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I’m 42 and want to get healthy habits for life once and for all. I’ve done MFP a few times before. A couple of years ago I was super successful, but then gained it all back when I stopped tracking and moved and had some life stress. This time I’m gonna get it right and keep it. Add me if you want to reach similar goals:…

I love that you are starting on the 2nd, I might want that hangover breakfast and need the black eyed peas and pork. :smile: What’s the exact challenge for the 30 days? I like a challenge—heck every day is a new challenge—and I enjoy having group accountability, so count me in. I’m aiming for all of the below: Logging all…

I understand the problem. I'm quitting regular tobacco and trying to get back on healthy habits myself. Here are some things I'm trying: -March in place while watching television. Raise that step count. Leg lifts, squats. Get your exercise in where your binge eating time used to be. -Plank or squat chair sit for the…

Start one thing now and keep doing it. Habit change is hard, but you can do it. (And MFP will cheer you on the journey) Ideas: -Take a short walk when you feel stress or pressure to fall off your own goal path. -Drink a glass of water every time you say you will start tomorrow. -Don't buy the trigger food again and you…

I just got back on the healthy track myself after a bad month of binges and scale avoidance. The advice I give myself: Be intentional about your food choices. Set rules you can live with and follow them because health is more important to long term happiness than momentary taste. Use Mantras and repeat them mindfully in…

Great article. I loved the sentiment that "lasting weight loss is an inside job." Cheers to a lifetime of healthy habits! We deserve it.

It was a sobering scale meeting. Gains. I'm glad I took the break from logging and following my food rules, but I'm glad to have healthy habits to get back into. Cheers. I'll post a weigh in soon.

Don't be down. Wanting junk is normal. Try using a mantra when cravings kick in. Think or say: Food is for nutrition. Then look at the nutrition facts on your snack choice. Do you really want it now? Always remember you are in charge of what you put in your mouth. Vegetables cure hunger too. But don't be down. Cravings…

Cheers girl! I'm glad we've been together on the journey to healthy living!

Your exercise is inspiring. :)

Be well. You can control very little in the world, but be mindfully aware of your own power. You do control what goes in your mouth. Cheers to you. Hope you got some support in the moment. Mao!

I'll be weighing in on Sunday. I bet it's a gain, but I'm not judging myself. I'm happy with most of my choices of what to put in my pie hole. :)

So true that every event holds a challenge for sticking to it, but I'm giving myself some freedom to settle in to my new weight this month. I just had my 40th birthday spectacular celebration vacation, and I'll get back to more happy routine after this weekend. Cheers and thanks for the welcome. Mao poppow!

Beer is good for the soul. I'll never be like Carrie Nation, a woman who detested alcohol so much she took a hachet or axe to bars, but I will remember moderation. It's a lifestyle change, but I can still binge drink when the mode strikes me. A little drunk is re-juvenating now and then. Lol Thanks for welcoming me to the…

Wow, that's a lot to deal with. Be kind to yourself as you recover. I'm sending you good energy. Look for good and laugh when you get chances to. As for food, bingeing is a habit you can and will change with mindful awareness. Focus on your choices. There is very little i have control over in this life, but i am in charge…

Follow your heart to discover new hobbies. Plant a garden to grow your own healthy vegetables to cook and prepare with new recipes you explore. Make art. Create posters or cards and share them widely to brighten someone's day. Go for a hike, breathe fresh air outdoors and write about it. Organize something or scrapbook or…

It's a lifestyle now and I need to push myself to get loss happening again. I'm happy I'm healthy and logging it everyday to remind myself of those sneaky snacks that want to creep back in. I remind myself daily that eating is for nutrition. I have to be vigilant and focus so I can see scale downward movement again soon. I…

I'm still going strong and boy does it feel good. I feel vibrant and healthy because I'm eating the right amounts of mostly clean foods. I'm in a transition time of life because i just started a new job, and with it comes different times and eating/food prep schedules, but logging keeps me consistent and away from break…

I've not tried to post photos in the community before, but here goes. Before: This was November. About 200lbs or so. I didn't re-start MFP until January. During: This was last weekend. I'm close to my first goal of 169. This is just a couple of pounds away. :) Someday I will be an after and always photo. The key for me was…

Assuming you also sleep 8 hours/day, this leaves you with 4 hours each day or 28 hours/week, not counting extra time you may get on weekends or non-work days. If you dedicate 8 hours of that 28 hours to making health a priority (maybe 1 hour in food shopping, 4 hours food prep, and 3 hours of exercise) you've made a…

I'm thankful I've made real changes in my lifestyle that are making the weight fall off. I fit into much smaller sizes now. I won't go back to the "fat ladies" department again because I'm taking care off my health. As a bonus, my husband and my roommate also lost a lot of weight. My habits were contagious--and I cook most…

A mantra I use when I'm feeling emo and bingey: If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution. Keep tracking what you eat and log the calories before they go in your mouth to hold yourself accountable, but leave the guilt behind. Focus on how good nutrition makes you feel long term and eat the next bites for your…

I'm still here, even though I had a not so good couple of weeks, I logged the bad choices that I knew were bad while I guiltly ate. (My diary is open, friend me and comment anytime.) Logging stopped me before I was too crazy and reminded me how quickly calories add up from cereal, crackers, and candy, my triggers,…

I am sending all above a request. Mfp works better when there are real people on the other side rooting for you. My best recent tip: I made a simple rule, NO solid food after 8pm. It makes it easy to not binge at night. It's working! I'm also not buying junk food from the grocery. Sweet treats amd snacks have to be…

* I'm not a quitter. I'll be here through the challenge. :) * Biggest lesson: Fruity flavored licorice is one of my favorite treats. I ate some, encouraged a thin friend with a sweet tooth to finish the package. I won't buy three bags (for different flavors) next time. One bag would have done it. I need to constantly…

I'm using exercise programs from my library. I borrowed dvds and now I use their streaming service hoopla digital. My library has a bunch of the Jillian ones and the whole Richard Simmons collection. It's good to have variety. I like home workouts because no one is watching and I can't make excuses. I just have to do it…

It already started. It started with your choice to move on and be healthy again. I broke my commitment to not eat solid food after 8p.m. last night. I let it happen. It was the first time since January that I put food in my mouth after 8p.m., I felt horrible breaking my vow to myself, but I did it anyway because I wanted…

I'm late to the sign up for this challenge, but I'm in today. I hope a new challenge will help keep me encouraged and boost me through this next period. (The first couple of months are easy when the loss is faster...I'm teetering on the edge of discouraged now because I know the snack/junk food restrictions and healthy…

Request me (I already requested a bunch of you). I love seeing food diaries full of vegetables. Let's share quirky humor and healthy positive words while we lose weight and move our bodies. Cheers!

Your local public library will have exercise at home fitness books and training dvds and workout music. Some have streaming exercise video and music services through hoopla too. It's a fun way to mix up home workouts for free.