DianneP6772 Member

Omma ~ Wasn't that fun? I love trying on clothes of mine that are now too big to consider! Great going!

Whoops - forgot - height 5' 4.5"

Hi ~ SW 159 CW 133 Age 67 Female Cycling - Usually 60-90 min a day at 16mph avg. 5-6 days a week Gardening (since joining MFP!) -for extra calorie burn in South Florida summer - weeding, clipping hedges Tennis - just getting back into it after injury - twice a week so far

Small minds, jealous people. Take it as an extreme compliment! I can't wait until people start telling me i am too skinny! Thats my goal! Never been there - but am on the train........

I missed seeing this for September. DARN! If you do it for October, how do i find this thread? Thanks

Most of us are replying even though we haven't reached our goal weight. So here i am - another. By my ticker - i am close to goal because i have actually lost 27 lbs - not 25 - so i am about 3 lbs away. But - here i am - where i never thought i would be - so my goal is now lower. Not sure how much lower - but would like to…

I think you are absolutely correct. At least thats how i do it!! And yes, i will hit a new low and maybe the next day it goes up a lb. and stays up for several days, but then, like you, a week later - its back to that new low and the next day probably another new low. For that reason, i don't record that new low on my…

Wow! I thought i was dreaming too big! I would like to lose 17 lbs by Xmas.

You didn't say how old or how tall you are. My story is almost identical. I am now 5' 4.5" Not sure - i think i was an 8 in maybe middle school. Must have been because one summer between 8th and 9th grade i went on an "apple" diet and i think got down to 115 Literally - thats all i ate for weeks. Then i remember 10's for a…

A very cute tennis outfit - size small preferably and the skirt will not be black

Not sure, but are you drinking enough water? I will sometimes get headaches after exercising in the heat if i don't hydrate enough.

Like the others, i saw results right away. I also started logging everything the first day. I thought i was eating healthy and maybe i was - but way too many calories. You have to eat at a deficit to lose. I also exercised a lot so that i could eat back some of those calories to get over the 1200 allotment. Are you…

Like all others ~ Do it! I have never been a rower - but was a rower on a gym about 15 years ago. I loved it. I became very competitive on it and i am sure i was burning calories. I have contemplated getting the Concept for awhile now but can't quite bite the bullet! I am very into cycling right now so i do have a way of…

Its a toss up today. One of my Fudge Graham chocolate bars by Zone Or my blueberry, banana,grape, protein powder smoothie! I cycled today for 74 min at a decent pace and then did yard work for an hour. I deserved it ! Burn those calories so i can have treats everyday!

Cycling is my thing too here in Southwest Florida. Similar to your climate - but think you get a bit hotter. I know here if it dips into the 60's i am immediately cold. Did you wear a long sleeve or armies? I think i would have to wear that even in the 70's especially if i went from 100 to 65. Never had that happen, but it…

Every morning before coffee and breakfast. And then before and after exercise. I just want to be sure that this weight i lost - is really lost! I still can't believe it when i see i am 25 lbs down! Really - I can't!

46 ??? You are just starting! You can achieve what you put your mind to. At 59 i won the National Senior Time Trials 5K and 10K in cycling! I had never won anything like that before. In the few years leading up to it i won the State several times, but Nationals? Anyway - I did it. I had a goal and started losing weight -…

Ok - i started in May 2013 at about the same weight as you are now. I am 5 4 3/4" and started at 159.4. I hadn't weighed myself in ages and was shocked when i saw that. I heard about MFP and looked at it and thought - i will try this. Before i had always tried to lose a few by just cutting back some - but then those lbs…

17 lbs - One person mentioned something! Now around 25 lbs -several have said something. A few days ago - the best one was a person that i don't see too often at the tennis courts and she saw me - came up to me and said -"I know you, who are you?". When i told her she said - "you look great - i didn't recognize you -…

Like Jenna - I brush my teeth And Floss around 7 or 8. I really don't want to have to do that all again! So far - that works. And like others - i will leave a little room to have something before that time - if i really have to. I don't usually eat all of my exercise calories back as i don't know how accurate that is - so…

I also joined in May of this year. If you started losing weight then - your loss per week is closer to 1.7 lbs which is super! I had set my goal at 129 originally which at this point puts me about 6 lbs away from it. But right now - i am thinking lower. When i set my goal, i thought it was "unreachable". Really! I have…

I love potatoes in skin - but roasted with olive oil and garlic. I have eaten a lot of them on my journey here. Really help fill me up and haven't hurt my weight loss as long as i fit it in my calorie goal for that day.

You say you are working out, so are you eating those exercise calories? You are supposed to and that would make a difference i think on how you feel.

Fantastic! Yes! Especially your face - you look 15 years younger! Like others - hard to imagine you need to lose 50 more, but we all have our goals of where "we" want to be.

I would say go with the HR monitor. I cycle a lot - usually 20-30 miles per day and i use MFP's calorie guide with one change. If i average 15mph for my ride I go with the lower avg in MFP - 12-14. If i average 16 then i do use the 14-16 - because i figure i went pretty hard and am at the top of the 14-16. If i avg 15.9 -…

53 lbs in 3 months!! Congratulate yourself! Well done. Yes, sounds like a plateau. 10 days ago i landed at a weight that i was overjoyed to see - and i have been at that for 10 days! Patience, right? - i have exercised like crazy and eaten back some of those calories - but no move in 10 days. So yes, discouraging, but its…

Do you exercise? Its such a help. You can then eat more - it will work! I go over almost everyday ~ but i do exercise everyday to more than compensate for it.

I have recently discovered smoothies. Wow - i waited my whole life to miss these great drinks?! I do put in a scoop of protein powder along with a banana, grapes, blueberries and ice. It is like a blueberry milkshake. So yummy! I have one everyday after i cycle. Can't imagine it could be bad for you.

Before i started on MFP - i would never weigh myself. I was in denial. If i didn't see it - well, my clothes fit "ok". So it wasn't happening. Then i started MFP. I weighed the first day and was shocked that i was at my all time high. Then it took 11 days to weigh again. 2 lbs gone.Then over the next 9 weeks i still only…

This actually happened about a week ago, but significant for me. Over the years i have had to put on all my bras in the last hook. I convinced myself that they must have shrunk. Last week i noticed that every one i put on was loose - i went to the middle hook!