Aleta7

It is easier if you think of it as losing one pound at a time..small goals each week...they will add up. Good luck We will root for you here. Just don't give up.:bigsmile:

Height: 5'6" Age/Gender: 61 Female Highest weight..220 Current weight..181 Don't know the body fat. Lowest weight: 130..When I was 35 Goal weight: 145..more realistic than the 135...

I smoked for 41 years...have been quit for 13...I ate alot at first and gained 50 pounds..but I would rather eat than smoke..it is easier to lose weight than to quit smoking...a binge here and there in the long run doesn't do as much harm as smoking does.

I give myself a pep talk and then force myself to go out and walk...always feel better for doing it.:laugh:

Do a right click and view image..it will show the whole pic:happy:

I always eat later at night..I am nocturnal so my eating is from noon on..last meal around 9pm.

I'm 5'6" and would be looking really good at 145...I have a large chest..so allowing for the top 140 is perfect for me.:happy:

I weigh myself in the wee hours of Monday morning..hold me accountable for the week end. Keeps me from overeating on Sundays.:drinker:

Amen to that..42 years here.:heart:

Rachel Welch..I had her same measurements when I was a teen and twenty something...want to get close again.:happy:

People are mean alot of the time..I was out on my bike and some college guys decided to throw their drink at me from a truck and bark like dogs...It happens..but you just keep going..

13 years next month since I quit smoking..smoked for 41 years...you can do it...and you will feel sooooo much better.:flowerforyou:

Just log in every day..post your calories and read the message boards. They help keep you motivated...If you feel like giving up..tell yourself "Just for today I will stay on the diet"...do this every day. it helps.

There is one called "Vega" comes in vanilla and chocolate...use with Silk Almond milk...Got this from a full vegan.

I was on Atkins for two years..stayed at 1500 calories. Lost about a pound a week. then I switched to a regular diet of 1500 calories a day for another two years and still lost a pound a week. I felt better being able to eat anything I wanted on the latter. Atkins made me feel cold all the time. I think you need carbs just…

I squeeze the juice of one lemon into my water bottle and drink it all day long. With fresh refills of course.:drinker:

Once a week. Sunday same time and naked:flowerforyou: . Up or down it is logged. :bigsmile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9F_HWel5g My mom could not help but dance to this one. And following generations of us girls..:blushing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuJrfYG7oh8 This link might help with the health questions..Dr. Robert Young..has different books for different ailments..he might have one for the thyroid.

Married 42 years and my husband has sabotaged me at every turn. If I mention I am on a diet he will bring home candy bars. He will cook large meals. He tries to get me to celebrate a loss with more food..it is a very hard thing to stay on a diet when those around you do not want you to change. I stand firm and quietly…

When I quit smoking I did it cold turkey..I turned my craving into a little character Called "Nicodemon" and I would have imaginary fights with him so I would not smoke...I ate alot to cope with the cravings also..so now I am fighting what I Call a "FoodNic" It is a conglomerate of all the foods I should be wary of. I…

Fat turns to water first then is expelled by the body. Give it time.

I try to personalize the cravings to eat..as a little monster bugging me..I have arguments and lectures for it. But turning it down and making it moan are my happy times..that means I win the argument about eating..

cut down on the water..you can get water poisoning. no more than 8 glasses a day.

My hubby does the same thing..He brings home candy and cookies and chips..and then says "you don't have to eat it" Or " I thought you might want these later. Very frustrating.

There is no failure as long as you keep trying. :heart: