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Meal prep/planning. I'm never going to make lunch in the morning, but I can usually manage something at night. A couple times a week I prep refrigerator oats for the next few days. Boiling eggs to have in the fridge for a snack or for lunch isn't hard either. I also do better when I pre-log the day. I'm working on not…

A scale is huge not only on a meal basis but it (along with a bunch of small containers) make dividing recipe results/cooked foods into equal portion sizes for later eating so much easier. Prelogging food also helps especially on days you know may be difficult.

I seem to want different foods seasonally. Maybe you could plan fall menus now while you have the bandwidth and energy for it? Maybe in the fall you plan that you will have more eating out but you have "go to" foods you can eat already figured out? It does seem like you might not have developed good habits around eating…

Make the best choices you can knowing this is just a bump in your road. Maybe keep fruit on hand for healthier snacking? Add in some healthier frozen dinners? Regardless, you CAN get through this with a minimum of damage as long as you don't give up.

Eating healthier and having a healthy mind-set around food is just like anything else. It takes lots of practice to get really good at it and if you stop practicing your skills will become rusty. However, if you think about it, you have probably learned things with each of your prior attempts. Maybe it is that some foods…

Agree with alternative driving routes being a good strategy. I sometimes walk around the grocery store with something in my cart until I talk myself into believing I really don't need it. I try not to eat after 9 PM. I make it sound more positive by calling it fasting. That way I am doing something rather than trying not…

Maybe it would be more depressing to get to 20 and only then realize it would take 30? *hugs* You'll get there.

Cut out artificial sweeteners (even stevia) Cut out most added sugars Avoid soy lecithin Avoid carrageenan Take stairs at every opportunity Prioritize fruits and vegetables Get enough healthy fats and protein Weigh food Log food and preplanning food when I can Leave room for flexibility

My current breakfast favorite is refrigerator oatmeal. I also favor nuts or cheese and some fruit. Boiled eggs are also good. I especially like tea eggs, though they are high in salt. Lunches: chicken, baked sweet potato, homemade salsa, and sour cream -or- a rice, quinoa, black bean, sweet potato casserole thing with…

It will be harder to stop smoking, etc. if you keep everything else the way it has been, same restaurants, same bars, maybe same friends. I recommend reading Rewire as I feel like it really helped me although I don't agree with the author on everything. Also, I recommend preplanning meals in order to prevent…

It does get harder the closer you are to goal. Keep focus. You can do it.

45 and not quite half way to goal. Getting back on track post holidays (yes > 2 months) but starting to feel good about where I am.

I can go either way, but I can see why you are frustrated. He does sound like he thinks it is a competition. That's on him. However, he may be eating what he wants, just what he wants may have changed. About 10 days after I cut out sugar I stopped wanting it and most other junk food. (Weird and totally unexpected, but…

Ditto on the aiming to weigh less than my husband. I weighed more than him when we met. 25 years later, I still weigh more. That's getting fixed!

I think intuitive eating is a good idea, but it may be easier if you have been eating a "normal" amount of food for a while first via other methods.

If you haven't, you might check with your hospital's social worker to find out about family support services and local resources. You aren't alone in feeling this way and sometimes having friends who can really understand what you are going through can help. And if cleaning is a huge stressor and you can afford it a…

You do have a lot of stressors operating right now. Taking care of yourself has to be a priority. It feels selfish, but I once heard someone liken it it to the airplane emergency instructions to put on your oxygen mask and then help others. You can't do anyone any good if you are not operational due to lack of self-care.…

This would be an expremely poor choice. I sincerely hope you don't actually plan to do this. Should you choose to do it you should be under a doctor's care and monitoring. Risks of electrolyte imbalances and cardiac events would be greatly increased. (Sometimes) people can live three weeks without eating if they are well…

Don't "start tomorrow", start now. Your calories are a budget, you eat within your budget or you are essentially buying on credit (meaning you still have to pay for it eventually). Only you can choose from day today to eat over or under your budget. It is sometimes easier starting out or getting back to normal after…

You can't measure progress without a baseline. Maybe spend a few weeks logging what you eat to get in that habit. Then worry about setting goals.

You can only control you. If you are at a healthy weight you will feel better in general, which may help with everything else. Whatever you do, you need to do it thinking about the person you want to be. Take steps that move you in that direction.

Most people gain weight (around 5 lbs) during this time of year. If you maintain your weight for the next few weeks I would count that as a win.

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Awesome!

You could always do body weight exercises now and not have to wait for equipment. You can fit some of them in around other things. Like do push ups while waiting for the microwave.

I am pretty sure loose skin is why I "decided" last time I lost weight to stop (ie, go off the rails). This time I decided to ignore it. I have decided recently to slow my weight loss by switching to maintenance calories and working on building muscle several times before I hit my goal weight. I theorize that I will then…

Start logging now without worrying about losing. Establish a habit of logging and being honest with what you are eating. For me, logging is key to really knowing how I am doing so I can figure out where/what to adjust.

It gets easier to use as you build up a library of foods you frequently eat. It is a great app.

I recommend working towards breaking the habit of picking up fast food by deliberately choosing driving routes that merit more difficult.

So awesome! This milestone definitely calls for recognition and celebration.