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I get this often..... I find that drinking something like yakult (sp) or a really quality brand of probiotics help.

Let me count the whys: To get healthier To look better in my clothes To have more energy and less anxiety To bring my sexy back To find a meal plan that will satisfy me as a lifestyle (low carb, Mediterranean style) To have my daughter admire a mom who will stop looking like a frump To make happen my birthday wish to come…

It's fascinating to me. I almost had a McDonalds breakfast sandwich because they were 2 for $4. But I saved it till I got to work to see how many calories it was. 460 calories, a calorie bomb. In olden days I would have just ate it. Logging helps me see more clearly what it is I'm putting in mouth. And no I didn't eat it,…

Took my daughter to McDonalds. Deal was 2 breakfast sandwiches for $4 otherwise 1 at regular price (a little under $3). She gave me one. I took it with me to work so that I could log here to see if it was worth calories. It was 460 calories. I saved it for my daughter. Not gonna eat calorie bombs if I can help it.

When I restarted calorie counting, I decided to try Keto. Not so much to eat fat, which from habit, I usually don't partake of, but to minimize intake of sugar, salt and processed foods (which have so many calories compared to the whole food it tries to mimic). I drink more water. I have lost about 8 lbs in about 6 weeks.…

Barbie you wrote " I use my computer and the internet for many business related tasks that can't be completed on my phone. Today I am a happy techno-lover." Next time internet goes out, just allow your phone to be a hotspot (as long as you have an unlimited data plan, otherwise it could be very expensive). I have an Iphone…

Someone who hadn't seen me in a few weeks said I lost a lot of weight. It's just finally beginning to show.

I currently have a pinched nerve in my hip area and so just walking to the bathroom hurts. I will start Physical Therapy today. Before the nerve thing about a month ago, I was walking 30 minutes a day at a minimum during my work lunch period, and to and from the public transportation that I take. I miss it. I must have…

[quote=": [*] Did you think once you arrived at goal weight you could go back to "normal" eating? [*] Have you gotten lazy about weighing food or logging everything? [/quote] THIS. I lost 40 lbs on WW 15 years ago. Once I got to maintenance, I thought I could just coast and eat what I wanted because I denied myself comfort…

Welcome! I lost 40 lbs of weight on WW but I did so in a very restrictive way. When I got to goal weight, I started maintenance mode, which gave me more calories to eat but I started to my favorite foods that I didn't eat while dieting on WW. I gained it all back plus some. Here you learn how to incorporate your snacks or…

Original starting weight -250lbs (9/9/16 when I first started MFP and yoyoing ever since :D ) February starting weight -217 February goal - 213lbs Interim Goal - 175 lbs by my birthday July 27 Ultimate goal - 160lbs

Just keep at it. Even if you go over calories, it just helps you see what you are eating, and making adjustments along the way. I drink way more water than I use to. I feel good just tracking that! My goal 60 lbs lost by my 60th birthday this July. (I'm currently at 36 lbs lost and it took me almost a year to get to that,…

To shrink to from 213 to 205, which will make me overweight instead of Obese Class 1, which is down from 252 Obese Class 2. Only 8 lbs to go and I will just be overweight!!!!

The best revenge is to look good, feel good, so that when you and that person run into each other again, you will look fab and feel good enough to smile confidently.... former BAE lost out on a great thing! I was in my early 20s when I had the worse heartache I've ever had. Ran into him later after a year, and I was oh so…

For me, each meal I eat I include a fresh veggie or fresh fruit, frozen okay, canned never (too much sodium/sugar). Proteins and other carbs are good and some necessary but the veggies and fruit tend have lots of fiber, I get to eat a lot of them, they fill me up quicker and they are inexpensive. Don't forget to drink…

This is a time to pay attention to your doctor/dentist. You want your wound to close completely and vigorous exercise may cause problems. And you probably are not going to eat much of anything substantive for a day or two. And you are not suppose to suck through a straw either. This is a time to practice another tool that…

I just (officially) started IF (16:8) about 10 days ago. It reminds of when I was my thinnest in my 20s. Didn't eat breakfast cause back then eggs (love 'em) were considered bad for you, and for religious reasons would not eat pork (back then there was no beef bacon or turkey bacon just pork). Don't like bread except for…

PLEASE ADD ME Hi, I've been on MFP for awhile now, but today is the first showing of a new change on the scale 3lbs less. I'm a female, aged 59 with a July birthday this year. I've lost weight in the past, using WW, but didn't manage maintenance very well. All the foods I liked but avoided to lose the 40 lbs was my…

The struggle is real. I am almost 60. I used to be rail thin until I had my child at 38. Then I took birth control hormones then went into menopause years later. Hormones are a necessary evil. 😬 I got up to 100lbs over my BMI. Sad. But now I’m losing though not in a linear way. I stress eat more times than I care to admit.…

How can I change units on MFP?

Fabulous!!! Love the hair and the glasses....and the confidence!!!

Well firstly, I would like to commend you on your response....others seem to need to know my current weight, though have yet to comment after acquiring what seemed to be their pertinent information to provide a further response... Secondly, my concern is.. will my body hold on to weight because it feels it's being…

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i currently weigh 232

drinking my excess calories. lots of starbucks! i stopped logging in here 5 months ago

@mysteps2beauty, if you give us your stats (height, weight, activity level, age, gender), we could give you much better answers, especially for numbers 1-3. #4 is fairly idiosyncratic, and YMMV. [/quote] female 5’10” sedentary lightly active (walk to train and back), age 50+ lost 25 within a year stopped counting gained…

I hear you. It may be time to get help from a counselor. This site is many things but is not everything. Sounds like an addiction and/learned behavior that routed deeply by the family origin. It’s admirable you’ve come this far. But like other addictions it’s a constant mental and emotional battle and the good feelings…

My first diet ever was after pregnancy and lost 45 with weight watchers. I was so strict and highly motivated. But I did it. It unraveled the first week of maintenance. Reason: All the yummy goods that love to eat instead of eating them from time to time in smaller amounts within my calories for day or week, I set myself…

Jerome has a good point. I just turned 59 2 weeks ago. Grateful to be in this side of the grave. I don’t look my age and I don’t feel old. Once I remove the excess 50 lbs I lug around everyday I know I will feel even better. Older and stronger. Skincare helps. Sleep, hydration, best food you can afford go along way. I read…

Motivation is within. What is your why? We cannot help you do for you what you will not do for yourself. We can encourage you on your path, but at the end of the day, you are the captain of your ship. Handle it.