
That's a lot of what I do. I try not to constantly think about food, but I usually do. I've just tried to shift my thoughts to the healthy options. I have found that I love running and exercising. I still struggle with my willpower to get out and moving even though I know how great I feel afterwards. Who knew I would love being tired and sore? I look forward to reading about others' progress and journeys!