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Doing great, @bmeadows380. I'm doing the (low key because I'm at work) fist pump of success for you while reading your post. Go you!

I deliberately weigh every morning when I get up. I have become clinically interested in dispassionately watching the movement on the scale in relation to my food intake and my exercise. It's part of my strategy to see the scale as NOT the definitive judge of how well I'm doing or how healthy I am. I like to think that by…

One of my go-to simple basics is vegetable soup that I make (very similar to this recipe linked here: Big Batch Vegetable Soup) I've personalized my recipe to one I really enjoy. This past long weekend I made a massive stock pot full using broth I'd previously made from chicken carcasses and frozen and used up all the…

This thread in the success stories is both inspiring and a good read from a mental health/depression angle as well. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10691539/200-pounds-and-so-much-more/p1 A quote from the post linked above: This was definitely thought-provoking. I find myself reviewing my entire life (and…

Welcome. It's a supportive and safe environment here in this group. I think you'll fit right in.

I made a gigantic cauldron full of vegetable soup this morning. By the time I was done chopping and adding ingredients, it was 4 gallons. I had a mad fit of giggles at the immensity of it. I hadn't intended to make quite so much. I scooped it into 4 different pails, each one holding a week's worth of lunches. They're…

The food-politics movement has infiltrated the "clean" food to further complicate matters with an entire layer of definition that has all to do with political bias and nothing to do with healthier eating. You can't just drink coffee, it has to be organic and made from beans that have been picked by someone earning a living…

Week # 1 Check-in. MFP SW / D : 335 lbs on Feb.11/18 CHALLENGE SW: 298.7 lbs on Aug.27/18 Sept. 03: 298.3 (-0.4 lb) Sept. 10: Sept. 17: Sept. 24: SEPTEMBER GOAL: -7 lb SEPTEMBER ACTUAL: WEIGHT LOST THIS WEEK: -0.4 lb CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: -27 lbs ACTUAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR CHALLENGE: -0.4 lbs

Hi, @metmysoulmate08081999 My eating plan is predominantly fresh simple food, and my diary is public. Feel free to add me as a friend. I use the words simple or fresh to describe my food plan rather than clean. The word clean almost implies a value judgement on my food choices versus someone elses food choices, and it's…

What's cookin' this long weekend? Saturday:* grocery shopping Sunday:* Vegetable Prep * Beef Pot Roast, potato, carrot, green beans (individually cooked) * Banana-Coconut Baked Oatmeal * Easy Orange Chicken * Pot of Rice * Individually portion meals for the week * defrost frozen soup stock for soup-making Monday Monday…

I'm very concerned about the loose skin result. I live in fear of the dreaded dangling pelican-skin neck. I've talked to my doctor and dietician and Googled late into the night on many nights. Everything I've read on loose skin from weight loss has lead me to the sad conclusion that there is no guaranteed methodology or…

8/31 Water: 80 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes - walking only Log food: yes My Steps: 8,812 New group total: 707,088

Excellent! Care to share what you've done specifically to help fight the fast-food addiction?

Hi, @RunaMarti So sorry to hear of your issues. Pain management is so incredibly difficult, and when combined with the added complication of depression and obesity and the dismissal by medical professionals, it gets so much more convoluted. I hope you soon find some relief for your situation and encourage you to do…

8/29 Water: 64 oz Calories: under Exercise: no - rest day Log food: yes My Steps: 2,765 8/30 Water: 96 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 11,935 New group total: 675,050

Applause. Nicely said, @Red_Dwarf74. That pretty much mirrors my own approach (this time), and I haven't doubted for a moment that I'm going to be successful since starting in February. I also worked out small actionable steps and goals from the start. Wanting to "get healthy" or "lose weight" is too vague. Eataing at…

Hi, @Red_Dwarf74 (aka Steve). Welcome. I think that positive energy is a definite plus when making significant lifestyle change. You are definitely well on your way. What have you been doing or focusing on that has resulted in the -39 lb loss to date? Do share. :)

Yep. Count me enthusiastically in this challenge. I lost 22.1 lbs over the summer challenge. Woot! The official Monday weigh-in also helped by keeping me on track (most of the time) and motivated on the weekends. STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP (MY FITNESS PAL): 335 lbs on Feb.11/18 CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 298.7 lbs…

Week # 17 check-in STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP (MY FITNESS PAL): 335 lbs on Feb.11/18 CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 320.8 lbs on Apr.30/18 CHALLENGE END WEIGHT: 298.7 lbs on Aug.27/18 MAY ACTUAL: -8.1 lbs JUNE ACTUAL: -5 lbs JULY ACTUAL: +0.1 lb AUGUST GOAL: -7.1 lbs ACTUAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR CHALLENGE: -22.1 lbs I'm…

Hi, @nhardee89 Pre-packing my lunches and snacks on Sundays works really well for me. So well, in fact, that I haven't hit fast food for convenience meals a single time in 2018. (hooray me) Now, I do eat the same lunches and breakfasts for the whole week, then change it for something different the next week. I soon learned…

8/27 Water: 64 oz Calories: a little over Exercise: no - rest and aspirin day Log food: most of it My Steps: 3,253 8/28 Water: 112 oz Calories: under - way under Exercise: yes - a great workout day Log food: yes - every single bite My Steps: 10,776 New group total: 652,180

One phenomenal physical benefit I hadn't expected from my naked NSV :) is that the heat from the hot tub and the steam room was really beneficial on my muscles and joints. I slept really well last night, and there is no stiffness or inflammation this morning from yesterday's exercise. It even unkinked something at the base…

My latest NSV: I used the shower facilities at the gym today. That meant walking through the locker room naked wearing nothing but shower shoes and holding an inadequately sized towel in front of me for modesty's sake. The towels provided would need to be at least twice the size to go around me and another six inches wider…

What was Cookin' on the Weekend? Saturday:* grocery shopping * a little advance vegetable prep * defrost: pail of big batch vegetable soup * defrost: one whole chicken Sunday:* pre-measure and portion meals for the week * pressure cook chicken in my Instant Pot * remove meat for suppers. Return bones to IP along with…

OMG, @Kwiris0328, you look fab, dahling! What a fantastic collection of pics. You've inspired me to get some pics taken now, so I have something to post later too.

8/25 Water: 64 oz Calories: way over Exercise: no - rest and aspirin day Log food: not really My Steps: 2,445 8/26 Water: 32 oz Calories: way over Exercise: no - rest and aspirin day Log food: not really My Steps: 1,790 *trying to get back on track today New group total: 594,623

I've not seen domestic goose eggs for sale in a very long time. I got four from my brother a few years ago when he had a half dozen geese at the ranch. Since the average goose egg is three times the size of an extra large chicken egg, those four eggs were the equivalent of a dozen. The last time I saw the eggs was at a…

I was under the mistaken impression that duck eggs were only available during the birds mating season in the spring, like goose eggs. But a few minutes of Googling later, I discover that there are now domestic duck eggs available year-round. Who knew? I may have to investigate local sources....

8/24 Water: 64 oz Calories: under (barely) Exercise: no - rest and aspirin day - everything on my body ached :D Log food: yes My Steps: 378 - I didn't leave the apartment all day New group total: 561,421

corrected group total: 555,481 you guys are funny. One keeps adding to the total and the other keeps reducing it. :)