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I'm so sorry about your mom & the stress. Watching them struggle with aging is so hard. I am back from a wknd trip in which I stayed active & did okay until the next day I got back to no groceries & had a day of no real meals, only snacking...

Its so quiet in here! Still chugging away here...

I'm so with you... Cannot find my "sweet spot". Right now I am eating net 1250 & losing maybe 1 pound per month when the calculations say it should be 1 pound per week. Scared to up it & scared to reduce it, lol... Good luck, I am interested in your responses here. Feel free to friend me. :happy:

I'm guessing for me about age 40. 48 now, but still pre-menopausal, I think (not particularly regular, but no hot flashes). Wondering if it will get more difficult when in full meno?

Welcome ladies, glad you're here. Canajineh, I'll have to look for that article, sounds interesting!

Hey everyone! How's everyone doing & where ya been?! I have been busy... staying on track with eating within goal for the most part & my exercising. MFP goals are set for a loss of 1 lb. per week, though I am losing about 1 lb per month while sticking to the plan for the most part. Okay I'll take it... until today... I…

Hi Raleigh, I totally understand about beating yourself up about regaining & driving yourself nuts. I hate to see you give up especially with your diabetes. I have punished myself by not allowing myself to buy any "big" clothes. So I feel even worse about myself in outdated tight clothes, sigh... but I refuse to give in. I…

Yes! lets keep this going! I am facing the week here at my desk. Faithfully sticking to my eating / activity plan. I am up & down, but a bit of an overall downward trend, yay! Nothing too exciting, staying very committed... I made it in the pool this weekend, very refreshing. Did some laps, arms only, then legs only. Very…

Good morning & happy Monday! A very short wknd for me, can't believe I'm back at the desk already! Short but good, both boys home for the weekend & I was quite active with my bootcamp class early Saturday morning (brutal! I was drenched in sweat) & a 4 mile walk with my friend on Sunday morning (great to catch up with…

Happy hump day! Struggling a bit, so trying to mix things up eating & exercise. Tweaked my lower back in Saturday's class.. so lame, just doing jumping jacks in warm up. Has put me in a bit of a funk... since then have just stuck to bike riding, will do the best I can in class tonight. Jill, I couldn't believe I was flat,…

Hello ladies! I am back from traveling to bring my oldest son back to University (about 5 hours North) to Gainesville, FL & visiting my sister in Tampa. Got to watch my niece's softball competition (3 games took all day, 98* weather). We pretty much just hung out, went bowling, did a campus trip for my younger to see USF,…

Great job guys, keep em coming! Today, Friday is usually a "rest" day for me, but as my trainer suggested I started the day with 10 burpees!! Here in my office at 8:00 am! I actually remembered to do it today. Yesterday we had some severe weather, heavy rain/thunder storms. Class was cancelled, but I made myself pull out a…

Happy Friday! Staying focused, but not seeing much result on the scale... I do feel stronger. I don't seem to be craving sweets as much as I used to. Thinking of changing my activities a bit, maybe adding some swimming. I have mainly focused on my calorie goal, but I'm thinking I need to pay more attention to the…

Woohoo, Wednesday! & I have the day off, thank God! I did the 6am bootcamp class today. Love going in the morning & getting it done! I got to visit with my dear friend of 16 years who goes in the mornings & otherwise I don't see often, so great to catch up. I may just do a double today & go to my regular 6pm too! Have been…

Awesome, you look fantastic! Thanks for sharing, very interesting.. 2000 cal! :bigsmile:

Same thing just happened to me! I am shocked, as I usually have a 3-5 lb. gain which is always a struggle to get off. I will definitely take it though... Interested in seeing your responses. I'm leaning toward 3 as your answer. Welcome home! :bigsmile:

Congrats Jenny!!! Glad you're here! :bigsmile:

Hi all! Back home after traveling to SC to clear my MIL house to sell now that she has passed. Busy few days away, so no exercise (just packing, etc.). A pretty emotional experience, but thank god very little drama. I did track the best that I could as all meals were out or on the go. I was well over my goal of course.…

Cool, thanks! Here is a snack my friend told me about from her Weight Watcher's meeting. It sounds a little odd, but trust me, its delish & SO satisfying! Good fuel for exercise with carbs & protein. Peanut Butter "Pizza": - Toast a whole grain English muffin or one of those round flat breads - spread 1 tsp peanut butter…

Good morning everyone!! Wishing y'all a wonderful Thursday. jreneecal, I feel your pain about the heat. I had to get a headband to wear under my hat to keep the sweat out of my eyes during my outdoor exercise class. If not, my contact lenses get messed up & oh do my eyes burn. I'm in South Florida, you? No turning back on…

I find it's an 80/20 rule. 80% of our success comes from how/what we eat and only 20% comes from the exercise we do. I feel I can exercise until I am blue :grumble: (or red :mad: ) in the face, but unless I closely watch what I eat I don't lose. hope that helps a little. It is such a battle....LET'S FIGHT IT TOGETHER!!…

Ari, Sounds like you have a great plan. Do keep me posted. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

1. How much did you weigh in your 20s? (125 pounds) 2. How much is the most you've weighed (not including pregnancies) (165) 3. How much do you weigh now (158) I think it is still higher that\n my pregnancy weight 4. What is your goal? (140-145) I am 5'8" and just can't seem to lose, my battle is to maintain. I exercise 1…

Good morning and happy Tuesday everyone! Did my workout class yesterday in spite of the rain & rain delay. Stayed on track with the eating, slow & steady. Lis, I'm a bit like you in needing a ramp up time of a few days of high motivation to get to a more calm stage as you say. Good luck with Urologist appt... I struggle…

Happy Sunday! Did my early bootcamp yesterday morning, really tough.. I was tired and sore from the week, but I made it through Happy I was able to do a 1 minute plank. Lunch out, added up to way too many calories, but happy to say I did not write off the whole day, yay! I was quite full & had a very light "dinner" &…

Oops, NSV = non-scale victory!!! Do share yours, any victories... :smile: :drinker:

Popcorn! Oh & Greek yogurt... was not originally too excited about it, but am really enjoying it now. That coconut sounds awesome, thanks!

Hi everyone, TGIF!!!!! Has been the longest 3 day work week ever, lol...:glasses: At my desk here and off to a good start. Hoping to continue through the weekend which is always more of a challenge. Still looking for some results to my continued exercise and food tracking. Nothing numbers-wise... but I do have a pretty…

Hey everyone! Back to my desk this morning. Had a great holiday beach wknd at Cocoa Beach, FL (setting of I Dream of Jeannie all those years ago.. about 3 hours north of here). I did not track my intake, but did not go hog wild - stayed mindful... I had a 1 hour morning walk on the beach with my friend on both Sunday &…

Yay! Glad you're here! :happy: