swbabe33 Member

I have to exercise and right now I'm having trouble doing that regularly. If I exercise, I don't usually reach the 1200 calories a day. I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week and I think I was wrong in deciding to do that because I haven't been able to exercise regularly. The other thing is that I lost weight very fast when I…

Welcome. I'm someone who has been on this program and dropped 10% of my body weight. I'm working on 20%, I was struck by your comment "not being used to the rain". I live in a suburb of Los Angeles and it rains very little. I have trouble exercising every day and I have sunshine, lots and lots of sunshine, and lots of…

Are you waiting too long to eat? Sometimes drinking a lot of water helps me some days, I use the non caloric flavored water. I don't eat junk food but I eat food that doesn't do me any good and certainly doesn't contribute to my feeling better about myself. Try not eating anything that you classify as junk for one day,…

I cook one piece of meat for a meal. If I cook ahead, like making a turkey meatloaf, then I cut slices and freeze them. I can always zap on in the microwave. I also buy prepared salads at Costco, like the spinach bistro salad. They sometimes sit in the frig for a week and are still good. I also buy meat, like pork chops…

Hard to believe, but you might not be eating enough for the exercise you are doing.

If you are active you may have to adjust your profile to a higher activity level. I had to do that and then I had to drop my calories from 1600 which my doctor gave me, to 1200 if I didn't exercise that day. I didn't lose at 1600 calories for three weeks, because I was not doing enough exercise to compensate for the…

Congratulate yourself on that accomplishment. Do you feel good in the clothes you buy, is exercise or physical activity less of a strain, do you have more stamina? Are you trying to lose a number of pounds or do you want to feel a particular way and your loss hasn't done that for you? I am impressed and right now I need to…

Terrific, you go girl.

Terrific accomplishment. Congrats to you. I need to hear things like that because I was losing 2 lbs most weeks, but now I am down to 1 lb and not always that. Thanks again.

Change one thing at a time. Live with it for a few days, then add something to it. If you want to lose the 30 lbs, you have to do something. I sabotaged myself last week and I didn't like how I felt. It is hard and it is work, but you can do it. There are great stories on MFP that are really helping me stay focused. I'm…

Terrific, congrats, way to go, wow!

I've been doing MFP since the start of the year. I've got a lot to lose but it is very slowly coming off. Welcome and we're all here, working right along with you.

You are right, you will make it. I know it is hard, but anything worth having is. Applaud yourself for where you are and hold onto that. Soon, the rest of the weight will start coming off. You have done a lot, and you can do the rest as well. I'm sitting here clapping and encouraging you.

Congrats, many times over. What a milestone. You have done an amazing thing and I know it was a lot of hard work. Thanks for the inspiration.

Wow, terrific accomplishment. I'm working on getting under 200, but it is hard work for me. I applaud you and what you've done.

Trader Joe's sells this a salty seaweed snack that tastes salty to me.

Great vent. I wish I could go out and do the exercise you do. I am jealous. I did water aerobics three times this week, and my hip is killing me. I'm sitting here looking at my bottle of pain pills and asking myself why I'm hurting so bad, and not feeling great after exercising? I need to lose 50 lbs and I have to rein…

We all get stretch marks and loose skin as we age. I don't mind them. I do want people to be trying to work on themselves so they feel comfortable and happy in whatever skin they have. I applaud your accomplishment. I never slept with a man that I remember inspecting his stretch marks. I was usually too busy enjoying being…

If a red velvet cupcake from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is a fast food, then two hours ago. I don't know how we can avoid fast food. The thing for me is to not let it be so many calories that I don't have room (calorie or appetite wise) for good food. That is a struggle since my daily calorie total is 1200.

Good for you. I like the one thing at a time. It is too easy to be overwhelmed by all the little things. I have to find ways to consume enough food to lose weight, but it has to be something I can swallow easily, due to an illness I have. Great going to be down all those pounds.

I don't think you can check every label. List the foods or combinations you regularly eat and check a few at a time. Focus on you and what you want to do. I live in California where restaurants have to list the calorie and nutrition counts for everything they serve. That was depressing because some of my favorite foods (I…