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Hello, New Friends! My name is Jessica and I live in Texas with my husband, a young daughter, 2 cats, and we're welcoming a new puppy in a couple of weeks :) I've been working on this healthy life style thing for 2 weeks (this iteration anyway :smile: ). The first week went like gangbusters, as per usual, but the second…

Hi! I'm Jessica from Texas. Megan, I got your email and found the notification for the group because of it. Thanks for setting this up! A quick history: I was very successful (lost about 80 lbs) on MPF 5ish years ago. Then in the past 3 years life has done its thing, and I lost my vigilance and gained back about 40 lbs. I…

My husband went out for donuts and kolaches this morning. I asked him specifically not to bring anything for me. And he didn't! I wouldn't say he's a food pusher, but maybe sometimes he is. I did, in the end, have one donut hole. The NSV is that I found that donut hole completely not worth it and won't even need to have…

What they ^^^^ said. I used MFP in the past very successfully but am back again because I've put back on about 40 of the 80 pounds I lost. I was focused on the mechanics of weight loss, which definitely work. But now I'm focusing on the social, emotional, psychological whys of my weight loss so that when I get to a…

Same for me! I've been on and off this wagon, but at least for now, I've strapped myself in for a long haul. Count me in! Also, I find the small "good going girl!" affirmations really motivating :smiley:

Well done you! While so many others have complained about putting on weight during 2020 because of ALL THE THINGS, you've lost a significant amount and hit a major goal. You are a star!

Yeah, really just a fried chicken filet sandwiched in buttermilk biscuits (to differentiate them from crunchy cookies for our non-American friends!). They are super tasty but didn't fit in my goal-based calorie budget for the day!

I work in a school. This year, for obvious reasons, we have had fewer treats in the staff kitchen, which has been helpful. But this morning our PTO brought in chicken biscuits to celebrate National Teachers' Day. I forgot that they were doing this so ate breakfast at home. In the past, I would definitely have eaten one of…

I weighed myself on Sunday, and I was 198 - that's WAY TOO CLOSE to the 200 threshold. I passed that on the way down a few years back and do not want to pass it going the other direction.

Ugh. I've just started again...again. I'm looking at about 45 pounds to lose. If I know people are watching for me here, I'll hopefully be more consistent. Can't do this in a vacuum for sure!

Here for the West Wing quote!

Before I was a runner, none of my friends were either. Now that I *am* a runner, many of my friends are as well, and they are ALL faster than me. I can't compare myself to my faster running friends any more than I can compare myself to my friends who don't run. I can only compare myself to myself.

Totally understandable that you're freaking out. I was on a run streak of 9 months every day and then tore my ACL. I'm 10 weeks post-surgery and still can't run for at least another month. To bring you back to rational, having lost 30 pounds, you KNOW how to do it. And you know that you CAN do it. So now it's time to do…

Y'all. Y'ALL! I work at an elementary school, and there is ALWAYS food, and often it's good but not mind-blowing, and the staff kitchen is 10 feet from my office, and I ALWAYS partake, and often more than is strictly necessary by a wide margin. This is a MAJOR source of above-what-I-need calories and a large contributor to…

I'm going on vacation with my parents-in-law for their 50th wedding anniversary in June. For as long as I've known her, my MIL has talked about losing weight but she's never actually done anything about it. My petty reason is to be the one who actually *does* something about it.

For the 177,000th time, I'm starting a new day one today. I know it's the right way for me to lose weight, but fall away from it so easily. But, for today, I will count the win.

Annoyingly I had this same surgery 12 years ago, so I'm familiar with the crutches workout :) About sympathy, I like the piggy back option! However, when I was last on crutches, someone pushed past me on an elevator to get out of a car park lobby, and then let themselves out the outside door without holding it for me. So…

I hate this for you! I hate that the doctors would not take your pain seriously! So glad you were able to find a doctor who would finally help you work toward the actual underlying cause of your pain.

OP again. It's official, I need surgery. Tore ACL clean through and meniscus is torn as well. I'm on the hunt for a recumbent stationery bike. Hoping to talk to the surgery scheduler today so I can get going on the recovery process!

I hurt my knee a couple of weeks ago (turns out it's a torn ACL and shredded meniscus!) so didn't do any exercise of any kind the first week. But then I got itchy to exercise. The NSV is that 5 years ago, when I started this process (this is my second big go-around after gaining back about half of what I lost), I would…

OP here. I had the MRI on Monday and get the results today. I rested completely last week but have been doing some low impact cardio routines (Fitness Blender), some stretching, and some upper body work. I'm itching to get back to running but can't walk without some pain yet. Hoping for good news today but preparing for…

Yeah, I'm nearly always last. I've been running for about 6 years, and in my first "race", was literally last except for the 74 year old man who ran backwards part of the way so I wouldn't be last! I'm probably not really going to get any faster. But I keep going because it's important to me ... just to keep going. And…

Saggy Baggy Elephant!!! Excellent reference :)

I'll be 50 in January but have never been healthier. My mom has advanced Alzheimer's as did her mother, and I'm fighting with every bone and muscle in my body to stave that off (if that's even possible). To add to this, I have a nearly 8 year old daughter, so there is a lot of general running around. I have quite gray hair…

Biggest challenge is fitting in time to work out and varying my workouts. My husband leaves the house before I get up and doesn't come back until dinner time and sometimes after. I run every morning but have to do it on the treadmill because my young daughter can't be left in the house by herself. I run before she gets up…

OP, I feel and am living in your fear with you. I was very successful about 4 years ago, losing 75ish pounds. It was the first time in my adult life (I was about 46) that I had a healthy BMI, and even then I was on the cusp. Then life happened and I gained back about 40. So, here I am today. I've successfully logged for 35…

I've been consistent on MFP for 2 weeks in a row! As many others, I've started and stopped so many times that I've lost count. But I'm feeling determined and motivated at the same time and will ride this wave as long as possible. Then when the wave crashes, as I'm sure it will, I'll have to really dig into that…

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Absolutely using this at all available opportunities going forward!

Yep, I can't disagree with you. I had planned on going into the whole fat-adapted thing, which I know is valid and works for a lot of people, but I was putting forth the most likely issue for the OP.

If I understand it correctly, your muscles need carbs to burn and protein to build. That's obviously a gross over-simplification, but let's start there. So, you may feel light-headed or weak when you are exercising because your muscles need more carbs to burn. I'm a runner, and on long runs it is recommended that you take…