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The fact that you are here and posting says you want to do this. As queenly and sabreuji said, it just takes a few minutes a day. Little changes are the way to start, especially when you are under stress with all the changes you are talking about. It doesn't happen overnight but just start doing it and you will see…

The carbs from whole grains and from sugars and white flour and other such are all just carbs. The reasons for reducing or eliminating sugar and especially high fructose corn syrup and eating whole grains are related to nutrition and not the carbs per se.

I've been at this a bit - happy to help cheer people on - please feel free to add me.

Name: Lee Height: 6'0" Starting Weight (2/1): 282 Goal Weight (2/28): 274 2/1: 281.6 2/8: 2/15: 2/22: 2/28: Loss/gain for the week: Loss/gain for the month so far: Struggles or successes of your week: exercising every day - if I don't exercise, I don't lose anything that day.

Congratulations!

Just for reference, not advocating McDonald's but to their credit they have been publishing nutrition information for a while. http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/nutrition_choices.html Ingredients list including sauces: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf Nutrition information ala…

Hi, I'm Lee. 64, just diagnosed this week with A1C of 11, plus starting FODMAP diet for IBS. I've been on close to Paleo/low carb diet for awhile, plus trying to lose weight (down some but a long way to go). Meeting with Dr. tomorrow to get details of what she wants to do and discuss approach. Sounds like she wants to do…

I just got this information from my doctor last week when I mentioned I've had severe cramps from IBS for a while. Google FODMAP diet. From WikiPedia but I've read a book and many articles that confirm the accuracy of this information: "FODMAPs are short chain carbohydrates (oligosaccharides), disaccharides,…

Went away for awhile, now back using Fitbit Force and Aria for tracking. I'm doing my food, water and exercise logging in MFP but mostly watching the FB Dashboard. Happy to be a friend if you send me a request. And happy to nudge you (in a nice encouraging way) if you show in my log as not having been active.

Happy to connect but I'm doing Paleo so my diet approach may not entirely match yours. Just switched to a standing desk about a month ago. Got out on my bike and starting back to the gym tomorrow. Welcome to MFP. Slow and steady is what works - setting goals and approach for daily eating and then staying to the plan gets…

Not too often, but sometimes I end up over my limit. The key is to make those exceptions and not to stress over them. They just have to not be a regular thing with any frequency. The key to long-term weight loss and maintenance is consistency over time and making permanent changes to how much we eat. A day here and there…

Breanna, Making changes is never easy. You have put your finger on what you have to do in your last sentence..."I need to change the way I live....." That's a hard thing to do. So you have to forgive yourself and try again, just like the other folks who replied said. It doesn't happen overnight, but you've been there so we…

Awesome! Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

Hi Brittany - good for you. Sounds like you have made great progress and do have the motivation and determination. All of us on the site are rooting for you and each other. So, GO BRITTANY! You're way past half way to your goal weight, so I'm sure you can pick up the gym again (even if not 5 days a week) and keep counting…

If you are really staying under your daily calories, it probably won't stop your weight loss. But it will affect your overall nutrition. If you can switch to a diet soda or flavored soda water, you'll get back some calories to devote to something else. Fruit might be a good choice to substitute - still a sweet treat but…

The site is a tool to help you count calories and track exercise. I'm finding it is a great tool for that and better than others I have tried. There is also a very supportive community here virtually and you are in a large enough town that if you want to find people in the real world to connect with, I'm sure you can. Best…

Going for a walk is a great idea. While going up and down the 3 flights of stairs is certainly a real pain and hard work, it also contributes to your exercise. I think getting outside and walking is likely to help a lot of things, not just the exercise. Having a change of scenery and fresh air from being inside should be a…

Good luck! Sounds like you are doing the right things, especially learning to track what you are eating and pay attention to choices. Be patient with yourself - as you have already found, it isn't easy and not always fast. if you make the changes and keep them up long term, you'll drop the weight and keep it off. Best! Lee

Lots of sweet tasting things with artificial sweeteners, too. Not my favorite things to eat, but if you don't get side effects from one of the sweeteners, there are a lot of sweet candies with very few calories. Remember that you are trying to adjust (if you are like me) long time behaviors and it takes time and it isn't…