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My exercise plan consists of playing as many tennis matches as possible until the end of league play around the 1st or 2nd week of December. Playing tennis doesn't feel like exercise at all - on days with no tennis, I will be push mowing my yard which usually takes 1.5 hours 2 days a week and will need to be done through…

I joined MFP in April. I have lost 50+ pounds since then but I have lost these pounds before :P Right now things are going pretty well because tennis league season is in full swing, pun intended! The hardest months of the year are coming for me and I need this extra push in the lead up to the holidays and to get through…

Congratulations on your wonderful accomplishments! So, thinking too much can sometimes get us into trouble. I play tennis - overthinking usually results in a missed shot :) Just take one day at a time and be proud of how far you have come!!

Yep, so true for me!

Potato chips - especially, but not limited to Cape Cod kettle chips or Ruffles. They seem to have a 'crack-like' effect that I can't explain. I can eat one small cup of a multipack of ice cream cups and leave the rest in the freezer from day to day. If I eat a single serving of chips, I will want to get in the car and go…

51.6 lbs lost since April 9th 2013 when I joined MFP! :heart:

My guess is Egyptian Mau... if this hasn't been guessed yet :) (Apparently it has :P)

I have an Ocicat and an Abbysinnian and a street kitty :)

Bambi :cry: Oops, not TV.... Numerous moments in Downton Abbey!

I got my recumbent bike used on Craigslist and it held up fine when my then-husband used it. Is that viable in your location?? Also, I have seen gym equipment stores sell refurbished models of various equipment - perhaps you could find one close to your budget that way.

I :heart: tennis!! Joining the effort to turn Huntsville into a No-Kill shelter community.

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

What an exciting goal to have! I visited Munich some years ago and absolutely loved it. I would go back there in a heartbeat :) I'm not much help regarding learning the language or any of that. I did take an English speaking bicycle tour of Munich and enjoyed it immensely. Also, there are bus tours that will let you visit…

Wow! Now that is a wonderful NSV!! :heart:

Yes, everything is an estimate/best guess! Sometimes that can be maddening. I'm not trying to second guess myself. So far things have gone well - i have lost 49 pounds since April 9th. i get a progress report weekly from Fitbit that shows total calories burned (an estimate) and total calories eaten from my MFP diary. Since…

Thanks for the helpful replies! I have lost 50-60 pounds 3 times in the last 10 years so I am sure that isn't good. I was dieting then as opposed to changing my lifestyle so I believe I have the tools now to do this and keep it off for good. I :heart: MFP.

Is the only way to raise my BMR by adding lean body mass??

Hmmmm... for me, I don't mind mowing the yard but I intensely dislike running so that would probably explain that :laugh:

Gladys, sorry to hear of your divorce -but glad that you are doing what it takes to become healthy and happy. Excited about your impending KOPS status :flowerforyou: I hope to be there myself sometime next year.

My care package: Tennis is my thing - I WANT a tie-dye tennis bag! So far have not found one :( Tennis camp at Suwanee (University of the South) next May/June - hope to be at goal by then and not bothered by playing on hard courts (rather than soft courts) And I would like to hire someone to outline my house with Christmas…

I love that song, too! :bigsmile:

*ONLY* 3 cats so I do not qualify as a crazy cat lady! Two usually sleep with me, sometimes the 3rd. Only annoying thing, the two like to sleep right next to me... no need as it is a king-sized bed. Purring is a great white noise to fall asleep to :)

Maybe not your thing - but you can take a ferry to Shell Island and collect shells. Definitely a wear your swimsuit kind of thing... no bathroom on the island (at least when I went years ago), but lots and lots of shells to find.

Okay, now I am craving Ruffles. I don't keep them in the house because I crave them more if I eat them. I would have to say this is my number one trigger food. I used to think it was ice cream. Now I buy a good quality ice cream that comes in 1/2 cup serving cups - Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla and I always include it in my…

The summer is better for me. The weather cooperates more with playing tennis as often as possible, plus I push mow my yard for exercise. In prior years (before MFP!), I have started putting on weight in mid-fall like a mama bear going into hibernation!! NOT gonna happen this year - but it is definitely going to be more of…

I play tennis!! :heart:

I have had a similar issue with night time eating. I started finding activities to keep me busy - nothing stressful... as silly as coloring posters from the dollar store to painting my fingernails which I have gotten a lot better at :) I also like to stitch which also keeps my hands and mind occupied!

When I looked at the scale and realized that I would hit 300 pounds if I didn't do something. I guess the light bulb didn't go off before that because I wasn't physically uncomfortable. Heading for onederland and do not intend to ever leave there :)

I am always the fattest woman on the tennis court when I play women's doubles. When I play mixed doubles, I am probably heavier than 95% of the men even now after losing 45 pounds. It doesn't stop me from playing - perhaps because I have been playing for years and our tennis community is (for the most part) like a giant…

Would love to have friends to share the journey as well - I still have a long way to go!