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01JAN2016: BEGINNING WEIGHT: 178 lbs BEGINNING BMI: 29.6 14FEB2016: GOAL WEIGHT: 172 lbs GOAL BMI: 28.6 My goal is -6 lbs

I did my weigh-in this morning, and while it's not as bad as I thought, it's still not very good: αWEIGHT: 178 lbs αBMI: 29.6 αSTATUS: Overweight My goal for this challenge: ♡WEIGHT: 172 lbs ♡BMI: 28.6 ♡STATUS: Overweight (but a little less!) This week's detox plans: SUGAR: ♡ No refined sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar,…

I'm in! I'll post beginning stats tomorrow morning; but I think I'm around 190 lbs and Obese. I had been active on MFP a couple of years ago and had great success. Since then, I've had a lot of real world challenges (loss of work, loss of father, near bankruptcy, etc.) but now that things are back on track (e.g. work,…

Tracking sleep is important for those who aren't getting an average of 7.5 - 8.0 hours of sleep a night. There is a correlation between sleep and weight loss, so if you aren't getting enough sleep, you can see by the log where the issues may lie and address them. If you've got the sleep thing down (90+% efficiency, you can…

Hey! I'm here, but it looks like this will be my last post as I will be dropping out of the challenge: Two weeks ago, I was the passenger in a car that rolled 360. I was wearing my seatbelt and, the car was a Volvo, both factors that I believed saved my life. I walked away. I thought I would be back to normal within a few…

08/23/2013 SW: 143.5 lbs BMI = 23.9 Neck: 12.5" Waist: 31" Hips: 37.5" 08/30/2013 PW = 142.5 lbs BMI = 23.7 Neck = 12.5" Waist = 31" Hips = 37.25" 09/06/2013 PW: 141.50 lbs BMI = 23.6 Waist = 30" Hips = 36" Check-In Day! I'm pleasantly surprised that I lost another pound and, another inch off of my wait, another inch off…

Today is my first check-in and I'm pleased to report progress! I lost 1 pound and a quarter inch off of my waist. Ultimately, I would love to get my waist measurement under 30" 08/23/2013 SW: 143.5 lbs BMI = 23.9 Neck: 12.5" Waist: 31" Hips: 37.5" 08/30/2013 PW = 142.5 lbs BMI = 23.7 Neck = 12.5" Waist = 31" Hips = 37.25"…

SW: 143.5 lbs BMI = 23.9 Neck: 12.5" Waist: 31" Hips: 37.5" Jean Size: 8 GW @30 Days: 139.00 GW @60 Days: 135.00 GW @90 Days: 131.00 Jean Size: 6 I check-in every Friday morning on MFP :-)

I plan on eating less (portion control, calorie caps), cleaner (more organic, less/no alcohol, no HFCS); moving more throughout the day (hopefully the wildfire will clear out a bit more making more/longer dog walks possible) and setting fitness goals as well. The first fitness goal I'm setting is 48 pushups (one for every…

I've always subscribed to this view too, which is why my lapse was so bewildering to me! I think the key for me is, that beyond weight-loss goals (actual weight, BMI, jean size), I also need to set fitness goals for myself as well!

Hi! My name is Tanya and I'm posting form Southern Oregon! For most of my life I've been 5'5" and 125 lbs; but when I moved to this area from the East Coast, I fell into a depressive lifestyle and gained about 75 lbs! Things came to a head in April 2012 when I had difficulty climbing a single flight of stairs, my mother…

I originally chose my goal weight based on three standards: - Height: 100 pounds + 5 lbs for every inch abve that (so being 5'5", my goal weight was 125 lbs); - BMI: I wanted to achieve the best possible BMI *without* going overboard into the Underweight territory. I thought this would allow me a little "give" in case I…

I have no solution to offer but I wanted to thank you for posting about this! I've had this problem for a few weeks and I was too embarrassed and weirded out by it to say anything. I knew it was a yeast infection, but I didn't know how to resolve it! I had thought it was a matter of too much sugar in my diet and even…

Yep, it *is*scary, but it's even scarier *not* to do something about it. Please take the first step and see a doctor. It's amazing how the first move breaks the cycle and how everything starts to fall into place once you know exactly what you're dealing with and how to get there! Courage! :-)

