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It is not worth being with someone who wants to change you. Also It is not worth being with someone you want to change. You both have to want to be together warts and all, good and bad times. It doesn't sound like you have that kind of relationship with your ex. All of my relationships were short term until I met my…

Glad you like it :)

welcome aboard You can do all of that :)

I'm a good listener and if someone tells me something in confidence I never reveal it to anyone.

I am supposed to eat 1280 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week. I have a hard time doing that but on the days I am successful (today is one of them) I eat very lean protein tuna fish at lunch and turkey for dinner. I had 2 fruits, 1 green veggie and 2 starches. I still can have 2 more servings of green veggie if I need…

As long as it is within your calories and you are not bored with it there is nothing wrong with it. Just make sure you are also getting enough variety and having fruits, veggies etc. gives you the vitamins and minerals you need.

BTW i am down 25 lbs in 7 months slow but progress is progress

It is a struggle every day. I just recommitted today. In order to change your weight you have to change your mind. I did that back in august when I restarted MFP and I did it again today when I recommitted. I can do this. You can do this. Even when I fell off the wagon I was tracking but I started telling myself go ahead…

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My daughter has been a great inspiration to me. She has done really good with MFP. The other thing that inspires me to keep going is the success stories and motivation and support group here. Also my current doctor has been very supportive of my efforts in losing weight.

they say " A picture is worth a thousand words" You have said a ton. Very inspirational. Congratulations

on the community page start with the success stories and motivation and support groups there is a lot of inspiration there

I want to ride roller coasters again

this is not a motivational song but i really like exercising to the beat Eurythmics Sweet Dreams are made of this 1983

I've been eating late at night lately and telling myself i'll do better tomorrow. I need to stop this right now. I get mad at myself when I get this way.

put everything you eat in your food diary to the best of your ability. you may be eating clean but still over your calorie goal. Good luck

I sure understand emotional eating. I eat when I am happy sad and anything in between. I am getting better but i still have days when I just eat to eat. Now I try to at least make it something healthy like carrots or celery instead of chips etc.

I have cut way back on eating out. you are right it is too hard to count calories etc. when I do eat out I try to make the best low cal choices I can and track to the best of my ability. The good part is MFP even has restaurant food in the database so some things you can tell better what you had.

don't get bent out of shape over the message. i have received it a couple times myself and I just figure it makes up for the times I est over my calories. MFP just wants to alert you to not eat under calories all the time

I try to stop eating by 8 PM but leave my diary open just in case i do eat something before bed. I try not to do that because it is not good for weight loss. on the other hand when i used to close my diary earlier than bed time I would put the late calories on the next day's diary starting out with calories already on the…

definitely a new wardrobe will be in order but I think I will also need skin removal surgery when I finally get to my goal so I need to save money for that I don't think my insurance will cover it.

I love this quote from the first entry The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT. This happens to me with my weight loss plan all the time. I do really well most of the time but there are days when I just want to eat something and I go for the…

hooray for starting over!!!! there are many of us here who have done that. this time for me is different. I am tracking everything I eat as honestly as I can and not beating myself up when I go over. I have stopped the all or nothing thinking about food. This is a lifestyle change for me for the rest of my life and I swear…

way back the first nighttime soap opera Peyton Place, the original tv version of Dark Shadows with Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Cheers, Night Court, ER, and Cosby

this sounds yummy thanks for posting

sweet potato mashed potatoes are delicious. I make them just like mashed white potatoes with a little milk and butter and then a little brown sugar.

I agree 1200 is not enough for you. my goal calorie level is 1280 per day to lose 2 lbs a week. I am only 5'3 inches and female. did MFP give you the calorie level or did you set it yourself. also you seem to be pretty active I am mostly sedentary so that should allow you more calories not less. If you are keeping a diary…

I also try to be as accurate as possible and I don't do a lot of exercise but when I do exercise i do not add back calories. I figure this makes up for when I accidentally underestimate what I ate.

yes when I get upset over not losing fast enough I carry around a 10 lb bag of potatoes or one of my grand kids for a while.

yes i have watched it. Some episodes have motivated me and also made me feel sad. I think to myself thank God I never got that bad but then I think why didn't I stick to a diet and keep it off when I first started. One thing MFP has taught me is that I do not need weight loss surgery and a quick fix is not the answer.…