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OK. Cookies are cookies. I would say make GOOD cookies (original recipe) but then you only get one instead of two? One thing to definitely lose is the crisco. You can get a coconut butter that they have somehow manipulated so it doesn't taste or smell like coconut and use that. I think. Haha. But a shortbreak cookie would,…

It's nice the things that boost you up. Tonight I had to go out and give a talk. I grabbed a suit jacket thinking it was one I often wear to "hide" in. It turned out to be one I'd forgotten buying a long time ago, taking a big risk, to fit "someday." OMG... it FIT! It will fit better if I lose another inch in my bust, but…

What a great inspiration! I let go yesterday. My darling and my precious daughter have been on a road trip for two weeks. The heaviness just got to be too much. Our household is a big operation and they are my main helpers. It's been such hard slogging. Also, they had the car, so i did got lots of extra walking in, but had…

Yay! Way to go! I fell off the wagon yesterday for the first time in 60 days. I was only a few hundred calories over and it was only one day, but it scared me. I'm back on track today. Phew!

My progress was agonizingly slow at first. I never lost more than a pound a week for two months. One week I even went up a couple of pounds. And I really felt the "not eating" part of things. In all that time there were probably only a couple of days when I actually went over my caloric intake! I kept telling myself my…

I have only been to one Zumba class. I really enjoy it. I calculated the calories based on the time for low impact aerobics. I have a crazy busy life so it's hard for me to schedule in regular exercise classes. But I've now lost 11 pounds and I'm 1/4 of the way to my goal weight loss, so I'm thinking that adding one weekly…

OMG I know!!!! One thing is not to go on the scale two days in a row. Fix it to once a week. I weighed myself Sunday (usual day) and no change from the week before despite eating less than the calorie goal most days. Then I weighed myself Tuesday on the scale at the gym and i was UP!!!! So I know I'm not supposed to do…

OMG I know!!!! One thing is not to go on the scale two days in a row. Fix it to once a week. I weighed myself Sunday (usual day) and no change from the week before despite eating less than the calorie goal most days. Then I weighed myself Tuesday on the scale at the gym and i was UP!!!! So I know I'm not supposed to do…

6 or 7 pounds in 4 weeks. I think. I need a better scale.

I am finding this all sooooo stressful. But I think it is getting a little easier. I live in a household where no one else will make any effort to keep my temptations outta here. None of them think I should bother trying to lose weight. In a way it's good because it means it is absolutley all about me and all about MY…

I tried to grow tomatoes in baskets in my yard this year. They were pathetic. The poor little plants squeezed out what they could and died. I was told you could just throw the plants into manure and they'd be fun. Uh... nope. Next year I'll go for deeper buckets, better soil, maybe a better kind of tomato plant. Every year…

Everyone is probably right about the water weight loss. But yay! I've only lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks but people are stopping me randomly to say how much better I look. Ya. OK.... It must be the less bloat thing???? I'm probably also standing a little taller and prouder? As an aside... I actually wish people would not say…

I hope this is the correct thread. Starting weight 190 Goal weight 150 Current weight 185 Lost this week: 3 lbs. Motivation: Eric. He couldn't do what he needed to do to be healthy and now he is gone. We used to try to inspire and motivate each other, but he lost the strength to keep trying. I'll do this for him. I miss…

Our society is so obsessed with body image and general image in all ways. Think about the things people say. It is always a remark about something to do with how we look on the outside: hair, makeup, clothing; size; weight; pimples; bumps. When people ask "how are you?" they don't really seem to want to know so we always…

Ugh. I missed Wednesday too. So sorry Jodie! Start Weight 190 Goal Weight 150 Wednesday Weight 188 (I actually weigh in on Sundays so I'm good on the weekends) Thanksgiving Weight loss goal 15 pounds.... 13 to go. I haven't had a great week this week. How quickly I lose that newbie oomph! Thanks for being out there all of…

I do this night binging too! I've been trying hard to control it. They say if you eat breakfast, lunch and supper at regular times, possibly with small snacks in between, it should curb those cravings and impulses, but that is not the case with me! And going out for a walk just delays it til after the walk. I find limiting…

I got my bar! I hope this works? Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Nutrition Facts For Foods

OK here I go. How do y'all get those cute bars? I am only 3 days into this. On day ONE I broke a toe so exercise goals will be difficult, but not impossible to achieve. I'm walking slowly and hope to get into a pool. I'm worried about this coming weekend because hubby and daughter will be away. I hope to avoid seeking…

I'm in! I only started yesterday so it's great to have a short term goal to work towards. Is there a way to join the "group" other than just "replying"? Also I'm trying to make this realistic and do-able... How many weeks til Nov 24?

I think it's hard to do for a lot of us, but probably actually following the plan laid out here on myfitnesspal and only losing the one pound per week, then maintaining by counting calories AFTER the weight is lost is a great idea. I used to yoyo like that between 130 and 160 and now my set point seems to be more in the…

Hi there. I just joined too! I was thinking of going back to one of our local weight loss groups but know it hasn't worked. There just wasn't enough support on a day-to-day or sometimes even hour-to-hour basis. I mentioned this to a friend who is a member of myfitnesspal and she recommended this. I've weighed in and…