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  • You have taken an important first step by reaching out. Each positive step you take will help you. You are worthy, every positive step you take (each and every time you do something like move and be active, don't eat the unhealthy thing, eat the healthy food, expose yourself to positive voices & stories) you are giving a…
  • 1084 - wut? And you are doing exercise? Unless you are very small, like 4’ tall, that sounds terribly low...
  • I average about 1600 a day. On that amount I have lost 15 lbs in the past 3 months. MFP tells me to eat 1200, but I find that too low to stick with week after week. I exercise every day so my net calories ends up closer to 1200 on average. I’m 5’6”, 47yo, SW148, CW132, GW125
  • Exercise! As much as possible. It will give you energy. Whatever you can fit into your life - take the stairs, do push-ups, walk. It helps so much.
  • After initial fast success of 9 lbs in 7 weeks, I went for the next month only loosing 1 lb, even though I was doing everything 'right' - I went through the chart above and everything. It was frustrating, but I just stuck with it. Recently I've starting loosing again, phew! and one thing that has changed is I've started…
  • I think you're in the right place! I've found the detailed tracking to be really effective in getting me to keep my calories in check. The calories are the most important factor to loosing weight, of course, but just curious - are you doing exercise as well? For me that's been the key in getting me to feel strong,…
  • Thanks abirdintherain - it seems like overall you are on a great path and I hope you find your groove again! I tend to find it works for me to go all on something, lots of big changes all at once, instead of small incremental ones that are easy to stop. Then even if it doesn't all stick into a long term habit at least I am…
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