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I think it is good to do your research now. I had no idea about any of it, other than maybe things heard on media/commercials or comments from women in the workplace about hot flashes etc. I still have hot flashes from time to time but I wasn’t prepared for the rush of hormones and absolutely debilitating periods. I was an…

OP, Wheat Thins or Triscuits with your hummus makes your favorite a whole grain and protein combo snack. HrtOcean, once you cold turkey the fast food or doesn’t taste as good anymore. Speaking of turkey…. If you fry up a couple pounds of ground for taco meat and a couple pounds plain and freeze, you just take out what you…

@LisaInArkansas Thank you for the greeting, and Yes! It seems like 3 months is the turning point for many and I hope I am among that group! Very nice to know you were way better at 3 months too! I have an excellent PT and a great bend and I have been at about 3 steps forward and one step back for most of my journey. We…

Hello :) I’m stopping by for the first time. I’m Melody age 51 (52 in late September) and had a total knee replacement June 12, 2023. I’m still recovering here in Illinois (not too far east of the Mississippi River) I joined MFP a year and 7 months ago. My starting weight was 265 (climbed from 180 seven years ago when I…

I was 265 a year and four months ago. I set MFP to lose slowly and started by “adding a vegetable to each meal” which is the advice the from the insurance provided health coach. They call you a few times a year if your BMI is above normal and one gave me that tip. I am 230-235 now depending on time of month etc. I have…

Welcome! :)

Hi J! I started at 265lbs a year ago and went down to 229 six months in using 1,750 calories completely sedentary. Summer vacation and then “The Holidays” had me off my path. “The Holidays” were supposed to be Holi-DAYS (Anne told me) but it was my first year after a lifetime of high calorie holidays every month that…

Hormones are what cause days like that for me. The cold does too. I have a pre-mixed low cal cocoa that helps. It is a cup of skim milk (or half skim and half coconut milk) with a TBS of baking cocoa (no sugar) and a TBS of erythritol, and a TBS of stevia. An apple with a TBS of peanut butter is my evening snack on those…

The first 6 months I had sugar free jello (black cherry) and it was 5 calories so I could have a sweet candy taste if I needed it. Now I like the sugar free Crush powders you pour into water bottles. Most 5 calories and strawberry is ten calories. I get lower calorie bread, whole grain Pepperidge Farm or Sarah Lee whole…

Today I will believe in my future self.

@ninerbuff You nailed it too. I do NOT want to stay off plan for the entire holiday season because as I said in my post to Ann, that would be pretty much all year for me. Haha I will take it one step at a time, ons day at a time, and keep reminding myself of my goal. Now I’ll have yours and Ann’s voices in my head…

@AnnPT77 you are completely understanding what I am saying. I am completely guilty of Holimonths and Holiseaseons. September is my birthday month, apple cider and apples and kettle corn and birthday cake. So the Holiday-Season begins September 1st and ends at my daughter’s birthday mid January. And then a “few” chocolates…

*misty eyed Just for today I will do some of the things I just read from you beautiful people ❤️ Thank you

I also started depression and anxiety medication after a traumatic life event. I take Bupropion (Wellbutrin) for depression and Buspirone for anxiety. They don’t cause weight gain. I take Trazadone to sleep at night. Getting rest really helps. The Wellbutrin was difficult for about 6 weeks. I read a lot to see if others…

I also remember that feeling. My start was about 8 months ago. Slacked off during a long vacation camping trip and was not eating right, but back on track! Did you get your scale yet? It kind of makes it more “fun”. I am doing the slow losing path at 1750 calories. It is only slightly challenging. I do fine most days but…

Hi Marie, I will be 51 in September and I would love to be motivation buddies :) I’m down over 30 lbs since starting MFP in January of this year. I am doing the one pound lost per week path. I will send a request.

I am waiting to post a weigh in until after the few vacation pounds come off too. I think we aren’t alone. I am 235lbs and still doing 1750 at about a pound per week. I was 233 a month and a half ago so looking forward to getting back to 233 and then going down from there. Have you had those Crush packets that you add to a…

Your “Person” helps you when you are sick. Your true partner understands that your sickness isn’t something outside of themselves and a problem with YOU, it is a problem with US. WE need help. Whatever my partner has been experiencing in life is causing a problem for US and we need to work together to heal US. Because if…

239!!!!!! Still seeking female buddies on similar paths and those who have won their personal victories who have helpful or interesting feeds. Please lmk if you are interested so I can add you!!! :)

Probiotics and prebiotics (pre feeds pro) is what came to my mind and a quick Google search told me I’m not wrong. One specific strain works best Lactobaccilic or something. Lactobacillus, looked it up again. One article mentioned cranberry and adding some cranberry juice to diet. Check the sugar on those. I take a half…

I am not in the same Universe as your fitness level. I do know about anxiety and depression. You probably eat fruits and vegetables all day long but I felt a world of difference when I started eating frozen mixed vegetables and frozen berries. I was missing something my body needed. I also had a vitamin D deficiency which…

First time reader, same starting weight and same strategy but only 11 weeks in. I’m on track with your journey at about 1.5 lbs lost per week. I read every word of this thread and very glad to see the journey through Jean sizes that I have in front of me! :) So nice to think of the extra energy. Thank you for sharing.

I think you can eat a little less but if you eat a lot less your metabolism will slow and you will not lose as fast? That is my understanding but there are many people here who know a great deal about nutrition and weight loss who might have a more in depth explanation.

Hi Betsy! :)

Do you weigh in the morning before breakfast? Maybe the first weight that you recorded you weighed on a “light” day when you had no water retention and your bowels/stomach were completely empty and then this last weigh was on a day when you were retaining water because of a salty meal etc. I think everyone has a high…

I had to kindly/gently speak to my teenage daughter about how fast she was gaining weight working in fast food and eating there once a day and then going to her boyfriend’s mother’s home to eat their high fat Keto diet a couple times a week for supper (if she and the boy weren’t “going out to eat” about 5 times a month on…

I like to do a recorded weigh in every month about 3 days after my period (after the bloat water is released). I weigh in the morning (in nightie) before any food or liquid is consumed and before hair gets wet in a shower. I weigh other times without recording just to see when my body “gains” at certain points in the month…

Lol :D I just thought I was getting those types of guys or the people who like a lot of Likes/admirers who just send lots and lots of requests and wouldn’t notice if I checked no. Now I feel bad. For all I know every one of them sent a kind greeting and introduced themselves or let me know we have similar journeys etc.…

Bumping because I am 151 now and still looking for weight loss friends who like to communicate in the feeds. I still get random friend requests but I have no idea who is sending request so I remove most of them. Looking for serious members who are in it for the long term who are either experiencing a similar journey of…