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I can't believe I missed the weigh in!!! I lost weight too! Jumped on the scale today and it said 232.6.... which is down from I believe my weigh in at 238. I will make sure I get on here this coming Sunday. This new job is kicking me in the butt HARD! I walk over 5 miles a day at this job and I never stop cleaning,…

You look GREAT! CONGRATULATIONS!!! It definitely IS a journey! Not always a pleasant one, but we learn from it...grow...and move forward! Great outlook!

Absolutely INSPIRING! I have always felt slower was way more safer anyway. I am going to change MY goals to .5 lbs a week and see what changes for me. This is a journey... and honestly, I just want to enjoy living and breathing another day. This post makes me smile BIG! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :)

I'm 48 and can't believe how fast I get hot flashes... then without warning, I'm fine again but almost cold! I truly don't think it is fair at ALL to be going through this while men get absolutely nothing. This ..... is when I wish I was a MAN.

You look AMAZING!!! ((Getting tired of hearing that yet? lol)) Congratulations on your loss!!!

Happy .... wait what day is it?! lol Well I think it's Tuesday..? These days are just slamming into one another and I can't keep my head straight lately. Just popping by to see how you all are doing? Sticking to your plan? :smiley:

Yay!!!!! I got on a team! I am a mother of 3 children.... Anthony 21, Abigail 18 and Austin 17. Only Austin still lives with me and I miss all the fighting! It's quiet now! I've been on and off MFP for the past 5 years now. I did well a few years back, but when I got with a member on here... we started eating out more, and…

Butterfly_Ninja3 Sunday 238.8

Yes!!! Count me in as well please!

Hi Debbie! :smile: Welcome to MFP and it seems like a GREAT time for you to take control of your health! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

AWESOME! Congratulations!!!!

Same!!! I need to lose at least 80lbs. Once I get to that loss I will see how it goes to lose more. This year with the Covid has put a huge hurting on me mentally. I'm trying to change my mindset so I can get right enough to lose weight. Feel free to add me as well if any of you would like an accountability buddy! I always…

I'm not sure why Patrick from spongebob just danced into my head..... Obviously I watched too much of that show when my children were younger. :wink:

Everyone has such good advice! Of course there is never a one size fits all when it comes to mindless/stressful eating. I view food much different than my parents and brothers for sure! They eat to fuel their bodies. I eat because it gives me PLEASURE and SATISFACTION and um... it tastes delicious! I can't just pick up a…

I agree with above. Weigh everything. When you *guesstimate* you end up most of the time doing more than you should. Track everything you eat... down to a piece of gum! Believe me, it is worth it to know how much is going into your mouth. I also eat slower and grab a smaller plate for smaller portions. I also drink a glass…

I have done this and I agree it helps! I love following a routine and a goal for the day! It's written out for me the following day and I end up staying under and at the end I end up losing because of it! :smiley:

Welcome to the BEST COMMUNITY EVER! lol. :)

This post was absolutely PERFECT!!! I agree with above that it was well written! When I started this journey the first time I was on MFP (about 4 years ago now) I was SO concerned with fats, proteins, carbs, fats, sugars, fiber..... I was then worried about what time to stop eating, start eating, start exercising and then…

It is pretty amazing when things click and you are doing the right things and BOOM!!!! Great job!!!!

I am always doing mini goals! The one I'm currently on is losing 10 lbs by Christmas! Since we are staying home this year, I don't think that will be an issue with the eating.

I loved this!!!!

Amazing!!! Contratulations!!!

Slow wins the race! Great job and Congratulations!

Definitely a SCALE!!! When I guess, I never get it right!!! lol. My 4 ounces of meat seem to be 2 ounces when I do it without weighing it. I suck at guessing.

I tried this a few years back and honestly it is such a scam in my personal opinion. I didn't lose much and when I went back to counting calories and exercising I lost more. I mean if you want to try it, by all means do it and see if it works for you.... but for me personally it didn't and the more I researched it, the…

Just a suggestion, when was the last time you had some bloodwork done to see if your thyroid is functioning correctly? Sometimes when we do any type of restrictions for a period of time it does shift our bloodwork some. Just curious and do what you planned to do and if that doesn't help/work, maybe it is time to get to…

It helps to know which foods seem to bring you *comfort* and just try to avoid those foods as much as possible. Some do pretty good at doing smaller portions of those comfort foods, but then there are others, like myself, that can't even have a taste of them because one taste turns into more and more. I've suggested this…

Definitely one day at a time! The biggest thing we have to change is our mindset. Do you journal? I journal and it helps me a LOT. When I think about grabbing something I shouldn't eat I grab my journal and a bottle of water and write down my feelings and why I feel I need to eat at that time. It honestly works! At least…

I need this BADLY!!! Was sick with the Covid-19 for a month! I gained a little and became so depressed I wouldn't leave my bedroom! I'm ready to get my butt moving again! Challenge Starting Weight: 234 lbs Challenge Level: 5 ★★★★★ Challenge Goal Weight: 199 lbs 1 Nov - 234 8 Nov - 15 Nov - 22 Nov - 29 Nov - 6 Dec - 13 Dec…

Wow. People can be so rude! You worked hard to get that body that fit in that bikini. You did all the work and if you felt like you wanted to post some pictures to show off all your HARD WORK, so be it. There will ALWAYS be people in this world that will judge and be hateful/jealous no matter WHAT you do. Dust that off…