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Hi Becky -- Feel free to friend me. I'm also an old WW person--mostly pre-points counting, but I have tried the points as well. I have found this a much more helpful tool. I've only recently been diagnosed as diabetic (August), and it's bad enough that I'm on maximum dosages of two different medications, in spite of…

I, too, have a problem with binge eating. I've found a couple of ways to stop a binge that sometimes work, and an overall thing that is helping me a lot. To stop a binge: Do SOMETHING positive toward your weight loss journey the instant you can wrap your brain around the idea. Perhaps that is getting in a good…

I love using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. It does not have a strong squash flavor, so by the time you put sauce on it, you really don't notice any particular taste. It is a tad crunchier than pasta, but it makes a good base for sauce. I do make a meat sauce, so I have a nice meal, full of protein and vegies.

I have to confess that usually the answer is "no." But lately I've been trying to. I find that one of 2 things is true. Either (a) I wasn't as bad as I thought and I'm feeling terrible just because that's what I do to myself, or (b) I was way, way worse than my worst imaginings! It probably is helpful to do it to get it…

I weighed myself every day for my first 2 years on here. In fact, I was working through the Beck Diet Solution book, which encouraged this so you would learn what weight fluctuations look like. And I DID find it helpful. Yes, sometimes discouraging, but it did keep me on track. However, all that being said, I am no longer…

Yeah--it looks good! You have a variety of "colors" for nutrients, you have protein and calcium in the cottage cheese, fiber and GOOD carbs in the sweet potato, and fiber and all kinds of goodness in the vegies!

Kate-- She is wrong, wrong, wrong. What you need to do as calorie counting is what she does naturally without thinking about it. She doesn't think it will work, only because she doesn't need to do it. You note your emotional ties to food--that is where I have had the problem and what I have been working on. Frankly, I have…

Jeanne-- I think the point is balance. If you are moving, it is better than not moving. Perhaps when you do a lot of aerobics it makes you hungry and you eat more. So don't try to run a marathon. Take a nice relaxing hike in the woods. Don't have a super sweat session on the treadmill--do something fun. The fun things…

130 for me--that puts me out of "overweight" and into "normal" on the BMI. When I was younger I wanted to weigh 110, but I'm old now!

I've just recently been completely weaning myself off sweeteners (by the way, I've discovered that the rest of my food tastes better--who knew?). So I'm down to drinking water, iced tea with no sweetener, hot tea, coffee, milk. But here's my secret weapon: Good Earth Original Tea. I let it steep a while so it's really…

Wait, wait, wait!! What IS harissa paste?? What is it made from, and who has ideas as to what to do with it?

Welcome back. We all have stories, don't we? The good news is this: you are still trying. We haven't failed until we give up! You will be beautiful on your wedding day! I'm sure of it.

True, but I DEFY you to eat 1800 calories of strictly vegetables! Especially if we are talking the green leafy kind, etc. You can't do it. The point really is, it is impossible to overeat on vegetables. (I am excepting starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn, etc. from this discussion.) That is why programs like Weight…

That is a GREAT breakfast, and similar to what I do. (Substitute yogurt for eggs and that's me.) And I've lost over 70 pounds that way. Better to have a good breakfast than to be hungry.

Here is what I do: there is a certain amount of cleaning and shopping that one does every day. That is just part of my "lifestyle." However, because I work a sedentary job and am out of the house during the day, my life on the weekend is quite a bit different. What I do for cleaning on a Saturday is definitely an aerobic…

I'm 5' 1". I was 245 when I started this and now weigh 175. I'm an old lady, so I'm just hoping for 130. How long? I'd like to weigh 130 by this time next year, but regardless, I'm grateful for the changes I have made so far, and hope to keep making additional changes to achieve my goals.

This is one of the few places where you let your scale be your guide. Are you eating back 550 calories and still losing? Then you are okay. Are you eating 550 calories and staying the same or gaining? Then you're not. That simple.

Haha--none of my slip-on shoes will stay on my feet. I've got no dress shoes!

I haven't had surgery, but I have several friends who have. A lot of people think that's the easy way--I know from watching my friends that it isn't! Good for you for taking the next step. I know there can be issues with portions and with certain foods just not sitting well. I have no advice for you, but know that I'm here…

Unfortunately, MFP is not set up for you to do this, but that is seriously the way "thin people" live. My mother used to go out to lunch and then make dinner for all of us, and just sit at the table with a cup of coffee. She would say, "Oh, I'm far too full from lunch to eat anything." (Why don't I ever feel that way?) She…

This is a GREAT idea, especially as we face all the challenges inherent in the holiday season! I'm a 59 year old grandma who has lost 75 pounds, but has another 40 to go. The scale has NOT been moving, and it's entirely my fault! (Okay, age doesn't help.) My goal for each day is: 1. Stay within my calorie goal. 2. Exercise…

So I did really quite well on Thanksgiving. I was only a little over. However, apparently that gave me permission to be terrible on Friday. I'm quite upset with myself.

You go, girl! Probably the biggest weight you lost this week was a guy who didn't know what he had. Maybe he'll realize, and maybe he won't, but YOU are now doing what you do for YOU! That is the most important lesson of all.

Sraver2003 mentions tomatoes or salsa--you can do chicken breasts in the crockpot with a jar of salsa and it comes out as tender as can be and tasty, too! I like to make a quick Chicken Parmesan--I dump a healthy spaghetti sauce on top of the chicken, sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan (which is so much better than the…

I sincerely doubt you are in starvation mode. However, when you have little to lose it is all the more harder to lose it! Even though it says "1 pound per week", MFP will never allow you to go below 1200 calories, because it is when you go below that point that you are in putting yourself in danger. Here is what I do…

Here's my question: why do you want liquid calories at all? I realize I'm only talking from my point-of-view, but personally I would MUCH rather have something to eat than just drink my calories. In fact, for that reason, I never drink juice--I'd much rather get all the fiber and have the experience of chewing. If I'm…

I love the long scientific description. Although it's true, the main reason is twofold: (1) 'cause it works, and (2) why deprive yourself if you can avoid it. You'll have greater success over the long run if you don't deprive yourself.

As you said--first step is admitting! I, too, am a sweet-toothed sugar addict! In fact, I was eating so many sweets (both sugared and artificially sweetened) that things like fruit just did not taste sweet to me. So I decided I needed to go on a "sweets fast." Now, obviously, you need to make your own decision, but this…

Boy, if someone has a good answer to this, I sure as heck would like to hear it. Here I am, over 75 pounds down and a whole whale of a lot in better shape, and my hubby keeps gaining and is finding it harder and harder to do anything out of his chair (Duh--I wonder why?). I love him to death and would very much like to…

Women's sizing stinks! I just went to Goodwill to buy some slacks because I'm in the middle of my journey and didn't want to spend too much. The same size pants went from, "oops that's already a little loose" to having the waistband a full 6 inches too small! (And I do have a defined waist.) How can that be the same size?…