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Good for you! I can no longer complain about having to lose 40 lbs! I'm impressed with your success and would love to have you as a friend. I enjoy adding people who have walked down a road that I need to walk down and need to add new people to my MFP friends as some have taken a break. I want to inspire, encourage and…

Sorry, I should have quoted you as my last reply was for you.

Wow! I'm impressed. I'd love to look at your diary for ideas (so i hope you friend me). I've given up pork and beef a while ago, but still eat chicken, turkey and fish. I'm leaning more towards less of these and more plant based foods, so any ideas will help.

I just tried Morning Star Chipotle Black Bean Burgers and they are yummy! I cook them in the toaster oven and and pleasantly surprised at the taste. I wouldn't want to eat them more than 1x per week, because I'd probably get tired of them.:happy:

What is TDEE - 20%?? thanks!

Hi there, Similar to you, I don't have 100's of lbs to lose, but 30-40 wouldn't hurt. On 5/3, I'll turn 53 and want to be my healthiest! I have 3 children (ages 32-16) and 1 grandson and am pretty active. In the past, I would have said I want to lose this weight RIGHT NOW and be done with it. Now I realize that this is a…

Great response! Love that "we GROW people. From scratch."

Hi there; I'm 51 and understand what you mean. You can add me as a friend if you like. I find that visiting the site and "talking" with friends daily are good sources of encouragement. When I see others logging faithfully, recording exercises, it does motivate me to do the same! Your weight loss thus far is remarkable -…

Funny you should write about this. I weighed myself yesterday morning and had a grapefruit yesterday afternoon. This morning I got on the scale and was one lb lighter! I really couldn't understand why, but I guess this grapefruit theory is something to check out! I love grapefruit anyway, so I'm going to "experiment" with…

At the risk of sounding ignorant - what does "bump" mean??? Thanks

Good idea to weigh daily but only track on Friday. I think I'll incorporate that myself. I do realize that if I eat too much sodium (popcorn, prepared foods, canned soup), then I can expect the weight to go up. I typically weight in on Fridays, but think I'll see how it feels to get on the scale daily. I agree that a…

Congrats to you! At 51 (almost 52!!), I can say that losing weight in my 40's was a bit easier. Now with hormonal changes and such, it seems to take more effort - nevertheless I'll get it done this time for sure and plan to keep it off forever!! I have learned that in order to keep the weight off, I have to continue doing…

I don't have too many, but add a few after reading posts. I too feel that many great ideas can be learned. I especially like the one above about scanning diaries and getting new ideas! I hadn't thought about that - I'll start though!

LOL! too funny!

I know how you feel! sometimes, we do everything we know to do and the scale doesn't reward us. Personally, I only get on scale 1-2 x per week. If I eat something salty the night before, it would make the numbers go up. another thing to consider is the calories - are you eating enough for your height/weight? If not, your…

It's been said that we are our worse critics! You look great and should kiss yourself. Next time you're in a store, pick up a 10 lb bag of potatoes and carry it in your arms for a while. It will help put things in focus for you! Congrats!

Funny about the boss asking why you were out of breath!! I wonder what he or she thought? I work at a storage facility and take power walks throughout the units. Quite boring, but it's nice to get up and move. 2x around = a 15 minute power walk. I can always us the excuse that I'm checking out the units.

Peanut butter (I prefer crunchy) on flat round bread (multigrain) with a smidgen of honey along with an apple helps me. I also try to keep almonds on hand. This will help to hold you over till dinner hopefully.

I'd really rather chew my calories than to drink them. So far with few exceptions, I only drink coffee w/2 tbs creamer in the morning. Other than that, its plain old water!

1. A palm-ful of almonds with an apple 2. Boil and peel a few eggs. Store them in baggies in the fridge for a couple of days. Grab and go! 3. PB&J (or PB and a bit of honey) on the flat round bread! 4. Some deli turkey wrapped in a slice of cheese. Hope this helps :smile:

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The book sounds good and worthy of reading. I am still in the pre-menopause stage and I think weight loss does get more difficult. I'm working out more and eating less and it is helping!

recipe sounds great! I'll try it soon and let you know. Thx for sharing!

Awe, such mean friends. Surgery went well, I assume? BTW - if you are a soldier - thanks for serving. If not - you look nice in a uniform!

awe, mean friends! Looks like surgery went well. Are you are soldier? If so - thanks so much for serving our country. if not - you look nice in the uniform anyway! whoops this reply was for zipperhead!

Yep, old cotton undies for sure. If folks see my panty lines when I'm working out, oh well.

Welcome to MFP! I'm fairly new also - seriously logging for about 2 weeks now. I tend to log as I go which may not be the best idea. I like your idea of logging in advance; it may help me stay on target. One of my favorite night time snacks is the dark chocolate dove candies. I can take 1 and break it up in 2-3 pieces and…

Great advice regarding avocados. I just began eating them this year and love the smooth, creamy texture. I too, was looking for ways to add them to my diet! Thanks for great tips!

Wow! you do look amazing! Very inspiring! I've got about 30lbs to lose and pray that when I lose it, I'll keep it off forever!:happy: