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This gives me hope that one day I might find those words escape my mouth, never say never! And it just goes to show we should try new things coz it might just be the golden ticket 🎟 lol 🤣 @alteredsteve175, good thinking to shake up your exercise routine! And maybe the whiskey is part of the better mood? Not the…

Hi, I'm concerned 1200 calories is too low when you want to lose 80 lbs...it's important whatever you do now is something you can live with for the long haul, or it's lose some/quit/gain repeat. At least that's what happens to me. Thanks Ann for another really great (and helpful) post! Welcome @TXISPA!

Yes, how are y'all doing? Did you make it through Easter unscathed?? Thanks for your update Ann 🙂 I decided to start a calorie experiment just before Easter weekend, and so far I'm a bit hungry but will persevere for at least another week or so to see how my weigh-ins go. I am trying not eat back more than 1/2 (maximum) of…

@Ridiculous59, I remember Kareen's Yoga! Was my introduction to yoga too 😊 Balance and muscle strength, excellent reminder.

I basically barged in here myself 6-7 months ago, after joining MFP and making regaining some level of fitness my new life's work (age 62 and retired last year at double a healthy weight). Welcome All! I am still 100 lbs overweight and slowly adding activity to my primarily diet based weightloss efforts. I have never been…

Very late for Spring here too (Vancouver area of BC), at least 3 weeks behind average and 6 weeks or more behind an early year - I remember during the 2010 Olympics we hosted that the cherry trees were out in full blossom, and that's just finally happened this past week. (Of course it would be an early year when we hosted…

No time like the present! Today I am lighter and healthier than I was last year, and I know what to do, FOR LIFE - we can be successful at managing our weight, whatever that success looks like for our goals and circumstances, as long as we don't quit. NEVER SURRENDER! YOU CAN DO IT!!

Welcome and great work @twinkle2356 to get back down to your goal weight - 8 lbs a month is not slow at all, regardless of age! Especially when you get close to goal weight. Do let us know how your blood work turns out. How are the rest of our "seasoned" citizens doing? I am enjoying the signs of Spring as they unfold…

@1poundatax - good for you coming back with 18 lbs still gone! And keeping up with some of your positive healthy habits. You can do this - you have already demonstrated that, just have to keep your head in the game, (the game of life lol). @swim_mom2 - 👍 nice going getting down to 150!! You have really set a good pace and…

For actual hunger - have veggie soup on hand - google low calorie cabbage soup if not sure how to make one - have a bowl of soup as an extra between lunch & dinner, or add to both lunch and dinner if need be. Lots of filling fiber in veggies! Always add a salad or extra cooked vegetables to dinner on "hungry" days, just…

@ridiculous59- I think cross country skiing is fabulous, always watch those events (and the Biathlon) during the Olympics. But have never tried it. I've also thought about snowshoeing, have you tried that? Rarely enough snow around here, and it generally doesn't last more than a day or two. Would have to head up into the…

For tea & coffee, I use Sugar Twin - Stevia sachets; it has no maltodextrin, the ingredients are: Erythritol, Stevia Leaf Extract (Rebiana), Flavours.

Hi Ana - please post a pic of your new puppy, sounds adorable! Glad she is giving your hubby incentive to be more active - NEAT is so important, can be just as important as purposeful exercise.

@coblujay, I am so sorry for your loss and feel what a marvellous gift Bubba gave you by waiting for you to come home. 18 years was so very special. Glad you had such a good time connecting and laughing while away - that's so important!

Happy to report that I have now officially crossed the 40 lb loss threshold, 40.4 to be exact! Onwards to 50! @albamarie61, I am not on FB, this is my only foray into social media! Thanks again 😊

Thank you so much albamarie for taking the time to write this! I had the same strabismus surgery in January 2019 on my other eye and don't remember anything like this - but of course that surgery was only partially successful. This gives me real hope! @AnnPT77 - like you I am at least functional now, can drive and read, so…

@barnatchezk - welcome and don't you love retirement? I retired last year on my 61st birthday. 🙂 Thanks all for the congrats on my weightloss but it was a tad premature - I am at exactly 39 lbs off and that 40 is so tantalizingly close! I will get there - soon. 😄 I am in a new "decade" so that's something! 30 weeks exactly…

I was just looking for this feature - cannot believe there is no searchability! At least not on app/my phone. I am rarely on MFP on my computer. I see one of your featured recipes, sounds good so click on it, then later on how do I find it again???

Hello all - happy weekend! I am having my first 'normal' weekend in 4 weeks (pre-Olympics lol). Babysitting the grandkids as both my son & DIL work Saturdays, love it! Just don't like getting up early is only negative, but they are old enough now (5 & 7) to get a supervised snack and let Granny doze on the couch for a…

@MargaretYakoda and @swimmom_1 Fireworks 🎆 🎇 🧨 🎆 🎇 Applause 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 100 pounds OFF 😳! Really, really, really great 👍 👍 HUGE congratulations - line up 10x 10 lb bags of potatoes at the grocery store and see what you've lost - better yet, stack them in a pyramid and try to lift them. What an awesome and inspiring…

My goodness there is a lot of wisdom posted here! Thanks to everyone that took the time to write such thoughtful and helpful replies. 😊 I hope OP benefits as much as I have. Small, sustainable changes are the way to go as long as you stay patient & don't get fed up with the pace or occasional plateau. That can be an issue…

Hey @pam_bryson, I don't know much about that kind of diet but I do add nutritional yeast (yellow flaky) to a lot of things to boost the protein value. Easy to stir into soups, stews, sauces. Glad you were able to get the needed surgery!

Hi, talking to my GP today. My triglycerides were 1.66. My HDL was A1.07. There is a Chol/HDL risk ratio listed - 4.31 - but I don't see anything about triglycerides/HDL ratio. Thank you very much for your input - I am indeed still working my way through Metabolical! But now the Olympics have taken.over every free minute…

It's always a balancing act between eating & losing. Don't give up, tinker with what you've learned over the last month. You've barely lost, but you've barely been eating below maintenance. If you want to speed up the loss, there is only one way - eat fewer calories. Your sweet spot may only be 250 calories below…

Thanks- adding avocado oil to the grocery list 😋

Hey @Sistersue3285 - I am from BC too! Hello! Good for you getting out and walking. Everyone that has a little pedaller: - do you actually use yours? How & when. - if you were to purchase a new one, would you get the same one, or ?? Brand/model recommendations please 🙏 Thanks group! 😊

Thank you - what does PUFA stand for? This came at the perfect time; my olive oil I purchased in Italy prepandemic is almost finished, so now I'm purchasing my replacement off the list you linked to! What do you use Avocado oil for, and how do you like it? Never tried it. I use butter, bacon grease, olive oil & coconut oil…

You know, I like the idea of visualizing but maybe not lifted 100 lbs! I think when I finally get there, I must remember this and buy 10 x 10lb bags of potatoes, and just load and unload them from my car - and take a picture - then can donate them to the foodbank! It seems to me you have lost weight at a great pace to be…

Wow is all I can say...so why are coconut, olive and Avocado oils okay? Didn't he recommended animal based fats solely in video? I must admit I glazed over at some point...

For January I am aiming for at least 15 active minutes per day or minimum 4000 steps minimum on 5 out of 7 days each week + get 250 steps minimum in 6 of 12 hours (per Fitbit). Jan 1 - 7000+ steps entertaining at home; Fitbit recorded 110 active minutes! 11/12 hours - great start to 2022 🙂 Jan 2 - pass! Day of recovery…