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agree with all of the above...older guy 55 with 125 lbs to lose... down 70 lbs as of this morning... trust MFP .. get a food scale and weigh every single bite... stay within your calories.. don't eat back calories from exercise... and start moving.... i purchased a fitbit, best thing i could have done for myself besides…

Speaking for myself. I have worked to hard to drop this weight(70 lbs) and I refuse to give up just because i'm on vacation. This does not mean i will not enjoy myself. I will eat within my daily calories. i may not get in as many steps as i normally do but will try.By all means Have desert, but maybe you can share it with…

here it is straight up truth.... you absolutely can get away from fast food... and you really haven't hit rock bottom.. if you had ,you would not be eating fast food... plain and simple...get off your @ss and take a walk. I can say this with all honesty ... i was in your shoes... 55 years old, 5' 10 weighing in at 290…

I'd like to give my deepest and sincerest thanks and appreciation to all the brave men and woman who serve or have served in the armed forces.... without their sacrifice we would live in a much different world.

I worked in a zoo as a kid

I love it on salad.... really very low in calories compared to salad dressing... lots of flavor

mixed green salad, cherry tomatoes, black olives, fresh parm off the block and pineapple salsa with a little apple cider vinegar.

Hi gang, i don't post much ... i started the day after Xmas at 290 lbs... as of last sunday i'm down 62 lbs with 60 left to lose.... please do not look at the sum total of what you want to lose... look at 1 pound at a time... lose 1 pound.. then look at the next 1 pound...so on and so on... it is very easy to become…

Hi Samf.. I'm 55 with 115 lbs to lose. I started the day after xmas ,as of last sunday i have lost 51 lbs. It's not too late, its never too late. you do not have to settle on being Big. MFP has been a huge help to me, i have learned so much about nutrition and proper diet and how to safely lose weight without starving…

Well CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on making it to your first goal... i'm almost there myself... its tough, but be glad you did it for yourself.... keep up the great work

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OK... I'm a guy... and old fart to be exact.. 55 heading on to 56 soon.... i started the day after xmas .. so far i have lost 51 lbs... just over 60 left to go... this is not easy.. but it is doable... you can do it... patience and perseverance .. do not look at the total... look at 1 pound... look to lose 1 pound... just…

115 lbs to lose.... started 105 days ago and have dropped 48.8 lbs.... PLEASE do not look at the total amount you want to lose... look at 1 lb.. lose 1 lb... once you lose that first pound then look to lose another ,then another...you didn't put the weight on in a day and it won't come off in one either... patience and…

105 days....down 48.8 lbs....66.to go

55... total of 115 lbs to lose. i started the day after xmas of 2015... 102 days on this new journey and i'm down 48.8 lbs so far...my knees were killing me for the past year or so but after a few weeks of dropping a few pounds they started to feel much better, i picked up a fitbit and started walking... had a difficult…

old fart here... 55 years old with 115 lbs to lose... started the day after x mas... dropped 48.8 lbs as of sunday... take heart.. if i can do this so can you... DO NOT LOOK AT THE TOAL!!!! take it 1 pound at a time, just 1... lose one pound you already know how to do it... once you lose 1 pound then lose another... and so…

290 start....down 48 lbs as of sunday... just a couple of people noticed,,, but to be honest i really don't care... 1 i am a very private person and do not like to be the center of attention and 2 i am doing this for me ..no one else... the only one i really care about who notices is my lovely wife

55 years old..had 115 lbs to lose...started the day after Xmas ...101 days on this new journey and dropped 48 lbs so far. ..if i can do this ,anyone can.

just for chits and giggles i purchased a size 40 jeans... haven't been able to fit in that size in years... guess what?... they fit... room to spare... OMFG!!!! they fit!!!!!!!! 48lbs lost ...man it feels good

Hi, Hate to say it but you don't need luck... you need patience and perseverance . this is a great place to start your new journey... PLEASE do not look at the number of lbs you want to lose... look at 1 pound at a time... all you want to do is lose 1 pound... once you lose that pound, then you want to lose another then…

never felt starved.... sometimes hungry right before a meal... but never starved... maybe your eating too few calories.... eating just about the same diet as lost goals... lean piece of chicken,fish or beef, large salad and an entire bag of veggies.. 160 to 240 calories per bag depending on the veggies.

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water!....drink some water..sometimes cravings are nothing more than dehydration ....works for me

Sorry not a vet.... But a HUGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!! we owe you so much.

constantly talk to myself and sing to myself as well... i own a horse stables and i do it while i clean the stalls... last time a customer caught me and said i'm always singing .. i looked at her straight faced and said... "i sing to keep the voices in my head happy and quiet"

almost forgot... i'd weigh in once a week... once a month is too long to wait to see results.

started at 290 the day after Xmas.... 90 days into this journey and i'm down 45 lbs. no sugar or salt. and cut most of the carbs... do not deny yourself... you must be in it for the long haul or you won't make it... do not cut out everything... just cut down... set your activity level and how much you want to lose and how…

this is an old adage ,but it is still relevant .... "how do you eat and elephant"....one bite at a time.... i have 115 lbs to lose.... dropped 45 in the past 90 days..so i guess i have 70 lbs to lose now... if you look at the whole number , it is very easy to become discouraged and un motivated.... take it 1 day at a…

I own a horse stables.... everyday i clean stalls(50) turn out 20 and do a host of jobs to long to list... and i got fat doing it... to the tune of over 100 lbs overweight.... it has nothing to do with how hard you work and everything to do with the calories consumed in a day.... i have come to learn this in the last few…

yesterday my wife told me she was going out for about an hour.... we usually spend saturday afternoon together.. this was about an hour after she told me she was tired and didn't feel like doing anything... a couple of hours later she comes home ,and sheepishly tells me she went to yo fresh for a yogurt.. i ask her why she…