faithsimmons526 Member

For me it's not a lot more difficult to LOSE weight but it's a bit harder to feel good about myself. I'm 58 ... between the flapping underarms and a waist that 'doesn't-go-there-anymore' (let's not even mention my jowls lol), it's a little harder to be pleased with a 1 lb loss every week or so. So, I'm doing it for my…

Or ... it could be just a plateau. Hang in there, if you're eating at a deficit, the weight will come off in it's own good time. I'm going through a plateau at the moment too, but I have before, and it HAS ended ... so I'm waiting patiently.

Me too ... ate fewer calories. Did some walking, kept active and off my behind. I've lost 24 lb so far. It's good to build a support system here as well ... feel free to add me.

Alive, too! :p I love salmon -- and like you, especially sashimi -- but I think I would smell the amazing steak aromas in the restaurant and go from there. It's a special night, let your heart lead you this time.

Why don't you try choosing a healthy path toward your goal that you can commit to? One of the things we silly humans do is figure that we can eat like there's no tomorrow, then diet, then eat again like there's no tomorrow. And then, silly humans, we wonder why we're fat. What if you cut back JUST A BIT, used this amazing…

Absolutely not.

Wish there was a 'like' button in the forums. Christine, I've seen a number of your posts recently, and have been impressed every time. You really seem to have it together when it comes to supporting others in balancing health, weight loss and 'wild card' differences that occur among the masses. Don't go away any time soon…

Sorry guys ... I was just funnin ya. Carry on beating on your fellow humans.

Okay ... at the risk of sending this 'discussion' into a tailspin, I'd like to throw a screw into it anyway ... WHAT IF the theory that HIV is a manmade 'virus' is true? Would that not make it possible for a natural product to assist in one and not the other? I know, I'm a brat (I am a 'what if', 'who knows for sure',…

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My thoughts/theories (for what they're worth): A person who chooses to use ACV very likely ALREADY had a fairly healthy lifestyle when they started taking it. Ten years later they look back and say 'wow, I haven't had a cold in years!', so they start looking at what may have caused this run of good health. Did the ACV…

I heard ACV helps with wrinkles, so I put it on my face last night ... film at 11 B)

I'd have a hard time sticking to a 'diet plan' that eliminates all but a small BOTTLE of wine per week. :p I've heard it said many times that the last 10 pounds is the hardest to lose, though I wouldn't know ... I gave up with just 13 to lose last time (2 years ago). What's going to get me through this time is focusing on…

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Bahahahaha .....

I'm with you.

First of all, 'overweight' IS a health issue, which generally doesn't manifest out of healthy eating and food choices. Tell a new member they can never have cake or chips or pizza -- maybe for the rest of their lives -- and they'd be out of here and back to their old habits so fast the door would be in a perpetual spin.…

Just for today, I'm going to be pleased with my accomplishments, and okay with where I am on my journey at this moment.

Woot woot woot!!! You rook mahvellous dahling!! Congratulations on your determination, stick-with-it-ness, and your success. :flowerforyou:

Do log everything you eat (as Chieflrg mentioned), and take measurements rather than rely solely on the scale ... you may be losing inches even though the pounds aren't coming off right now. I hear you about wanting to be slimmer even tho you're in the normal BMI range. Like you, I'd prefer to be at the lower end of the…

Absolutely. I can't be trusted. :blushing:

I agree, 110 is an unrealistic goal for a woman your height. I don't think you could get there without becoming malnourished, sick ... and looking anorexic. I'm 5'7 and look VERY slim at 133 lbs. My goal weight is 135 because it puts me right in the middle of the healthy BMI range (21). For you, 144 lbs is the lowest…

Here's how I avoid the problem you're having ... I hang out with OTHER 'pretentious hippies' :flowerforyou:

I've been dealing with this sort of thing off and on for some time. What I've found works is to drink a cup of water with a tablespoon of psyllium husk as soon as I get up, then drink a couple more glasses of water. It swells and fills me up slightly. Half an hour later I eat my favorite breakfast: homemade oatcake (a…

I have a gluten sensitivity, so oats are my go-to substitute. I mix 1 cup of oatmeal with 2 cups of boiling water plus a dab of sea salt, and let it sit till it's like cookie dough (if it doesn't quite 'get there', I add a Tbsp of psyllium, which not only thickens it, it also keeps the finished product from being…

OP, all I can say is that you'll get used to it. And with any luck, you'll get a chance to throw something wickedly funny back at one of the meanies ... then you'll be a meanie too. That being said ... if you have questions, better to ask the people on your home page than ask here and risk being torn apart by a pack of…

Not unless I wanted to scare the bejeezuz out of him. :laugh:

Aww guys .... you're making me hungry!

I hear you Cait_Sidhe ... my mom's cooking left a lot to be desired too. She'd cook carrots for about an hour, a roast for 3 or 4 ... and seasonings were dang near considered a sin lol. Maybe that was a blessing though. :)

I have no idea whether my parents' confused comments had anything to do with my current tendency to be overweight. I do know, however, that until I reached the age of about 19, I was so picky that it was almost impossible for me to gain weight. Their favorite comments were: Mom: do you realized that there are children in…