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I learned that the only way tht worked was using a scale and counting calories. Try it. What do you have to lose? Oh, I know! Weight!!!

I gave myself realistic goals for loss and didnt worry if it was my final goal. I started at 158 and my first goal was 140! then I set it to 135, then 128, then 123, then 121. Now I have just reset to 115. I want to add it is over a YEAR later. I expect it might take me a year to lose the last five pounds. I am fine with…

Thanks everyone who posted for kind and helpful suggestions. I always forget about beans.

I don't think anyone really knows but when people like to write about it they like how it sounds so they just say it

I just went through this. It was ALL ABOUT THE LOGGING

Plateau come from eat too much dont exercise enough and dishonesty in both. This I know from experience.

Eat them back. Be honest in logging . The mantra.

Thank you for this list.

This is me thank you so much for posting this

well this is a discouragiing post I am 5" 1" and at 124 and hoping to be at 121. It sounds like this would be a skeleton.

I would lose the boyfriend

Sometimes there is a deeper need and we are satisfying other kinds of cravings with food. One who is never satisfied however much they eat has issues with every area of life.

I user a FitBit.

Thank you. I, too, got very dismayed when I saw these women who are five feet two setting their goals at 100 pounds. I wish I had a better handle on it. I agree, the shopping is impossible. All my clothes are falling off. I dont dare buy new ones yet.

So many pages to read here. I have been struggling with this very issue for a month now. I am 59 years old. When I started I was 156 pounds. I am 5'1". I set my first goal at 134. When I reached it I set to 130. Then reset to 127, then to 125. Now, I set it to 121. When I look at the national health web site whatever its…

You need to open your diary.

It sounds like you are afraid to eat. Don't be. Go ahead and eat foods that have lots of cslories and not much bulk.

I will be glad to be your friend, I will send a request. I am very scared of gaining the weight back so you can totally help me and I you

I am having very much fun reading this thread. I wonder how many calories people can burn doing high fives. Perhaps lots of high fives will allow lots and lots of sugar. I have to say, I have been having an issue where if I eat too much sugar I am hungry because I use up all my calories in chocolate then I dont have any…

This.:happy:

I always go over whenever I eat breakfast but I think it's because I like cream in my coffee if I just count the cream as my breakfast and then don't eat until later in the morning I do okay

I agree with this. I think you are not weighing your food and I couldnt believe how much food is in the weight... I learned so much about portion control!!! But I have also found my last two to five pounds is going very slowly. I cant figure out how much I should weigh...I am in around the same plateau as you. I am going…

I think its great that you posted your topic, because it means you are struggling and willing to talk about it. This topic is listed under Motivation and Support and in my mind if I am going to respond to you it should be with both of those things. Motivation; it is within yourself. Until you have the joy of the feeling…

lol I wish I was the flash.

Hi there. I just put a friend request to you. I looked at your diary and I suspect it isn't accurate. For example, on Friday Jan 10 you had 800 cals left on it and you had only eaten sugary things. Is this an accurate reflection? Almost all the days had a lot of calories left over. Do you have mfp set at a deficit to lose…

I guess it depends on the gym. I have actually not found that there are a dearth of women. But I am mostly having experience with university weight rooms where there are many women athletes.

I love eating and would never wish to quit food....I think its all a matter of balance. Its ok to enjoy eating, just not to allow it to rule us.

Lots of people ask me these questions now that I have lost some weight but then if they dont like the answer they get argumentative. Its human nature. I would smile, direct her to the web site, say, "Here is what works for me. I cant say if it would work for you or not, but you could try it." And leave it at that. Most…

I really appreciate this post and this question. I am somewhere between 2-5 pounds away from my self appointed goal. I also havent quite figured out what that goal is. The weight height chart has a lower weight for my height(116 at 5'1) than I ever weighed since I was thirteen. I dont even know if I can go that low.…