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DfS accepts referrals from legitimate not-for-profit and government agencies that work with women trying to enter/re-enter the workforce. And they understand the importance of being gracious about all donations, even those that end up in the dumpster because they're too dirty/torn/inappropriate (!) for working women. In my…

Hit 3 Goodwill stores yesterday and came home with 4 brand new yoga pants, 4 knit tops, a soft leather tote bag and a navy floaty cardigan. The bag was $25, the rest were $3.49 each, minus my 10% discount card. With 25 pounds gone and another 35 to go, shopping Goodwill lets me toss/donate my old clothes as soon as they…

There are worse things than being alone.

Good explanation of the mental challenges that come with weight loss. One of the things I anticipated most about getting to goal weight was not having to think about my eating all the time, then I realized, "I can make that change now." So I'm trying to put my food choices in perspective, strive for an 80/20 balance and…

Mine predicted devastating foot pain unless I bought his special insoles. At the same time, he separated my chest muscles by pushing so hard on my spine, then told me I was getting better when I complained about the pain immediately and during the next 3 sessions. When the tissues beneath started protruding through the…

"However, complicating factors such as smoking and alcohol use were not accounted for in these studies." This means the study evaluated caffeine use but didn't measure whether the subjects also smoked and drank. You can discount the conclusions of any study so poorly designed.

Thanks for posting this. Just what I needed today.

My doc calls me "low hanging fruit", which she explained is docspeak for a patient who makes good health choices, not excuses. One days when my journey stalls, I think of that and smile.

Dress for Success always needs nice work clothes in larger sizes.

I have control over how many steps I take and how many veggies I eat. I have no control over how long it takes me to lose 10lbs. I may embroider this on a pillow.

A good shoe repair place can shorten a favorite belt from the buckle end.

Short for "woo woo", defined in Wiktionary as "(slang) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. That reporter is a bit of a woo woo. (slang) Those beliefs. He is really into all that woo woo." A way to call out posts not based in…

Proof that age intensifies a person's basic nature. A jerk at 40 is a bigger jerk at 60 and a crazy old jerk at 80. The exceptions are precious and rare.

Also a senior and have noticed the increased alertness. I attribute it to consciously making and sticking to the decision to become healthier and making my daily food choices mindfully instead of mindlessly. That process seems to carry over into other choices and decisions.

It appears that you are weighing yourself daily and that's fine. Be sure to do it at the same time every day, in the same clothing (or lack of). Then enter your weight into MFP check-in but only look at the reports in the long view; i.e. look at your weight since mid-December in the 90 day view. When you hit 60 days, look…

Whew, thanks for the clarification and calm response. I agree and am glad my post didn't start a fire.

The cluelessness is not understanding different people are motivated in different ways. You and OP may thrive having another person tell you what to eat and evaluate your choices; that's my idea of hell.

Me too. I hate the feeling of baggy clothes and love to shop at Goodwill. I buy things one size down and put them in a special drawer until I can wear them. Then I shop for the next size down. I'm bagging up some nice things because 1) they were new or almost new when I bought them and 2) I only wore them a few times. No…

Carbonation is not bad for your bones unless you are also reducing your calcium intake. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-carbonated-water-bad-for-you/

Most fast food and many sit-down restaurants have menus on-line with nutrition information. When you want to eat out as a social occasion, look at the menu before you go and have a list of options in mind. Some easy changes at fast food for me: * Get grilled chicken instead of breaded. * No mayonnaise. * Don't eat the top…

I have a friend who was pushing supplements at me, $300 a month. I finally asked her for a list of ingredients (caffeine and a boatload of herbs) then told her my doctor, reviewing my history, doesn't want me to take unregulated, non-prescription pills. We're still friends but she can't understand how I'm losing weight…

You are very wise. Every morning when I step on the scale I tell myself, "It's just a data point, it's just a data point, it's just a data point." Then I can forget about it. Weekly weighings were 6 days of stress for me waiting for the 7th day of judgment, then celebration or despair depending on the results. Daily…

Your body has its own pattern for losing weight and only daily weigh-ins will show it to you. I drop 2 lbs, slowly gain back 1+, then suddenly drop another 2 over a 10 day period, for an average (according to Libra) of 1.4 pounds a week. Weekly weighing would miss this. Try daily weighing and tracking on your HS ap and…

Rats! So you're saying finding out my metabolism # won't give me the secrets to the universe and make my internet run faster?

I weigh daily because it helps me keep my daily fluctuations in perspective. Since I started MFP, my Libra chart shows a wave pattern every 8-10 days; i.e. a big loss followed by gradual increases then another big loss, with an overall downward trend line of about a pound a week. I can find no relationship to calories,…

I do the same. It took a long time for me to believe that what I put in my mouth translates to my weight. Being aware of how my clothes fit reinforces this belief. As soon as my pants get that baggy crotch feeling, they're either in the trash or in the Goodwill box. I scour nearby Goodwills for my favorite jeans, keeping a…

PCRM is an animal rights organization posing as physicians researching vegan diets. I'm all for animal rights and nothing wrong with being a vegan but their "research" reflects their organization's bias and their name (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) reflects their shaky relationship with facts. Having a…

Perhaps you're thinking of dieting as a list of forbidden foods, weird supplements and crazy cleanses. Try thinking instead of being in control of and accountable for your food choices. The Beck book recommended by vingogly is outstanding. It contains a 6 week program that will help you change your thinking and your eating…

Riding around with my daughter and her family looking at Christmas lights, I sat in the way-back with my granddaughters in the little center seat between their two boosters. One of those unexpected, spur-of-the moment NSV's, even more wonderful because the girls and I had so much fun.

I think it's delicious on a toasted bun with dijon mustard. Do you have citations for the claims that soy is bad? I'd be interested in reading the research papers to see if they actually apply to humans eating veggie burgers.