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Love it! That's what I've been doing. Giving myself little goals that are doable and assessing how I did at the end of the day.

Hi all. Fun day planned for today. Going to the flea market to get some walking in (and pick up fresh produce). My leg muscles became very weak after my knee injury, so I've been working on building them up. Never been much of a walker but need to be now. So far, I've increased to 2500 steps @ day. Not a whole lot, but I…

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Kinda tired. I've been working in my "Plumeria Forest" steadily for the past 2 months and feel I need a break and it's been so hot... in the upper 90's here in Florida. So, not doing anything outside today. You know, sometimes I feel my age... like now... lol Hope everyone has a nice weekend and sticks with their eating…

@Joy1580vb ... Yes, a quiet day is in order for you. Hope you feel better.

@Megan_smartiepants1970 ... I'm sorry to hear about your fractures. Hope you heal real fast!

@DVDBEASTMODE ... "It's easier to keep going then to start over." Ain't that the truth! I slipped last year and put on 31 pounds before I got a hold of myself. Since February I've dropped 20 and will soon get rid of the remaining 11.

@Joy1580vb ... Thanks for the info. I'll tell my friend to leave a comment at the bottom of the page. I hope this group continues. I like that we're all about the same age and we understand, not just weight, but the other challenges we face. @ssfx50 ... Happy to see your post. I also live in Florida (Central), and it's…

Hi spring!

Now that MFP is doing away with the newsfeed, I'm happy to have found this group. So many of the groups are inactive. Hope we can keep this one going. I have a friend who wants to join us but she says she can't. I don't know how that could happen, do you? It was simple for me to join.

After not being able to walk due to a knee injury, my goal is to be able to walk 10,000 steps every day by June 30th. I've never been much of a walker to begin with and I'm 77 years old. I'm walking 2500 now.

Tuesday, May 28. Had a good day today. Walked more, worked in the yard, went shopping, did 6 laps in the pool.... Stayed true to my plan. Hoping to drop another pound before too long.

Hi Tried! I'm here....

@Joy1580vb ... I enjoyed shopping today, but all I can say is, "It can be a sobering thing to try on clothes." Here I thought I was doing so well but was struggling to get my fat butt into capris that should have been my size! Oh well. It just reminds me of how far I have to go and to keep on "truckin".

Well, I set a goal of 2,000 steps a day and have reached it for the past 2 days. I know that doesn't seem like much, but I couldn't walk at all after my knee injury... and have gradually worked up to that. Today's goal will be 2500. Going to walk around some stores (pushing a cart for support). Hopefully, I won't buy too…

@DVDBEASTMODE ... Loving your posts!

Happy (should I say "happy"?) Memorial Day everyone. We owe so much to those who fought for us and paid the ultimate price.

@Joy1580vb ... Are you really in your 70's???? If so, you sure do a lot of physical work for your age. I grow Plumerias... and I think I'm up to my limit... Can't handle many more... but I love my little garden hobby and it's good for me. Like right now, I need to go out and water them. It would be so easy to stay inside…

@jonni82014 ... DIET SURVIVOR'S HANDBOOK by Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel and INTUITIVE EATING by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. I've thrown out almost all of the programming from society about eating, i.e. Don't skip breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day... Don't eat before bedtime... Don't let yourself get…

@Joy1580vb ... Nothing like a ripe, home-grown tomato!

I'm very upset about this. My friends on the newsfeed have been one of the "secrets" to my weight loss due to their suggestions and constant support. They can track the foods I eat and my weight loss and their comments have been extremely helpful. The community boards have left me cold. People don't use them very often and…

Hi my 70ish friends. I wanted to let you know that I've been doing real well on my new "method" of eating (Intuitive Eating). I can't believe how easy it is for me to go 20 hours (or more) without food during the day and then eating within a 4-hour time frame later. No change in my diet. I'm still sticking with my usual…

@Melwillbehealthy ... Yes, you and I are in a similar situation. So glad you chimed in. I suppose people must be reading the posts but just not commenting, and I hope that changes. I understand MFP is getting rid of the newsfeed but keeping the community topics, so this might be the only way we can receive support. It took…

TODAY'S THOUGHTS 05/22/24 I've been practicing "Intuitive Eating" (Been reading books.) It's helping me get in touch with my body and the signals it gives for when and what to eat. My pattern of eating might not be right for others as I eat later in the day, but it's working for me. I'm hopeful now that I can lose the 100…

@Joy1580vb ... I'm sure your inspection will go well. You sound very detail oriented. It's good for your health that you have outside work... I do too with my plumerias. I'd probably just stay inside the air conditioning and watch TV if I didn't need to tend to my little trees. Weight down again today since adopting my new…

@Joy1580vb ... I'm practicing Intuitive Eating... Listening to my body

My weight is dropping now that I've started listening to my body and eating later. I guess it's syncing with my circadian rhyhm. As we've commented, we're all different and this is working for me. I just logged in another half-pound loss.

@Joy1580vb ... Yep... I'm not "normal"... lol

I've become a night owl since retiring (I guess I'm rebelling against setting an alarm clock and getting up early like I did for 50 years) and discovered that I'm hungry at night. I've been trying to fight it but if that's when my body wants to eat, then that's when I will. Of course, I'll eat whole foods and have them…