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:smile: You are not trying to lose weight, YOUR SUCESSFUL... GREAT JOB, thank you for sharing your sucess. It's great motivation to keep at it. Hi All, Just thought I would share my progress! I have trying to lose weight for about 14 months and I just hit 100 lbs lost!! I have about 20 to go to reach my goal, but this is a…

Hi Natasha. You can do this. You needed the additional weight to help your body support the baby. Now it's time for MOM. Set yourself up for success. Have good things to eat in the house so you can grab them quickly. Enter everything you eat. Start out by tracking everything you eat and find places to cut down on calories.…

Thanks everyone, I do plan to eat good healthy food. I don't crave those old unhealthly food choices. For example, we went out of town to visit family, they had sandwiches for lunch, both my husband and I disliked the white "soft" bread. We were surprised how the little changes in food choices are now the things we like.…

My sister was dianosed with MS as a teenager. Back them, the doctor said, "Go home and live your life. There's nothing we can do." She is 42 years old and going strong. She keeps in shape, we go to boot camp together. There are times she gets over heated, she takes a break. She listens to her body and does what she can do.…

Welcome, I think you're going to like it here at MFP. Take it in small steps and before you know it, you'll be there. Best Wishes to you.

Good Job, Great Job.... It's good to hear your success story, it keeps us going. :smile:

Thanks DeeDee, While writing to you, I also was trying to convince myself to be KIND to me. This site is great. I've lost 16 lbs in the past two years. I have 7 lb to be at the goal weight I set for myself. Today my BMI is in the normal range and that feels good to be considered normal. This year when I got my physical my…

I've gained and lost the same 25 lbs since I was 16 years old. Each time, the losing of weight took longer and the time it took to gain back became shorter. As I got older, I began keeping an extra 5 lbs and making my goal weight higher as an attempt to stay the same weight without "dieting". In January 2004, I lost 30 lbs…

You may want to try a plateau breaker. Eat one orange and two eggs for breakfast. Lunch, dinner and snacks eat only chicken and raw green veggies (expect peas). If your making salad use only oil and vinegar, or fat free Italian dressing. You can substitute chicken with beef or lamb, however don’t mix it up, choose one and…