Starting Over... Again...

Oh My Gosh can I relate! I'm back after a Looooong hiatus, too, with not nearly as good of an excuse. With around 100 pounds to lose, too, it feels daunting! I like the idea of 10 pounds at a time. I'm getting married in 3 months (2nd marriage and thrilled to have finally found my soulmate, even if it took me until 44 to do so!) but really saw myself further along in progress than I am, thus re-starting MFP. So disappointed in myself yet I feel determined (again) to get back to a health, fit me!

We can DO this!

I have been struggling for the past 2 years to lose about 40 lbs. The hardest part is that I have a husband who does not support me at all during this journey. He will sit and eat donuts and pizza and complain if I say I don't want to get pizza for dinner and then I usually wind up giving in and hating myself later. Feel free to add me so I can have like-minded friends on the same journey as me.

I re-started about the umpteenth time. I am 78 years old and having such a hard time now. With many health problems and surgeries last 2.5 years, I am now not able to walk very good. So, exercise is virtually out of the question, except for stretching with bands everyday, which I do best I can. I always was fat, but being a bicycling and skiing jock in my earlier years, I was able to keep my weight off. Not anymore, the genetics and inactivity have kicked in which is the major part of my problem. Anyway, that being said, I started on May 17th and am doing the Low Carb old Curves diet at 20 carbs a day. (Fabulous easy book) My Fitness Pal is perfect for keying in food and watching those carbs. Got that down quite well. I lost a lb. a day up to 10 lbs. and that was it. Now I have been going up and down, up and down, up, UP and down etc. and staying the same, without cheating. Then my Dr. said I was not eating enough and per the book, you are supposed to do a metabolic tune-up and eat more carbs until you have gained between 3 and 5 lbs. then go back on the 20 carbs per day and then do a maintenance weight loss carb limit of between 40 and 60 carbs a day and expect to lose l lb a week. That has not worked on me. I just continued to go up, up, up. So, am back to 20 carbs a day now and praying that the 4-5 lbs. I put back on will start to come off at a slow rate, but steady. I am not hungry and cravings are totally gone. I eat variety and healthy little quantities, never skipping a meal anymore, but so far, doesn't matter. Sitting at 204 lbs. My present short term goal is to get down below 200. Long term down to about 140.....HA, that would be a miracle. I am not weighing but once a week anymore because I get too discouraged. The positive of this experience so far is that I feel good and my last metabolic panel came back within ranges. YEA! I feel good and a little bit lighter, if it's not my imagination. Clothes an eensy bit looser, I think. If anyone has a sure way to get this bod of mine to lose more weight, would be delighted to hear. I am not a laxative or pill taker like some do. I have to force myself to drink water too. Good luck to all of you. Guess we are in this together, yet all different.

I can relate. I lost 80lbs almost 5 years ago. Running injury and I gained but lost it again through diet. Then pregnancy, bedrest pregnancy.. and gained 50lbs. Now here I am again. I lost almost 20lbs, and have another 20ish to go. My exercise has been on point, but just getting back to the eating on track to really see results. You can do it! We all can do it! My highest weight was 215, lowest weight 130lbs. Currently at 170 but I do a LOT of strength work and wearing an American 8/10. So it's different than my previous 170s.

Hey there! I'm about half your age but I can relate to the surgery platform. I had two burst fractures in my vertebrae last August from a cliff diving accident and gained like 25 pounds while I was almost to my goal. Gained it back and then some recovering from the surgery, and just joined MFP again about two weeks ago. Good luck to you!