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Happy Monday! Height: 5 ft 8 inches Starting weight for this month: 147.6 Today's weight: 147 August goal: 145 Ultimate goal: 125 to 130. DH and DS are doing their annual boys' road trip and that has given me the leisure to focus and reset my eating. This year I fell into the habit of eating one to 3 protein bars a day,…

When it comes to weight, I'll plan a reward if I hit a certain goal by a certain time. My b-day is coming up next month and if I lose 3 lbs by then, I'm going to use the gift certificate my DH gave me for a facial. Looking more long term, if I hit my 2017 weight goal, I'm giving myself 3 personal training sessions. Losing…

There's a great book titled "Secrets of Skinny Chicks", and the author profiles women who are professional body doubles for actresses (e.g., Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich), professional models and fitness competitors. What impressed me is how intensely these women work to have those bodies: meticulous calorie counting,…

Re: Daily gym. My routines vary: Free weights alternating days, and the other days are cardio/yoga. I like routine and making a commitment to going to the gym daily, helps me build a strong exercise habit. Also, I am a chronic insomniac, and without a daily gym session, I can't sleep.

What a great idea! My stats: 5 ft 8 inches Current Weight: 147.6 Goal Weight: 130 August weight loss goal to: 145.0 My plan is to pre plan my meals and post them on MFP before eating them. Also, to resume working out one hour a day at the gym, in addition to 10k steps per day (or more.) Finally, I really need to focus on…

Just joining: Height: 5 ft 8 inches. HW: 186 Current Weight: 147 Goal Weight: 130.

Mine: Eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day which are preplanned the night before, staying within my caloric range. At least 50% nonstarchy vegetables. Workout 90 minutes 6 days a week at increasing levels of intensity and weights. Establish a consistent sleep schedule. Be able to wear a size 6 comfortably--my long term goal to…

Hmm, maybe I would say that my goal is not so much to look like a VS model (I'm post menopausal...so chronologically, I'm out on that score alone), but to feel like a VS model. I know every one...no matter how beautiful..has their insecurities, but I suspect that VS models have a serious commitment to eating and working…

I found what helps me is to do my bedtime routine after dinner instead of waiting for my "official bedtime". So, after dinner clean up is done, I'll brush my teeth, lay out my clothes for the next day, put out the items for breakfast the next morning. That way, when bedtime comes, I don't procrastinate because I have a…

I haven't been to Germany for years, but I remember the incredible pastry shops on every corner..and similarly in Italy. However, I think people walk a lot more which tends to counterbalance the availability of baked goods. I've never eaten so many baked goods as I did when we would vacation in Europe, and I never walked…

Yes, and I've noticed here, more so than in other countries in which I've traveled, you can eat anywhere/anytime...on the street, in your car, at a movie theater, at a classical concert. I"m always a work in progress, and part of that is eating at set times, at the table and really eating without distraction.

I tend to be more of a uniform shopper than a fashion shopper: black, gray and navy blue pants, blouses with some sort of interesting pattern, matching high end cardigan, stud earrings in pearls, silver, gold or semi-precious stone, Cole Haan shoes. All this for business, and then casually, work out pants and a collared…

Dubstepvideobody: I agree with holding the line. I am 5 ft 8, 142 lbs with a BMI of 21.5 and closer to 60 than 50. Good enough by most standards--and by the standards of the average women my age, I'm a flippin supermodel. However, once I really began to understand how my body works, responds to diet and exercise, the more…

I think looking a certain way is a fine goal. I'm probably the combined age of everyone who has replied here (!), and my goal is Robin Wright Penn, who has a strong, graceful body. I'm not going to start a separate thread on that goal, but I think that having a role goal model is a good thing! I started lifting 20 years…

Coming late to this: There is a book titled "Secrets of Skinny Chicks", in which the author profiles professional models, body doubles for actresses, and fitness models. It isn't the usually fluffy stuff...it is exactly: height, weight, % body fat, what each one eats in a normal day, and work outs. All I can say is that it…

SW: 148 3/1: 146 3/8: 144 3/15 3/22 3/29 Height: 5 ft 8 inches GW for March: 140 My U(ltimate) GW: 125. A few years ago I started during the annual Hustle Up the Hancock, and I'd love to continue doing it, and decrease my time. Lighter is faster.

Thank you for starting this! My resolutions: Be joyful, be peaceful. Eat 8 to 10 servings of fruits/veggies a day. Do enough of what I value each day that I go to bed feeling that that was a day well invested.

That calories don't count. Whether it is low carb, high carb, low fat, high fat...it is calories..and ultimately, calories count. You may feel more satisfied on some regimens than others, some regimens may give you more nutrient bang for your caloric buck, but bottomline....it is calories.

For me, a big realization at this age is this: I have to accept that I'm going to have to manage my weight consciously the rest of my life..and just accept that. I also have to focus on a simple approach, cause I can sustain simple. I've maintained since menopause doing 6x a week of weight training and cardio (one hour a…

Also, I used to think I was time starved, then I install a google chrome app called Time on Facebook. I was easily spending 90 minutes a day on Facebook. Toss in an hour or two of nightly Netflix with Dh, and I'm spending 3 hours a day easily on screen driven entertainment. This is just me, your numbers may differ, but now…

Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, no sooner than every 4 hours no later than every 5 hours. Eat protein at eat meal. Have a mid-afternoon snack if there is a long wait between lunch and dinner of protein/fiber. I"m for "real" food: string cheese/apple, e.g., for a snack. Weekend meal prep is key. A simple crockpot and some…

We now have an exceptionally efficient food distribution system which can take avocados across the country in the dead of winter and give us processed foods which have a 100 year shelf life. We now have more people working in service positions than in positions requiring manual labor. Our environment has changed, and so…

I love that 20 years ago I was the only woman doing free weights, and now at least half of those doing free weights are women.

Are you unhappy with your body because you don't look like a Victoria's Secret runway model? Less than 1% of the world can look like that (and those women spend most of their waking hours working out and dieting to look like that. I'd say this: Don't be happy or any happy with your body because of the way you look. Love…

You're not a better or worst person because of a number on the scale. You're just human. I would say: Look back at your better days on MFP, and start from there. If you're been successful in the past, you can be successful again. I don't think it is realistic to think that we can simply overturn years of eating habits…

New to the group, which seems so wonderfully welcoming! My goal for November: eat regular planned meals instead of constantly grazing. I'd love some new friends in our wonderful age group with open diaries. Thanks so much everyone, and enjoy this evening.

Nile lentil soups...just add water.

What works for me: Listening to my body and my mind. I can lose weight if I restrict calories. However, if that is all I focus on, most of my mind is focused on what I can eat, when I can eat and how much. When I've focused on eating whole foods (minimally processed foods) AND used MFP to track calories I can sustain a…

Self confident

11/17: 1,150. Looking back what adds up those calories are those protein bars and snack packs of almonds. Not "bad" foods, but not filling either. Please feel free to join in on this daily report!