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Same! I've hit my goal weight three times, each time I do, I stop MFP. I don't have a problem changing how/when I eat, I have a problem with portion size, and night time snacking. I started MFP again on January 1st, at 170 pounds. The only thing I'm doing different this time; counted every calorie, and not skipping a day…

I wish you the best with your gluten free 2 weeks. I found it very helpful with my IBS-C, and arthritis. I never in a million year would have guessed gluten had inflammatory properties, but when I'm gluten free, I am also pain free! I found Dr. David Purlmutter's book, Grain Brain to be very helpful in understanding what…

Good evening ladies! You are all so amazing! How you keep track of everyone's name, and what's happening with them....I don't know how you do it, I can't even remember what I ate for dinner last night! What a week this has been! Hubby is getting ready for deer season, so I go with him, setting up tree stands, and game…

Good morning ladies! Joyce The worst part is over. Thank goodness! I asked for my first one too, was having to many days in a row that I wasn't "going". The gastroenterologist was great, he found polyps, removed them, and woke me up, all was over in less than an hour! I dont remember being cold, but it was winter, and the…

Good afternoon ladies! Barbiecat Thank you B) I shared the story of my journey back to healthy living in the August thread, and should have shared it here in the September thread. Basically, it's what happened when I became so sick I couldn't eat. It started getting very bad in April, and I was diagnosed with a hiatal…

What an amazing experience this has been so far! I've logged into MFP for 48 days in a row! I started logging into MFP on March 7th to keep track of my food intake, to see what was making my sick, but by April 24th I stopped, because I wasn't able to eat solid food. So, off to my doctor's I went. My PCP had tests done for…

Ug... It's 5pm and I'm only on my 5th glass of water, but if I count my spakling water, I'm on my 8th. Gloria in WA, I think that's what I'll do, but still try to get most of my water consumption from plain water. :) I did some stair climbing, walking, and lifting so far, going to get on the health rider(or strider?)…

Barbie from NW Washington Our water has such an awful taste, even after I filter it with my Brita. It taste like pool water, and smells like the ocean. So, for a couple bucks I buy a case of Poland Springs water from Maine. I just really love my sparkling water, but with sucralose I didn't know if it counts as water, as…

Lenora I didn't wash the feather pillows, I only put them in the dryer to freshen them up, and fluff them up. I HAVE however washed feather pillows, and they just didn't wash well for me. We have had these pillows for about 12 years, and they ripped at the seams, as I tried putting the feathers back in...they ripped even…

Hello ladies! Okay! I have the treadmill all set up, and ready, and my healthy-strider ready to go, now if I can just get my butt up there! I've been walking, and hiking with my hubby, it's almost deer season, so I've been going with him looking for places to put a deer stand, and boy we must have climbed up three small…

Thank you all for the congratulations, I had to laugh...she asked me if this means she has to stop going to the gym. Honestly, I don't think she need to worry about that yet, but I told her that was a question only her doctor can answer. Janetr okc Oh yes, I will definitely share pics! Macelynh Wow! That is just to much…

Good evening ladies! I had an interesting day....didn't amount to much of anything, but wow!!! I'm gong to be a Grammy!!!! <3. My daughter, who has actually been my step-daughter from the time she was 4, just visited us with this amazing news! We(she, obgyn, and myself), never thought this would happen, as she doesn't…

Hello all, I'm sort of new to forums, although I've been on MFP off, and on for a while now. So, I shall introduce myself here, where I feel I belong. I'm going to be 53 in September, and started MFP "this time" as a way to keep a food diary, to see what way making me so sick. Well, it seemed to be everything! So, I'll be…

How do I sign up? I think I'd like a good challenge!!!

For me, I find that I need to drink plenty of water while eating a high fiber diet. I was eating Kashi Go-Lean w/ almond milk every morning, but not getting enough water. I was so constipated, my large intestine was impacted. Kashi Go-Lean has 13 grams of fiber, that's about 1/2 of what's recommend a day. A few other…

I agree 100%! I find that sodium bloats me up. I have found that sugar, and gluten really don't help either.

