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Per the article linked to above, the last two weeks I have had stress as well as several extra nights more than usual with insomnia. This is all primarily due to the start of the next school season (for both my child and for me), so scheduling challenges, having to get to lots of places, various stimuli in each situation,…

All great ideas and info, thank you so much!! Definitely not hot here, more cool and humid. Definitely within my calories. I originally had MFP set for one and a half pound per week loss. When I stopped losing and was getting super hungry (per change to cool temperatures, big weather stuff, etc) I changed it to half a…

Oh thank goodness! @chesao I was already relieved reading your words. Grateful!! @L1zardQueen Somehow the link wouldn't work for me, but I did some searches and landed at: http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/ AWESOME!! (And hilarious.) In the first 3.5 months, I…

Thank you, @pyguillemet :) I still have fat available to lose and I don't think I'm creating more muscle mass. I was okay with not losing more, even while having some fat available to lose, but to actively gain as well, that's weird and concerning. Hmmm...

Thank you so much, @BarbaraHelen2013 :) And yep, I've even saved and modified my typed plan so it's ready for next time.

UPDATE: It was tricky in some aspects, but overall it worked out. I returned at precisely the same weight as I left with! 168.8 lbs. lol! WHAT DIDN'T WORK: *body scale: I mostly had access only to carpeted areas, and the scale didn't work on those *bowel movements! Often when I travel, that just stops, no matter what I do.…

Lots of factors. A wide range of neurological conditions can result in a need for a wide berth for certain activities. Folks without any of these conditions are definitely very lucky!

lol @kshama2001 ! And thank you :) :) :) And I'm down 15 pounds now. Goal is to return at same or less.

I'll be in a geographically strange and restrictive area.

Doing final preparations for this event. I've read every word of the thread again, and have collated all ideas into one Word document. I have a fab plan thanks to all of you. So grateful!!

Just saw this now. It's because they don't know. They are in poor health and feel the need to access the kitchen sporadically, on zero notice, and with no one else in it. Sometimes I'm required to stop cleaning before I'm done, put anything down and walk out.

THANK YOU, @nutmegoreo ! I sure am!!!!

Total Aside: tl;dr: Requesting congratulations! In May I told my shiny new doctor that I was now at the highest weight of my life, I think including pregnancy! I said that ten months newly at the gym, and the things that normally worked for me -including cutting out all "problematic" foods for six recent weeks- had had no…

@springlering62 I wouldn't be allowed to plug it in in my room, but I could see that being a phenomenal solution for someone in a similar situation who does have that option!

The idea for anti-b wipes are reminding me of much worse places I've stayed, lol! This one is more just messiness, crumbs, stickiness, smears, blobs, etc. A good wash with dish soap is sufficient :)

I can't even begin to express how much I appreciate it all!!! I so didn't want to gain any of the weight back, and am feeling increasingly confident about how I can go about this :) Also, calorie counter book from library, thank you! I will look. @SueSueDio It looks like I might have access to Sprague stuff!!

@rheddmobile Very smart about assessing their regular offers in advance, while I still have internet access! For the most part, a single "meal" there would be close to my entire daily calorie allotment, so I know I will need to decline most. But I'd like to say yes to at least one item (not meal) per day. That will work…

Hmmm... This is no fridge, no freezer, no can, 200 calories, 12g protein, and not too bad ingredients: https://www.amazon.com/Dinty-Moore-Beef-9-Ounce-Packages/dp/B001E52WAG

Just looked up Amy's Chili online. The Amy's line is tasty foods with quality ingredients, though non-meat so higher carbohydrate, bringing a can to 600 calories: https://www.amys.com/our-foods/organic-medium-chili I'll keep looking. If I can find a can running at about 300 cals, that would do me nicely. I'd bring my tiny…

@feisty_bucket Thank you!! Next time I'm in the shops, I'll take a look at the calorie counts on the canned meals, see what are the best I can find. And...BRILLIANT about adding protein powder to stuff like cereal. I have the cereal (80 cal) with almond milk (30 cal) as an occasional treat, to prevent me eating bigger…

@nooboots YES!! For that exact reason, in the past what I've often done there is eat very poorly. Because the kitchen turned my stomach and caused me to lose my appetite, I would just grab (high calorie, low nutrition) things from a cupboard and aim to get by on countless endless calories, sugar to cope, etc. Other times,…

@BarbaraHelen2013 Thank you! It's a relief when people understand the issue. At home I keep a very simple, clean, tidy, hygienic kitchen that's a pleasure for me to use. The other situation is quite jarring for me and, as similar ones did for you, kept me out of kitchens for many years, which certainly contributed to poor…

What I will bring with me (most can be stored in room):* canned tuna * 5-cal jello cups * cereal "fun sizes" * almond milk * mayo * sourdough bread * shredded cheese * small plastic bin for my cheese, eggs, half can of tuna, chicken * Sweet Treats candies * Ross dark chocolate with hazelnut * skim milk powder * ground…

Thank you very, very much everyone!! It really helps to be able to talk about this. @nooboots is correct re: what happens in the kitchen, and speaks to the (yucky) lived experience very well! @MelanieCN77 I'm not in charge of others' use, so I clean it thoroughly, and may ***or may not*** have next access to it. I may…

I'm six weeks in, 9 lbs down, and stalled the past week. Did a search for "plateau", got this thread, checked out the links in the first reply, watched the two videos there. AWESOME!!! Thank you :)))))

Did a search here for "plateau", watched the first two videos above. THANK YOU!!!!!!

These are all incredible!! What inspirations all of you are!! Such hard work you've done, such focus you've implemented. Thank you for being amazing and for sharing.

You asked how to cope, how to feel positive and encouraged, when the scale isn't really budging despite exercise, calorie care, and excellent tracking. In those phases, I do feel frustrated and a bit demoralized. What helps me cope: *I vividly imagine (almost meditate on) the thrill and pride and joy when I do see my…

I love reading about the mindful changes in your eating and drinking, the freedom from cravings, and the results you're experiencing! Way to go!!

I better be here :) Age 47, highest lifetime weight (though still healthy), and six weeks of mindful eating this spring had zero impact on pounds -that was a first! Joined MFP yesterday, did new eating and movement yesterday and so far today... But at 6pm on Day 2 I'm newly hungry and sleepy and want a pick me up! Even a…