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Since I started tracking, I've noticed I pretty much eat the same food and portion. My goal is to eventually stop tracking my calories and be able to just continue with my diet and exercise as if I'm still tracking. Of course I would miss the people/friends I've made here so I'll continue to track something just to keep in…

it's hard to gauge exactly how much unless you're wearing a tracking device. I have the same issue but I'm thinking of investing on a device for that. Good luck!

Looking at your diary I don't see any exercise logged, I'm not sure if this is missing only when I look at it. Perharps doing some cardio as well and not just counting calories might work better? Sometimes, the calories logged might be off so you may really be taking in more than you think you are? Maybe try incoroprating…

Hi Britttany I'm not sure if this would help but from watching the Dr. Oz show yesterday, he had a professional guest who is a naturalist and she talked about hormonal imbalance. I am reading a sample of her book right now The Hormone Diet by Natasha Turner and there she talked about her hypothyroidism as well. You might…

Hello Rachael and Welcome to MFP! THis is a great place to find all the motivated people you need to help you through your journey. I'm Marissa and from Norcal so it's nice to have someone in the same time period. I've been logging here for 55 days now and have already seen results so I know this works. With patience and…

Hello and welcome to MFP. I hope this site offers you what you need. Eating is essential even in small quantities. I used to skip meals also but found out that it is not good for our metabolism so mines slowed down as well. I am better specially with breakfast as I used to skip every morning. But now that I am working out,…

Hi there, you seem a little discourage at your progress but I really hope that you will stick with it. Like you said and you realize that everyone goes at their own pace. But the difference is the determination and the commitment you are willing to put into your own health. Men I think just loses weight without much…

Hi Portia and welcome back! Feel free to add me if you wish and hopefully I can offer you encouragement when you need it. I used to cook alot until I lost my home so now I don't really do any cooking but still have managed to eat healthy on most days lol... When I did cook, I used the turbo oven alot. My kids and I are big…

Hi Amanda ad welcome to MFP! Good for you for staying ahead of the game. I wish I had thought of doing the same thing you're doing when I was your age, but alas... well it's never too late anyway :smile: Feel free to add me if you wish. I am on here off and on throughout the day and would love to help encourage you when…

Hello and welcome to MFP! This is a great place to meet like minded people and receive the support and encouragement we all need. Feel free to add me if you wish, I am on and off throughout the day but I'd be more than glad to cheer you on. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

Hi and welcome back. Glad to see you're okay from your accident. Take it easy and you'll soon be on your way to a full healthy lifestyle again. Sorry you haven't seen any of your regular MFP friends but feel free to add me if you wish. I am on here off and on throughout the day and would be glad to help cheer you on.…

Hi, saw one of the comments that you may have been having high sodium foods and this could cause for water retention. I was having this issue myself and was getting frustrated but now that I have it under control I can finally see the weight loss progress.

Hi and Welcome to MFP! I've been logging for about 50 days a mother of 2 and also at a desk job. I'm in no hurry either and it took me several years to gain all this weight I have but having the patience and support of others here, I've managed to lose 7 lbs so far. my target weight is 155 maybe 150. I was having problems…

Hi Wai and welcome to MFP! You've come to the right place to get the support from an online community of people that are all trying and staying healthy. Feel free to add me if you wish and if I can give you encouragement in any way please do so. You might want to post a more specific topic of your goal so that you can find…

Hello there Ms. Price! Sounds like you are doing everything right and well on your way to your goal. I'm 42 and a mom of two teens 18 & 19. I also started out at 175lbs and is now down to 168. I started this not so long ago but has managed to lose 2 dress sizes. I still have about 13lbs to go. My target is 155 lbs. I don't…

Hello Tracey and welcome to MFP! You are taking the right steps to taking control of your life. I am proud of you for doing this. I too have diabetes and can say that since starting this journey, I've managed to lower my sugar levels. I had to stop taking one of my diabetes pills as it was making me have water retention…

Hello and Welcome and Congratulations! This site has helped me go down from a size 16 to 12 and I've only been logging for 50 days. So I am confident with your determination you can achieve your goal. 2lbs a week is a bit extreme for me though but then again I did not have any pressing reason to lose the weight so I'm…

Good Luck Leslie! You can do it! This site has helped me lose weight so far so I'm confident it will help you as well. Feel free to add me if you wish. Definitely the more friends online you have and can be accountable to helps. Open up your diary so people can see what goodies you have and they can make suggestions as…

Hi Jamie and welcome back to MFP. I also am a mom of two teens. While they were growing up, I had neglected my own health and didn't care much what I ate. But now that they are both grown I can keep the focus on myself. I've only been logging for about 45 days and have already lost some unwanted weight in a safe and…

Oh those are some pretty specific requirements you listed. I don't think I'm a fit but do wish you well and wish you good luck finding your fit :flowerforyou:

Hey Chris and welcome back to MFP! Add me if you wish. Happy to help motivate and be motivated cheers! :drinker:

Hi Keira, feel free to add me if you wish :flowerforyou:

Best of luck to you! Add me if you wish. We're here to support each other :smile:

Hello Ladies! I would love to be your friends as well so add me if you wish. MFP has taught me to become more aware of what I eat throughout the day. I've lost 7 lbs and have a few more to go but I found this experience to be painless. I like that I can lose the unwanted weight safely and in a healthy manner. I've had bad…

Hi Ashley and welcome to MFP! I'm glad that you and your mother-in-law found this app. When I found this app, I was about 175lbs. I had never really tried to do anything about my weight until just recently. But the great thing about this is it had helped me to slowly lose the unwanted weight safely and in a healthy manner.…

Hello and welcome to MFP! I started out at 180 as well but now that my kids are 17 & 18, I can start focusing on myself. I've been logging for 45 days now and this has helped me a great deal. I'm now at 169 and my target goal is 155. Since I've been logging everything, this has helped me become more aware of what I eat…

I have HBP issues as well. I've been on meds for it for the longest time and now that I'm finally losing the weight, I still have to see if this will stay down for me but for now the combination of exercising and being on medication is keeping my numbers down. Last I got my bp checked it was 123/85 a week ago. Not bad but…

Hi Sally and welcome to MFP! Feel free to add me as well if you wish. Together we can succeed in this journey. Just be patient, there will be days when you feel you're riding a rollercoaster with your weight and that's all part of the process. Try not to get discouraged if others seem to lose more than you, that's also…

Welcome to MFP! Feel free to add me as well. Pretty new still only been logging about 45 days. So far I have seen results so I know you will too! Open up your diary so that other people can take a look at all the goodies you've been having throughout the day and could make suggestions as well. Good Luck to you on this…

Hi Stacy welcome to MFP and congratularions on your new bundle of joy! Feel free to add me if you like and we can ecnourage each other as we both go on this journey. Hope you're having a nice day. :flowerforyou: