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My dad and I were talking the other day about our "illnesses". I have cancer, and he has Parkinson's Disease. We don't make light of the things we have to go through, but sometimes its kind of a stress reliever to have fun with our problems. In the same conversation, we were also talking about all the comic book based…

Hi all! I'm not new to mfp, but let's just say the quarantine diet (junk food + canned food/easy at home meals) and exercise program (none) isn't working for me. I'm 40 turning 41 way too soon and this is the heaviest and worst shape I've been in ever. I was hoping to lose 20 lbs and then reevaluate my weight goals. This…

**hugs** scale fluctuations can be very frustrating...fwiw - u may not be doing anything "wrong" and your body is just doing its thing (for example bloating, slower metabolism, or your body still adjusting to a different environment/schedule/stress could all be factors) do you have non-scale victories (nsv) you can chart…

Kinda in the same boat here...i want to see the 140s again (goal weight 149, but only because i seem to always get to 152 and get stuck and then give up and slowly go back up when i stop tracking) ...I'm at 161 right now.

Hey, how were you able to calculate your body fat % and lean body mass? I would like to try that too.

Request sent 🙂

I would eat at maintenance for a week as already stated and see if that helps, but if it doesn't it really would be best to go to the doctor and get a check-up. Hope you get to feeling better soon!

I'm a little shorter (5'3) but at 160 lb I'm a comfortable size 8. I tend to carrry weight all over my body (and to me i feel squishy, not muscular). I was hoping to get to 140 and be a size 6, but would take a size 6 at 150 lbs for my height.. sooo, you must have some serious muscle and a rockin body for your clothing…

**hugs** - I know that seeing the numbers on the scale go up was disappointing. I weigh myself daily. Those daily numbers rise and fall (and even though logically I know every weigh-in can't always be a drop, I still feel the slight twinge of sadness when they go up). Please don't give up - I'm not sure what you were doing…

Okay I tried to post this idea and my phone locked up. I don't think my message went thru, but forgive me if u get a similar suggestion (mfp has been acting wonky for me lately): I like some of the other suggestions on here, but here's one creative idea I didn't see. Would you be able to include 5-10 minutes in your lesson…

I don't know if this advice will help, but here's my 2 cents worth...my father recently passed away from a long-term illness - i won't say i know exactly what you are going thru, but my heart goes out to you. We as a family are trying to come up with ways to honor him. 1st) we are discussing walking a 5k to raise money to…

I'm in the same place as you and many of the others who have posted here. I will try to send friend requests to all of you!! 😊

I'm the same way...I started back just a few weeks ago. My dad passed away, and I gained like 6+ lbs that week bouncing between not eating and binge eating "comfort food". It seems like when I stress my weight/health are no longer a priority. Good luck on the journey. I'll send u a friend request and maybe we can support…

Hi. I'm sorry. I don't have a lot of advice. I just wanted to encourage you and say good luck. I do hope you find some things that work. I will also send you a friend request - maybe we can encourage each other. 😊💜

Hey - it's all good! That part of my life aside, I'm great now!! Originally, I was only going to post the lines about my daughter and feeling better emotionally, but I felt like if there is 1 person reading this to get inspired and may be having a hard time, they should know that dark times can come & they will pass. 😊

I just got back to logging in as well recently. Good luck on your journey!! I'll send a friend request, hopefully we'll get to see each other reach our goals! 😊

Hey, just wanted to say take the wins when you get them. Maybe its not a day to day thing, but more like a moment to moment thing. For instance, "hmmm my morning snack had too many calories, so I need to walk 10 minutes and get some of those extra cals off" or "I drank 2 cups of water today, going for 3 tomorrow". Idk your…

Well, I'm coming up on the ten year anniversary of when I was diagnosed with a type cancer where I would need daily medication pretty much to live (its a pill and kinda like a small dose of chemo every day). Along with the diagnosis, I lost a job I enjoyed, the chance to physically ever have a child, and continuing to go…

Alison, It would be great to pal up...also, u can call my jenn (my handle is a bit misleading) ;)

Hi, I am actually trying the same approach this time as you are. I've been on/off MFP for a while, and the one thing I've not done much of is reach out and build a support network here. Please add me - maybe we can be good supports for each other. I haven't really started defining my goals yet, just started logging my…

9 year old (I feel like the child should be old enough to do things by themselves, but the child doesn't seem to want to be alone - AT ALL)!!

Thank you for replying too!!! I think I posted this in MFP because working out would help with my stress level, but seems like an impossibility at the moment (we did go to the park and spent 3 hours walking around one day). I think we are still in the honeymoon phase...it has also been a whirlwind week (next week will have…

I think you're right...it's been a hard week for me because I've taken on most of the responsibilities. We had only planned to keep babies up to age 2 and this situation has been a total curveball. I do care for this child and will do the best I can. Thanks for replying back! Things will get into a better routine…

You may want to determine your body fat % too. A few weeks ago, I had hit a slump of not losing weight and eating 1200 cals a day. I adjusted my calorie goals based on my TDEE and where I want my body fat % to be. I now am eating 300 more cals a day, and starting to see weight loss again. At first, I got headaches and was…

Chocolate milk - I love that idea!!! I've had bladder/kidney infections my whole life...if I even think one is coming on, I grab the cranberry juice and do other things to try to keep it under control.

Glad I'm not alone - this changing of cals up is all new to me. Thanks for the ideas!!

Okay, I will add in more fruits and veggies. On days I work out I do eat a banana right now. I do spread my food out when I eat it, but I group it together for easier logging on MFP. Like today, I had a Zaxby's cobb salad, but I ate it until I was full filling (then finished it about 2 hours later, when I got a little…

bump - still looking for help

Another quick explanation: On Tuesday, I had a coke and a pack of lance pb crackers for breakfast. That is no where near typical - that morning was the first morning I woke up feeling sick, stomach hurting, body chills (thought I had some version of the flu). The coke/crackers were to settle my stomach (its what my parents…

Just made my diary public...I think I did really well yesterday (I set my macros to 40% carbs, 30% fat, and 30% protein)...I also have today's diary loaded, but may be changing some things around. The oatmeal I had for breakfast today was eaten at 3-4 in the morning to try to curb the hunger pains. Also, the cranberry…