Momma258

I am 54 years old and still trying to get slimmer. I have been on a diet-modification my entire life. Now my doctors want me on a gluten-free and casein (dairy)-free diet, and I am doing a medicinal de-tox for fibromyalgia. Hopefully this straightens me all out. Best of luck to everyone.

My 5 years after high school where I ate what I wanted. Including....western omlet with cheese on a grilled hard roll almost every work morning.....huge bowls of ice cream with lots of different chunky topings on them.....cheeseburgers with bacon and melting cheese on top of them....and lots of drinking out with the…

It was seeing my neck and my upper belly (above where we measure) that I noticed were smaller. Also, the fit of your clothes changes. I just put on a pair of pants today that I was too big to wear a couple of weeks ago. Yeah!

Don't dwell on what you did wrong; give yourself credit for what you do right. People don't do that for themselves enough. And if you don't give yourself credit, who will? I agree that you could go to the message boards to get some motivation back. Do you have a MYFITNESSPAL to connect with? That is helpful also.

ditto. I feel like my belly is pouring over my waistband.

I also have a desk job. I have heard it is really bad for your heart to sit still all day. I would just try to get up and do some discrete stretches to get the blood flowing and circulation going. You could do some leg lifts, or squats. I have poor arm strength so I have an exercise band that I keep in the drawer and try…

can someone tell me what/where BMR and TDEE are? I am 5'2" and would like to investigate those sites for a proper calories goal. Thanks.

I have been bigger than I wanted since I was in high school. I have been on some kind of diet all my life, and I am now 54. I like myfitnesspal because it puts all of it together, except it would be nice to have a journal area to log how we feel. However, I need to get motivated, because now I have been put on a dairy free…