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Happy New Year, everyone! :) Unfortunately, my 12/5 "I'm back" post was the last day I managed to hold it together. The next day I met a friend for lunch, and the rest of December was a complete loss. I gained 6 pounds: I'm now just 10 pounds away from being the same weight as when I started in September 2016, and I'm 90…

Some of you might recognize my name from earlier this year; I was kind of a regular until late March/early April. I got completely overwhelmed/burned out at work, didn't have time to post anymore, and decided that I didn't really need a "community" or a network here. I was wrong! Since the spring I've gotten further and…

Name: Jenny Age: 45 Height: 5'3 Start Weight: 210 (week of Feb 22) Goal Weight: 205 (Week of April 22) Weigh-ins on week of 02/22: 210 03/01: 206 03/08: 208 03/15: 03/22: 03/29: 04/05: 04/12: 04/19: Last day April 22: Weight -/+ this week: +2 Weight -/+ this month: -2

So I guess I got excited about hitting 206 too soon, even though I made sure the scale showed it at least three consecutive times: immediately after my post last week my weight went up, and I've been at 207.8 pretty consistently. And it won't go down in time for this week's weigh-in, because I ate horribly over the weekend…

@pneschich - What did your blood work show? I hope you got some answers, and that you're feeling like yourself again! @campfirequeen1 - I do the exact same thing when it comes to logging: if it isn't easy for me to estimate the calories, I simply won't bother. Congratulations on getting better about that! @Dalceridae - 50…

Oh yay! Someone in almost literally the same boat. :) I hope you and your baby girl both feel better soon!! And I hope you won't mind if I copy your challenge, because it seems appropriate: Name: Jenny Age: 45 Height: 5'3 Start Weight: 210 (week of Feb 22) Goal Weight: 205 (Week of April 22) Weigh-ins on week of February…

Good morning, all! Lately I haven't been keeping up with the "community" part of MFP, but I've missed you guys/this thread. :) @pneschich - I'm so glad to hear that your surgery went well and that you're doing better afterwards than you expected! I would think that right now it's more important to nourish yourself than to…

Good morning, all! And "welcome" to the new folks. :) My Thursday Truth is that I still use restaurants as an excuse to eat poorly/whatever I want. :( The other day I had dinner at Olive Garden: I could have just gotten spaghetti with marinara sauce and not blown my daily calorie goal (and been plenty full), but I still…

I second this: my breakfast every morning is 36-42g of plain Cheerios and 1/2 cup of 1% milk. On weekdays I use a pre-packaged cup of Cheerios (36g) for speed and convenience: that plus the milk is 185 calories. On weekends or when I work from home I pour 1.5 cups (42g) of Cheerios out of the box, and then I'm looking at…

Good morning, everyone. :smiley: Monday Check-In: I'm doing well this morning. Yesterday was nice and quiet, and my throat has recovered. :) I tried a new-to-me frozen burrito that only had 260 calories and was quite tasty, so I'm kind of pleased about that. For dinner I've pretty much only been eating Perdue encrusted…

Good morning, everyone! I went to a rock concert last night, so I'm currently recovering. *grin* My internal clock is a little off this morning: I was up until 1am (waaaay past my usual bedtime) and I didn't get out of bed until almost 9am, so I'm having that thing where it's much later in the day than I feel like it…

@MermaidPrincessRach - 6 pounds in 2 weeks? You got this! :) @Nikion901 - THANK YOU for your post, which prompted me to look at my own January numbers. I knew I'd had some bad days, but I was surprised to see that I was at or under my calorie goal on just 15 days (less than 50% of the time). :open_mouth: And I had 11…

Monday Check-In: I'm doing well. :D I had that grocery store victory on Saturday, and I stayed within my calorie goals all weekend without feeling hungry or deprived. Also, my "hobby" is being a jazz singer and last night I booked a show for two weeks from now. It will be my first performance since losing 30 pounds!…

Saturday Success - I feel like something "slipped" inside my head and lately I'm a little obsessed with the idea of indulging in a day of all of the foods I love but haven't had in four months (potato chips, donuts, tuna casserole, real ice cream, etc.). The urges are stronger than they've been since I started all of this.…

