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Weighing food is critical in losing those last few pounds. Weigh everything. You’d be surprised how even condiments add up. This is my breakfast

I’m 60 and my motivation was to have an easier recovery after knee surgery. I planned on losing about 40 pounds but ended up losing over 100. I no longer need the surgery because there’s no pain. I still have a torn meniscus in both knees but the doctor doesn’t want to fix it unless it hurts.

I had the same thing happen several years ago. I avoid most fruits and vegetables with small seeds like tomatoes and green beans. Anything with a pit is good. Raspberries and blackberries are a no-no for me. I also avoid popcorn. For some reason, regular corn doesn’t bother me. Brussel sprouts and cabbage digest well.…

Yes. For weight loss, cico is all it takes. For your individual health, a change in diet helps.

@kittykatt021 The first thing I learned was how to measure and weigh foods. Then I learned how to go online and choose my meal before eating out. I knew how many calories I needed to lose weight but I didn’t know how many I was burning in a day. I got a Fitbit. It was a learning process. Some days I went swimming and some…

@motivatedmartha Yes! You said what I was trying to say perfectly.

Thank you for all the uplifting replies. I posted my success to give back to this community some of what I learned from my journey. My sustained weight loss has inspired many of my church friends, mostly 60-90 year old ladies, to lose weight through Weight Watchers. They have lost a lot of weight together and are looking…

Thank you everyone for all the encouraging replies. I decided to post my success to inspire others. It is possible to lose weight when the odds are stacked against you. The journey starts lonely but ends up fulfilling. Lonely because you avoid eating out with friends so your diet isn’t sabotaged. Fulfilling because when…

Yes, the soy sauce and ginger are included in the sushi’s nutrition. I’ve checked it out so I know I’m not exceeding my sodium goals when I forego the soy sauce that’s included.

Sorry this makes you mad. There are chemicles in most foods. That’s what I meant.

I suspect I will get my first woo from this but it might or might not be diet related. I suspect your body needs less sleep to repair itself from the toxins you used to consume with highly processed foods. If the lack of sleep does not leave you feeling tired, this is probably the case. If you’re feeling tired from your…

Just discovered that you can not add it through the food/database tab. You need to go to your food diary, click on Add food for the meal you're taking the vitamin, type vitamin d in the Search our database box, scroll down past the milk entries until you find a vitamin that matches the mg and type you want to add. Click on…

Food is energy. When I wake up, I need to eat something or I'm sluggish all morning and burn fewer calories. I don't like cereal or oatmeal when I first get up because they don't seem to give me the same energy and are not as filling as something like salmon on crackers or a sausage with a slice of bread. I keep it small…

No. I planned on counting calories for life but l learned enough during my year of weightloss to be mindful of my calories in relation to my activity. I love knowing that the XXL grilled stuffed burrito I order from Taco Bell has 840 calories. That's breakfast and lunch if I'm not up for a long walk. If my clothes start…

This is entirely possible but it would be temporary. Unless you understand cico, maintaining that kind of loss is nearly impossible. You’d likely not only regain the weight, but gain more than you lost. My family left me for one month to care for my dying father-in-law 30 years ago. I lost 25-30 pounds that month. Oatmeal…

For cereal, I've used Rice Dream Vanilla Rice Milk. Only the vanilla though. It gives a great taste to cereal.

@juliaward3363 The motivation you need is to get back on track with your diet because you will enjoy life so much more. Do it for yourself. You're still lighter than pre-surgery so that's a plus. @AdamAthletic (1) A lot of people choose to get gastric bypass in Mexico because it is so much cheaper and is actually safer…

You really don't have to work out to lose weight. I've lost over a hundred pounds and incorporated walking into my day, litttle by little, until it balanced out with the calories I consume. I don't know your stats, but at 1600 calories, I think you should walk about 1-2 miles each day, in addition to your normal…

When I first started, I logged everything to see how many calories I burned in a day. Vacuuming, raking leaves, sweeping, shivering. I discovered that raking leaves on a cold day was a great way to burn calories. Since I was on a 1200 calorie diet, this activity allowed me to splurge on a dinner out or additional 500…

For weight loss, CICO is most important. I used a kitchen scale to weigh solid foods and measuring cups for liquids when I was losing weight. This is how I calculated the CI part. I used a fitness tracker to measure my activity for the CO part. For health, a combination of CICO and macros is important. If you have high…

I chose to lose weight because I could not get the job I wanted without a sleep apnea test due to my morbid obesity. That was my initial "why." It was a difficult journey. I am very involved with my church and Methodists love to eat. I had to skip after-church lunches, Wednesday night suppers, and special events because I…

Lift weights and do what you can to build muscle. I can eat about 500 calories more than what MFP recommends to maintain because I am muscular. It's awesome!

What @psuLemon said is correct. We are, however, all different. This app is a tool and should be used that way. We can choose how much and how slow or fast we need to lose weight. Personally, I chose to lose 2 pounds/ week. That was 1200 calories. I did not experience the bad side effects of malnutrition, gallstones,…

You have been at it for over a month and your weight won't budge? You're likely eating more than you think. If you 'think' you're eating 'about' 1200 calories, you're likely really eating and drinking 1500-2200 calories/day. A food scale is the best aid in losing weight because you know exactly what your eating. Measuring…

I have a scale that measures body fat. If I'm a little dehydrated, it will show an elevated body fat %. If I drink lots of water and am well hydrated the body fat % is lower. Drinking coffee and alcoholic beverages tends to cause dehydration while G2s and water are good for hydration. What it means is that the number on…

I just read how your heart health can impact your joints in "Health" magazine. According to a 2016 Australian animal study, high cholesterol apparently breaks down cartilage cells and can lead to osteoarthritis. Since high cholesterol is connected to inflammation and can affect the joints, I find this tidbit of information…

I believe the reason you have not lost weight yet is that you are eating more calories than you think. If you look at the serving size on the box that the chicken breaded steaks or turkey dinosaurs come in, you will see in parenthesis how many grams one serving size is. Unless you have a food scale and weigh what you eat,…

When I was losing I was set as sedentary and ate 1200 calories. I still lost a lot of weight eating all my exercise calories so...Yes, you should eat most of those calories to keep your energy level up. If you're not sure whether you burn 500 or 700, just eat 500 more. I've seen so many people get burned out by not eating…

I have had this same problem for the past few months. I was actually worried I was sick, like I had cancer or something. No, I'm fine but I'm moving more and standing more than I was before. I've been to the grocery store and mall more than normal. Lots of walking that isn't normally considered exercise. I've also been…

If it's an alcoholic drink just tell her you're already tired and it would probably put you to sleep and that would be no fun. If it's a sugary drink just say you'd rather not get that sugar rush only to crash in an hour or so. Or if it's something like coke just say it's getting too late for caffeine and you don't want to…