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Lookingto lose 2 lbs a week at your stats is unrealistic. I am close, 45 years old 5'6" and 153. I am set to lose 1lb a week and once I get below 150, I will start aiming for 1/2 a pound. It sounds like you are going super extreme and in the long run, that tends to lead to burn out. Going slower may not be what you want to…

Leeanne, i am close to your age (45) and at my highest nonpregnancy weight was 220. After my last pregnancy in 2015, twins!, I finally got serious and lost all of the baby weight and then some! I have a little jiggly skin on my belly and my breasts have left the building, Lol, but all in all I look good and I'm probably…

Thanks! Have been busy, lost a little focus, gained about 5 lb. But, back at it! Lost my log in streak camping in the middle of no where (totally worth it!) I love summer, but it is easy to get off track! Edited to add got arm work out and planks done for today! Will probably do Saturdays later this afternoon as we have a…

I am in for planks and arm workouts! Thanks for the tag!

If you start having problems sticking to your plan, be aware that your deficit is quite large and you can eat more and still lose weight. For comparison, my husband is 50 and 5'4" 135 lbs and he is still losing on 1500 calories a day. He's an IT guy, so quite sedentary outside of running 3 times a week and usually a family…

Name: Veronica Age: 45 (today!) Height: 5' 6" Start: 145.6 (June 29) July Goal: 142 Weigh-ins: July 3th: July 10th: July 17th: July 24th: July 31st: Weight -/+ this week: Weight -/+ this month: Successes / struggles this week: Today is my birthday, so there will be cake! I actually was at my goal weight of 140 in May, but…

I am out for this month. We are moving and closing on our house. I will use the furniture moving and cleaning as my exercise for the month! Catch you in May!

Then you are almost certainly holding on to water to repair that damage in your muscles. Carry on and in a few days - maybe a week or two, you will drop back down. Good things come to those who wait (and keep sticking to the plan!).

Please don't try to do aggressive dieting in the early days of breastfeeding. Eat healthy by all means, but if you are hungry eat! Your milk supply is dependent on the amount of calories you eat, at least until it's well established and it won't be for a while yet. Definitely eat an extra 300-500 calories to feed that…

I get some of my daily steps by doing the Insanity workout and 99 percent of it is done in place. By the time I am done, I am usually a puddle of sweat on the floor, struggling to get up. But, I usually get credit for a 17 min. workout on my fitbit and about 100 calories. I think it has a hard time with in place movement.…

I had horrible pain in my knees, ankles and feet when I was heavy. It took losing about 20 pounds for it to feel better and about 50 until it was completely gone. I didn't exercise at the beginning, just ate in a deficit. Walking is a great gentle exercise, so I would wait a few days and then start walking. I would only…

I am a snacker. I usually have about 3 planned snacks a day. I am 2 pounds away from my goal, so it hasn't been detrimental to my weight loss. I am pretty active though. It's 10am and I have about 7k steps in. Between the kids and the house I don't sit much. I think if I didn't have the kids around I could go without the…

I always struggle with emotional eating! It's my go to comfort. I am finding exercise to be a real help in keeping myself more centered and in control. Running is my biggest help. I had really been struggling since Christmas and couldn't really pinpoint the issue, but then realized it wasn't Christmas, my treadmill has…

That is so weird! I'm also an early bird (last night I was heading to bed at 8:03! I have toddler twins,don't judge me lol! ) and this morning I have the same calories left that I did last night. The last hour before bed I do get pretty sedentary, once the babies go to bed I pretty much crash on the couch. I would be a…

Slow and steady. Consistency is more important than perfection. Don't give up your favorite foods, find ways to work them into your way of eating (make small changes to your recipes or simply eat less and bulk it up with vegetable sides, etc). Pay attention to how foods make you feel - while there are no bad foods, some…

I agree with a previous poster that this only makes sense if you at one point manually adjusted your calories down. Otherwise, moving to sedentary would have made the calories go down. I do fitbit adjustment with a lightly active setting and negative adjustments enabled. I am usually in negative adjustments until I have…

Do you want to eat like this for the rest of your life? It looks pretty boring and bland to me! You don't have to torture yourself to lose weight. Eat what you like to eat and log it, stay at the calories mfp gives you, eat back some of the calories you get from exercise. It's not that complicated and doesn't require lower…

You don't need to cut out carbs. Just eat it in portion sizes that fit your calorie goals. If I am having a craving for chocolate it is actually better for me to eat the chocolate than to have fruit instead. If I just go ahead and eat my craving (in a reasonable portion ) it's usually a one and done thing for me. When I…

Lol. Yep, my body picks weird places to lose from first. I also lose in my feet and fingers! My rings start slip sliding very quickly when I lose weight. And now that I am older, my breasts disappear long before my booty or thighs even think about decreasing. So depressing!

The first few pounds also usually have a fair amount of water weight included, and losing water weight doesn't really change your size outside of maybe a little bloat. Just keep at it and you will see the changes!

I agree with a lot of the previous posters that the goal changes over time. I initially wanted to hit 145, but as I got closer I found it was still a little high so I set my sights on 140. I am going to keep 140 as my upper limit. From here I am going to call myself in maintenance but still aim for a tiny deficit as I…

I think it is ok,but you should eat back some calories for your breastfeeding. When I started tracking,my twins were 11 months and I was eating an extra 500ish calories and still lost pretty rapidly. 3-500 calories is a pretty safe bet for a younger baby, and reduce that when they start taking in more solids. I just weaned…

Yes! I love cottage cheese!

This even applies to things like a slice of bread. When you weigh that slice it almost always weighs more than the stated serving size! Even little discrepancies add up over time! How old is the baby?

I am doing the 2 sets, although I didn't the first couple days until I realized I was supposed to be doing sets. I finished all of day 6 yesterday, hopefully I can fit in day 7 today! We accepted an offer on the house this weekend, so I am starting packing, which is quite the job when all the little ones want to help!

Day 1 and 2 DONE! I ended up grocery shopping during the house showing so I haven't sat down all day! Making fish tacos for dinner, can't wait! As far as the loving myself challenge. I am 5'6" 143ish pound red/blonde/brown haired 44 year old woman. (Yes,I have bits of all those colors in my hair naturally. It is awesome…

I forgot to get started yesterday! I will do both days this afternoon and get back on track. This morning I have a house showing so I need to clean the whole house, get the kids dressed and out the door by 9am! Will report back later!

I definitely wanted to be at a healthy (aka normal ) bmi. I think for women, it is pretty accurate as far as classifying us as overweight. Now that I am in the healthy range, currently 23bmi, it doesn't really concern me. But, I have always thought of myself as large framed and I am finding that belief tested as I still…

It's not about finding the time. Make the time! I get being busy, but exercise is great for stress relief. I think the idea for YouTube videos is great, you can look up workouts by time. If you have 6 minutes, search 6 minute work out and you will find a bunch! Fit 2 or 3 of those into a day and it can make a difference.…

Not great. We had a storm right before New years and ended up with 14+ inches of snow. Last night we got a bunch more and tonight it's supposed to drop to -28F . Last year was super mild. This one is not lol. I think she is working on getting into the gym habit (she just joined one). So, I don't think she's doing any…