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My calorie goal is 1200 per day. Today I was realizing I’m going to be on that for a long time. It just came to my mind. I can handle that pretty well. I hope I can do it for the long haul. This losing weight is hard!

Cooking the most delicious dinner I had no idea I was going to make. I had no idea how I was going to use portabella mushrooms, tuna and cheese. I stuffed the mushrooms and sautéed them with some spices. It really worked.

I’ve been eating under my calorie goal most days. Once or twice a week I’m over by a small amount. I’m so proud of myself for doing this. Yay!

I’m looking for support and safety on this journey on MyFitnessPal. It’s about respectfully supporting each other on this very hard road. I hope we all have great success.

I just started a medicine that makes it hard to tell if I’m full so I have to be super disciplined to not eat too much. There are a lot of obstacles to losing weight. I need to turn them into opportunities to find new low calorie foods to fill up on. I hope I can make this work and not gain any weight. Tonight I had…

I walked 1.8 mi. today. It’s more than I walked last time, but my goal is to build up to 2 mi. I’m putting pressure on myself to reach this goal. I need to see myself doing it. I do. I just don’t know when. I guess I should increase my distance with baby steps. A little bit at a time. But I do want to get there. Maybe…

I would love to hear from others on this thread. I care about how other people are doing and wish everyone good luck!

Today’s goals are actually tonight’s right now. I want to make salmon for dinner with broccoli. I have to push myself to do it. But I will. Then do the dishes. I also want to work 15 min. on my 3rd bookshelf. Then take a shower, relax and go to bed. Thank you for the food scale recommendation. I didn’t get one yet but will.

Just for today I want to stay positive and focused on changing my eating habits.

Can anyone recommend a food scale to get to weigh and measure my food? Does it matter which one I get?

I have been working on my apartment for a couple of years and have made a huge amount of progress. I am decluttering and downsizing. I did one room at a time working only for 15 min. at a time if necessary. I learned to only do little sections of a room at a time. Slowly it got done. I really wanted to do it because I…

Hi again. I’m going to visit my mom this weekend out of town. I’m planning on sticking to my calorie goal which is a challenge when I’m visiting her. I’m taking some of my own food. Hopefully it will be easier. I can use all the support I can get. I can do this!

@cesse47 you give me such good ideas and it helps for this journey. Thanks! I did get 1 bookshelf done. I have 2 more to do. I’ll work 10-15 min. tonight on it. I cooked last night and I made enough for 3 nights. Whenever I cook I have leftovers. I don’t mind but sometimes I’m eating the same thing all week. That gets a…

I need to make a goal to cook. First I need to clean up my kitchen. I will do the bookshelf for 10 min. tonight and the kitchen tonight and tomorrow. I did add in a walk today which I’m proud of. Thanks for the idea for the books!

I’m 5’1” and weigh 169. I started at 176. I’ve lost 7. I admire everyone who’s getting so many steps in. I get about 3,500k in my walks. I want to get more. I probably do but I only have my phone to track it and don’t carry my phone with me all day. I’m glad I’m losing though. All the best!

How is everyone doing? I’ve lost 7 lbs. since I started again in the middle of May. It’s slow but I’ll take it! Let’s support each other and keep it going! Good luck!

Finish eating for the day is my goal for this evening. I will also pray I stay healthy as I am working. That means to the best of my ability I want to eat really healthy food and exercise and be safe. That means this weekend I want to go food shopping to get the healthy food. I also want to work on my apartment by sorting…

Hi. I’m also on 1200 calories a day. That was what MFP calculated based on my goals. I found that it isn’t that hard to keep within that. I hope I continue to feel this way.

Let me be kind to myself today.

I still don’t know if I have the stamina to do the hard work of this journey. I need to learn more about myself in addition to counting calories and exercising. Either I was very hungry or sabotaging myself tonight. I ate over 600 calories over my goal. I don’t know what to do now. I don’t know what my problem is. I’m…

It’s very good to support each other. Today I was feeling guilty that I’m not eating enough. That is such a change from feeling guilty that I ate too much. I can eat more than I do some days. So why don’t I? It’s something we all can think about.

Hi. I’m 5’1” and weigh 170. I’d like to lose at least 35lbs. Please add me!

I feel like I should be doing more. Like this won’t work if I do what I’ve been doing. That’s not rational because what I’ve been doing has been working. I think I need to be kind to myself and know I’ve been doing great and it will work!

I’ve lost 5.6 lbs in the last 2 months. Now I want to lose at least 35. I don’t know if I’ve spooked myself by putting out a number I want to lose but I can hopefully do this in a year. Look forward!

Today I’m getting a little bored. I can see myself getting to my goal, but don’t know if I have the stamina to stay with the work this journey requires. This is hard! I haven’t truly come up with a why am I doing this yet. I’ve been working on getting to my goal for about my whole life, and I have made progress. If I lose…

Today I’m staying within my calorie goal so far and I want to make cucumber tomato salad yet. I feel like the only way I will get through tonight is by having a coach. I’m hanging in there. I want to do some dishes. I want to relax. I will start to look for a certificate I achieved that I need that is in my apartment. I…

I got past a little hump yesterday and found some motivation. I walked again today for 30 min. and have been able to stay with my calorie goal for today so far. I can make cucumber tomato salad yet tonight so I plan to do that hopefully. Hope you all are doing well.

Goal for today and tomorrow. Clean up kitchen after I cook. Stay motivated by 1.2 lbs. weight loss success this past week so that I can build on it and have a good week one day at a time. Plan tomorrow’s meals so I support my healthy weight loss journey. Go to bed tonight in the next half hour. Good night!

I’m doing well keeping up with tracking food and walking. The only thing though, is I’m feeling like I need some encouragement to keep my motivation high. I’m hungry the last 2 days and don’t like cleaning up after I make something so it’s harder for me to cook. I hope I have a good night tonight. This journey is hard!

It’s going to take me a long time to lose 40 lbs. but I’m up for it. I’ve lost about 4 lbs. already. I plan on being consistent in my efforts. Here I come!