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Hi Mike. I am also 49 and have decided that this is my year to make some permanent life changes to get healthy and stay healthy. I am aiming to lose 30-40 pounds and am already down 8 pounds after two months. I have a sign on my wall that says "Consistency beats intensity every time". Doesn't matter if I am feeling like…

Count me in! More friends = more encouragement on the journey to better health. Congratulations on your weight loss! I started in January and am down 8 pounds towards my goal of 30-40 lbs.

Sending you an invite! I am a 49 year old professional tied to a desk, who is in the process of losing 40 pounds. Started in January and things are going good. This time around it is about permanent life changes to get health and stay healthy - it is great to have friends who are on the same journey.

Original starting weight - 176 lbs February starting weight - 170 lbs February goal - 165 lbs Ultimate goal - 145 lbs 02/01 - 170.0 lbs 02/08 - 170.0 lbs (away on vacation) 2/15 - 169.2 lbs 02/22 - 168.2 lbs (high sodium meal night before weigh in) 02/28 - 168.2 lbs Total weight loss for February: 1.8 lbs. Total inches…

I can get behind the honesty - it is the brutality that I am not really on board with. Honesty usually is the best policy - but the brutal honesty I think can come off as mean spirited.

A few years ago, my Mom was going through a hard time (for whatever reason - menopause, hormones, who knows) and she was just being awful to my Dad - super snarky, highly critical, even yelling, just impossible to please. We were visiting with our kids and I just could not believe how she was speaking to him - just not…

JFT Feb 22nd Day 52 1. Water, water, water. Up a pound due to a high sodium dinner last night - need to balance this out with at least 10 glasses of water today. 2. Attend hypopressives class today and practice technique. 3. 600 calorie burn on my exercise bike

Original starting weight - 176 lbs February starting weight - 170 lbs February goal - 165 lbs Ultimate goal - 145 lbs 02/01 - 170.0 lbs 02/08 - 170.0 lbs 2/15 - 168.2 lbs 02/22 - 02/28 - Total weight loss for February - 1.8 lbs A little bummed with my weigh-in this morning. I have been 167.2 all week and then up a pound…

Day 51 for me and feeling great about it! Finally feel like I have the right tools to make the changes I want to see in my body and my life. Thanks for the inspiration, everyone! Logging with MFP is easy and is not the hassle that people would have you think it is. It gives me the power to consciously make good choices…

I do not weigh myself daily as I don't want to be obsessed with the numbers on the scale and let them determine whether I am being successful or not (I definitely have done this in the past). I am making these changes in my life to be more healthy and the scale isn't the only measure of that. However, I am with…

I forgot to set goals on the weekend, but I did meet all my goals on Friday So, JFT 1. HIIT for 60 mins at lunch time with personal trainer. 2. Ride my stationary bike during two teleconferences this morning. 3. Drink my 10 glasses of water per day.

Okay, adding these bagels to my list of things to do this weekend. They look delicious!

5'4" 169 lbs size 10 (just bought new jeans). I carry most of my weight around my middle.

Yay me - hit all my goals for yesterday! 2/15/2018 1. Don't eat my exercise points today. (was hungry at bedtime) 2. Burn 600 exercise calories on my stationary bike (did 611!) 3. Meal plan - it is my night to cook (breakfast for dinner - easy peasy - with cut up veggies) Today's goals 1. HIIT for 60 mins at lunch time…

I work from home and have three kids - one teenager at home and the other two are off at university. I have 30 pounds to lose and would love to have more friends on here.

I am down 4.5 inches in the past three weeks, thanks to my new daily exercise regime! And, truthfully, it has not been that hard. Instead of trying for 30 mins a day of exercise, I have upped my efforts to 60 mins and am succeeding! My pants fit better and some are even feeling loose! I have tracked for 45 days straight…

2/15/2018 1. Don't eat my exercise points today. 2. Burn 600 exercise calories on my stationary bike 3. Meal plan - it is my night to cook. @Bex953172 So excited for you! I can tell you, my third baby was my easiest. She just fit into our life and made it even better than it was. Don't get me wrong - the early years were…

Original starting weight - 176 lbs February starting weight - 170 lbs February goal - 165 lbs Ultimate goal - 145 lbs 02/01 - 170.0 lbs 02/08 - 170.0 lbs 2/15 - 169.2 lbs 02/22 - 02/28 - Total loss for February : 0.8 lbs Slow weight loss this month but it is headed in the right direction. Definitely a challenge to lose…

I like the Exercise Calories on. I don't necessarily increase my caloric intake for the day, when I exercise, but I like to see what is available. It makes me feel great when I am eating under what I have earned that day. Most of the time, I do not eat my exercise calories, or if I do, I only eat a small amount of them. I…

@kommodevaran I hear you. Your bed story reminded me of my own story. My husband bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas one year and it took me 6 years to learn how to use it because I told myself that I did not have the time or energy to learn how to use a new machine. Finally, I sat down and told myself that I was…

Was away on vacation for a week, and just got back yesterday. Very proud of myself for staying on track with my food and exercise - walked at least 10,000 steps every day and got in a workout in the hotel gym on my one "down" day. Despite the fact that I did not lose any weight this past week, I still feel pretty great…

Starting weight for January - 176 lbs Goal for January - 171 lbs Jan 2nd - 176 Jan 7th - 173.8 Jan 15th - 172.2 Jan 22nd - 171.4 Jan 30th - 170.0 Total loss for January - 6 lbs!! Exceeded my goal for January! Very proud of myself for staying on track the whole month. NSV this month: I exercised for at least 30 minutes for…

My personal best for physical activity today: 75 mins of cardio and 60 mins of interval strength training! Also, today is day 16 in a row of daily physical activity, despite January being the coldest, darkest, dreariest month! My target was 30 mins 6 days a week and I have done at least 60 minutes of activity each day for…

Jan 2nd - 176 Jan 7th - 173.8 Jan 15th - 172.2 Jan 22nd - 171.4 Jan 29th - Total loss for January - 4.6 lbs I've decided that weighing in on Sunday is not for me. For some reason, Monday is when my hard work shows up, so Monday morning it is! I am also taking my measurements every two weeks, so next week, I will do both my…

This past week was a crappy week for me emotionally but I am super proud of myself for sticking with my plan to track all my food (even the chocolate) and add in more activity. I exercised EVERY DAY last week! I have discovered a new exercise that is working for me. I love to read in the evenings and now I am doing it on…

Starting weight - 176 January starting weight -176 January goal - 171 Ultimate goal - 145 Jan 1st - 176 Jan 7th - 173.2 Jan 14th - Jan 21st - Jan 28th - Total loss for January -

Just getting started. But I am in for the challenge Starting weight - 176 January starting weight -176 January goal - 171 Ultimate goal - 145 Jan 1st - 176 Jan 7th - Jan 14th - Jan 21st - Jan 28th - Total loss for January - Looking forward to a stronger, healthier, more active me in 2018! Thanks for the motivation and…

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Four days after my 2nd child was born, I experienced a large thyroid hemorrhage - a rare event, according to my Endocrinologist. He told me that 3 things could happen, I could become hypothyroid (I did), it could hemorrhage again (it did six years later) and the goiter could continue to grow until I needed surgery (has not…