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also, your daily steps really add up. you mention you've been inactive, and that can change a little everyday by taking more steps which burns more calories. When I began I burned around 250 calories a day on steps alone (not counting exercise), now my steps can account for a calorie burn of anywhere from 400 to 800…

1. I am who I am - deal with it (Defensiveness) 2. It's not holding me back (Denial) 3. I can't do anything about it (Defeat) Then true fear set in....and while it does take WORK, it's way easier than I thought it would be. I though it kill me LOL!!!! I'm living a life of abundance like never before.

You came here for support, so you got it. There's no place for shame for those of us trying to bring positive change to this area of our lives. I'm going to tell you what you want to hear.....it's ok, it's over, and next time...stop, look, and listen just like it's a dangerous rail road crossing. To the response of just…

Fit and 50 is my Mantra, I just turned 52 last week. Congrats on your milestone. My pain became too great to bear 18 months ago at 350lbs, and I'm down to 225. I started with small changes and my life is now outrageously different -- first I simply eliminated 3 food items (and lost 18 pounds in 3 months; now I manage to…

I'm also a T2Diabetic and it's easy to misunderstand all the advice we're given, my opinion is that is is due to it being given to us in what the professionals thinks are 'easy to understand', carefully measured bite-sized pieces -- which is not AT ALL user friendly information. Mine is probably not popular advice, but my…

...it sounds like you know yourself pretty well, being insulin resistant. abstaining from refined sugars makes food management much more manageable and pleasant for us. Eating more than a bite starts a cycle of insulin peaks and valleys, cravings and crashes....it makes me cringe to even write about it. I've been there,…

It depends on why this is a dilemna....here's what's worked for me.... when the dilemna was I was out of calories I figured out to plan ahead and reserve calories for an evening snack or treat. then I don't feel deprived, especially the evenings I know I will be home. 75 calories can be pineapple with coconut on top, 150…

Hi! I'm new to your board, and so glad to see you. I've lost 100 lbs, and am on on second set ;-) -- my ultimate goal is 170 lbs. My current focus is to stick to my daily calorie goal -- I was going haywire for about a month - deviating from my goal of 1150 sometimes up to 2000. Straying up to 1600 once in a while is not a…

I had the same experience....have you changed your clothes? sometimes if you haven't downsized your clothese, the extra fabric masks the loss. or there's no outward sign of change, or reason to pay attention. someone once told me that the people closest to us 'blur the edges' and don't really notice our size, so when we…

Food doesn't make you fat, the way we use food makes us fat. This is a lesson it took me 50 years to learn, and I wish we engrained it in small children -- when the number of calories going into our mouth is greater than the number of calories required to live for the day we will store those calories as fat (and we will…

We're of a similar background, and I've been on a long journey as well. I know it takes a lot to put yourself out there, and I've gained alot from MFP. I am very interested in friending with people who want an active interchange, if this is you please send a friend request. I will give you ongoing encouragement, and look…

Cheers! It sounds like you're on the right track -- you're right thinking! Here's some good news for you...stick to your plan and like you said you don't need to tell everyone what you're up to....before you know it you will be an inspiration to those around you! I can't even keep track now of the ripple effect created by…

run with scissors, right?

It was months, the turning point was when I noticed the exercise was getting easier. It's not 'the challenge' or 'sense of accomplishment'....it's just fun to know I can hike for 6 miles when I wouldn't walk a block before, I can Plank for a minute when I couldn't even get down on the floor before. The words and the…

We think alike. However, I believe for people who have chronic weight issues, myself included, we want to believe there's a magic bullet, an easy answer. I had this same debate with my sister for years who wanted the surgery and finally got the surgery. She lost over 100 lbs and I was still overweight. I decided I should…

You're cool for having the courage to share this. What happened? your body said 'no thank you'. After some period of healthy, clean eating, and probably in reasonable amounts throughout the day -- your stomach simply didn't have the room for that stuff or your organs didn't have the ability to process the fat that quickly.…

Wow!!! 420 sticks, which if stacked end-to-end would be 168 feet tall -- or 17-Story building height of butter sticks ;-) Thanks for the perspective.

You find the right place....come to the site every day for inspiration, accountability, good tips -- this is your safe place.

Hi Angie, stayed focused on your own goal and take it one step at a time. My situation is very different in that in 25 years of marriage my husband never said one negative word, gave one judgemental look, or anything like that -- that all sounds great, but now I understand that my husband was an accomplice to a 150 lb…

Yay! for you. It can be done. In my fifties and decided I needed to take off 150 lbs. I'm half way there. Starving stinks, and it can be avoided by eating more frequently, which the nutritionist tells me jump starts the metabolism to burn calories more efficiently. So I eat 5 to 6 times a day -- anywhere from 100 to 300…

I would love to join a motivated group. I've been engaged for about two months and know I need to change up my experience to stay motivated. Thanks!

Congrats! you're in the right place. For years I've always had the knowledge, but not the right tools. This site/tool has made all the difference in supporting my motivation on a daily basis. I'm down 50#s since the first of the year, most of it in the past two months since I started logging my calories on a daily basis…

Hi...you're in the home stretch, you can do it!. -- Are you snacking because you're hungry, or because you're bored? How about exercising which watching TV in the evening. -- Are you hungry because your meal wasn't satieting? My evening meal strategy is to eat the high fiber (veggies) items first to quell my hunger, then I…

If you like 'crunch'....cucumbers, jicama, other vegs sliced into spears. If you do replacements....Atkins bars are good for the sweat tooth. Air popped popcorn is great for the snacking motion, and won't take up space in your cooler. V-8 juice is great for replacing non-water beverages, and curbs hunger (low sodium…