citylife624 Member

Welcome to the group! I had gained about 40 pounds during my marriage, so when I started eating better, it was as I became peri menopausal. Then menopause gave me food allergies and I couldn't eat a lot of carbs. So basically, it hasn't caused me to put on weight. The caffeine and wine diet is heavenly though, isn't it?…

So I did have ONE cider and shared nachos with three other people. I still ended up below my calorie goal!!! @mtjohnston42 Thanks for the tip! I prepared by saying to myself, "you're not being deprived. Be sensible. Eat the nachos with the least amount of cheese and the most veggies on them and only one cider." Did that…

@2020pinktogo My dad doesn't get it either. I told him things happen to women's bodies when we reach a certain age and hormones do things that he knows nothing about. Haha! But seriously, I see him 4 times a year and that's what he chooses to talk to me about. smh

So tomorrow is my rest day and also used to be my cheat day. I'm going to eat really well at breakfast and lunch, but I'm scared that I might be having hard ciders for dinner. But I'm really going to try not to do that. #thestruggleisreal

I need to get glasses. Bifocals. #thestruggleisreal

Oh hey, I had one of those guys! He's also an ex now and I ran into him about six months ago. "Wow, you look great!" he said. My response? "Actually I weigh more than I did when you first started calling me fat". People don't realize what they speak into existence. Good for you! You got this!!!

Yesterday, I was below calorie goal, so I'll consider that day 1. I'm in!

Add me too, all of you! I had about 50 pounds to lose, lost 25, and got comfortable with that for about 7 years. Decided to concentrate on it a few months ago and these last 20-25 pounds (because I keep fluctuating) is such a challenge! People, the nachos and French fries struggle is REAL! And please, don't get me started…

@clobern80 I think we've all felt pathetic at one time or other. Mine was when I was sitting on the couch watching TV and just couldn't get comfortable because of my fat rolls. I was just. sitting. there. and still was uncomfortable. I did manage to lose about 25 pounds on my own by just making small changes in my diet,…

@JulieB864 You can definitely do it! I am 5'1" and weighed 172. I was peri menopausal and did manage to get down to 145 on my own. Now on MFP to help me be accountable for what I eat (and do for exercise) so I can lose another 20 pounds. Add me if you'd like! @xo_laurajane I started out very small, just by switching to…

Yuppppp. I have learned to go without salt a lot of the time just because I'm tired of my shoes and rings getting tight.

Black cohosh worked for me.

I started taking black cohosh and haven't had a hot flash in a year.

New to the group (and yet this was my first post in which I chose to comment, lol). I was getting mine every three weeks (yes, really) for about six months. Then they came every few months for a year. I went six months with nothing and then had one a month ago out of nowhere and it was brutal. Then had one Friday that…

I'm so glad I found this thread. I thought I was the only person who actually preferred the treadmill. I live in a city (Pittsburgh) with a ridiculous number of hills and my neighborhood has a ton of them. I'm afraid if I try to run these streets, I'll lose motivation when I can't make it. I'll have to remember that 2%…

Newbie to the group here. Am I nuts because I don't like running outside? I prefer the treadmill. FYI - I'm on week 5 for the second time because after I did that dreaded 20 minute run, I woke up the next day with the flu. Lost three weeks and when I felt better, started back on week four. Anyone else prefer the treadmill,…

I am currently on week 5 again because, after I did that dreaded 20 minute run, where I felt like Wonder Woman when I was done, I woke up the next day with the flu. Boo! My biggest tip: if you listen to music, play a motivating song at a point when you know you're going to need it. When I was doing the 8 minutes, I wanted…

Grim tolerance is a good way to describe how I feel about running, too. However, I'm so determined to run that, even though I want to quit daily, I refuse to let running "beat me". So I remind myself that I'm the boss of my body and get in my run. Also a newbie runner for the past five months.

Hi all, newbie runner here. To answer kareF, I started running five months ago at the age of 50. I'll definitely get in the January challenge. Currently run 3-4 days a week. New friends appreciated!

Currently living in Pittsburgh, PA. Originally hail from Southern CA.

Hi everyone! My name is Erma and I've been running for only about five months. Currently running 3-4 days a week and trying to up my mileage, and lower my times. Any support (and new friends) are appreciated. Side note: I'm an old broad who didn't start running until I was 50. Would love other friends over 40 but I'll take…

I'm fairly new to the app and do not have any friends yet. Also a runner (for the last five months anyway). Feel free to add me as a friend! :)

Western PA. GO STEELERS!!!

I understand what you're getting at, but you could have worded it better, mainly by not saying the community, as a whole, is awful. Not everyone in the community is awful, and you're not yet qualified to make that comment, having not dealt with everyone in the community within a month (that statement is not said with an…