brenn24179 Member

hot tea helps me rather than eating.

amazing, you look like a different person!

mfp is so good. I have kept my weight off for 10 years, had one misshap 4 years ago after a bad flu, but lost it.

i had a little talk to myself when temptation came about, I said Is this going to get you want you want? I am responsible for creating the life I want. This food is like an abusive lover, get away from that stuff, Run! (I am not even hungry, it just looks good)

I got a sinus infection and made up my mind not to overeat. I always eat when sick. Food takes my mind off my sickness. This time I said deal and took my medicine and ate healthy, eggs, oatmeal, soup.

i was at a funeral and seen someone I had not seen in 30 years and she said you have not changed a bit! Made me feel good, I was glad to have kept the weight off

you look smaller, how tall are you. I am 5'4 and weigh the same but you look smaller. Congrats.

I have to stay on MFP and log every day. I also weigh every day. 3 years ago I gained back 20 lbs after a bad flu, then I decided to weigh every day. That way this much weight could not get away from me, I see where I stand.

you look great, my goal was 155 and I made it there 1 time, couldn't stay there, went back to 160 but you may be different, anyway, enjoy where you are!

me too, I do better not to have sugary and fatty trigger foods. Once I moderate I am off and running with the sugar foods. They are sneaky, creep back in and I want them every day. I have to really really want something sweet and rarely have it. Thanks so much for these replies.

I want to be the same size in January, I have been known to gain 7-10 lbs this time of year.

yep, I believe that cortisol info, I always gain weight when stressed even if I dont overeat, then it comes off.

wow, you dont let anything hold you back. Very inspiring. Children, masters degree, lost the weight, you could have felt sorry for yourself and did nothing in life. Love this!

cold weather and I am missing my cinnamon buns. They come in a pack of 6 which is dangerous. I eat 2, give husb 2 and ditch the other 2, it is hard throwing them away. I mess them up a bit so they dont look so delicious. But it works. I can't even freeze them, I will get them out.

inspiring, I have been fighting with 5-7 pounds for years now, need to get determined like you. I lost 40 lbs like you about 10 years ago.

if we had self control we would not be on here, get rid of it. People leave it at our gym of all places, but they always have food there, maybe someone will give it to their grandkids or something.

I want to emotional eat also but realize food is not pain medication. It just gives me another problem, remind myself of this often.

ate a light dinner of green beans and cottage cheese after eating pancakes earlier today, balancing this thing out.

tried to do the no flour and sugar thing, that is what didnt work for me. I went back to counting my calories and having 100 gr of carbs or less. I know that works for me. I found out if it works dont mess with it.

I dont think this eating thing ever gets easy. There are always temptations, vacations, life happening. Then there will be easier times. For me weighing every day helps. I think we have to remember what we did to lose the weight and then do that until we get back down to maintenance. I did good during the pandemic also but…

finally realized why I was so hungry. I was eating too many carbs. Today I did not eat them and I was not hungry like I had been for days. I felt so much better and not going around starved for a change. I ate healthy and no junk food and I felt so good.

I feel about the same as the above comment. I dont want to eat all that fattening food any more. My main reason is I like fitting in my clothes. I now realize I dont want to do that damage to my body again. Before I looked at that food as yummy, now I look at it as damaging to me.

yes losing is the easy part, keeping it off is hard but doable if we are cautious.

wow most people gained during covid, good for you, that is really a success story, you should be proud!

love this, so positive. I make myself weigh daily now. I cut back when I need to. I went to a church picnic yesterday and took some healthy foods so I would have some stuff to eat, a big salad and some green beans. I also did not bring left overs home like I usually do.

I am so sorry and you are so young, I would probably eat myself to death but no you did it the right way, taking care of yourself, that is great.

I know I did not listen to my parent. I just felt criticized by my Dad. It is something you have to make up your own mind to do. We know we are fat. I went to the gym and got with like minded people and that helped me.

what a difference? Are you short? I know I am, 5'4 and weight loss really shows up on me.

i tried to do without the flour and sugar thing people talk about like OA but I agree, life is too short. I do limit these things though. But I am maintaining, I probably could have done that trying to lose the weight easier.

wow and I am the same height, 40 lb loss looked like 100 on me, so you look so different.