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Thank you everyone! I almost cried to read all your responses. It is good to feel the support! Thank you thank you thank you!

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I am back too! WELCOME! ALMOST THE SAME STORY...I lost 20 pounds using MFP a couple years ago...kept most of it off for a year...stopped counting calories...stopped walking...then the holidays....blah blah blah...needless to say I gained back 10 pounds...so we are in this together! I walked today for 45 minutes and started…

Okay...I finally bought a scale and am happy that there is no weight gain (girl scout cookie season). I wanted to start from the beginning but with the scale broken (old not from my weight)...I was in limbo, but am back on track now! Melissa

You all are too funny! I already took the first step and told my husband to hide the box...:wink: last time he hid the box it was in the wash machine... :explode: needless to say that I found them within a day... :huh: fortunately prior to doing a load of laundry:ohwell:

Girl Scout Cookies are EVIL:devil: I have had over 1,000 calories in cookies alone since I picked them up last night.:noway: I will walk more to compensate...just had to vent Melissa

you guys are hilarious....:laugh:

thanks! you guys are awesome...happy day today...the sun is shining...:flowerforyou:

I started January 23rd 2008. I just realized I have been doing this a year+. I have lost most of the weight I wanted to. :drinker: I still have some to go. :ohwell: Have had ups and downs.:noway: I want to thank everyone for your support this past year.:smooched: :heart: :love: It is an ongoing process, but I know that…

WOW... I thought my driveway was long!!! I hope the snow melts soon! Melissa

I WANT TO JOIN the Sisterhood of the Holy Crap I fit into these Pants TOO!!! Just by virtue of the coolest name EVER!!!:wink: I am at my one year anniversary since I started and haves ups and downs (more ups with my weight). Start Weight (today): 142 Goal Weight by April: 130 Melissa

How about shoveling? I did that a lot last winter when we kept getting tons of snow. I also walked a lot. If you are stuck inside and are using your gazelle machine, you may be able to calculate a conservative "calories burned per minute" When I am doing something really strenuous I use 5 calories per minute, if it is…

It can be hard. I have moments where I do not want to even enter my calories in fear of facing my poor decisions already made. The key is to keep track so you have that mental note...no more food (or more exercise). At any rate, welcome!:wink: Melissa

I found this off of the internet: "Drink plenty of water Green Tea Apples and pears Oatmeal Broccoli Low-Fat Yogurt Grapefruit Hot Peppers Lean Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Turkey Salmon, Tuna, and Sardines Soup Small snacks can also help keep your body from running out of fuel, preventing those 3 p.m. office blahs. "When you…

I have reluctantly been tracking the calorie intake. Honestly, I have been eating about 3K plus calories a day because of the candy factor and alcohol. That is so BAD!!! I wish I could put an electric fence around the kitchen at night to shock myself when I attempt to eat. I have already called two of my friends to go for…

OK...I have basically been maintaining my weight HOWEVER after the past week or so of festivities I have gained back 6 pounds from candy.:noway: I can not control myself. If it is in the house I eat it....:sick: ESPECIALLY when.... I fall asleep on the couch and wake up to go to my bed. It is like there is another person…

good luck and stay on the path to good health.

Thanks for the encouragement...it is much needed. I am the type of person the needs structure and when my kids got out of school and being out of town, I broke down... I still have time to reach my goal and get into a bathing suit this summer. Melissa

I was so close to my goal weight. Summer came (which I anticipated would be full of activities to lose the rest of the weight).:happy: Summer came and there was festivals and bbqs after the next. Then I was out of town for over three weeks.:noway: I come back home and found I had gained ten pounds back.:explode: I am…

I am beginning to think I was better off shoveling this winter!

I have been at the same weight for a month now. It is starting to stay warm and I am getting depressed. I know that though I have been good with maintaining the correct calorie and nutritional intake, I have been on and off again with exercise. I am not walking as often but have replaced walking with trowing a base ball…

I am so sorry about your loss. Death can be so difficult to deal with. You are loved and have support. :heart: Melissa

Just had a double meat BMT from Subway....about 700 calories....I should have chosen the turkey, it would have been half (even the double stacked turkey without cheese is about 330 calories!!!) Melissa

New Years (January 2008)--154 pounds Friend's Going Away Party (March 15th)--141 pounds FL Business Trip (March 24th)--142 pounds This morning (March 31st)--140 pounds April 14th - 140 Melissa

I noticed that my calories burned form daily activity went from 1,700 to 1,670 once I went from 154 lbs to 141 lbs......therefore, as I am losing weight, my body burns less calories from daily activity...seems inefficient but true. Melissa

I noticed that my calories burned form daily activity went from 1,700 to 1,670 once I went from 154 lbs to 141 lbs......therefore, as I am losing weight, my body burns less calories from daily activity...seems inefficient but true. Melissa

Welcome...and the luck of the Irish to you!!! Melissa Happy April Fools day!!! :flowerforyou:

When I have cramps I grab the Captain Morgan's...just kidding...Happy April Fools Day!!! Seriously, a little exercise helps me... Melissa

Good One..one of the few times I do not mind being fooled....Happy APRIL FOOLS DAY! Melissa :devil:

I agree...It also helps to plan lunch and dinner menus. When I know how much I have left, I tend to regulate my intake better Melissa