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Spring has sprung here in Portland, finally! This week has been glorious: everything beginning to green up or bloom, cool and crisp, and sunshine. May is looking like it will be a re-set for me as well as pivotal for health-related matters. It's been quite the year so far: went into aFib in January, underwent a procedure…

Sugar free jello with fresh/frozen berries. Fat free whipped cream with a bit of sugar free vanilla or chocolate pudding mix sprinkled on top. An old school Fudgesickle. I’ve recently discovered SuperGut bars: high protein + high fiber, three flavors.

Greetings, everyone. I've been away but stayed mentally plugged in to MFP by habit now after almost 8 months of daily food logging. It's a gorgeous spring day here in the Pacific Northwest and I am finally through a bad patch: January went into aFib, February cardioversion to fix it, April gallbladder surgery plus…

@marci320 hang in there! I was diagnosed last year as pre-diabetic and had landed in the BMI Obese Class II along with ominous lipid panel lab results, all of which got my attention and resulted in me finding my way back here to MFP after 10 years away. Six months later, the changes in my life (made possible by tracking my…

I’m in the right headspace to accomplish my goal I'm able to refocus on fundamentals like this, amid all the static of my self-recrimination (gaining weight, not losing weight before, etc) so that I can see a path forward that I feel I can achieve the success that's so important to me now. It looks do-able! I'm doing this.…

Trying to get this plateau behind me! My March challenge is to close my iWatch rings every. single. day. So that's 75 minutes of exercise and 500 calories actively burned. 7 day streak! This is also my week to attempt a healthier, cheaper version of the Starbucks red-pepper egg bites I love and miss. Highest weight: 225…

I have never needed this challenge more! Highest weight: 225 September 1: 220 March Start Weight: 180.0 March Goal Weight: 172.0 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 March 1: 180.0 March 8: March 15: March 22: March 29: March 31:

Just turned 69, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 7.5 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "Winter is coming" only substitute "Photographer is coming") What a month! Found out I have gallstones, including one that's impacted and partially blocking a duct...surgery ahead, but for now it really focused…

Just turned 69, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 7.5 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "winter is coming" only substitute "photographer is coming") Found out last week that I have gallstones, including one that's impacted and partially blocking a duct...surgery ahead, but for now it really focused…

68, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 8 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "winter is coming" only substitute "photographer is coming") February Start Weight: 181.2 February Goal Weight: 172.0 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0 February 1: 181.2 February 8: 181.0 February 15: 178.8 February 22: February 28:

68, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 8 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "winter is coming" only substitute "photographer is coming") February Start Weight: 181.2 February Goal Weight: 172.0 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0 February 1: 181.2 February 8: 181.0 February 15: February 22: February 28:

Regarding the bean discussion: I discovered that the beans themselves make all the difference in cooking time and even taste. The dried beans we find on our supermarket shelves are likely years old, having been warehoused under whatever conditions. Try Rancho Gordo heirloom beans for fresher, more tender and flavorful, and…

TBH, I lost track of progress toward this signpost. Today I calculated and was surprised to discover I had arrived! I am grateful that this feels more like a journey, underway and ongoing, than a finite program with its goal. I have lost weight; I am losing weight; I will lose weight; I will maintain a healthy weight…

Today's NSV for me (even though it is related to what the scale says) is that I have left behind Obese-BMI-land and have re-entered Overweight-BMI-territory, for the first time in almost 15 years. Whatever controversies the BMI charts may have regarding women's weight or aging, it is one metric which allows me to track…

Silver lining from my covid (delta) 18 months ago: I now have only maybe 80% of my taste and smell, which makes food less appealing, even my favorites. I have to say, it works for me at this stage of my life, trying to reclaim health and fitness after decades of bad habits. It's helped me lose more than 40 lbs since…

Dry January! Also, hit my 500-calorie Move goal all 7 days this week (on my iWatch) 68, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 8 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "winter is coming" only substitute "photographer is coming!") January Start Weight: 189.4 January Goal Weight: 179 Ultimate Goal Weight: 125…

