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OP: I am over counting calories. I did it for about five years. I am also at a healthy weight and only want to lose a few pounds. (I’ve never been overweight, which might make my situation different from others’.) Counting calories worked for me as it does for many people. I’m still searching for something else. I’m not…

Lmk if you figure something out. I weighed measured and counted calories for years and now I - Just Can’t. I just can’t. I wonder if mindfully paying attention to my hunger cues and watching portion sizes can work instead. Or cooking more. I was working out super intensely and can’t do that right now either. I need to make…

Oh, and protein. I started drinking a protein shake every morning before my workout, and it was after I did that that my weight dropped again. I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Protein!

When I changed my routine and started working out differently and more, my weight and size went up and stayed up for almost six months - then suddenly both went down. I was not counting calories during this time. The amount of weight was not dramatic but the change in how lean I felt was. I don't know how old you are, but…

I can relate to this! I also work out in a college rec center and everyone is 20 years younger than me! Plus when I started lifting weights in the weight room I had to lift really light weights and work my way up slowly so I felt dumb. But it truly doesn't matter - no one cares what you're lifting I promise. Don't take…

Yep. Yep yep yep. And even though I'm at a super healthy weight and I'm in great shape and I look awesome and have way more muscle mass than I did 20 years ago and am an athlete now - yep yep yep. I'm 10 pounds above what I thought was my ideal weight. While I know it would be unhealthy for me to lose 10 pounds, damn I'd…

I recently got a concussion and had to not work out for several weeks. I normally work out 6-9 hours a week. It turned out to be fine because my lower activity level left me much less hungry. Follow your doctor's advice. Rest and let your body heal.

Hey - it sounds like you are worried about your drinking. I can relate to that. In my experience, I ended up having to stop, and it was very hard but totally worth it. I have depression and have been on meds for that for over 10 years but exercise and not drinking also really help me manage my depression. I can relate also…

I initially only worked out after work, then only worked out at noon, and lately primarily work out in the morning. I'm so way not a morning person and need to get up at 530 in order to leave the house at 7. But it's just such a better time to work out. I can get the equipment I need for weights, and when I ice skate in…

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. Yes. I didn't really discover the extent of how true this could be until I started figure skating six years ago. Skating is difficult and interesting enough that when I'm skating I think about ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE the entire time I'm doing it. So it is like wiping the slate clean and…

I got optimum nutrition vanilla and blend it with yogurt, a banana and vanilla almond milk in the morning. I don't like the taste unless it has fruit in it too, but that combo is tasty.

When I quit drinking my sweet tooth came back in a big way! It is really ok to eat what you want if you find cutting out alcohol to be difficult - I had a three or so drink a day habit and quitting really destabilized my body chemistry for a while. I found I couldn't just substitute a non alcoholic drink - I had to…

I'm not a dancer, but a figure skater - is that close? I lift weights 2x a week and stretch after skating - it has helped a lot with being able to get my legs up in the air and hold them there. I found that side splits (sitting with your legs in a wide open v and stretching to the front and either side) have helped a lot…

I injured my back in fall of 2016. I did months of chiropractor visits followed by months of physical therapy. The PT and stretching helped (and added half an inch to my height!), but what has made the most difference has been lifting weights. I've been lifting 2x a week since last June. Started squats with 10lbs and now…

I'm 5'8" and 138ish and I probably average around 2100 calories a day. I work out around 7 hours a week, 2 lifting weights and figure skating most of the rest. I bike to work when the weather is above freezing. I'm 41. I could probably lose weight if I ate less but I can't stand being hungry so I opt for higher intensity…

Hi there. I quit drinking two years ago. I drank every day and it just became incompatible with my life goals, including my health and fitness goals (I am a figure skater. A 41 year old figure skater). What ended up getting me to quit was going to AA. Every time I tried on my own I just started drinking again and every…

Ice skating!

I can do 20 push-ups! Like real ones, on my toes.

136. I've struggled with this a lot. My goal several years ago was 128 and I hit that for like 1 minute but I don't think that's realistic for me now. I was ghastly thin in my 20s and also very unhealthy. Now I am an athlete and want to be strong more than thin, though I have an obsession with being thin that i am not…

41. 5'8" 140 lbs.

I have six pack abs. Seriously. I looked down at my stomach and I was like, wait, are those my ABS? And they are!!!

I'm so impressed by all your thoughtful replies and good advice. Thank you all so much!

I can relate to this. Have been counting calories again 3 weeks now and eating at a teeny tiny deficit, and am finding the long term prospect challenging and a little grim. Because I'd made a habit of eating whatever I wanted lately, and it's not realistic. I found mazdauk's comment comforting - hopefully by sticking with…

Good for you. I quit nearly two years ago and it changed my life for the better, but it is very, very hard. Get lots of support and don't be too hard on yourself about the weight loss.

Ice skating!

Figure skating!!!

Figure skating. Most interesting and challenging full body cardio ever. I started five years ago, never did a sport before, now at age 40 am in the best shape of my life.

I did this workout when I first got dumbbells. http://www.prevention.com/sites/prevention.com/files/Fastest_Way_Sculpt.pdf since I was fairly new to it, light weights were appropriate for me. I liked it so much I continue to do variations on it now with much heavier weights.

Figure skating. I started figure skating five years ago and I think it might be the most interesting and challenging physical activity I've ever done. And rewarding! I compete and test and do jumps and spins - it's amazing! I do things I never ever thought I'd be able to do. I consider myself an athlete now when I never…

This happened to me. People on mfp told me I was eating too many carbs and too much processed food and not enough protein and fiber. I subbed most sweets for fruit and started eating huge salads. Huge, just greens. Padded them with fresh cabbage. I also cut down on carbs and upped my protein - eggs, roasted chicken, tuna,…