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I do a 60 minute yoga video, a 45 minute pilates video, a 6 minute abs video. I put on headphones and freestyle dance a while to YouTube music. I have a treadmill which gives me the option of preprogrammed workouts or my own, usually walking but sometimes jogging. I've memorized different exercises over the years and also…

Boy, a lot of you first few commenters really max out on that deal. I'd weigh 400 lbs if I let myself eat like that. Not keeping track today, though. Too many yummy leftovers.

Here's my menu: Smoked turkey with homemade gravy, sage stuffing, crescent rolls made from scratch, candied multicolor carrots, green bean and cherry tomato salad, Williams Sonoma cranberry sauce recipe, strawberry layer cake with strawberry frosting. Happy Thanksgiving!

I'd like to participate but have too much experience with people who don't know each other in real life having no real incentive to try to get along. Plus this website is meant for superficial communication at best.

I like your post. I was a heavy drinker 40 years ago, then an extremely light drinker (less than a few ounces per ear) for maybe 20 years, then a non-drinker for nearly the past 20 years. I see it as a more or less accepted form of self destruction. Some say red wine is good for the heart, booze helps people relax,…

My husband and I go out to lots of fancy restaurants. I drink lots of water, sparkling water, cold or hot herb tea with no sugar. I look for the lightest items on the menu, never eat after I've started to feel full, try to stop just before I feel full. I try to fill up before dessert, since that's usually high calorie and…

I reached goal (again.) Heading back into maintenance mode and I use the term loosely. One thing I'm finding helpful is counting the number of times each day I have urges to overeat that I don't act on. It's usually 15-25. Then every few days I let myself eat. 5'7", just shy of 59, 125.5 lbs.

I haven't posted here in a while. I'm having a bit of a struggle, at nearly 59 dealing with what many of us do in terms of slowing metabolism. If I want to lose any weight at all it's 1200 calories a day. I am keeping it in a narrow range of 4 lbs. But I sure do miss the days when what I wanted to eat and what I burned up…

Me too. But in my case it's no secret. Most people aren't worth a darn, they know it and they like it. One in every few million is an exception.

Well, I read maybe 30 comments. Enough to see people know the net is not the place to talk about any very dark secrets. :) I learned that one the hard way.

Oh. 5'7 Start weight 132 Current weight 126.5

I stay within about a four pound range. I like myfitnesspal because it helps me stay on track, but I look forward to staying on an even keel and not having to rely on it. It's a great educational tool. Some foods I eat contain more calories than I'd thought, and some contain fewer. I've been using the site for about a…

I got bullied quite a bit in high school. My mom was seriously controlling when I was very young, less so as I got older, and I guess that created some vulnerability in me or something? Bullied some off and on after high school. At some point I hope to really not care what people think, to resist pack mentality, and to…

I'm also socially anxious, but as a result of having been harassed and ridiculed for stupid reasons. What works for me is finding ways to think of the problem philosophically and spiritually that keep me on the path of healing, since for me it feels like a psychic wound. Sometimes I avoid situations, sometimes I call…

I'm 58, lost 9 lbs. since February. The first 4 on my own and final 5 with the help of this site, which I learned about from a New York Times article comment. The comment had to do with how little food women have to eat if they want to be slim. I'm really grateful for this site. Things have definitely changed for me at…