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I'm 5'7" and currently 145 lbs. For me, I can't really lose on 1700 calories (also 53 years old). 1700 calories used to work for me for weight loss. Not so much anymore. But OP, at your weight, it should definitely work until you get lower. I'm sorry that you've gained it all back. I think we've all been there. I didn't…

Agree with this. One thing I want to add is that I do know several people who eat whatever they want (they may or may not be overweight) but they eat a lot of high carb/simple carbs, sugars, etc. I find that when they go for stretches without food, they are feeling bad (even if they aren't dieting). I honestly don't think…

@dewd2 - That's interesting on the running plans. As I said earlier, I did C25K last year and made it through; however, I always thought to myself "I've never really "mastered" one of these weeks." Basically, I'd like to do a week and sort of "own" it if that makes sense and enjoy the run, versus struggling through each…

Well, I can't say that I panicked but I do get worried that I will blow all my progress in the evening, because that's when I am weak. The only suggestion I have that might help is to try to change up your types of food you are eating. Not sure what you're eating but 400 calories for lunch and breakfast WITH two snacks…

Thanks for all your thoughts. I'm excited to see how I do tomorrow morning. This little heat wave we are having is probably not helping!

Oh, I should look at that (although I am on week 4 now!!). As to the other comments on speed, I am "shuffling". Basically going through the motion of lifting the feet up in a semi-jog. I think walkers can pass me by. :)

Many of the Healthy Choice Steamers are under 300 calories. I'm enjoying the Turkey, Sweet Potato one with cranberrries and green beans. But there are many others so you can get quite a bit of variety.

I watched the 600lb show once and I've never been back. I found it kind of shocking the relationship that the one person had with food and how the people around him contributed to it. It was sad, frustrating, and depressing and it just angered me for some reason (I think the episode I watched did not have a good outcome).…

I am going to go with food logging issues. I'm reading your list (I am at 1600 calories a day). From what I read, it seems higher calorie to me than 1450. Breakfast and the morning snack seem to really put your calories up there.

What kind of noodles are they? What are the made of?

Yep, for some reason there's this push for water as some magical health thing. It's been debunked, it's not necessary. But people still think it's something to do.

Zen Labs. I tried another one first (can't remember the name--sorry) and did it for 8 weeks. It was fine. It worked, but I wasn't overly thrilled with the voice cues and notifications. I thought they were a bit confusing. This time I am using Zen Labs (free version) and I really like it. Voice prompts are good, beeps are…

Similar things are: egg salad (chopped up eggs with mayo/mustard and seasonings) and tuna salad (canned tuna, mayo, seasonings). All generally put between two slices of bread.

I think the OP was talking about "chicken salad" that is the spreadable type put between bread usually. Not chicken over a salad.

You might need to change up your regular days a bit. For instance, I do 1650 calories a day but your breakfast is MUCH larger than mine. I only do two eggs, cooked in a bit of olive oil, and some tea with some sugar. If I ate 3 eggs and then bread, I would have very little left to play with for my lunch and dinner. For me…

If you are interested in doing something at home, I recommend trying out the Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds programs. Some are free online depending on the cable package you have, some DVDs might be available at your local library, and you can probably get used DVDs fairly cheap online. Anyway, they start at 1 mile…

I'm just wondering why you thought it was "healthy"? Now, it's not unhealthy but I don't consider chicken salad (storebought) to be something I'd reach for when watching my calories. This site has a recipe for High Protein Chicken Salad that I've made a number of times. I don't have it handy, but it's pretty good. The mayo…

Also realize that when you first lose weight and you face looks thin, it is sometimes temporary (especially in your 20s where things recalibrate quickly). Give the skin/collagen on your face a chance to adjust to less fat. Also people get used to seeing you a certain way and it's hard to adjust for them. They will get used…

It means different things to different people. Some use it as one day to just do a blow-out of eating. From morning until evening they might partake in their old habits and eat and drink anything they want. For others (and it's probably my own definition), it's the one day you might have a meal out or a rich dessert at the…

You will also need to log your cheat day. Believe it or not, one cheat day that is ANYTHING you want can easily be 3,000 or more calories, especially if it involves restaurant food. Your one cheat day could be undoing the deficit that you create all week. Depending on how you are doing your cheat day (and I can't tell from…

I think the point there was not the manufacturers' prices but going to a running store (generally a small business where I live) and having them spend the time to fit you (which can be fairly time consuming) and not buy from them.

I don't think drinking water gets rid of the water retention. It's just something your body will do with time. You might want to relax on the water. So, I can't see your diary or how you eat, but let's just say that you are sodium sensitive. More so that other people. What you describe is how I feel after I go to my local…

My go-to salad dressing is Newman's Own Lite Balsamic. It's 45 calories for 2 TBSP and does not taste "lite" by any means. I also never need the full 2 TBSP on a small-ish plated tossed salad.

These days, everyone has a distorted view of what "normal" should look like. It's fairly hard to tell from your profile pic but you seem nice and slim through the torso. I think you look great. Your sisters may just no longer know what an appropriate body weight looks like. They wouldn't be alone in that thought process.

Are you feeling the fluid accumulating in any specific place? 7 lbs is a lot of fluid retention.

Oh wow, I got the impression you had little choice for good shoes. Not sure why I thought that. You are in luck with the outlet mall. I have one near me also with all the same stores. For wide feet, go check out New Balance. My dad and husband have that issue (my dad especially) and they seem to work the best, although all…

At your height/weight you don't have a lot to lose so it's going to be slow going. Believe me, I know. At 5'7" (age 53) and 148 lbs it is a VERY slow process. The reason you are struggling and tired, but then can't sleep, is that you are eating way too little and it is stressing your body. I felt very much that way at 1240…

Not sure where your bloating occurs but I wake up puffy after dinner at my local Japanese restaurant (I'm sure it's the sodium) or if I have certain meals that contained jarred pasta sauce or they are overly processed. For instance, I buy these frozen Eggplant Rollatinis from Wegman's and I top them with marinara sauce. My…

You might have better luck getting this answered in the Maintainence forum because there are a lot of people there doing "recomp" which is what you are talking about. But, I think if you are disciplined with your training sessions and working out to bulk up, you should be fine. But if you slack off on your training but…

You can't ever get rid of them. They are scars deep into the dermis of the skin. All you can do is try to reduce the redness (which will fade over time) or make their appearance less noticeable. I mentioned the Retin-A above because it is the only thing that will encourage the production of collagen deep in the skin and…