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I am 5' 0'' , weigh about 112, age 52. I think it is completely safe for smaller folks to go under 1200 calories and even less. I have a friend who has dwarfism who reminds me all the time that she is only 4 inches smaller than me and she has to eat under 1000 to not gain weight. I find that weight training makes a TON of…

I drink black coffee (which I used to hate) before my 6 am spin class or run and then I drink another cup after. Which seems to distract me. Around 10 am I am starving and I have a cup of tea with a splash of half and half. So I break the fast with 35 calories and then wait until noon to really eat. It was hard for me at…

8/1AF 8/2 3 drinks empty stomach nobody else drank more than 1 8/3 3 drinks 8/4 3 drinks nobody else drinking ugh. I snuck the last one when nobody was looking. 8/5 Af 8/6 AF and going to bed. Super stressed at work today and REALLY wanted one. Almost did but had to spend about 20 minutes looking for our cat and by the…

I a shooting for 16 AF days this month. I have had 6 so far. Trying to drink only if going out to dinner or with friends.

Thanks Teri- I sooo understand that stress with the parents AND the off-spring. And stress is the #1 thing that leads to my drinking. I am trying to understand my thoughts more and I know that drinking for stress is like peeing yourself because you are cold. It helps for a second and then things are worse. Also, I am with…

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so glad to have found this group. I want to try 4 AF days/week to dry out from a fun vacation where I drank 1-2 drinks every night for a week. That part was fine, but then I decided to let myself "extend my vacation" and drank 3 drinks everynight for the next week. When I dont drink, the evenings are hard but the mornings…

I read a great runners World article b a metabolic researcher who said that using the Calories in -calories out approach is likely saying that investing in the stock market is easy because you just have to buy low and sell high. It is true in theory but metabolism is different in everyone. Figuring out the calorie out us…

I am in for four 5'1 SW 120 Cw 114 GW 110

I started on Jan. 2

I am 47 and have been running for 28 years. .competed in college but dont go for speed anymore. I get injured more now.just finished anyway where Ingram a half marathon a month for a year..highly recommend if you live somewhere where there are a lot of races

I started p90x Jan 2. I did it about 5 years ago and loved the results. I also did 2 months worth of p90x3, but wanted to up my game after the new year. I will probably sometimes do the x3 workout instead of the original when I am short on time. A little sore after the first week and tired from getting up at 5:30 but I am…

PS I read that break habits/addiction is easier when you replace it with something else, like one of the earlier posters said. this also breaks the trigger. I am so used to reaching for the beer as soon as I come home, that I know it helps to reach for something else. i am trying sparkling water this week. other behavior…

Mine issue is Sierra Nevada Torpeda IPA. I love it and convinced myself that it was o.k. because I only had one a day. But 8 pounds later, I realize that the one 250 calorie beer adds up. It also was virtually impossible for me to drink without eating bad something along with it . I was planning to replace the beer with…

I am in the same boat. I am 46 and gained 6 pounds last year, lost it with ww, and then gained it back +2. I run and eat well, too but I read that in your mid 40's you essentially need to consume about 75-100 fewer calories daily to just maintain your weight. If you don't change anything, you will gain. It is also harder…

ChasingStarlight and Rawveganflirt, I might be your triplet. 5'1. CW 115, HW 120, want to get back to my usual somewhere under 110 (my goal is to never be able to be eligible to donate blood). current BF=22; goal bf= 19-20. No longer a vegetarian, but I don't eat meat :smile: I eat fish a 1-2 times a month, so consider…

I just saw this group after being off MFP for a while. I am joining halfway through, but would be thrilled to lose 8-10 lbs before Valentines's day. I am 46, 5 ft. 1, and nearly 120. Have put on almost 10 lbs in the past year due (I think) to age, stress and Sierra Nevada Torpedo ale.

Workout buddy is key. Every week I met my neighbor at 6 am. First thing I did when the alarm went off is check my.phone and pray she bailed. But she never would.I would be pissed Like others said, after a month or so it became a habit I dint even think about. Now in am the bi##h that never bails on my new workout buddy.