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Wow! Phenomenal!

Fantastic! And very much the right message to your daughter. Brava.

Thanks, guys. And my personal reward — fitting into a pair of jeans (and able to breathe!) that I haven’t gotten on in nearly three years! 😀 👖

In my stocking feet and standing tall, I'm not quite 4'11"... All you ladies who are 5'2" in 5'3" -- you would tower over me!

Another "Petite" here. Have been everything from 94 to 190 in my life (sigh)... Was 108 to 115 max for about 10 years, but packed on 25 pounds in a few months after some injuries last year. SW: 135 (2 weeks ago) CW: 128.5 GW: 115 (but really, 105 to 110) Age: 50+

Thanks everyone! Part of my challenge is that 1300 cal /day roughly is my maintenance weight. I do a walk at a slow or leisurely pace when I can, 10 minutes is a good day and 15 minutes is an exceptional day, but I can't manage that every day. So... food intake is all I can control.

I also live with chronic pain; have for years. It is definitely an impediment to maintaining a healthy weight, not to mention losing. It's very frustrating when it comes to both sufficient sleep so that I'm not hungry all the time, and also an impediment to even moderate exercise. I try to do what I can, usually in small…

Hi. I am a short woman, and would be happy to open my diary, but I am curious about whether or not the exercise notes and food notes show when you open your diary. Those I would rather keep private, though I would be happy to share what I'm actually eating and drinking throughout the day. I am barely 4'11" tall, so I…

If I understand your post correctly, you were asking why some people "choose" to stay slim, implying that it may be a challenge for them. Along with a number of reasons cited by others, I think there are additional factors, especially for women in Western society and specifically, the US. Looks matter. Society has…

Some great points here, thank you. Also, the insufficient sleep thing. I know that makes a huge difference and I've been an especially lousy sleeper, unable to get in a position for months we are something isn't being aggravated and hurts. " I'm not a patient patient and I hate not being active, which caused much…

I weigh every day at the same time of day, but only at the beginning of a diet, in other words the first one to two weeks. After that I weigh twice a week. My best measure is actually my favorite jeans. At the moment that would be my "fat" jeans, which I can barely zip (sigh), but over the years, I have found this to be…

Thanks! Will try to find that override to the settings, thank you. And like you, I figure if I get close to the guidelines, that's pretty good. Where I am concerned is in areas where I am at best 20 to 30%, and I have to say, learning more about certain nutrients in foods (I have been supplementing my use of MFP with other…

Hi. Did anyone respond to this? I also work from home, and where I sit, unfortunately, has a view straight into the kitchen. (There's no other way to arrange the furniture to face in a different direction either.) That means in order to not mindlessly nibble, I have to move to a different room that is not as well suited to…

Week 1 for me too. Started 5 days ago. Am petite (not 5'), have put on 20+ pounds in past 8 months in part due to injuries that restrict mobility, but also, "life" and bad habits. My comfortable, healthy weight is 105 to 115 max). Have been everything from 94 to 170+. All reciprocal cheerleading welcome! SW 135 GW 115 If I…

Ha! I'm 4 foot 11 also, though I tell everyone I'm 5 feet tall. There's no question that it is much more difficult to diet when you are so tiny. Not only is it incredibly discouraging when 3 to 4 pounds is a change in dress size, so gaining 10 or more puts you out of your clothes on a big way, but the calorie intake needs…

Hi Erica. Unfortunately, I just lost my entire response to you! Let me just say this much, which will be far prefer, it is very difficult to lose weight when you're in college. Been there, done that, and have been up and down my whole life. But college can be especially difficult. You are surrounded by food, often…

Also 50+ and set 20-pound goal after yo-yo-ing for 9 months. I had previously lost a significant amount of weight, much more than 20 pounds, slowly but with lots of regular exercise. That was a number of years ago and I managed to keep it off until nine months ago when injuries made exercise virtually impossible. And of…

By the way, every time I get a craving, I start looking up the nutritional content of various foods on the app. I'm trying to distract myself, and so far it's helping. If I can keep myself otherwise engaged for 10 minutes or so, the craving usually passes. This is especially important because I work from home and the…

How does the 'friends' thing work here? (Am new. Don't want to use FB; I just use that with family. Is there a separate 'friends/connection' ability here?) Thx!

That was yo-yo-ing! (Gotta love autocorrect.)

Also trying to lose 20. Have been to-young for the past 9 months. Buddies in beating back big bad cravings are welcome!