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@skatergirl33 - Welcome! This is a good supportive thread as Jane says. And tracking your food is relatively simple and the beauty is, it works. If calories in are less than calories out, you will lose weight. I am living proof of that, hardly exercise because of my age and weight, apart from an occasional bit of walking,…

Damn! Hopes dashed again!! Still, on the upside, it means I can hang on to my wife for a little while longer............. :wink: (It would cost me a fortune to get rid of her. As I said to her on our 30th, if I'd killed her instead of marrying her I'd be a free man now :explode: )

Don't let it worry you, I've had exactly the same, but apparently the visceral fat, ie the unhealthy stuff that surrounds the organs in the abdominal cavity, is the first to go, and that is GOOD. The subcutaneous fat which is what you're seeing is next. I've lost 40 lbs but that is not reflected in my outward size to as…

Fruit salad! It's what I'm eating right now, a mixture of fresh pineapple and fresh raspberries. Yum! And about 100 calories less than two boiled eggs which was my other option :happy:

Martina, this is a supportive thread (not a group for some reason) which you might like to join - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/984483--supportive-friends-looking-to-release-50-pounds?page=2 Hope you've settled in now, that must be a hell of a change from Ireland!

I'm having exactly the same problem. Pants that fitted me fine three or so weeks ago are not slipping down all the time and the next ones down (fortunately I'm a hoarder and haven't thrown clothes out so am working backwards through my wardrobe) are a touch too tight, but I know those will fit in only a few weeks so don't…

I second the shoe tying! Also I can cut my toe nails and reach parts of my body without contortions that were necessary before. I can get into tight shower enclosures without scraping my belly. Just so many really, it has made such a difference to lose just 40 lbs. On the down side my trousers (pants) keep slipping down, I…

Meg! Congratulations on your victory over the couch potatoes!! Seriously, really well done. The only thing that confuses me, but I'm not going to ask is how you both can have a cop as a former Bro in law.............oh wait, a sister.......... OK I get it. But a cop?? And your hubby has a PONYTAIL?? OMG!! No wonder you run…

@wlhepburn - anyone is welcome who pays the entrance fee :happy: And that is the resolve for mutual support. :wink: As Jane says, life is too short........ and she knows a thing or two! Positive is the key word. We can, and WILL, lose weight. @jane - sea bass fillets sound delicious, I love sea bass. Tonight I died and…

Not at all. As I tried to explain it is the concept of "Cheat day" and therefore not logging I don't like as if it is OK to cheat, you're only cheating yourself after all. Eating over is something different that happens and for me, should be logged without the concept of cheating. Sorry if it's a bit esoteric :wink: It is…

@meg - sorry about that, I didn't realise, made my blog, such as it is, public now. Pleeeeeeeeze don't take up weights, you make me ashamed enough as it is :wink:

Sorry, I don't believe in "cheat days". I would however accept days when I eat/drink and log way over (I've only been doing MFP three and a half months and haven't faced that issue yet despite a lot of business travel, conventions, eating out, etc). Personally I want to know where I am but maybe that's just me. It's going…

Having just gone past the 40 mark this morning I know exactly how you feel. Celebrate and enjoy, it is a very real victory. In fact I responded to a post this morning of someone who was thrilled to lose their first 4 lbs. We're all at different stages, but it's great to feel you are making progress, and I don't know about…

@Steph - thanks for the friend invitation, I should have thought of that before :happy: @jane - Yes, the old dog recovered pretty quick, amazing constitution he has. I guess I do know what works for me now, I'm certainly comfortable with it. Had to laugh the other day, one of the ladies (a plumpish lady also losing weight)…

It's when you suddenly realise "I can do this". You are right to be excited. I get excited regularly when I see the weight continuing to go down, there's nothing wrong with that, it is motivating and makes you feel good about yourself. Keep it up!

@Steph - you're welcome back any time hon! Sorry to hear about the relationship hiccups, but you are right to have expectations of your other half or what's the point in having an other half, particularly at this time when you have been through a lot of physical and mental changes and stresses and could be liable to suffer…

Yay!! Another two pounds gone since Sunday morning!! The usual travel syndrome, I was away Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Friday morning I was actually 1.6 lbs UP on last Sunday (high salt, water retention) spent most of yesterday at home drinking normally and making numerous visits to the toilet and this morning I am 2…

This is difficult but one that has to be conquered. I was brought up after WW2 when food in the UK was in short supply (and still on ration when I was very young) and it was a sin not to eat everything on your plate. It was also seen as an insult when eating out or at friends/relatives not to clean your plate. It's taken…

You will still lose weight even if you are "not eating enough". Google "starvation myth" for more detail, basically if you don't eat enough over a long period it will slow down your metabolism, but you will still lose weight, only slower. Calories in versus calories out is a law of nature, not an opinion. Having said that…

Just got home. Whoopee!! No travelling till Tuesday/Wednesday next week, long enough to get rid of the retained water and get a true weight figure. In between trousers (pants) currently so they're either too tight or slipping down. Great fun...........not!! @meg - well done on the 5K race, I still know I'd die if I even…

@meg - you're looking great in those photos, that 36 lbs has made a big difference! I just know you're going to reach your goal, you crazy thing you :laugh: @jane - I'd love to have a quiet weekend but it never seems to happen like that, there's always something that needs to be done. I did get time to watch the F1 Spanish…

Yes totally crazy, but an awesome kind of crazy :wink:

@Meg - congratulations on your run, 4.78 miles is just awesome, and yes, you can do just about anything! You are one amazing and inspiring lady. You are also a 16 chip enigma! I feel a definite affinity with you as I had about the same amount to lose as you and am around the same stage, but our methods are different (I…

The problem is, and I speak from experience, if you don't find the motivation you will just get heavier and heavier. When your health gives out they will need to demolish part of your house and use a crane to get you out. No-one wants that! Now is the time, you're on MFP, there's a support network here, get with the…

Oops, didn't see the decimal point............ (It's the thing I hate most about getting old, my eyesight used to be well nigh perfect, now my arms are nowhere near long enough) even so half a pound is better than no loss. And it's not only about weight, you must be very fit now, and therefore healthier, with all the…

For me, hypnotherapy was the answer. I'd been unable to lose weight for years, just wasn't motivated enough I guess, then I weighed myself January this year (having avoided weighing for years) and couldn't believe how much I was. I realised from a health point of view I had to take action, sooner rather than later,…

Just set your MFP limits and keep at or slightly below them and the weight will go. As long as calories in is less than calories out it's inevitable. I'm currently 3 lbs short of 3 stones in just over three months so I think you've set a realistic goal. Bear in mind though to make this stick, you have to change your eating…

@meg - I wasn't 'somewhat surprised', I was shocked rigid!! It appears that the 'machine' actually has a live being inside. Now I know what you are, you're an evolved Dalek and you've taken on human form................:laugh: Exterminate the fat................ 4 lbs in the week is good. I aim for around 3-4 but am happy…

Wow that's an amazing loss! I can relate as I started a couple of weeks after you and have lost only 38 lbs to date (though some would say that's a more than acceptable loss for the period). And yes, I love food, the challenge is still loving it while eating healthier.

Another pound gone this morning! Taking fluctuations out that equates to 8 lbs lost in almost three weeks, despite being away for two of them, so I'm very happy with that! @janetay - currently I am down to travel Tue to Thu next week, but only in the UK so much simpler as I can drive there! However this may change come…