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Some of them are really nice and were expensive. I think I might take them to a tailor and have them made smaller. I made an international move at my biggest. I realized that I didn't have room to bring anything that didn't fit. So ALL of the clothes I had before I put this weight on were given away. I brought only things…

^^^ So much this... :( I have lost most of what I gained from Covid and perimenopause colliding. I will say that I tried to keep my activity level, but the symptoms were many and fierce. The disrupted sleep alone, cost me many good workouts. I finally had enough and started HRT and I am back on track. I was walking up the…

Ohhh, the patience it takes. I re-started my journey post menopause and it has taken 5 months for me to actually wear smaller clothes again. I think in the beginning what helped me was focusing on the every day plan, and not worrying about when I get there. I will get there, but it was so discouraging at the beginning…

I started chair cardio on YouTube. It has helped me tremendously. I have a hurt foot and cannot walk or run like I used to. I swim too, which is a great activity. Sometimes I alternate between swimming and kickboarding. Ultimately, it comes down to what we eat though.

Welcome to mfp! I'm sure that some of the people who have been here a long time will give you great advice. Going to the gym is great, but it's the overeating that is making this a struggle for you. I have the same issue. And going to the gym doesn't fix it for me. Weighing and measuring my food does. And logging it. For…

@penjen2010, one thing I sometimes do is tell myself, "Sure! You can have that! Log it first though..." ;) Oh boy. The number of times I stop and think, "Nah. It's not worth it." This is why I'll probably have to log for a lot longer than I want to. It just holds myself accountable to actually see the numbers. If I run off…

Welcome! @Lietchi has wise words. One of the reasons to try their suggested method is that you see where you are making your caloric mistakes. It is eye opening to log everything without trying to cut back at all. It helps you learn and understand how you want to move forward. My only other advice is to trust the process.…

Great job! Consistency matters! I just texted those exact three words to my daughter. Yes. It. Is. Trust the process!! Keep up the work :smile:

I understand. I was in that same space for months. Actually, it was probably years. And then I spiraled into the "what difference does it make?" or "I'm fat. I'll always be fat." Then something changed and I gave up hanging onto this idea that I had to do it all. I decided to log my food and aim to hit the target. Then I…

I started paying attention to Dr. Mary Claire Haver. She's a board certified OB/GYN who is now on a mission to get more money into menopause research. She's making a lot of noise lately. She won't be hard to find on YouTube or IG. Yes, she now has a book out, sells supplements, etc, but she's not selling snake oil. She's…

When I first started, I had to sort of play around with my logging. I was over a lot because I was still hungry. Or I was at goal, but still hungry. You will figure out what works for you. I have found that I am not hungry in the mornings, so I don't eat until close to lunch. But I also know that I like working out after…

Only on my phone. Why I can't search my 35 pages of recipes on my laptop, I don't know...

I tell myself that I'm going swimming every day. My underlying goal is not to miss two days in a row. When I really don't want to go, I have to ask myself why. One thing I heard and firmly believe is that the quality of my workout is not affected at all by my motivation to do it. There are so many times when I really don't…

One thing I have done to support tracking my food is to allow Future Me to the party. Present Me almost always regrets the choices that I knowingly made that put me way over my "budget" for the day. But Past Me didn't care. She wanted the food, and all of it. Now, I log it without even eating it. Look at the log. See the…

A bacon and avocado burger. With fries. My doctor has suggested that I move away from beef. I asked how far I have to move... Very far, it seems. Also, I'll make the sour cream and onion dip if you bring the wavy chips. I can't even go near them actually. I have zero self control :blush:

This is 100% me. I say the words "I probably need to log food my entire life" and then I stop logging. I'm a case study for the psychology of eating things that have little to no nutritional value when I can ignore the reality of what their nutritional profiles are. When I'm logging daily (not that much work), I rarely…

Log it all. Every thing. Even the stuff you wish you hadn't eaten. It is the only way to really see what you are doing to yourself. I often pre-log things. I know what I am having at breakfast and lunch because I pack the to take to work. Snacks too. If I end up not eating it all, or something changes, I can delete it from…

I wish mfp would ditch that "motivator." It's not accurate for all of the reasons stated above. And, if you are trying to lose .5 a pound per week, it's demoralizing. In order for me to see any noticeable difference in my body, it's going to be literally months of work. That's fine with me because I need to keep this up…

I have no idea how to record this. We did lots of it included in a Water X class. Any pool running is challenging. Shallow water running is difficult too. Using your arms and treading water is a workout, but eliminate your arms and just make your legs do the work? That's a killer non-impact leg workout. Maybe put it in as…

It seems to defeat the purpose of putting my own recipes into my page if I can't find them again later. I have 30+ pages of recipes. There is no way to find specific ones that I want to put back into my rotation. This is surely an easy fix that mfp doesn't want to do (?)

Same here. I lost the weight using mfp years ago. I was super active and lean. Then Covid. Then menopause. Then injuries, car accident and an international move. But here we are. Starting again. We know what to do. We just need to do the work and be patient while our bodies make the change. We did it before. We can do it…

I log things in the morning, before I've even eaten anything. I need to see what things "cost" me. When I log my breakfast, lunch and a couple of satiating snacks, I realize that there isn't much left in the account for things that are less nutrient dense but more yummy to eat (for me that's crunchy, carb-y snacks and…

And here you are :heart: I've had the app for years too. I had lost enough weight to reach a healthy weight and maintained for a long time. But then Covid hit. Gyms closed. Pool closed. My body wasn't ready to walk every day for the amount of time I wanted it to. I finally got so fed up trying to adjust from my fun…

@FibroHiker thank you for the Caroline Jordan recommendation! My plantar fasciitis is back for a 3rd time. My PT has said that each time it returns, a full recovery less likely, or will take a significant amount of time. I am back in the pool more, but I just watched one of the #hurtfootworkouts that she posted, and it was…

@AnnPT77 that graphic is really interesting. I sometimes forget to put my mask on. I tend to sleep through the night, so sometimes I might go all night without it. I don't notice a huge difference for the one night that it's off. However, this makes me think that my body does. Sometimes I feel like I just want a break from…

This is me too. Both my partner and I are not impacted by weight. We were diagnosed 6 years ago (within a month of each other) and both given CPAPs. It was a game changer. There are definitely nights when something goes sideways and I take it off in my sleep, but for the most part, it's not an issue. Someone mentioned…

Wednesday, 20 min. Thursday, 35 min. It's getting easier! But the pool was too warm!

Do one thing. You don't have to tackle your entire list of "changes to be made" today. Just do one thing. Lately, I've been allowing my future self to weigh on on decisions. It's been helping a lot. I don't feel like working out. What do you think, Tomorrow Self? Usually, the me from the future answers, "Yes, please do…

@IAmTheGlue gave you the best advice. You're in a really tough spot. I find that if I do nothing, then I feel even more like doing nothing. Just do one thing. Success breeds success. And take your time. Chip away at things. Nothing has to be 100%, perfect, whatever. And remember that "good enough" is often good enough.…

...and just like that, you all made MFP fun and interesting again! :)