I agree with RECKLESS1976MJ ! 10 years ago( when I turned 40) I weighted around 220, and I'm only 5' 5". I started roller skating, and cut all the dairy, and soda out of my diet. It took me almost a year, but I got down to 140!! Unfortunately, I had to step away from skating, because I had 3 vertebra's, and 2 disc's…

I am also in the same position with eating back my calories burned, and thinking about getting a Fitbit. I'd be interested in your experience with it, compared to without/before your use of the Fitbit.

Good morning ladies, my name is Tiffanie, and i turned 50 in September. I'm about 30-35 pounds overweight, and not very tech-savvy. I am wondering if anyone uses a product like a Fitbit. I have been using a pedometer, but a step on a flat floor, is unlike a step up stairs with a basket of laundry, or carrying a 40 pound…

I'm 50, and a couch potato in the winter. During the warm months of the year, i do a lot of raking/gardening, walking, and kayaking, but once it get's cold out, it's the recliner, a good book, and munchies! :neutral: I'm trying to change this also, but don't want to join a gym. I have a treadmill, rowing machine, and an…

I turned 49 in September, and feel the same way. So scared to be 50 and overweight, i have about 48 pounds to loose, and i hope to loose them by June.

Oh my goodness you look marvelous! :D Congratulations on your wonderful achievement!! (*)

I have to agree with "Goldthistime": I define healthy food as nutrient dense foods, with limited amounts of salt, sugar and fat. Meaning vegetables, lean meats, fruits and whole grains. I define junk as nutrient sparse food with lots of salt sugar or fat. Meaning chips, cheezies, candy, donuts, onion rings etc.

Oh, me too!! I'm at 178.8 pounds, and i'm 5' 5''. I'm 49, and having a hard time loosing any weight at all. I'd like to loose 38.8 pounds, and get down to 140. That is a weight my doctor and i agree on, but i can't seem to stay focused, and motivated. I have a very sedentary lifestyle, the only exercise i get is when i…

I too have a big issue with night time snacking/ munching. I'll do great all day, then evening comes, and I feel like I "deserve" that pint of Ben & Jerrys ice cream, or Oreo's and milk, OR I get depressed because I've not been seeing any change in how my cloths fit, or on the scales. I used to roller skate 4 times a week…

Hello, I am also new to eating gluten free. It was suggested by my doctor, as relief for all my stomach problems. I found two really wonderful cook books by Bette Hagman called The Gluten-Free Gourmet Makes Dessert, and The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread. Plus "Bob's Red Mill" makes a ton of gluten free bread mixes, pizza…

I've been looking into natural sweeteners, and found two things i like. One is raw organic honey, the other is "Stevia in the raw". Unlike Truvia that is stevia based, and is made with rebiana, and erythritol. "Stevia in the raw" has no other ingredients, just stevia. I have been using it in my morning tea every morning,…

I have the biggest problem with lunch, that is i don't eat it. I get doing things, and don't want to stop, or i loose track of time, so when i sit down to eat dinner i overeat. I like raw celery, carrots, and cukes, but is that enough for a lunch? I've dieted once before with success, but i was using allot of melaleuca…

When it comes to the weekends i give myself a treat, and have something like a Dunkin's coffee coolatta, or a soda. But last weekend i really overdid it ! Had a graduation party i went to, and had peanut butter pie, 3 mixed drinks(ginger ale & whipped vodka), and triple chocolate fudge cake!!!!

This lady is loving Sobe Life water, and so happy i can count it as water. Love the fact that it's sweetened with stevia, as that is the only sweetener i can tolerate. I was in the E.R twice for dehydration, and both times was told only water can keep your body properly hydrated, so glad they where wrong, and i can count…