lantana411 Member

You are so right - its about a daily commitment to health. You are proof that its not how long it takes, its that you were so successful by staying committed to making healthy choices. It helps me to feel even more committed to making healthy choices every day! Its not luck, its determining to set a goal and stick with…

I cope by reminding myself that I am going to find myself beyond the body that has enveloped me - that I'm coming for me and to just hold on. I remind myself that my number one goal is to make daily healthy food choices so I can feel and look better. I tell myself that so I can keep going-because the weight DOES come off…

Some people don't realize the amount of nerve/bravery it takes to reckon with a challenge to lose so much weight. I've been there and right now am clawing my way back to being average-weighted. My highest weight in my life was 264 pounds and when you're 5'3" that's a LOT. I have used a lot of tools and resources to lose…

I've lost a lot of weight and gained some back - what people don't tell you is that, no matter how much you've lost, it is always possible to gain the weight back if you stop trying to make healthy choices. I've lost so much weight that people didn't recognize me. That I was like the 'freak of the week' at work because…

I'm in! Let's cheer each other on and help weather the challenging moments!

I am in it for the long haul. I lost a lot of weight and put some back on, so now I'm on the journey to lose what I've gained. I am resolute in getting back to feeling like myself and so far have lost 17 pounds. I would LOVE to be MFP friends with people who want to give/get motivation to focus on healthy eating and…

I'm in! I want to be/have an accountability buddy. I lost a lot of weight and put some back on - well a lotta "some" - and I am back to committing to healthy eating. I've started to lose some weight and want to keep going with people who are motivated to make good choices and keep on keeping on. Let's motivate and help…

I'm interested - being accountable helps me to keep on my journey too. If you want, message me about food choices/fitness and I'll reply.

I had an Anterior Total Hip Replacement a couple of years ago. It is amazing to think that I WALKED the same day as the surgery, stayed in the hospital overnight, attended physical therapy the next day and was discharged! I was home in late afternoon. I used a walker for about a week and then a cane and then nothing. I…

Hi - my story is very similar. I am working to recover my weight loss and more importantly, how I felt when I was average-weighted. I want MFP friends who are accountability buddies and people who want to share the journey back. I never stopped logging my food but I changed my food plan to a plant-based diet 1/2020 and…

Like most people, I joined OA because I needed to lose weight. I quickly found out it wasn't a diet club but rather a group of people who used a blueprint for life to help navigate through moments that trigger our best/worst behaviors. MFP teaches me how to balance my daily food plan. OA teaches me how to go through life…

I have lost and gained weight - and gained and lost weight. I relapsed and am working my way back towards feeling like myself. What's changed is that I want to be in the body I love more than I want the food. But I know that this journey is most successful when its supported by like-minded people. I want to give/get…

Well I earned my seat in this chat room! Relapsing has taught me humility and successes have taught me that I really feel more comfortable in my own skin when I weigh less. The good news is that the periods of relapse have gotten shorter as I've gotten older. I just feel better when I am average weighted and more often I…

I need MFP friends who are in it for the long haul - I have no weight loss deadlines - I want to lose what I've put back on (again) and THIS TIME have a sane way to maintain the weight loss. Like many people, I can diet well but I struggle with maintenance. It's a slippery slope! My goal is to take off the recent weight…

Count me in - this is a day-by-day endeavor. I want to be healthy more than I want to eat not-my-food. I like feeling good about myself more than feeling bad about my food choices. And I want friends who feel similarly.

Keep on keeping on, even if it's not fun all the time - the results are worth it. One day at a time...

Just want to remind you that I started this to better understand the reason why people log dessert or refined carb/sugar foods - were they trying to lose weight or track intake or what. It wasn't a thinly veiled hateful statement - it was a question to better understand. I didn't pass judgement on others and even stated…

I used the term 'diet' to identify the goal of losing weight. I spend my calories on mostly lean protein and produce but have no issue with eating whatever I want on occasion. I've lost and gained a lot of weight in my life - currently I'm enjoying an 80 pound weight loss (I started 'this time' on 1/2/16). I became curious…

80 pounds lost and 10 to go...loving how I feel and that I'm not body-aware or tugging my shirt or avoiding eye contact like I used to...

Loved what intrigame23 wrote - and adding that you ask your doctor OR a registered dietitian (not a nutritionist because anyone can say they're a nutritionist) about the food you should eat. My doctor told me to target 40% protein, 30% fat and 30% carbs on my 1200 calorie daily food plan. I don't exceed my daily calorie…

I just wanted to share that gastric surgery is just another tool in the weight-loss tool box. It's not that only nor is it something to consider a failure if the person who gets the surgery gains weight. It's one of many tools I use, along with weighing, measuring and logging my daily food, and having a network of friends…

I'm happy to share that today when I went on the scale I hit my 80th pound lost! Whoo hoo! I know that some of MFP friends eat desserts and empty carbs regularly and they struggle to lose weight. Their daily food may read well but if their goal is to lose weight they're sabotaging their efforts. My daily food often…

Hi - I truly seek MFP friends who eat healthy meals and want to share their inspirations/motivations. Oddly, neither of you filled this out on your profiles. I'm motivated to keep losing weight and continue to make healthy food choices. Please add me if you are like this too!

If you want to have virtual meetings I'm in. I go to face-to-face meetings weekly (not MFP) and they are very helpful, especially because many of the people at the meeting are truly trying to lose weight (they don't spend their calories/carbs/fats on cookies, candy and baked goods). I'm frustrated because my MFP friends'…

Ask your doctor what you should weigh or visit the government's site and plug in your height and activity level ( just like on MVP). I did that and found that the govt site mirrored MFP's. As well, consider going to a registered dietitian for diet advice from a trained person, instead of a 'nutritionist' which anyone can…

Good for you! I rely on turmeric/curry powder, cinnamon, ginger and alma powder pretty much daily. All anti-inflammatory/free-radicals. My ortho told me my knees take 5 times my weight in pressure so I know the less I weight the easier it is on my joints. I avoid tomatoes and eggplant because they encourage inflammation -…

My doctor told me to have 40 percent protein, 30 percent fat and carbs. The body works hard to burn protein so before you take the advice of people on this string, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR A DIETITION, NOT A NUTRITIONIST (anyone can be a nutritionist but a registered dietitian has specific credentials).

I love Muscle Milk chocolate 25 grams of protein for 160 calories - a great deal! Also Hippeas vegan white cheddar is made of chickpeas and has 130 calories per ounce. It helps me meet daily carb goals and they are a bit too good...we bought a case thru Amazon.

I'm in the club too...and my drug of choice is a daily necessity. Food. Taking the tiger out of the cage three times a day is daunting but doable. I'm in a state of neutrality because I go to meetings and keep to my daily commitment to log my food. We know it's about the food until it's not. And it's not about the food…