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If you quit, nothing changes. It's that simple. You won't get healthier, lose fat, or achieve whatever goal you have in mind. Thank you for this. I really need it at this time. I lost 24 lbs a couple of years ago, never felt happier and lighter, but guess what, got too comfortable and here I am back again. I am going to…

July start weight: 191.4 End July goal weight: 187 - 186 Ultimate goal weight: to lose in 5% increments - I could live with 165 - 170

Thank you for this comment. I was just thinking the same thing, just have to keep on doing something every day. 9 weeks, that is a long time, but I really need to lose at least 20% of my body weight.

MFP USER NAME - Socajam YOUR CHOSEN WEIGH-IN DAY - Sunday YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT - 191.2 YOUR ORIGINAL STARTING WEIGHT (highest weight ever) - optional, but great for celebrating milestones! PREFERRED TEAM (if you have one)

Could you remove my name from the list, I will return in the New Year - too much stuff going on right now. Thanks - Good luck ladies and all the best for the holidays

Username Weigh In Day: Sunday PW (Previous Weight): 185.8 CW (Current Weight): 185.8

Could I be added to November I finally got my digestion problem sorted out. I have Gastritis - will start medication tomorrow It had been a roller coaster - what with thinking that it might be something really serious and how will I be able to deal with it. I had a CT scan with and without contrast on Monday Oct 18th -…

Can you leave me out for October - I am still dealing with my issues - serious gas. Some days are good, then I would have a day where is unbearable. If I take Gas-X, the problem goes away, but I cannot keep doing so for the rest of the my days A friend told me that she had the same problem, drinking mint tea 30 minutes…

Have you tried drinking 100% cranberry juice - it works wonders to get rid of water retention and good for you Trader Joe's sell it for $3.99 large bottle. I love it. All you need is 2 oz in a 8 oz glass of water I just love your comments, brings a smile to my face in the weird world we are living in today

My cousin's boyfriend decided that he was not taking the vaccine because he did not know what was in it - he also had underlying conditions He caught covid and was dead with 2 days - so now he does not have to worry about taking the vaccine because covid took care of that I have no problems with people not taking the…

How about getting your child to write an essay on plant based diet versus meat or vegetarian diets This would be a teaching moment on doing research and critical thinking skills - then both of you can sit down and discuss the findings

You are in my thoughts. I had two of these and that drink is that most disgusting thing that I have ever drank in my life In fact I am still traumatized from the first time I had to drink it. But it's better to have it done, than to leave it and suffer the repercussions The last time I had both the colonoscopy and…

How about you crack me up when you post your weekly weight and your comment to it

and my husband is out of town for the night so I was able to spread over the entire bed and make a pillow fort with everything supported perfectly. This made me laugh because I did the same last spread - completely spread myself over the entire bed and went to sleep

I am hoping to be back in October - dealing with some health issues. Seems as soon as one is cleared, something else pops up - maybe it's old age. My blood work came back excellent - I was really worried because I thought I was on my way to having diabetes, but somehow my A1C went from 6.1 to 5.8. My goal is to get down to…

For me, I prefer to do my own baking, that way I am able to control the sugar Love banana bread, but instead of adding say 1 cup of sugar - I will reduce it down to 1/4 cup or even a couple tablespoons. Bananas are sweet and if you also add in raisins, there is no need to use all that sugar I have cut back on sugar, that I…

I always double check before using any entries in the database because it really annoying to find out that the numbers are way off, especially if one is trying to lower carbs/sodium or increase protein.

I sometimes think these people are illiterate because how do they come up with these figures

I just cooked a medium size pot of plain quinoa to keep in the fridge for my breakfast use - in my green smoothies or milk based smoothies. It's a lot better than adding cereal because it does not raise my blood sugar levels

To Everyone: When sending out a Friend Request - could you please mention that you are part of the group, that way I don't have to think do I really need another FR. Thank you

I have Premium and much prefer it to having ads bother me Also for a couple of cents a day, it is as a "thank you" to support the developers and keep it available As someone in IT, people do not realize how much work is involved in keep this site up, even with all its problems

I just love your post, because there is no sugar coating - straight to the point This made me smile because that is me: I took off a several weeks of logging to help get my head out of my @$$. I was happy to see that I actually lost a pound for the month!!!!!!

You are right, there are extremely expensive I would add Burlington's as well as Ross Stores - if you have them in your area

No sure if this will help - but I use youtube for my exercises (apart from my elliptical) and you may be interested in The Gainz Center - it's geared towards men, but have some wonderful exercises to tone your whole body, also specific areas The beauty of it is that you don't need weights - check them out and let me me The…

That is so true Although I am not a vegan, I eat fish, but sometimes I really don't fancy it - do not eat eggs or tofu either Like you I find getting enough protein really hard - so I have returned to drinking cow's milk, premier protein shake and cheese. I had to do this because it was affecting my health. I have no eaten…

That's why it is a challenge I am thinking of doing - the exercise part - 45 minutes elliptical in the mornings and 45 minutes walk in the even starting September. The walk will be good for my mind, body and soul

I am having problems with my A1C - so this would fit right into my plans to get my *kitten* into more gear - starting September when the weather starts to get cooler - I cannot walk - today its in the 90s I could do 45 minutes on my elliptical in the morning and 45 walking in the evening to round off the day

If that is the only problem you have since reaching maintenance, I would say that you are in a good place There are far more important things that needed to be fix on MFP - for example: when you click on a food in your database, you should be able enter that food in say lunch, instead of having to enter it into breakfast…

Me and you both - I have not walked since May or thereabouts and I really missed it. Too hot, so I have been using my elliptical, but it's not the same as walking and enjoying nature I find walking very therapeutic and just relaxes my mind, body and soul I usually talk out my problems to myself, go over recipes and make up…

Take one day at a time because that it the only way you are going to cope - it's really is a rough time Life is so screwed up right now and it is not going to get any better any time soon Time is moving really fast, but it's like we as humans are stuck in a time warp, without understanding how we are going to get out of it…