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Swimming!! If I could find a pool to go to where I live that would be what I would do. I use to swim almost daily years ago and was in great shape. Easy on all the joints and injuries. And Welcome!

Every day is a new day. Good job on making the decision to get YOU back. You can do it!

Hi guys! Track every single day. No matter what. Even that huge bag of M&M's you ate. When you actually see the numbers you get that eye opening deer-in-headlight look. Then hit the complete diary button, take stock in what you see and get back on it the next day.

Hi Everyone! Welcome! :)

Hi Ken, nice to meet you :)

Thank you for sharing. It's not easy to step out of a shell.

Also look for BOGO's (Buy one Get one Free) ~ I'm addicted to those. Often times I can get whole wheat pastas, whole wheat breads, etc like this. You do have to be careful with these as sometimes they aren't the best things for your diet. Keep that in mind when you shop for these. I'm lucky as my go-to grocery store…

Ah - I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

Funny thing is, MFP's very own blog had an article a few days ago by someone talking about "starvation mode". It's no wonder there is confusion and misunderstandings.

I have an open diary! I'm not in your age group though. If that doesn't matter to you then feel free to friend me. I'm pretty new here myself :)

Welcome! :)

I'm on the yes and no wagon myself. For ME I have found it an invaluable tool. I love what it does for me mentally. It will put me in a place in my mind where I can tackle my weight loss problems. And it WILL make you sweat. It helps me to keep my balance (this does become an issue as you age) and forces muscle use. An…

Ok who knew LOL! This worked perfectly! Thanks! As to doing the math, thank you all! I can do that for the ones I can't find or adjust. I just was thinking I was missing something vital. And, I've seen some threads where people's logging was brought into question because they didn't have the "proper" weights (cups vs…

54 with roughly 50lbs to loose. I'm in this for a life change so that 50 could be 40 or 60. It will depend on how I look in my old clothes but MOSTLY on how I feel. I'll know goal when I feel it :) ... add me if you like!

Hi Etta - No, not waiting tables. I work taking care of animals. I lift 30-50lbs of feed bags daily. Water crates too. Clean their rooms and caging, check their health, etc. So while not physically taxing all the time, I don't sit down except for 30 minutes at lunch :) Thanks for your input! I don't have a fitbit/pedometer…

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Ok thanks try2again. I'll adjust the settings to lightly active and give it a month or two and see what happens. I have it set to 1 lb a week. Maybe I should just concentrate on making logging an actual habit first and then work the rest in when I'm on track with that. I do have an excessively busy life and I don't want to…

vegmebuff - Very interesting. Thank you! Have to admit I never thought of "fitness at every turn." My mind has always gravitated to the "now I will exercise" type of thing. Thinking outside the box a bit, there are some things I can actually do at work that can help. If I can do that and then commit to 15-20 minutes of…