I have nothing Friday Fitness-y to report...but this morning it did occur to me that when the weather gets a little warmer, I could/should go to Great Falls national park. It's pretty, and there are a couple of very easy trails in addition to the more challenging ones. The park is split by the Potomac River, including a…

YES! I'd almost be willing to deal with the hot flashes and other side effects if I just knew when it was coming, how heavy it would be, how long it would last, and/or how I would feel during it. In other words, the stuff I knew for 30 years. (I know that I'm lucky to have had a predictable period back in the days when I…

@MzBug -- That's...that's just...I'm so sorry! :frowning:

@Damensha - Congrats on the talk with your doctor and making a plan! Most of the doctors I've had weren't interested in doing more than telling me to lose weight. It's nice to have medical support. @Nikion901 - Another great doctor visit! We are on a ROLL in this thread! ;) Like you, I might not post every day but I get…

Thanks, everyone! I think I've figured out what works for me -- at least, for now -- but I always like to hear what works for others, too. People are so different, and it interests me. :) @gullagr - I like (and second) your wish about having a better relationship with food. Recently my therapist asked if I'm an emotional…

@Lauriek70's comment about eating a smaller dinner inspired me to think of a question for everyone: do you find that eating most of your calories before dinner works best? When I stopped using meal replacement products almost two months ago, my plan was to make lunch the "big" meal and just have, like, nuts and cheese for…

Whenever I talk about exercise people always mention walking my dog, but I never walk her anymore: she's a little high strung and startles easily, and all kinds of things scare her (children playing, the sound of a car door closing, leaves being blown by the wind, etc.). Sometimes she'll get scared and I won't even know…

This morning has been both good and bad... The good is that I saw my doctor, and all of my numbers are awesome! I've lost three more pounds (almost eight pounds since the last time I saw her), and she was super impressed that my A1C* is at 5.9 -- just three months ago it was 7.8 (and it hasn't been under 6.0 since I was…

In the past hour, two co-workers have randomly mentioned that I look smaller. What a great mid-week boost, and some nice motivation heading into the weekend! :smiley: Of course it would be National Milk Day when I didn't have cereal for breakfast! LOL! I've been having a bowl of cereal with 1% milk every day, but this…

@skinnyjeanzbound -- I'm pretty sure there is research to support just about anything... ;) But you're right that I shouldn't have presented it as "this way is right/wrong": what I meant is that it's best for me to weigh weekly. Both my therapist and the hospital-run program I just finished agree that weekly is best,…

I don't have a cycle anymore; perimenopause broke it. :lol: Increased appetite was never an issue for me before perimenopause began three years ago, and I didn't notice anything during my last "real" period in October (which was 3 weeks after I started an LCD, so it would have made sense to feel hungry then). This is a new…

Thanks, @ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken! I'm going to try to tough out the next couple of days and hope that the hunger fades as my hormones settle. If it doesn't, I'll need to look into foods that are more filling but don't break the calorie bank. Funny story: right before I saw your post I went into my lunchbox to take out…

@trinati2001 - You are sooo not alone with the scale thing! Just a week ago I posted "I am fighting so much with my scale right now." Heh. I know I'm supposed to weigh myself just once a week, at the same time of day and wearing (roughly) the same clothing, but too often I feel it calling to me and I can't help…

For the past few days I feel like I've been hungrier than usual. I try to ignore it or drink water, thinking it might actually just be boredom, but it doesn't go away and I wind up eating 100-200 calories over my daily goal because I just have to have something else (usually an extra banana or protein bar). I've been at…

@pneschich - I second the great words of @MermaidPrincessRach and @birgitkwood. You are doing everything you can right now, and I promise you IT IS ENOUGH. It's not what you want to do, and may not be what you need to do, but all we can ever ask of anyone -- or ourselves -- is to do everything we can do. And I believe that…

@FeraFilia - Congrats on the new FitBit (and on having family/friends who actually listen)! I am all about gadgets, and even get vicariously excited about other people's new toys. :) @ObesityWarrior - Great attitude! @KillionSL and @TheMerryBoffin - I'm pretty new here, myself, but welcome! @MermaidPrincessRach - Even when…