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Some people recommend weighing once a week, but I like to weigh myself daily precisely because my weight fluctuates so much, then it allows me to see the long-term trends. There is definitely a monthly trend (arc) with a sudden jump up the week before my period, then a slow decrease again, with daily fluctuations between…

I also LOVE diet coke, but have been trying to switch it out with flavored carbonated water. A lot of times it's the fizziness that I'm craving, and I agree that plain water can be boring after a while. Trader Joe's has a really good all-natural raspberry-lime carbonated water. I keep a liter bottle of it at my desk and…

Any water exercise will be very low impact and your body will be supported. If you have trouble moving your legs, you could just do swimming (arms only) or treading water with your arms only. Use floats between your legs to support your body. If it's the impact that bothers your legs, try an exercise bike on a low setting.…

Once you become more aware of how many carbs things have (and how many CALORIES!), you can start replacing high carb items with smarter choices. Try "light" bread (pepperidge farm light wheat bread is 45 cal/slice), and low-carb tortillas to make wraps (half the calories of regular tortillas). Try having one slice of toast…

I hear ya on the weekend thing. I agree with the other posters - try some moderation (have you tried cutting white wine with club soda? very refreshing), plus some planning ahead. I'm an evening grazer. For some reason, I'm always hungrier at night (probably because I'm tired and sitting around). So I've been trying to eat…

The Nike Running app has an "Indoor" option where it just uses the vibration of the phone, rather than GPS. I use it for both indoor and outdoor runs.

Thanks for the ideas so far, everyone! They seem obvious, but you know how you get stuck in a rut. Yes, the sodium is another thing I'm trying to keep an eye on (I do like cottage cheese & salsa in my eggs - but - yeah, not too much of it). I do eat Greek yogurt, but it is fruit-flavored, hence the sugar - but yes, I could…

I'm so lucky that we just moved to an apartment complex that has a nice little gym just a 5 min walk away. It's the first time I've been able to keep going to the gym consistently, pretty much every day. I do treat it as my job and part of my routine now. I have better luck in the morning - the kids get dropped off at…

It drives me crazy to start my day with half my calories gone right after breakfast, so I hear ya! I've been trying to exercise in the morning as much as I can, which actually makes me less hungry for breakfast - and less likely to grab junk because I don't want to undo my hard work. If you have time, scrambled eggs with 1…

I've stopped having my 1-2/week glass of wine with dinner while I'm trying to kick-start my weight loss. But there was a work function last night with drinks & nibblies, and I knew I would go over my usual dinnertime calorie goal. But I was able to meet my daily goal by cutting back earlier in the day. I just had a big…

Hi, I'm just starting MFP myself, but I wanted to say that maybe making different goals will help motivate you, rather than finding it depressing. I've "bitten off more than I can chew" so many times (like with New Years Resolutions), and end up being overwhelmed and quitting. MFP is a LOT to do all at once (being…