Ellie - It sounds like you have had amazing success! Have you considered ignoring the scale for awhile and focusing on new and fun types of exercise? Focus on overall health for awhile? The scale can be cruel and is often a bad reflection of how hard we have been working and how good we should feel about ourselves.

It does seem like a lot of people aren't eating enough on mfp, but that is pretty easy to see when you look at your net calories everyday. How are you practicing the "eating more"? I have been working hard to guarantee that I don't end the day with a huge deficit. I really am firmly in the camp that says eat most of your exercise calories. Every time I have been diligent about that I have see much more consistent loses.

Debbie - We are in the same boat! I was on WW (off and on) for years. I finally quit and something about mfp just clicked.

Theo - Weight Watcher really does work great for some people. In particular, its two greatest strengths are the group support of the meetings and the tons and tons of information and advice they have for people who are just starting out. Hopefully your wife can get good advice here, but if you are new to dieting I would really recommend picking up a book to guide you something that appeals to your/her personality. Also, if she has any friends who might be interested in losing weight maybe they could form their own little support group. I wouldn't trade my group of fabulous women for the world.

If you are very overweight, you should start out by walking for exercise. Start as small as you need too but each day that you go out push yourself to go just a little further. You will see incredible gains from just a little bit of exercise. You should probably double check with your doctor to make sure you are ok for exercise - walking and beyond.

As for eating out, consider taking the number of times you cook your own dinner per week and adding +1 meal per week as you go along. So if you cook at home once a week now, try and cook twice a week next week, etc. If you are looking for "hacks" on how to make your favorite fast food meals at home the website Pinterest actually has some pretty good ideas. I also love looking there for recipes!

I think your goal of one pound a week is perfect. Pushing too hard can lead to a slow down in your metabolism and irregular loses and gains. I hope that the program is giving you enough calories based on your weight. Sometimes it feels a little on size fits all in that regard. That might be another good question for a doctor.

Cristi - Hi! I have a friend who suffers from chronic migraines. I cannot imagine the pain you must feel. She did manage to lose quite a bit of weight. I could ask her about how she did it if you are interested? I wish you the best of luck in trying to get pregnant. Hope we can provide some support for you here.

Ok, it is bed time.

The best to everyone!
Sara Grace

Welcome Sonya and Stephenie!

You guys could start a mini C25K support group within our 30 something group. Love having all the runners!

Maybe we'll see you on the daily thread?

- Sara Grace