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I was finishing up the laundry and managed to drop a sock behind the middle dryer in a row of three. Without much thought or effort, I hoisted myself up on the dryer (twice) and rescued my socks and two others. It's unlikely I could have managed that without much difficulty, and probably harm to myself and the dryer, until…

Great job everyone! This is so inspirational. I essentially "de-scaled" myself last year and bounced around a bit on maintenance calories. - This past week I've been able to do 10 push-ups! (OK, I do them on my knees and it is not pretty, but I couldn't do any 30 days ago.) - Went shopping and tried on a size small jacket…

I was driving the other day and my leg felt a bit itchy, do I reached down to scratch it and had a millisecond of discomfort at feeling an unfamiliar contour on my leg. It was muscle! For years I've used my hip to prop my trunk open when I've got something in my hands and need to adjust my hand hold. Imagine my surprise…

My son's graduation was last weekend, so saw some people I haven't seen for a while. Some didn't recognize me. My ex asked if I was down to my high school weight now. (Actually I'm a bit smaller. Yay!) Today my daughter and I participated in a 5k walk for NAMI. We finished ahead of the crowd, so walked it again, we even…

I've lost 80+ pounds in the past year by eating at a deficit and walking 30 to 60+ minutes per day.

If my lunch estimate was correct, or a decent guesstimate, I was well within my calorie goal. I was checking my calories mid afternoon while we were discussing what to have for dinner and I mentioned that I had about 300 calories left, which was plenty for a light meal. My daughter took a peek at my diary and pointed out…

There are so many great options, and everyone's preference may not be the same. At our place, we tried various things until we found something that both my daughter and I like and leaves us feeling good. (full, but not stuffed) We usually start the day with an egg, basted or scrambled, with potatoes, spinach or power…

@emilycat214 I mainly do (modified) push-ups, which help, but I think working with weights and some triceps specific exercise would be even better.

I'm 59 and am down 98+ pounds from my initial starting weight (I had to lose about 45 pounds twice, ugh, because I regained.) I do have loose skin on my arms, legs and abdomen, and that was sadly one of the things that discouraged me from continuing a couple of years ago. Now I'm about where I want to be weight wise and…

Nobody told me- That I would stop obsessing about the numbers on the scale and judge how I'm doing by how my clothes fit and how I look and feel. (and my step count) That my idea of how I look wouldn't correspond with how I actually look. My daughter took a couple of pictures of me "playing" at the park and I was surprised…

I was eating in the neighborhood of 1200, I'm at about 1400 now, working up to maintenence, which should be around 1600.

Initially I chose the weight on my driver's license (175) as my goal, which was 50 lbs less than my starting weight. When I reached and passed that, I aimed for 160ish, because I had felt pretty healthy at that weight in the past and almost in the healthy zone. A couple of years later, I was back up over 200 and decided to…

Same here! Some of my shoes now fit like clown shoes.

I generally just smile and make a casual response and choose to accept comments as complements. ("Yes, I'm down a couple of chins." or "Getting there!" etc.) Maybe a little rose colored glasses viewpoint, but I'm happy with my progress and what others think or say is not really important.

I scored a pair of size 4 skinny jeans yesterday at Goodwill and they're a bit loose, but comfortable. I also got a pair of boys' jeans at Target for 2.50 on clearance. I was wearing 18 to 20 women's jeans last year (or 36 men's) and would never have considered skinny pants.

At my highest weight 225ish, size 18-20 Got down to 160ish, size 8 Up to 207, size 14-16 Currently 126, size 4 with a belt 5'6" and 59, almost 60 years young

Today I realized that what I had thought were stubborn bits of fat on the inner side of my knees were actually part of my knee bones. Apparently it's been so long since they've been noticeable that I didn't recognize them.

I didn't realize my thighs and abdomen would look like a cross between crepe paper and corduroy. They're getting a little better since I've slowed down the weight loss after I'd passed my original goal weight. Great comments, everyone! I find myself nodding as I read these.

I can easily do some things that were difficult when I was heavier, like navigating through a crowded store or restaurant, moving around obstacles, traveling on an airplane, finding clothes that fit, etc. I no longer snore and my reflux is gone and my ibs has become a non-issue (that may be due to a healthy diet rather…

As you have successfully lost weight by using MFP, it seems to me that you've learned to monitor your food and nutrition intake. I think this could be a real asset to you during a pregnancy as nutrition is important during that time. Allowing for the adjustments needed in caloric and nutrient intake during pregnancy, MFP…

Embarrassed my daughter by climbing around on the playground equipment at the park with our two year old friend. A year ago I wouldn't have been able to fit or climb.

This seems to be pretty common. Every time I would get in the car, I would feel like I was missing or forgetting something. After a while I realized that what was missing was a good amount of my body/belly fat. My smaller size was apparently only obvious to me when I was in a space where it made a difference. (seat belts,…

My cholesterol levels are now in the healthy zone.

I always find myself looking for the "like" button here. Such great success stories! I've got a couple. My daughter's been commenting on my baggy butt jeans lately, so I went shopping. New jeans, size 4! I haven't worn a size 4 since, well, since I was 4. Today is day 365 of logging, and being mindful of what I'm eating.…

I helped my kids move to a new apartment yesterday. This necessitated dozens of trips up and down a flight of stairs. I even managed to keep up with the 25 to 30 year olds who were working, then walked 3 miles in the evening. If I had tried this a year ago, I would have been dragging!

Pecan for me, too! Strawberry rhubarb is my second favorite.

The other day I noticed that the bathtub had somehow become much more spacious and I needed to add more water to fill it up.