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Hey that's good to know! I'm going to check into that! Thanks!

Thanks Sunny_Bunny_ That all makes so much sense! I wonder if maybe I haven't been eating enough! Good to know about eating at maintenance level for my goal. I never thought of doing it that way. Also I appreciate your thoughts on exercise.

This is all super good to know. I am such a beginner (or, at least, I plan to become a beginner!) in the exercise world that I can use awesome suggestions like these. Knowing where/how to start is what has been holding me back!

And thanks again, for soothing my worries! I am measuring, also so as to have other measures of progress. I have taken sooooo many measurements, and I am measuring a few places every week so I can compare monthly inch loss. ;) But when the scale has been wavering, I have been worrying. I'll relax!

Thanks for your suggestions and especially the part about just doing what you can. I have a real tendency to be 'all or nothing' and demand perfection out of myself and then I over do it and burn out....

hi! You sound like me! My husband is 6 foot 2, also, and he is underweight also, although not as low as your husband. My hubby ways 139 pounds. he has Crohn's disease, so that is definitely a contributing factor in his low weight. However, it is very crazy for one of us to try to be on a weight gain diet while the other of…

Good for you! Thats cool! I pulled on my husband's big ole coat and went on a walk even though I didn't want to, and I thought it was too cold. But you know what? I hardly wanted to come back in!

Thanks, Mandy, for asking! I have been wondering the sane thing!

Thanks scg, I like your ideas :wink:

Wow! So all those supplements help with SAD? I didn't know! I'm currently taking a prenatal, D3, and iron. I might have to check into some of those others also! Thanks for the heads-up!

Good for you and your son!! :). My hubby likes MN really well, but knowing that my family is still enjoying sunny 70 degree weather in LA is really hard on me. For sure on a cold, cloudy, drizzly day like we are experiencing!

Thanks, y'all! These are great ideas and helps! Last winter was really really crumby for me. And I'm willing to do a lot to try to ensure that I don't go thru that again! I could hardly even get out of bed in the morning, and even when i did, I could not really function normally. However, towards the end of winter, I did…

Hey, thanks! That sounds like a great idea!

I think I will have to join you in the outdoor walks. I have read that time outside within 2 hours of waking helps. (If its light that early, I suppose) I thought I might try to get out there as soon as it's light enough, if I can get the energy mustered up!

Hi, Noel, I have been reading about light therapy, but don't know anyone who uses it! Sounds like you like it?!

Thanks, yoyo! I did get my vitamin D out the other day, so I'm taking it. Hoping it makes me feel sunny again!

Thanks Binky! That's exactly the type of tips I'm looking for! I used to live in the sunny south, and ever since I moved north, my body rebels against the winter! That alarm sounds cool! I'll have to check into getting one!

Hello, ladies! My hubby and I have been married just over a year, and we're starting to think about a baby in the next year or so. This makes me feel desperate to shed these 50-80 lbs. (Idk for sure what my goal is, but somewhere in there) :) not sure how quickly i can manage it, but hoping i can in a year. I really would…

Sugar free jello!!! Flavor w/out calories!

You are right! Sorry, I guess I wasn't thinking clearly. Unopened, 2 months refrigerated, yes. Opened, the carton does indeed say 7-10 days. And, come to think of it, once I open a carton, I think it's usually gone within 10 days!

Hi! I'm 24 and have around 75 lbs to lose. I joined about a month ago, but haven't started actively trying to lose weight until this week Wednesday. I have lost 3 lbs so far! :) I would love to be friends!

I buy silk almond milk unsweetened original (30 calories per 1 cup serving). It remains liquid and smells fine and has about a 2 month refrigerator freshness!

Hi! don't feel alone! There are others of us that have/are dealing with the same thing. I have had a problem with eating anything sweet in the house. It didn't matter if it was cookies, cake, ice cream, candy, chocolate, cereal! I would even go two my pantry and find chocolate chips and eat them! I know you are getting a…

The Beck Diet Solution (train your brain to think like a thin person) by Judith S. Beck, PH.D. This book works with any diet/eating plan & it uses cognitive therapy to teach you to change your thinking about food and exercise! It's really awesome!

Sure! Add me!

I have no answers, but I'm sorry for what you're going through. I wish you all the best!

Are you drinking enough water? Dehydration sometimes gets confused with hunger! Also, eat some lean protein! That will kill those hunger pangs and keep them dead! :). Good luck!

Thank you!!! I needed that! So you did it at 50?

I need friends and motivation as well! I'm new here and my diet began for real this morning!