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I would absolutely pick a smaller person. So glad to hear others say the same thing. I am not in denial. I KNOW I am overweight. I am 5 ft 3 with 50 lbs to lose. That’s why I am here.

I have not done a lot of research so this is a question. If a person doesn’t have a problem with the pancreas producing insulin and their problem is more with insulin resistance and they do things to improve their body’s insulin sensitivity then wouldn’t that be considered reversing T2D?

In my head I think I look smaller than I actually am. But then I see a picture of myself and it floors me EVERY time. I am so much bigger than I think I am. I saw a pic of myself from a family event 2 weekends ago. I have lost weight and felt I was looking good. I was not. I guess it’s because most of my life I was at a…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones) July…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones) July…

I have been thinking about trying kettlebell workouts. Are you following a program?

The ups/downs are frustrating but unavoidable. I got an app to track my weight. It keeps a running average which helps me see the big picture and not just the number on the scale that day. Also, if you are tracking daily zoom out on your weight loss chart and see that your line is going down. That always helps me. It’s…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones) July…

I am 5 ft 3 in. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones)…

I hate seeing pics of myself. It slaps me in the face with the reality that I am overweight. Glad you decided to use the situation to make positive changes. I wish you the best of luck. Take it slow, make healthy lifestyle changes that you can keep up long term, get some movement in and the scale will start going down. A…

My daughter made a cake this evening. I took a bite because I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. She did a great job - but my taste must have changed because I did not enjoy the sugary sweetness. This is a NSV for me because whenever I heard people say this happened to them I always thought it was BS 😉. But I have greatly…

When you go out to eat just make the best food choices you can. Determine before you start eating how much you plan to leave on the plate (or take home). Avoid eating the “free” chips/salsa and breadsticks if provided. If you can’t get exercise in ask family if they would care to take a walk with you. Enjoy your family…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 July 13: 182.8 July 14: 181.4

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 Would love to be out of the 180’s by end of July. UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones) July…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6 July 12: 183.2 (stupid monthly hormones)

Happy anniversary 😀. You accomplished a lot in that year. I am only 2.5 months in and I can already see positive changes in my life (outside of just weight loss). Your post is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

I am 1 month into the V shred Fat Loss Extreme program. I am not impressed with the meal planning or other items but I enjoy the workouts. They are 20 minutes and I have determined that I can carve out 20 minutes 4x/week to do these. So far so good. I have committed to completing the 3 month program and then decide from…

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4 July 11: 182.6

Those are all great! And I agree with the not under eating. In previous attempts I tried to over cut calories and always crashed and burned. Hard. This time I am finding out how to feel satisfied within my calories. It’s not about starving myself. It’s about eating better and slowly chipping away at the excess fat.

I am 5 ft 3. Heaviest - 198 lb (Jan) June start weight: 187 UGW: 130/135 July 1: 184.0 July 2: 184.2 July 3: 183.4 July 4: 183.0 July 5: 183.2 July 6: 183.8 July 7: 183.4 July 8: 181.8 July 9: 181.4 July 10: 181.4

I have tried many times over the past 6 years. I would always have success… then drop the ball. I got to the point where I believed I couldn’t do it. I had excuses. At my last Dr appt some of my labs were off. It was very upsetting. I had to have a difficult talk with myself. I either did the difficult task of improving my…

AnnPT77- That makes so much sense!! I am going to start doing this. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing that information. I have been using a measuring spoon/cup to measure if that info is provided. I really only weigh meats and a few other items. It looks like I need to utilize my scale more.

You can grill it and put it on a salad. Chicken tacos/fajitas or taco salad are always good. Stir fry is a great way to get veggies in.

I am just a couple months in— I haven’t figured the inaccuracy of food labels part yet. Yikes. Can you provide more info? How do you know it is wrong? I agree with the honesty thing. I promised myself that I would log everything. I would do my best to stay within my goals but either way I would log accurately. That was the…

☝️Oops - I thought weigh in day was Friday. Jumped the gun on that one. 🙃

I had an early appointment yesterday and didn’t have time for my exercise. Instead of just writing it off - I actually WANTED to get it in and made it happen in the evening. This is extremely new to me. I used to be quick to blow off exercise and then blame the situation and not myself. These new habits I have been working…

I personally do not do that. I see nothing wrong with it, though. I am working more on establishing better habits and watching the scale trend down as I cont using them. I have done things to support/encourage these habits. I bought myself water bottles I like, food containers I like to take my lunch in, work out clothes…

Height- 5 ft 3 Highest weight - 198 Weight when I started MFP/Tracking (April 25, 2022) - 188 Goal weight - 130/135 July 3 – 184 July 10 – 181.8 July 17 – July 24 – July 31 -

I have slowly been heading down this path. It started when we sold our house and moved to a smaller house. I realized how much stuff we had. As I boxed things up I got annoyed with finding things we hadn’t touched in a long time and gave them away. I realized that I had been spending time and money organizing stuff. I…