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Hi Mitch. I am just back at this after a longish break. I was also a TOPS member until I moved and Covid hit. Now I have joined TOPS online and use MFP to help me manage my daily intake with more detail. I am retired so I have the time but really haven't taken it seriously enough until now. I have gone down so much in…

I have been following my plan since Dec 2015, so 14 months. I have lost half now and working on the 2nd 50 lbs. I aim for a balance in everything. My Dr. does not worry too much about fats so I eat healthy fats, however, they are caloric so I don't temp fate. I eat light cream in my tea, occasional 18% cream at a…

I've been ill and away for a while. I hope you are ok and getting back soon.

Runners find the endorphin boost comes in time and perhaps more so than with exercise in a gym. If I could I would but arthritis in the hips and knees can impede progress. So I walk and talk with friends. My depression was mainly helped with mindful meditation, and I think running is a natural mindful exercise as you are…

I have begun suffering with anxiety for the first time in my life that I recognize it as such. I see that I may have eaten in the past to calm it. I have been following TOPS program for one year and lost almost 50 lbs. The anxiety began around mid-year along with a serious depression. All throughout I kept going to my…

I've looked at a couple of other sites but this one get all the information so well, I stick with it. Good luck Janmgregory!

Is this group still going?

When I have a binge day ,which I do now and then, I increase my cardio the next week and forget about it. We all slip. Get back on track. Don't tell yourself anything negative about it and just say I'm still on a diet and get right back on track. I had one recently for my birthday. This is what I did and in no time I was…

If I ever run 6 miles, I remember this one.

I am living in Cambridge with Grandparents from Harbour Grace (Moore). There are so many Newfies in Cambridge, we have a Newfoundland club and used to host the Annual Newfoundland Garden Party here. It's moved to Orangeville now. Great people! I have friends from home (Montreal) who are in St. John's. Diane who works at…

Bonnie, I've been quite a shut in during this long winter. I saw a news broadcast showing a tractor clearing a road. It was almost below the snow line. Poor you. We have an inside walking track here and I use that for $1. My housemate goes out walking rain or shine, cold or warm. He's is good shape needless to say. I've…

Great work!

Congratulations! You have adopted a good attitude.

I would find that there is still a lot on your goal list. For me, I would be happy to log everything and try to stay on program with calories.

Well, you got a lot of tips here. Your situation struck me as similar to mine. I lost 15 lbs. and then lost motivation. I have it back and more and now have 100 lbs to lose. Many of the others' advice helped me. I got back on track only a week ago and think that you have to know yourself and how you work. I am a…

OK, I found the package. I doubt that I can do this kind of workout, so I'll stick with 75 day challenge. Good luck to all.

Where can I find the Insanity Package?

OK. This is going to be hard. My weakness is sweets. I don't drink pop or milk, only almond breeze. I tend to want to snack. I snack on 100 cal popcorn, rice crackers etc. I just have a problem with sweets. Pies etc. I have to lose close to 100 ibs, I am in for the 75 day challenge. I will stick to my calorie intake and…

healthy pizza is available in the freezer section at your grocery store. Ristorante or Dr. Oetker make thin crust light and tasty pizza's and according to the calories, you should be able to eat two slices along with a nice salad. Great meal and pizza satisfying.

Is that 2050 to maintain your present weight? If so you need to reduce it by about 500 to lose 1 pound a week. That sounds about right to me. I am 5'4" and weigh 223. I am consuming 1300 average per day and still losing. I may reduce the daily intake at the end of the week after a visit to my dietitian.

5 months

@Ron Now that you are here, maybe some other gents will join in. You could start an avalanche. You can't be old as you look about my age and I'm "not" old. Do you find you have to do things a little differently as an older person?

I love the reply "they're just jelly of you." Good one Mom.

Oh yes, this can be a widespread reaction to your weight loss. You have to work as hard sometimes at accepting these outside influences as you do at your internal influences. It is both of these that caused you to gain weight in addition to whatever other factors you are learning about your eating. I know I will get…

Yes, this is a target that I also am looking forward to.

I have no idea, but I enjoyed reading your blurb. To me you would have to eat more protein while working out to avoid the muscle loss. Does that make sense? Who knows? I just glad to see the fat come off and will work more and more on the muscle and stamina when I can tolerate the exercise. Joint pain being the worst I…

Today I had 3/4c of Almond milk, vanilla, non sweetened 1/2 tsp Java Ice coffee syrup 1 egg fried in a squirt of Pam olive oil 3 thin slices of ham (1/5 oz.) I weigh my servings and measure. 1 oatmeal cheese homemade cracker I was a little over my goal for this meal and it left me with a bit of a salty taste, so probably…

You've done a great thing for yourself. Beautiful no matter what way, but now also a much more manageable and healthy weight. I am you back at the start. I've been working on my choices and mental attitude with a dietitian and am making slow progress as I am not yet exercising. I am a little older at 63 and same weight as…

Hi, I am new to this site but just recently found what you are looking for through my dietitian. There is a site put up by Canadian Dietitians. The link to the recipe analyzer is http://www.eatracker.ca/recipe_analyzer.aspx Copy and paste into your address line and see what you think. I've done it for my own recipe choices…