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A couple of quick comments while I'm waiting a bit to make sure I don't have any late adds for my online class: @changeforeverlj - oh, I am so sorry to hear about your tooth! I know of more than a handful of people who have deferred tooth problems and one person who actually got started on a process to get an implant with…

Oh my gosh, I listened to everything. 😃 Now to go back and pick and choose. I think hearing their stories is pretty inspiring, so I'll start at the very first one. @mmccloy12 - I definitely think that tracking here on MFP can be compatible with Corinne's philosophy, you just have to be mindful of how you work it. Here's…

I haven’t been able to check in – every Sunday I’ve had something going on. I am going to state at the outset: May, so far, has been as rough a month as I’ve had in about a year. So I’m full of negativity, but dealing with it. And I promise, I've got better thoughts and good things to say and it will cheer me immensely…

I eventually want to get to posting my goals and progress for this month. I have been reading any I'm so happy for all of you who have been finding ways to get it all done. In the meantime, I wanted to put a couple of thoughts out there you all have put in my head, and hopefully contribute to the discussion meaningfully. I…

May the 4th be with you! I'm still trying to frame some of my goals for the remainder of the month, but I wanted to pop in to say hi, and welcome to our new members. 🎉 @BeUncommon - NSV means Non-Scale Victory. They are so important. You've seen how so many have a variety of goals. Sometimes the scale can be a jerk, and if…

Height: 5' 6" SW (09/08/2019): 239.2 lbs April SW (4/1/20): 172.6 lbs 4/5/2020: 172.4 lbs 4/12/2020: 172.0 lbs 4/19/2020: 169.8 lbs 4/26/2020: 168.6 lbs 4/30/2020: 168.0 lbs April GW: 168 lbs GW: 150 lbs (then reconsider) Well, it’s kind of hard to believe, but I made it. For less than a second I saw 167.8 before the scale…

Sounds like many are still having issues with the scale. Quarantine is such a challenge. I think I’m snacking more being at home – and I keep a candy dish at my desk at work that I can more or less successfully avoid. I think where I’ve been able to compensate is by eating salads every day at lunch, and even for dinner at…

First, welcome to all who have joined our group this month! This group has really grown so much. @vtkayakgirl – Happy belated birthday! Hopefully you and your husband get to celebrate in style soon! @MuttiNM – thanks so much for sharing your story. It’s great to take stock and appreciate how far you’ve come! @torihudson6…

Sunday check in, but on Monday! I tried to stay awake to post late last night but didn't make it. For those who celebrate, I hope you got to have a great, if very different Easter. For me some things were the same: I made my Portuguese sweet bread (an Easter "must" for me), ham (bone-in, so I can make my favorite split-pea…

Sunday check in! I've been reading all the posts and I just want to send hugs out to everyone! For those of you who are feeling sad or have experienced recent losses: first I am so very sorry for your loss. Second, I want to share something from the Phit-n-Phat podcast that will hopefully help. Corinne will often replay…

@kayonaise2 - so sorry to hear about your boyfriend, and glad to see through it all you somehow didn't get it yourself! It really is confounding, trying to figure out who is getting hit hard by the virus and who is not. Hoping for a quick recovery for him. Stay hydrated, keep coughing to get that junk out of his lungs.…

Thanks for your words of support. About the current stuff, the race the guy, I'm a bit pragmatic. It's really the extra stuff dating back to childhood that is what needs to be worked out. I don't mind mentioning here the brushstrokes of what I went through as a kid, but there was a lot. And the other thing that's fueling…

Just a very quick, late update. I spent a good four hours on the phone with my Dad and my brother today. I've been able to read, not always able to keep up with the responses. @mmccloy12 - Sorry to hear about your job. If I recall, your company had recently laid off a lot of people, so if I had to guess the current…

I’ve been reading, but unable to respond due to my turbulent schedule. The work plan for our department has changed no less than four times in the last week. Resulting in my working 12-hour days at the beginning of the week, with my days starting even earlier due to the altered train schedules for transit into the city.…