68, 5'6" with my only child's wedding happening about 8 months from now. (Think, Game of Thrones' "winter is coming" only substitute "photographer is coming") February Start Weight: 181.2 February Goal Weight: 172.0 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0 February 1: 181.2 February 8: February 15: February 22: February 28:

This week as I end dry January + deal with the stress & meds for newly diagnosed afib:* Sparkling water * Trader Joe's Teriyaki Seaweed Snacks * Trader Joe's Oven Baked Cheese Snacks * Siggi's Simple Ingredients Skyr * de-caff coffee + Ovaltine _ Silk 25-calorie cashew milk

Sunday weigh-ins: Dry January! Also, 500-calorie Move goal (on my iWatch) every day. Jan 1 - 189.4 8 - 185.8 15 - 184.6 22 - 183.2 29 - 181.8 Total Loss - loss of 7.6 lbs Feb 5 12 19 26 Total Loss - Mar 5 12 19 26 Total Loss -

** I'm probably not going to achieve my January loss goal, but still I'm happy and relieved with my progress. On the 20th my iWatch started sending A-fib alerts and on Monday 23rd my cardiologist confirmed it; the betablocker meds make me fatigued and dizzy, and the fact that I'm on blood thinners now with a stroke as a…

Dry January! Also, hit my 500-calorie Move goal all 7 days this week (on my iWatch) January Start Weight: 189.4 January Goal Weight: 179 Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 January 1: 189.4 January 8: 185.8 January 15: 184.6 January 22: 183.2 January 29: January 31:

Sunday weigh-ins: Dry January! Also, 500-calorie Move goal (on my iWatch) every day. Jan 1 - 189.4 8 - 185.8 15 - 184.6 22 - 183.2 29 Total Loss - Feb 5 12 19 26 Total Loss - Mar 5 12 19 26 Total Loss -

Sunday weigh-ins: Dry January! Also, 500-calorie Move goal (on my iWatch) every day. Jan 1 - 189.4 8 - 185.8 15 - 184.6 22 29 Total Loss - Feb 5 12 19 26 Total Loss - Mar 5 12 19 26 Total Loss -

Dry January! Also, hit my 500-calorie Move goal all 7 days this week (on my iWatch) January Start Weight: 189.4 January Goal Weight: 179 Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 January 1: 189.4 January 8: 185.8 January 15: 184.6 January 22: January 29: January 31:

Sunday weigh-ins: Dry January! Also, 500-calorie Move goal (on my iWatch) every day. Jan 1 - 189.4 8 - 185.8 15 22 29 Total Loss - Feb 5 12 19 26 Total Loss - Mar 5 12 19 26 Total Loss -

Dry January! Also, hit my 500-calorie Move goal all 7 days this week (on my iWatch) January Start Weight: 189.4 January Goal Weight: 179 Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 January 1: 189.4 January 8: 185.8 January 15: January 22: January 29: January 31:

Food: 1. skyr (non-fat Icelandic yogurt, high protein/low carb) 2. omelets (liquid egg whites + spinach, mushrooms, cheese, scallions, chives, etc) 3. salsas, condiments (mustards, YellowBird sauces!) & seasonings on shredded chicken 4. Bubbie's bread & butter pickles (+ slice some Persion cucumbers into the brine later)…

Since I have so much weight to lose it feels overwhelming & I fear I will lose my motivation again. I felt that way for years. What has worked for me these past months is to envision a ladder I'm trying to climb down, and each rung is a weight that starts with a different number. I found it's really motivating to me, and…

How did y’all decide which way of eating to go with? I'm 68 (well, 69 next month) and like you, was confused about where to start. First, I've managed to lose 31 pounds in 3.5 months. Second, I had a few personal "rules" before I began: (1) I wouldn't eat anything I didn't like; (2) I would eat something each day that I…

68 here, with 60-65 pounds to go to my goal weight. I became active again on September 1, and this time decided to get serious by doing everything I could to succeed. And it worked! I've lost 30 pounds and many inches. Now onward. Happy new year!