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I am in the same situation - it's been a year that I keep trying to lose weight, all I did is learn to maintain -

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I am the same way, it's so hard. Going for exercise wont worknsince i am mostly sad in the evening. With the kid i cant really leave. I started this diet 2 months ago. First month it kept falling apart. This month I was in my calories half of the days. So i guess there is hope. It just takes longer than i hoped. I need to…

I'll do the push up challenge

Thanks , i love your idea of list of improvement... I will keep one. Have you tried exercise with someone? Does it work ??

Welcome! your post looked s LOT like mine 2 weeks ago, i am trying, again, hopeflly for the last time. I clearly need motivation. i havent had a good start. let's eat healthy, share recipes, run and swim together!! :)

Hi Karen, I need support too. let's try...

Same thing happened to me. But the worst comment is a family member's response when I say I need to lose weight: "you dont need to lose weight, girls from the south (no idea what that means, what south??) have large hips and arent meant to be skinny." she explained later the hips helps "women from the south" carry…

Carry on as if yesteray never happened. I am impressed that you logged your calories. I most likely ate the same at some point, but i never had the courage to face it. You're great :)

Ideas for exercise ? I have a bad knee (nothing close to needing surgery), but I can't do any impact exercise or even cycle classes. however I swim. it doesnt hurt my knee at all. and for the days i feel like I rather stay fat than going to the pool, I do abs/core training and push ups. many reps -

I agree with this post - if those 21 pouns are your last, 12 weeks is not realistic. you'll be dropping ~ 1lb a week. you may be able to increase that 1 lb if you exercise. with exercise you'll get leaner muscles and "turn" the fat into muscles. you would look thinner!

# 3 OR you and your wife go with rainbow costume, just to challenge putine :laugh:

You can lose fat and build muscle! Absolutly. I think this myth comes from the fact that when you exercise, you build muscle. A pound of muscle doesn't take as much volume as a pound of fat. So even if the scale doesn't go down, your clothes size and waist measure will go down. Dont eat too little calories, because you'll…

Welcome! weight loss information is all over the net and can get very confusing. to eat healthy the USDA have great tool, check out this http://www.choosemyplate.gov/healthy-eating-tips/ten-tips.html. Start with the tips provided. then read your way up to more details. everything matters: fresh fruits and veggies, lean…

The myfitness pal app warns you against going under 1200 cal because it is medically not recommended. a normal person body burns 1200 calories just for your cells to breathe. The TDEE factors in the rest (digestion calories, brain activities etc...). what happens if you are eating 1200 cal or so? the body gets "scared" and…

I think your body is tired... 1200 calories is very low. What's your BMR? try this site, it will estimate the # of calories your body needs if you spend the day with no exercise. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr. I was a runner too, struggeled to perform and to lose weight when I was at 1200 cal. Then I stopped…

Thank you! I didnt know about the masters swim group...

Hi, TDEE is an estimate: try this site http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr. You are on the high end with 1700 cal. Might be too high for you since you havent seen a result. Try the low end that the link above gives you. Following TDEE is important because you prevent your body to go into starvation mode, but you still…

Julie, I agree with the previous post. Go see another doctor. What you have is very well known and, physical therapy is the key to help it heal. without exercise it wont get better. In addition, The weight of your body will press on your back and make the pain grow stronger. You will be able to control your daily calories…

mine is open too, add me if you would like. If lloking for receipes, ask me for them. I have been trying to lose weight for 10 years, it made me an expert in healthy food/exercise ideas. My issue is motivation. so here I am, trying MFP, hoping this would help. :)