First, @bluffgirl67 – I am so sorry about your Momma’s diagnosis. Hugs to you and your Momma! And thanks to everyone commenting on the jury duty situation. I refused to explain to the judge and kept telling her it was private because I wasn’t going to discuss it in front of 54 other potential jurors. I would have been…

Just a couple of quick comments for maybe the last few days or so of posts. It’s been a busy March so far! I’ve personally been feeling down. I had jury duty this Monday. Even though I did not get picked, I was on the selection panel for a case that was triggering for me. Definitely put me in a mood Monday night and…

I’ve been able to keep up with the reading, but haven’t been able to respond. Everyone seems to have had a crazy first week of March. I’m inexplicably not myself either, I’m wondering if it’s just the collective consciousness of the whole corona virus issue. What a weekend! I got a lot accomplished! Yesterday I got my hair…

Hi @aperfectnut! Here's a link to the March discussion thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787153/women-200lb-lets-keep-it-moving-this-march/p1 @RavenStCloud starts a new discussion each month, so that's where you'll find everyone now. Welcome!

@aliciap0116, I forgot to tell you about the coffee! For me, it's not creamy-looking, but I really don't prepare it the way she does. It's possible the frother emulsifies it way better than stirring, and she does add both the cacao butter and the MCT oil, while I do one or the other. If you're really going to miss the…

@Emilyestelle1 - my scale has body composition measurements, and I used them when I first got it. But the measurements started to make no sense and so I now only use it as a regular scale. Generally speaking, I think most home body composition scales will have a high variability associated with them. (If my body fat…

@CupcakeCrusoe – “…it’s about the form. Get the form right.” Yes, I spend a lot of time telling my left knee it needs to be pointing forward during my runs and my walks! Also I need to remind myself to stand up straight all the time! @sonyaj989 – wow, meatless March! In the spirit of the Lenten season, I decided to try…

Had a wonderful day today with my sister and my niece at the Philadelphia Flower Show. We went to brunch after we were finished with the show. (My niece wants to make this a yearly tradition! She’s not quite 8 years old, so :D !) I did not eat breakfast, and I thought today was a good day to practice some Phit-n-Phat…

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou The first time I lost the 100+ pounds from my highest weight, I was stuck in the 190s. And I mean…

I’m able to read during the work week, but don’t always have time to respond. Sorry if I skip around a bit: @shorepine – congrats on enter the 5K! Your muscle memory for running will make it easier to get back to running long distances. I know I’ve been surprise, this month especially, at that muscle memory. @torihudson6 –…

@mmccloy12, I know how you feel about adding the fat to the coffee. Honestly, the cacao butter is pretty good because it does have that subtle chocolate flavor. The coconut oil is not that bad either, but it has almost no taste. For either one, I have to stir my coffee before each sip. Corinne has a frother, which probably…

Congratulations, @orangequilt! @svm569 - I'm glad to hear that you are OK with the progress you are making. I didn't think anyone had a 20-pound weight loss on this thread - most of us would be ecstatic to lose 14 pounds in a month. Since I decided to weigh daily this time around, I started following a challenge thread…

A quick update on the coffee experiment. I have been putting 1 teaspoon of either coconut oil or cacao butter in my morning coffee for about 2 weeks. I have to say, it might be making a bit of a difference for me. My skin feels less dry, and my contacts don't seem to dry out as fast. A bit too early to call anything about…

Last February check in, with a week to go. I don’t know how anyone else feels, but I really notice that extra day during the leap years! Welcome all newbies and welcome back to all who’ve had to take a break! The important thing is that you’re getting back to business, and you didn’t let a setback be the thing that…

Follow-up on the coffee: I did buy a bag of cacao butter at the store this weekend. $8.99 for the bag, but at the rate of one teaspoon a day (at best, it's not practical for my work coffee), its cost per serving is pretty low. I suspect it may go rancid before I would use it all. I do like the flavor butter. The filtered…

@speyerj, I was thinking about you during my walk today, kicking myself for forgetting to wish you good luck! As it turns out you didn't need it, great job on the 5K!!