chris_in_cal Member

Yes. Kind of like your neighbor we just wave at each other. So I'll send all the positive thoughts I can to your mother, and you. This sounds tough.

Interesting question. An element might be cultural. Someone back me up here, but I think in the US over the last decade many of the larger runs are majority women. That doesn't necessarily address your point. In Ultras, Century rides, longer events, perhaps they are still out of wack in gender-balance here too.

GW: 144.7 lbs Weigh In Info - Apr 17, 2024 Last: 239.1 lbs TW: 238.8 lbs Variance: 0.3 lbs I'm sticking with food logging. For me it becomes a normal routine. Once I stop logging, I imagine it is a big burden and I can't do it anymore. It really becomes a small habit, and doesn't hurt. I know how to lose weight, often…

Very nice, it seems you plateaued for a minute and now you are back on a trend. That's a good number too being in the 15x.x lbs range.

Very nice. You earned it. I'm thinking of the indignity a lot of new moms get: "Yeah, yeah, but where is a picture of the finisher's medal." And "Are you going to do it again?" ;) Great time, great PB. Mostly great determination after your injury of not caving in on your plan.

1380 cals, at 5' 3"....that seems reasonable. Be kind to yourself if you plateau for a few days. Our bodies sometimes are confounding.

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This is a thoughtful well written description. Mounjaro is very effective (miraculously), but as @neanderthin wrote, it won't work for everyone. There is nothing wrong with 1lbs/week loss. So about a year for you to slowly and steadily get to 130 lbs. Typically it is not slowly and steadily. The first 8 lbs tend to come…

Thanks Ang. I joined an "Obesity Clinic" at my healthcare provider this year. It's how I got the meds. The clinic has me talk to Mental Health, and next week I'll talk with a Dietitian. The Mental Health provider and I were talking about my Yo-Yos. I get all worked up and get on a mission, and lose excess weight. Then I…

Excellent: cool, windless and clear (hopefully) Nothing new! I'm a guy...but please consider the most comfortable well worn kit you own. Have your crew bring the fancy stuff for the finish line and post-race pics. :) Good luck!

@Sandie2102 What comes to mind? Where are you going in try to mix it up? Eight months to lose 25lbs seems okay. 2.8 lbs/month (1.28 kg/month) (.2 stone/month) I am standing here for you to drop 0.6 lbs this week and coming in next week at approximately 172.4, and approximately 170 at the end of the month. I know you can do…

Very nice!!! It is a problem getting new clothes...but it is a good problem, IMHO. I think about every 20lbs loss, I'll need to be looking at getting different clothes. I cheated last time and kept a bag of clothes marked "225 lbs" so, when I get there it'll be like Christmas Morning. I'll break out a bunch of old…

Oops, my weigh in was today. April 8th.

GW: 144.7 lbs Weigh In Info - Apr 3, 2024 Last: 240.7 lbs TW: 239.1 lbs Variance: 1.6 lbs Feels good, I've been in the 240s for a long long time, and breaking out seemed like very nice first step and then I tried it. It took a long time. I've been wavering around the 240 mark for a week or so. Now I've been below for four…

Everyday can be like day 1. Let the past go, make your next decision a good one, and stay accountable.

Not darkness, but out of the bright, midday sun, yes. I am also a big fan of relaxed, and not too big of a crowd. There are tourists where I am. A great place to run, isn't great if a bunch of happy, confused, unaware groups are weaving around. My last race (a 10k) started at sunset. That was a twist

Good luck and please keep posting. Over the last year there are a couple hundred people here using this that are writing about their experience. It's remarkable. Like any treatment it isn't working for everyone. Here on MFP, when you write "I am looking for people who are ..." a few people who "are not" will pipe up and…

Do it for your BP.

Me too.

Congratulations! A fat bank account and skinny jeans.

Best bet is to work with support to regain access to your old MFP account.

@AdahPotatah2024 your account looks to be less than a year old. I am not sure where you are coming from writing "still relevant"? That implies you have knowledge that in a previous time it was relevant, and currently you are questioning it. At which time do you think MFP was relevant for people focused in health and…

You might find a better fit on Strava. Nearly all people on Strava are actively considering fitness, which is not so on MFP. Nearly all people on MFP are actively considering excess weight, which is not so on Strava.

You are back on trend. All those miles training, and some carefully eating works. Great work.

GW: 144.7 lbs Weigh In Info - Apr 3, 2024 Last: 240.4 lbs TW: 240.7 lbs Variance: 0.3 lbs Oh, I can just taste the 230s..it is my short short term goal. Like this week!

I think this is the greatest thing I've ever read on MFP. You two are important. This means a lot.

If you will commit to a weekly weigh-in, our MFP weekly group is a great way of staying accountable, and also being supportive of others. It's a long term accountability thing, that last 50 I am losing isn't going to come off over night, you know? let me know.

There is a lot to MFP, it's kind of a hot mess, but once you find your tribe it can be very helpful.

I took my last dose of Qsymia today. I asked the doctor what I need to carefully stop and they suggest for a week I switch for every other day for a week. I did that, and today is the last day. I took the start dose for 14 days. I took the first full dose for 30 days and then got the second bottle. The second bottle is…

The resistance felt when considering removing an MFP friend who hasn't logged on in over six months, is the same force that is holding on to all the rest of life's baggage.