This may not be exactly what you were looking for and it's a bit long but it may help: I'm 48 years old, 5'5" tall and for most of my adult life I have weighed 125 lbs. Seven years ago, I fell into a severe depression and gained weight. This started a vicious Catch-22 system that I decided to break last year. I mention…

1) Start Now Don't make any excuses in delaying! Don't wait to psyche yourself up, until Monday, until Summer, until the New Year, until the stressful project is over, until tomorrow morning... whatever. Start right now whether it's to schedule a doctor's appointment, signing up and figuring out your macros here on MFP,…

I'm struggling to get my sugar macro under control and the lure of artificial sweeteners is a siren call but I avoid aspartame (Equal, Nutrasweet) and other artificial sweeteners whenever possible as it triggers nasty headaches and leaves a weird taste in my mouth. Even something as small as a tiny mint will do it to me. I…

I have nothing against vegetarian/vegan options and in fact, often choose to eat non-meat meals; but because I live in a state that stridently encourages non-GMO fruits & grains (including those that are fed to cattle), and offers farm-to-table and free-range meats (cattle, poultry and fish), I really love the taste and…

My weight gain can be attributed to: depression (which created a vicious Catch-22 with weight), ignorance (I did not know/understand the nature of the foods I was putting into my body or the physical impact it was having on me), a highly sedentary lifestyle, stubbornness (a false sense that I could carry the weight well)…

I've been buying "interstitial" clothes at the charity shops! The only thing that I've been buying new and smaller while I'm in-between has been underwear! :smile:

I generally weigh-in once a week: same time, same place. If, however, I feel like something has changed (I "feel" lighter or heavier,) I will do an interim check: a positive result helps me stay on track and a negative result will help me tweak my routines so that, hopefully, by weigh-in, I will see results. I don't jump…

I live in Southern Oregon and while you would think that with all the organic food and outdoor activities that are available that obesity would be the least of the public health issues around here. Unfortunately, it is also a relatively "less affluent" area and overweight/obese people are common. That said, when I see the…

I'm mounting the assault on the last ten and Man! They are stubborn! I hit a mini-plateau for about two months and had reconciled my self to thinking that maybe that's where my weight-loss campaign was going to stop. But now by body seems to be coming out of hibernation mode (conserving calories for fat = warmth.) With…

Last August, I was attended a wedding. I had been in a rush and done a quick change at work before I headed out. As I was walking up the drive to the venue, my underwear and nylons started sliding down! We're talking down-to-the-ankles slide! I ran to the restroom and had to ditch both. Taught me a lesson: always buy the…

I just finished reading Deayeye **** (by Kurt Vonnegut,) the story of a young boy who commits double manslaughter with a single shot. It's a very lightweight novel and a quick read. In audio, I just finished a children's (ages 8-12) book, The Bell Bandit (by Jacqueline Davies; narrated by Stina Neilson.) The story is a…

I eliminated about 90% of all caffeine, alcohol, dairy, sodas, juices, fast foods, TV dinners, added salts and condiments, candy bars and chips of all sorts from my previous diet. I've also given up the ginormous portions I used to eat and drink. Every once in while (the other 10%) I'm in a situation I can't control and I…

My DH and I have a 100 Hikes Challenge. It started out as my own personal challenge, but now he's participating as well! The goal is to hike 100 different trails by a goal date (in our case before my 50th birthday in two years.) He likes to find the trail to fit within the parameters of the week (dogs? kids? snow?…

Um, if you were obviously tourists or Americans, you were more likely being snorted at for being American pigs rather than fat!

Probably the most hurtful remarks come from my mother, the queen of passive-agressive. She once made me a pan of fudge for me when I came for a visit. After the fudge was gone she said, "Well, you might as well get rid of your old clothes. You'll never fit into a size 6 again, especially after eating all that fudge!" You…

Hey! Don't beat yourself up! The Winter Holidays are the hardest and even for the most hardcore, things get a little "blurry!" Cut yourself a little slack and then get back on track! Now you know that for *next* Winter what vsome of the traps are that you'll need to avoid! #liveandlearn :-)