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@KateNkognito Do you track other measurements? How long have you been bouncing? Hope today goes well for you and that you break through soon.

Great job on the beverage quest, @mnwalkingqueen ! I hope you find intuitive eating to be a success, even with tweaking it for working needs. I created a spreadsheet projecting my weight loss through various checkpoints (mostly by the 10 lb marks)... if I stick to the program, I should reach a healthy weight (by BMI)…

Sounds like you two are on track... good job staying strong! I created a spreadsheet projecting my weight loss through various checkpoints (mostly by the 10 lb marks)... if I stick to the program, I should reach a healthy weight (by BMI) around 1/22/24. That made me realize I could be there by Christmas next year if I…

So I crunched some numbers and realized that I can possibly give myself the gift of "healthy" (in terms of BMI) weight for Christmas next year if I stay the course and throw in some extra workouts along the way. That would be a great goal to aim for to help me remember what I'm aiming for in my weak moments. Generally,…

I have been around MFP for years, but am finally taking the viewpoint of doing something that's sustainable and will reach past goal point (maintenance/recomp). I am also looking for people to be friends with for accountability/support.

Two NSVs to report: 1) I think I found a sustainable way of eating that should see me through goal, and 2) Had my first session of Iron Therapy (strength training) yesterday after a nearly two-year hiatus (though I'll need to take a few days before I give it another go... hello DOMS!). This is kind of an NSV+, as I…

Getting back on the train... Hopefully for real this time (mental health is a nasty battle to fight). Mini-Goals: Weight goal: 255 lbs Fitness goal: 10,000 steps/day 3x/week (on-days) with 5,000 steps/day 4x/week (off-days) Intake goal: 7 consecutive days of being within 100 kcal +/- target

Sad that this thread has gone quiet. We all need more "Vitamin K-9" in our everyday experiences!

Hello. I'm new to IF, but think it's going to be a "love match" for me in the long-term. I've decided to do 4:3 fasting, with my low-cal days being M-W-F. I try to get within 100 kcal of maintenance on the other days. The primary macro in tracking is protein, where I'm looking to get at least 50 g/day. The other macros I'm…

Thanks. I'm personally hoping for more like 1-1.5 years, but am finding it hard to do anything that is particularly aggressive for weight loss, so I figured if I average 1 pound a week (it'll be higher at first, but less later), it'll be 128.5 weeks. Rounded up to 129, that's 2 years, 25 weeks, which is one week shy of 2…

Hello, all. Thank you for the welcome back... I think it's a good thing to be part of this group again, hope to make the most of this long journey ahead with all of you. So I'm pretty sure I was holding on to extra water or food weight this morning, but I'm going to own the number on the scale, and call it the beginning in…

I'm hoping this will be a much more active group than others. Really need some accountability... I'm also hoping that breaking this up into months makes the journey much more doable, as I figure I've got about 2.5 years to go. 5'1"F HW: 260.5 July Start Weight: 260.5 July Goal Weight: 255.5 Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0 July…

Hi, all. I'm back after a long hiatus. And all the weight plus more is back. Highest true weigh-in of my life to date... 259.2 pounds (I'm 5'1" for reference). My physical and mental health are not where they should be, by a long way. I started a program to work on what I can for the mental health a few weeks ago, and have…

Current weight (28-day average): 182.5? (Inaccurate scale readings due to dressings/clothes/intake.) Weekly change (28-day average): +0.9 (not weekly this time, but since the last post) Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -+0.9/-5.0/-14.8 This week's successes:* I'm here. Again. Finally. * Making all types of…

Current weight (28-day average): 181.4? (Inaccurate scale readings due to dressings/clothes/intake.) Weekly change (28-day average): -1.7 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -4.7/-5.9/-15.7 This week's successes:* All intake logged. * Step goal met (reduced to be realistic post-operation), working on physical therapy.…

Current weight (28-day average): 186.1? (Inaccurate scale readings due to dressings/clothes/intake.) Weekly change (28-day average): -0.7 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -1.2/-1.2/-11 This week's successes:* All intake logged. * Step goal met (reduced to be realistic post-operation), working on physical therapy. *…

Current weight (28-day average): 186.8? (I have been recording the same weight each day, as I cannot reliably weigh yet, but have been eating at or slightly under maintenance since the last weigh-in, so figure it's a conservative estimate.) Weekly change (28-day average): -0.5 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):…

Current weight (28-day average): 187.3? (I have been recording the same weight each day, as I cannot reliably weigh yet, but have been eating at or slightly under maintenance since the last weigh-in, so figure it's a conservative estimate.) Weekly change (28-day average): -1.4 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):…

Current Weight (28-day average): 188.7 Weekly change in 28-day average: -1.9 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -5.9/-0.9/-8.4 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Step goal met (over 250 days now). * Followed the program 6/7 days. This week's challenges:* New struggle: foot surgery recovery. * Fighting luteal…

Thank you so much for starting this thread, and thanks to those who have contributed. I only noticed the absence of data on recipes just today, leading to the discovery that my bookmarks list is noticeably shorter... Does anyone out there have other recipes saved? It is so incredibly disappointing that the decision was…

Current Weight (28-day average): 190.6 Weekly change in 28-day average: -2.0 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -4.0/+1.0/-6.5 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Step goal met (over 250 days now). * Followed the program 6/7 days. This week's challenges:* Fighting both hunger and appetite constantly. *…

Current Weight (28-day average): 192.6 Weekly change in 28-day average: -1.8 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -2.0/+3.0/-4.5 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Maintaining meeting my step goal. * Getting back into deficit. This week's challenges:* Fighting both hunger and appetite constantly. * Fighting to…

Current Weight (28-day average): 194.4 Weekly change in 28-day average: -0.2 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): -0.2/-0.2/-2.7 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Maintaining meeting my step goal. * Keeping up with physical therapy homework. * Finally starting to settle in the right direction again. This…

Logging for a whole year. The good, the bad, and the ugly. No breaks, just honesty.

9/1 I got it today. Exactly at 52 pounds down, and it's the one year anniversary of my return to logging. Well, the first weigh-in wasn't for a few days (4th), but I'm checking the box and moving on toward the 187.3 28-day average by the 30th. Currently at 194.7 on the average, so it will take some hard work this month to…

Current Weight (28-day average): 194.6 Weekly change in 28-day average: +0.4 Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year): +5.2/+4.9/-2.5 This week's successes:* Accurate logging. * Maintaining meeting my step goal. * Keeping up with physical therapy homework. * Back. Sort of, but back. This week's challenges:* Getting to a…

I put back some of the crackers I'd logged and was working on as an evening snack. I was about 3/4 through them when I realized I wasn't hungry anymore and figured why continue. What an odd experience to someone who generally doesn't get moments like this! (I often don't feel "not hungry"; rather, I am hungry unless I'm…

New petty reason to add to my personal list: Cosplay. I don't have a specific character I'm set on at this point, but there are several video game characters who are particularly inspiring, if I can get my body to an "athletic" build!

So I've backpedalled. A fair bit. New mini-goal: My restarting tracking MFP-versary is in 10 days. Looking to shave a few pounds off my current weight, to reach 52 pounds in 52 weeks. From there, the next numeric mini-goal will be reaching 187.3 lbs on the 28-day average. Hoping to reach this on or before September 30th,…

Saturday Check-in (a day late) Good news: I think we might have found the right road for meds (regarding class of meds) Adherence: It was NOT a good week. Longer version My targets/commitments/goals: My Stats: 5'1" Female Restarting weight: 252 MFP restart weight: 242.7 Original goal: 140 lbs Current goal: 21.5% body fat…