mjglantz Member

Amazingly enough I haven't found it that hard. maybe because I took loosing so slowly (lost 80 lbs) and made the changes slowly so when I finally hit a weight that was right in the middle of the "normal" BMI Just stuck there. Ten years into maintenance and it's only a little harder because of some issues that have had me…

I'm 73 now and when I was 61 decided it was time to finally lose the weight and keep it off. I didn't set a firm goal; only wanted to lose about 40 -50 lbs to get in the overweight category. I would say that the first 20 lbs started to make a real difference; clothes didn't fit and people started noticing. I took it slow…

Great job! Keep up the good work.

What an accomplishment!

I generally log as soon as I know what I'll be eating for a meal. Sometimes I'll log in advance if I'm planning out the day.

Enjoyed our time in Florida a little too much so my mini goal is to really limit the wine so I loose those 5 lbs.

Of course both are important. For me key to starting to lose weight adn keep it off is to make the diet changes.

Some days I'm over and some days under. I look at the week and see where I am on average v my goal.

It is good to know that there are many of us who have lost weight (80+ lbs) and have kept it off for a long time. In my case I was 61 when I started and I've maintained that loss for just about 10 years. Still track my food every day. Have made a lot of changes over time but committed to eating healthy most of the time,…

Wow, that is impressive and fast! when I started I decided to go slow and make small sustainable changes. ended up losing 80+ lbs and it took about 2 years. The good news is that I made changes that I've stuck with including my diet and exercise. Tracking my food is key and stilled that every day.

Congratulations! Exercise is a big part of what helped me lose the weight and even more important to keep it off (80+ lbs for close to 10 years). Exercise just makes me feel better and stronger and I just want to eat healthier food. It all goes together. You can do this! You are doing this!

Great job! And you are so right that tracking our food works. I've been doing it for over 12 years and still do it even though I've been at my goal for close to 10 years. It's now second nature. Keep it up!

Congratulations! Learning a new way of living can change our lives.

I did it slowly and with some long plateaus guess it was sort of in phases. I set out to lose about 40 lbs even though I needed to lose at least 60. took it very slow with small sustainable changes realizing and accepting that this was for life. When I hit my first goal I didn't do much differently although had reduced my…

Such courage to tackle your weight and then ED. Wishing you continued success and good health.

Congratulations Pam!

I've maintained an 80 (+/- 5 lbs) for close to 9 years and there are a few things that keep me at my goal: 1. I didn't "go on a diet." Instead I committed to choosing the eat healthy most of the time, track my food, stay at a reasonable calorie goal and move more. 2. I still don't diet and I've moved to a more plant based…

Good to see you and see that you are still doing GREAT!

I started out at 2,000/day knowing I'd been eating well over that amount and I wanted something do-able; this was at least 500 cals/day less than I'd been eating. As I lost weight I eventually got to 1,600. Now I'm maintaining at 2,000/day. When I started I weighed about 225 and was 5'8" and 61 years old. Much, much more…

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Glad you're on the mend. When I was losing weight, I broke my ankle (2012) and the fact that I was serious about my health and eating right most of the time I didn't gain (had lost about 40 lbs by that time) while I was wearing the boot and not walking. Once I was up I just kept going! We can all do it! Yay for you. Your…

I spent way too much money on new clothes and don't regret it!

I lost over 80 lbs and have kept it off over NINE years and I don't work in the fitness industry. Was 61 when I decided to change many things (slowly with small sustainable changes) and took about 1 1/2 years to lose the weight. I will say that it is easier to maintain now that I'm retired. Still tracking my food after all…

I found the new app ridiculously slow and basically couldn't use it. Just deleted the app and reinstalled and it seems to be working fine. IMO don't bother contacting Tech Support (I emailed them on Tuesday)....never heard from them. Fingers crossed that this "fix" sticks.

I just deleted the app and reinstalled it and it seems to be working much quicker. Tech support never answered by email :(

Having exactly the same experience and very unhappy with the updated app. Don't want to leave MFP since I've been using it since 2013 but this is really frustrating.

The new update is SO SLOOOOOW. Takes forever to add a food. I've updated my apple software too. Anyone else have that issue?

For me it was the realization that I wasn't getting any younger and wanted to slide in to old age (I was 61 at the time) healthier. It was also the decision to NOT diet. I committed to changing my life style one small step at a time. As I made small changes that became habits, I added another small change. Logging my food…

Wonderful! Logging works....been doing it since 2010 and plan to keep doing it. Keeps my 80+ lb weight loss going.

congratulations! yes tracking your food works. I've been using this app since 2013 & tracking my food longer than that. Helped me to lose almost 90 lbs AND keep it off. You can do it!