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  • I understand when you say that exercise hurts, which makes you averse to doing it. This is my second time around aiming to lose about 70 lbs. I'm halfway there, and I've learned something from my earlier experience using WeightWatchers. You CAN lose weight without exercise, and at the beginning, that's probably the best…
    in I HATE exercising! Is it really necessary? Comment by wandasherratt March 2018
  • One strange thing: before I started losing weight, I never really noticed what other people looked like. Now that I've lost some (and I still have a long way to go) I really notice other people who are fat. Not in a judgmental way, but I think I used to use other people to "normalize" my own weight. As in "I'm not fat, I'm…
    in Unexpected results of weight loss Comment by wandasherratt February 2018
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    in ROLL CALL - Where are YOU from? Comment by wandasherratt February 2018
  • Same story here. I'm 58, and 15 years ago I lost 70 lbs on WW. In the intervening years, I gained it all back again - a common story. My motivation is that my cholesterol went way up and my doctor was talking about putting me on statins. I said "Give me a month; I *know* I can lose some weight!" He recommended the…
    in Want new friends over 50 Comment by wandasherratt February 2018
  • Good for you! We have about the same amount to lose. I'm 58, and have lost 30 lbs since early October, using MapMyWalk and reducing my calorie intake. Now it's gotten cold (I'm in eastern Canada) and I can't walk like I did in the fall, so I joined MFP today and took my first aerobics class this morning. We can do this!
    in 70 pounds to lose and looking for friends! Comment by wandasherratt February 2018
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