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Pamdar67, I’ve been retired for at least 10 years and I know that it is difficult to get yourself up and moving. And it gets harder the longer you wait to start moving. I joined a Silver Sneakers program for awhile which helped motivate me. I try to make sure I walk 4-5 days a week and today I pulled out my 2lb dumb bells.…

DreamOn--I'm the original "junk food queen" so I know you can't be doing worse than I am. LOL. I do good one day and fall back to bad habits the next. I am getting more steps in though now that my treadmill is set up again. And I do manage to maintain 3-4 pounds more than my goal, but it is better than nothing. Will keep…

Having more restaurants in the database would be wonderful! There are already several there that we frequent but I would appreciate more menu items from those that are in the database. I'll try to pay more attention in the future. Thanks for the good info.

Retirehappy, I'm hoping that the smaller portions will help get the last 3 pesky pounds off. Being realistic, I see that it eating the same amount of calories so far, just split up differently. I realize this will take a little time to get used to, though, and not looking for instant results. The sinus infection is nothing…

This will be my year to eat smaller portions and not in 3 big meals. When I fill up too quickly, I have a very difficult time breathing. So this isn't a matter of "wanting to," it's a matter of "needing to." I've been going to the Y 2X week for enhanced fitness and silver sneakers yoga--I love it. Haven't been able to go…

You are all doing a great job!

Logging is my life. I usually log immediately after every meal/snack because otherwise I forget and then the weight comes back. This might be because I like my junk food too much, but I know that logging consistently is what works for me.

I've tried other weight loss sites and this is, by far, the best.

Retirehappy, crafts and music are fun, relaxing, good for the brain and keep my fingers working. Bead weaving is giving me fits, but I'll figure it out eventually. I really like the piano better than the keyboard, but we gave our piano to the grandkids as a way of downsizing ourselves. We still have a keyboard along with…

Retirehappy--yes, I do still play both the hammered dulcimer and the mountain dulcimer, just not very often. I know it's sad, I just sit here and look at them. But you're right playing an instrument does cut down on the snacking. I do crochet (made an afghan for my son when he bought his condo this past fall) and now I'm…

Jean, sorry about your knee, but glad to learn that you didn't injure it badly and that you are feeling well enough to get back into exercise mode. After a few days away I'm back on track, hopefully. I hope to eat no more than 1200 calories daily and burn between 150-200 calories daily. I reached my goal and maintained for…

strongersue--I've gained and lost 30 lbs several times over the years and it is never easy. Logging makes me pay attention to what I'm eating and I'll be logging for the rest of my life. MFP has helped me with lots of support and encouragement. I've been here 2 years and lost 15 lbs and then put 5 of them back on again in…

Very funny, but very true.

Thanks Crisbtrue and Grandmothercharlie and retirehappy for your support and encouragement. I was missing from the community for awhile, but now I'm back and glad you are all still here. I didn't exercise today and the calories prove it. In order for me to be under in calories I need to burn between 150-200 calories in…

Chrisbetrue, I'm another craver of carbs and fat, too, unfortunately. However, I do force myself to go down to the basement (walk-out, so I can see outside) and treadmill for 30-45 minutes several times a week. When I go down to do laundry, I spend 10 minutes with a weighted hula hoop every time I switch out the loads--not…

Joan, I'm not great at tracking carbs, sugars, fat, etc.; it's very confusing for me. I've found that keeping under my calories and exercising for 30-45 minutes 3 days out of 5 works best for me. Good luck to you.

Wooken, you are the best for making everything fun. Happy New Year

I, too, am a daily logger. I don't know about percentages, but I do know that I was a half pound away from being obese (according to the doctor) and immediately made a change. Within 12 months, I was told that I was at a healthy weight. I've bee maintaing for about a year. This past summer, something happened to my…

My only advice would be to log everything! Also, just take it one day at a time and don't give up. Try not to force yourself to give up a favorite food because, in my experience, that only discourages one from keeping with the program. I had to give up gluten 2 years ago for my health and believe me, it has been extremely…

I've been maintaining at a healthy weight (even though I would love to lose 5 more) whether I want to or not for almost 10 months. For the life of me, of me I don't know what I'm doing right--or wrong--depending how you look at it. The doctor is pleased so I try not to worry too much.

Welcome back, Jean. I've been maintaining also; the doctor said I'm at a healthy weight and shouldn't worry about it. But I'm between sizes and some days nothing fits. I really need to get back on the exercise and calorie kick to lose the last few pounds.

My husband bought me a little canned air horn (I'm not sure exactly what it's called). We have deer, coyote, fox, possum, etc., in our area and the noise scares them off. Might do the same for an attacker and your neighbors would hear the noise and be alerted that something was wrong.

Hi, I'm 64 and joined in April of 2012 when I was told I needed to drop 20 lbs. I've dropped 15 of them and still working on the rest. Also have a wheat allergy and have to give up anything made with wheat flour--I think that helped me lose some of the weight. That is until I discovered some wonderful gluten free deserts…

I have had Candida, along with many other yeast issues in the past; not so much since I turned 60. I'm planning to start tracking weather, moods, allergic reactions and such after the grandkids go home and life settles down. Right now there doesn't seem to be time to do anything except log my food and move on to the next…

Thanks for all the advice and ideas/suggestions. I know it is not a corn allergy because I can eat corn flakes without a problem. I've never made the connection between high pollen days and reactions to the foods I eat and I will have to check that out because it doesn't happen all the time. It could be some sort of…

My suggestion would be to go cold turkey. Eliminate the foods you think are giving you problems and after a month add them back in one at a time for a week or two and see what happens. If you have a reaction of some sort to that food, then remove it again. I think that's what works best. I know that going gluten free made…

I've had ringing in my ears for most of my life and it was diagnosed as tinnitus. Nothing food/sugar substitute was ever mentioned even during all my research into the subject. Anyway, I had to give up diet sodas and anything else containing aspartame recently because of an allergy. I am a Truvia/Stevia user now.

OK, here is another long time sufferer who is allergic to wheat--not life threatening. I am 63 years old and can never remember sleeping peacefully through the night unless I used some kind of cough suppressant. I had asthma, but was not treated for it. I also had many upper respiratory issues. My mom was told that I was…

Can you post that recipe or send it to me, please. Thanks