davebarron

Hi, I think you have laudable goals, and that walk is an awesome sign of your potential. My biggest bit of advice is to log everything - all food and exercise - honestly and completely. I find that if I see it all written down, it's a lot easier to control and plan my calorie intake and exercise. As far as exercise goes,…

Hi Dan, you've picked a great tool - MFP really helped me reach my last weight loss goal, and I use it to help maintain my weight by tracking calories. I am using it again for a final small further weight loss push suggested by my NP. All that to say that MFP can be really useful! Best of luck, Dave

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1. Where were you born? Vancouver, Canada 2. Where do you live at the moment? Clearwater Lake, outside Sudbury, Ontario 3. Where else have you lived? Yukon 4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation? Retired/Artist 5. Tell us any 5 things about yourself 1. MFP junkie. Lost 50, should really lose…

I am just turned 55 and retired. I lost about 50 pounds a few years ago - for health reasons - but have had the last 15 or so to get rid since then with no success. Every birthday, holiday, family visit, vacation, etc. seems to be an excuse to overeat, and then I have to lose those few pounds again. Could really use some…

I lost 55 pounds and I mostly walk to and from work 25 minutes each way every weekday - mind you at pretty high speed. I have crappy ankles and knees so the only alternative is an elliptical trainer or other low impact exercise like snowshoeing. Now that I have reached my goal weight and am in maintenance mode, I still…

Oh wow - your dedication and effort are really inspiring. Good job and keep it up, pal!

As others have said, veggies are the key. I like this recipe that uses tomato and onion : 1 pound ground turkey breast 1 large tomato chopped fine 1 medium onion chopped very fine 1/4 cup oatmeal 1/4 cup egg substitute or 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder or crushed garlic 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon basil…

Good luck! You can do it!

Thank you all for your replies there's really good advice in them.

Used to be I couldn't walk a block to the subway without breaking into a drenching sweat. Now I walk at nearly a running pace for 35 minutes to and from work each week day and I don't even breathe hard, and I am going to take up jogging starting this weekend. I can stop at 1 cookie now. I can have chocolate in the house…

Imagine being a guy who is told that he looks six months pregnant! It has happened to me, so I actually know how you feel. Just keep you chin up sweetie, you know what a great person you are, and you can be the better person and just smile to yourself while you think that certain people really need to just shut the hell up!

You did just fine eating that cookie and recording it. If you are being honest with yourself then you a real winner. I allow myself one small treat at the end of each day as a reward for a whole long day of eating well and exercising a bit. Either a fruit smoothie, a small square of dark chocolate to nibble, or a bit of…

I'm a guy and since losing some weight, I am almost always cold so I don't think it's just a gal thing. I wear my jacket all day at work, and I think I am going to have to start wearing long underwear. The flip side is that I no longer sweat when walking up a flight of stairs!

Wow you are really inspiring me to keep going with that magic phrase "At Goal Weight". Thanks and congratulations!

Looking real good ! Congratulations!

Wow what a change - congratulations!

Great job! You can be proud of yourself.

Ouch! Sorry to hear about your friend - that's really tough. I quit smoking a couple of years ago and I remember how difficult it was and how much I ate. Good for you for doing something about it!

When I was in San Francisco I found a brand called Fage. I absolutely loved the 2% version, as it tasted like ice cream to me. It didn't taste sour at all, but maybe I have had so little cream the last six months that it tasted so darned good in contrast. I suppose you could add a bit of sucralose or honey to sweeten it…

@andermt WOW - good job!!

Hi Kippster, I'm not sure there is a secret, I know it isn't easy but myfitnesspal.com helped make it a LOT easier for me. I started at another website and switched to myfitnesspal.com as soon as I discovered it because it was so very much easier to use and way faster, and has a much better database of foods, and is way…

Don't worry too much, that pound could easily be a cup or two of water. And adding muscle will help burn weight off over the long run. Try to weight yourself the same time of the day and don't worry about 1 pound, it will drop off. And try not to go below 1200 calories, you need at least that much to stay healthy,…

Woohoo! It's often the simplest things that give us the most pleasure. Congratulations :)

Hey Thomas that has happened to me and it went away within a few days. You might just have a lot of extra water in your system combined with some new muscle, and scales can vary a little bit too depending on their accuracy and positioning and even how you stand on them. Try not to get discouraged and just keep going at it.…