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I don't know why my "waytago!" didn't show up.

No longer needing a cane to heave myself up from the ground if I got down to photograph a flower or lizard.

Huzza!

Super!

Women's sizes don't make sense because every brand has a different template. Men can buy pants by waist and inseam and be pretty sure they'll fit. After shedding 70-odd pounds, starting at. ... I think too-tight 20s, I can still wear some 14s, while others fall off me. I also wear 12s, 10s and the very occasional 8. And,…

Very cool! How long is a lap? The longest I've managed to run so far is about a half-mile. Am working reward the 15 minutes my fitbit will recognize automagically.

I haven't noticed more frequent door-opening. But then, I've also long been one to open doors for whoever is there, sometimes with a low bow and flourish. ☺

Whoo-wee! Way to go!

Great loss! I found a package of different-sized plastic ring spacers. It was maybe six or ten dollars at most. Might be worth a look as temporary measure, until you get to goal.

Way to go!

I think I lost 50 or 60 before people seemed to notice.

DrE - sounds as if maybe you've stopped logging for a while? Would logging help you turn down those treats and regain focus? Yeah, it's a pain, but it helps me.

Does your college have a health center? See if you can link up to a nutritionist and a therapist there.

What I've been doing is storing what I've made (it's usually stewlike, to one extent or another) in 1-quart containers (from yogurt and from chopped onions or Creole seasoning mix), working out from that how many cups I made, and then using that number as the number of servings.

What about carrot sticks with a little salt for the crunch? Or allow yourself 3 cups of popcorn, instead of a big microwave bag? :) Save some calories for that snack.

Concentrate your foodieness on cooking food that's healthy as well as tasty, serving yourself healthy portions and savoring each bite of the food you eat. What else do you enjoy? Maybe you could create a healthy meals business?

The second part of your goal is probably even more important than your first. Excellent goals, both.

You have, from what you say, maybe 15 or 20 lbs to lose. You do NOT NOT NOT have to starve yourself to lose that. Set MFP for 1/2 lb loss a week. Weigh, measure and log everything you eat and drink. If you just cant stand that, set MFP for maintenance and eat 170 cals less than your daily allottment. Itll take 3 weeks to…

It will happen. Not without time and work, but it will happen. Me, i unearth my waist after decades, want belts and tucked in blouses ... and the stores are full of tunics!

My above msg is for you. ☺

Courage! People will eventually notice, but it may take a lot longer than you expect. But tell us and we'll cheer for you. Friend me and i'll see your achievements and cheer. I lost 30 or 40 lbs over one summer and expected people in the chorus i sing in to n9tice - after all, it was septrmber ahnc they hadnt seen me since…

Well, poo. My muscleflex emojis didnt come thru.

Yes, yes, yes! I even found - well, stumbled on and bought as an Amazon daily deal - a folding scale that fits into my pocketbook. So I can even weigh in restaurants. In the last month or so, i've started to keep individually packaged good chocolates - say, ghirardelli squares, Lindt truffles, even some bars. I allow…

How's it going? I found eliminating white carbs a good way to start, even if its only real result was to cut out candy, chips and cake. Now that i'm on maintenance, I'm eating those again, just within daily calorie limits. I'll be 64 in April, and over last 3 years went from 213 to 140-145. I've maintained in that range…

In addition to the visual, there's audio - fsssssh of water on the shower cap, sqsh sqsh sqsh sqsh of feet on shower mat http://www.maxiaids.com/non-slip-hydro-rug-shower-stall-bath-mat?gclid=Cj0KEQiAl5u2BRC6yszC1_75v5wBEiQAD-hdz2joTN9N4CUbCJR44rtxUeZEa2CCAbALqpHJ6o-035kaAu8g8P8HAQ (same basic design but bathtub version)…

Ghetto???? That should be "the". And tho I know how to correct messages, the system won't let me.

All you cold folks, after yoyoing all my life, I was always freezing. Now I'm maintaining and am no longer always ghetto coldest person in the room. I'm s.yre the difference is that I'm exercising a lot more.

CONGRATULATIONS! !

84 lbs IS a big deal. CONGRATULATIONS! You'll get the rest of the way, too.