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You will find lots of encouragement here on mfp. I'm not sure how it works but it does. I think it is all the encouragement mfp gives in itself. It works! (I was here working it last year, then went on vacation. Omgosh! I fell off the wagon & I couldn't get back on. I'm finally back! But I am also choosing to use Skinny…

Now that Thanksgiving is over, I need some help getting started again with mfp! How can I join this group?

Starting weight 234

I love to add some of the sugar free applesauce on top of the fat free cottage cheese. Then is it bearable :love:

OMGosh!!! That truly is so cool. Like 10 lbs is tough, I can't imagine all that you have gone through. All the hard work & sacrificing is a must.....GREAT JOB@!@@@ YOU ARE A BIG EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US....:noway: 234Started Sept. 5, 2011 224.4----C.W. 145G.W. I needed to see your progress.

Welcome! Diabetes is sure reversible...keeping active & diet mainly. It is so good to know it is preventable. Enjoy MFP, it works! 5'4" 234Started Sept. 5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 224.8Oct. 10, 2011 223.4Oct. 17, 2011 125-145---Goal weight!!

Sounds to me your body is hungry in the evening & wanting to pig out to make up for the loss of energy earlier in the day. Breakfast is just that (break the fast)....very important :heart: fuel for the body.....coffee does take hunger away & "sorta" satisfies that no breakfast feeling, but it doesn't take the place of a…

I think you are beginning to learn how to take control over your weakness. This is making progress, whether you realize it or not :flowerforyou: I like the one who said to eat sugar-free. Buy a healthy choice & use it as a reward, but learn how to not go overboard with it. That brings me to think that you were really…

Thanks everyone :flowerforyou: for your advice & support. I realize that some movement gives the shoulder blood to heal. I do not lift over my head. Once I drink coffee & take my pain pill then I feel like doing something. I just raked, I can sweep & then it will be sore afterwards. I will check out the video on YouTube…

Sounds like you have been working hard on getting your before baby body back!! :flowerforyou: Congradulations to you. I'm like lots of others, working on my before baby body but it's been over 30 yrs.....OMGosh! It's just taken me longer...lots of my eating was emotional........I had lots of reasons!!! I think things have…

Sounds like you may have been hungry & didn't have a back-up plan...for instance, you may not have had the healthy food choice in front of you....:flowerforyou: Planning ahead works, with healthy choices prepared ahead of time.....:flowerforyou: Chocolate! What's wrong with it? Nothing, it's amount one chooses to eat.…

I would use polish sausage, slice it and fry it up, (now I will use turkey polish sausage or cabasa). Add diced potatoes & add sauerkraut. Cook until potatoes are tender.....YUMM!:love: I have some German in me; so this is like something I really love. DH isn't the fondest of it, he doesn't have any German in him:sad: Even…

I agree family needs your undivided attention. You are requested at the dinner table...Enjoy!!! That's were memories are made :happy:

You are doing your part to make sure it won't happen again! That's what I like to hear that he didn't get your goat that bad that you pigged out to cover up the emotional pain. You are dealing with it! :flowerforyou:

Sounds like a plan to get down to a size 10....It shouldn't be too hard once you set your goals high by preparing your meals ahead of time. Working long hours like that is hard work & somewhat stressful. So you have plenty of time when you are off work on preparing the meals. I hope you have time to walk, that does seems…

You have made a big change in your life. It is hard to go through a loss, let alone have health issues. Yet, you continued to find the suport that you needed to continue. I am real proud of your efforts. : ) I love it, to see how much better that you feel. Thanks for the encouragement as someday I must push myself harder…

It is important to get atleast 30 minutes of exercise daily. Once you are able to do that, then you will be able to add alittle more to that. When I first started MFP I lost 1 lb. the first week, then the next week-I gained 1 lb of water weight. (I was stumpted, but the next week I lost 1 lb, it was that I needed to add…

Glad to see a new face joining us on this great journey!!! It's been the best decision for me to join mfp to lower my cholesterol...just working on this helps me so much. I know my cholesterol is coming down while I am eating more of those foods, like oatmeal & barley. I am learning there are more ways to fix oatmeal, so I…

"Now that is what I'm talking about!" WAKE-UP AMERICA!!!!! There are places available like MFP, that truly helps........:smile: :flowerforyou: :heart: 5'4" 234---Started Sept. 5,2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 224.8Oct. 10, 2011 125---Goal weight!!! :flowerforyou:

I log as I go, then by dinner sometimes if I haven't reached my calorie allotment. I have room for snacks & to make sure I get all the fiber & calcium needed for the day. This works for me! 5'4" 234---Started Sept. 5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 125---Goal weight I am…

Being almost 55 yrs old. I can look at my tired looking face and feel really old... It does help to have lost the 7 lbs., cuz now I had some pictures taken of me. I can sure make some faces, & I can sure have some fun trying to get the right smile that will just knock 'em dead! I think it does help give me the confidence…

HOW COOL!!!! I CAN NOT WRITE "HOW COOL" BIG OR HUGH!!!!!! :flowerforyou: I LOVE YOUR STORY & I KNOW YOU WILL INSPIRE SO MANY PPL.......................:flowerforyou: 5'4" 234---Started Sept. 5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 125---Goal Weight I have been "blessed" to live…

My dear friend back in the 70's put an ironing board on the couch, she propped her legs on that & that is where she stayed....NEEDS HELP, A WAITER HAND & FOOT, NO REASON FOR THIS SISTER TO GET UP BUT TO GO PEE........PRAYERS GOING UP FOR YOUR SISTER......RECITE PRAYERS OF HEALING AND LIFE FOR THIS BABY, AND STRENGTH FOR…

Hi Lemonsqueezer, I think since you are here at MFP that you will do just fine. You must reach out to other MFP members & find what it is that you need if you are struggling in anyway...then you will do just fine. Also you must get some exercise. I find that if you just plan to get outdoors & get moving, it just happens.…

OMGosh girl, you have really out-done yourself!!! You hit your mark!!! Wow, what a big difference :flowerforyou: 5"4" 234---Starting Sept. 5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 Whoo-hoo! We just need alittle motivation sometimes to get us moving in the right direction! Mine…

I just report it when I goof it up like that. I guess that mfp staff cleans things up when they see fit!!

You are working MFP, right-on! Congradulations on all the hard work, you have done well!! 5'4" 234 ---Started Sept.5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 125---G.W. Now that is what I call progress! Making changes slowly & not taking too much off, so that I don't gain what I…

I want to join. I'm a mom still, my kids are all grown up now though. 5'4" 234---Started Sept. 5, 2011 227.4Sept. 12, 2011 228.9Sept. 19, 2011 227.4Sept. 26, 2011 226.6Oct. 3, 2011 125---G.W.

Hi, I lost 7 lbs the first week and gained almost 1 lb (of water?), the next week, then the next week I lost almost 1 lb. I was making lots of soup, fresh veggies, & eating soup. I love soup. I was not adding the exercise like I needed to. Don't worry about not losing so much, continue doing the low-fat, drinking your…

My opinion, be as honest as you can. How hard is it to log what was eaten or drank for that day, then put the drinks or whatever after midnight, for the next morning?? I don't find anything wrong with keeping the numbers where they belong! And to that, you just do the best that you possible can. 5'4" 234----Started Sept.…