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Get a portable scale and weight yourself when you get up every morning (even when you are traveling). Mine was $20 on Amazon - NewlineNY SBB0721M-NYTW Digital Mini Travel Bathroom Scale, Trendy Wave. This is such a tough love community! ;)

Don't worry, be happy...

I'm a 46 year old father of 3. At this point my goals are my own. My wife actually prefers me to weigh a bit more. Happy to help if I can. Friend me at your discretion. I'm big into counting calories and exercise. Also a firm believer that my scale doesn't lie (although I'm not a big fan of my scale...)

Wrong gender. Right age. Similar weigh issue. Happy to help if I can. Friend me if you are so inclined. ;)

I just don't eat when I don't feel like it. Starvation mode is a myth. I can get by on 1200 calories on days when I'm not very hungry and my target is quite a bit higher than that.

Ouch. Best of luck with your recovery. Personally I used to do a lot of yoga as part of recovering from injuries. I would just skip any poses that strained my injuries. Swimming has also worked well for me. Hope you are able to fit something in without pain soon.

Have you tried tracking your sleep? You might just have a sleep disorder on top of your thyroid issue. Personally I wake up every night after sleeping for 1.5 to 3 hours (and have since I was 3.) If you have a smartphone, there are apps that can estimate your sleep during and quality. I used a Body Media armband to track…

Congratulations on your success to date! Great job! I tell people I spent 20 years losing 20 pounds, so you are WAY ahead of me. I dropped from 198 to 183 and then stayed there for 6 months. Sucked. I had to decrease my calorie target (now ~1500) and increase my workouts to lose more. Basically as you lose weight, you have…

I would 2nd bumping your calories to 1300 for a week and seeing where you are at. If you don't gain, go to 1400. Go up 100 calories per day per week until you figure out what it takes for you to sustain your weight.

Congratulations on your achievement! Awesome!

I'll second everyone else. You look great! Make any changes for yourself. I started off at 198 (while getting negative but playful feedback from my spouse) and set an initial goal of 184. When I got to 184, I target 175. At 175 I'm now targeting 167. At this point I'm just doing this for me. I want to be in the best…

I take a slightly different approach and just eat back calories to the extent I feel like it on days I work out a lot. I've found that generally Fitbit, MFP, etc. tell me I can eat far more than I actually can to lose weight. I target 1500-1800 calories a day and between working at a treadmill desk and riding my bike, I…

Agree that timing doesn't matter at all. Feel free to eat under your goal. That's OK too.

None. MFP says I should eat 2000. I eat 1500-1800. Just make sure you aren't losing more than 2 pounds per week (as that's too much.) I target 1500 and generally eat a bit more. I don't add back in for exercise. I just eat a bit more if I'm hungry on days I work out a lot (and track that too). My metabolism is slow enough…

How are things progressing? Personally I had to drop my target calories from 2000 to 1500 to lose a pound a week and I'm 6' tall. I also don't add exercise back in. I just eat more if I'm hungry on the days I excercise, but I don't eat anywhere near what MFP says I can.

I'm 6' tall and target 1500 calories (and eat 1500-1800 in practise.) Personally I found that I was overestimating my activity level and underestimating my calories consumed. Targeting 1500 works for me (to lose around .75 pounds per week.) My current philosophy is that my scale doesn't lie. If you are losing rate at a…

Feel free to add me too. I tell people I spent 20 years losing 20 pounds. Basically I was somewhere between 178 and 198 with no particular clue as to why I weighed what I did. I'd recommend the following - Log your food. All of it, every day. Make your log public amongst your MFP friends. - Pick a target calorie number…

I'm still trying to lose about that many! 25 down, 10 to go!

I gave up fizzy drinks entirely (including diet) once I saw reporting on studies showing all sodas (including diet) influencing weight gain. Now I just drink water and coffee with low fat milk during the day. I'm told that drinking 2 full glasses of water 15 minutes before a meal helps. Haven't done a good job of doing…

Have you tried reducing your calories slightly (say 1600), weighing yourself at the same time every day under the same circumstances and then tracking a running average of your weight? There should be some level of calories and a balanced diet that will allow you to lose .5 to 1 kilo per week. I've been stuck at 183 lbs…

Seems like too few calories to me. I'd start with 1200 and then adjust up or down as need to maintain a 1-2 lb per week weight loss. If you are tiny, your number my may be 1000 or possibly lower, but this isn't likely. Personally I've been eating 2000 calories and adding in for exercise and losing 1-1.5 pounds per month.…

I love food and cooking. I've been using Food On The Table recipes for variety. The are generally pretty good.

I've been using www.foodonthetable.com a lot. It shows me what's on sale at my local store (5 minutes from my house) and provides recipes with reviews. Lots of them take 30 minutes or less. I use their app on my phone for my shopping list. Makes everything relatively quick. www.allrecipes.com is also good for a variety of…

Congratulations on your progress!