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oops. I meant 1200 calories. lol.

I'm stuck at this weight so here we go. starting weight: 217 current weight: 153 goal weight: 125 WOE: clean, unprocessed, 12000 calories joined weight watchers, new at it. I have been stuck at this weight ish since February. Have been backsliding. Did have a 140 pound goal. Changed it.

I'm older than you but also with about 10 pounds to lose. Also a shortie. I'm not going fast, I'm wanting it to be permanent. I like what you have written as your goals. I have tried meal prepping but most of the recipes I have found for foil wrapped meals have not been very good. Soups and stews portioned up and then…

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I struggle with late night eating also. It helps to not keep anything in the house to binge on. Make it a rule not to eat after dinner at all. An accountability partner helps. If you know you will have to tell someone else the next day it can nip the urge in the bud. I have lite popcorn and flavored rice cakes so that if I…

ME:2 LNS:0 This really helped me last night. I was going to get a snack and then I remembered this challenge. Accountability helps me.

This is my biggest challenge. I will start with last night so I have something to post. ME:1 LN:0

Turns out I had gained 5 pounds since Thanksgiving, not 4 like I originally thought. I got back on my program right after Christmas and have now lost 3 of the 5. 2 more to go to get back to where I was. I hate having to re lose pounds I had already worked to lose. Right now I have a total of 19 more pounds to go. It was a…

Looks like several of us are 4 pounders. We put it back on in just a couple of weeks but will probably take a month or more to get back off. sigh.

Yep. I'm back on track today. Unfortunately my bad time is at home in the evening in front of the tv. I didn't bring home any of the desserts, cookies or candy, even the things I made. I need to clean out my refrigerator and cabinets again.

Well I decided to do maintenance for December and wasn't going to weigh myself except on Fridays. Mostly following my normal weight loss diet but allowing myself some holiday splurges. Bad news, I have gained three pounds. I know that isn't a disaster but old habits are peaking out again, like evening snacking. So…

I can't get that link to work for me. I really want to read it. I need all of the help I can get. Since I posted that on Nov 6 I have lost two more pounds. Made it through the office Thanksgiving meal and some other holiday snack events. I chose to only eat something if I really wanted it. If I could take it or leave it I…

I started in January and have lost 47 pounds. It was faster at first, now it's about 1/2 pound per week. That's on 1230 a day. I refigured my goals on the settings and it looks like maintenance is 1530. I think I will eat at about 100-200 daily deficit on weeks I know there is an event coming up. Then I will eat…

Is it too late to join Team A? I just saw this.

I'm going to try that tomorrow. I let myself get too hungry throughout the day then I overeat at night. I can do this.

Yeah, I think if I change my goal to maintenance at least through the holidays that would be a good thing. Then hit it hard again later.

Excellent advice. I tend to be very rigid and expect perfection from myself. That of course sets me up to fail. Then when I fail I completely lose motivation. It's very hard not to get caught up in the "diet" mindset. Working this program is forever, but perfection is not the goal, a healthy, sustainable weight is.…

I like that idea. I will help you if you help me. Maybe small daily goals, like drink at least one bottle of water. Then increase it. I'm awful about water. One day at a time.

I just came back from a week long vacation. I had decided to give myself a week off but not go crazy. We ate out every meal. I made reasonable choices but allowed myself some indulgences. Weighed myself about three days after I got back and was thrilled to see a one pound gain which was gone in a couple of days. I went…

What is IF?

What is NSV?

That sounds like a great plan. Do you have any suggestions for lunches and meals that can be preprepped? I bring my lunch every day and usually end up with sandwiches on low cal bread with fruit. That's ok but it does get boring. Dinner is usually salad, vegetables, chicken and a fruit. Boring!

Yeah. That was a hard one. That didn't make sense. I figured if 1230 was good then 1100 was better. Nope. When I ate closer to the 1230, by eating more protein and healthy fat, the weight loss started again. Learning as I go.

I have a long history of battling weight too. I did HCG injections and a 500 calorie diet. Another that had me on 800 calories. Yep I lost super fast. And I gained it all back super fast. Because that was just stupid and not sustainable. Now I'm doing 1230 calories and following my protein, carb and fat goals. And now it's…

Take these people's advice. I struggled on my own, then made the adjustments they recommended and it made a huge difference!

I'm definitely going to purchase a scale. Maybe my measuring is off. I have not been exercising because of asthma and I get out of breath easily. I'm going to try to start walking. Even a mile would be more than I do now. This is a forever lifestyle, not a diet. I will never stop.

Patience, really? Patience is not something I'm good at. I have done the quick fix diets that come with a lot of different names. Some were very fast and effective and they were ALL TEMPORARY!!! This time I understand it is a lifestyle change, not a diet. And It won't be fast. And it isn't temporary. It won't be over when…

Just read my post and it's been 15 weeks not months. I just keep telling myself that as long as I'm following my eating plan it's not possible for me to have gained two actual pounds. I need to stop weighing every day. I am giving the scale control over my thinking. The answers everyone gives me are very helpful. I'm…