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I see a waist! And the face shot is amazing! Great job.

Today I was with my brother and he stopped by the store for a drink. Normally, I would join him but I didn't. I tried not to guilt trip him for drinking but honestly I did a little. Only because yesterday I decided that I would make a change and haven't drank for two days. Even though I had no motivation three days ago, I…

Sugar was and is my enemy too, especially if I add flour to it! I am trying again, after a long slip, so thanks for the encouragement.

How is my heart? The question almost brings me to tears. I cannot count how many times I have started over and been knocked down by sickness, family death, family stress and found myself back at the weight that I swore I would never reach again. My relationship with my health is very polar and I go from one extreme to the…

Hi. I have been away from mfp for a while. I am hoping to join a Celebrate Recovery group on Thurs. I have gained a ton of weight over the last year and am doing terrible on my own. I would love to have others who can help me be accountable.

Had he changed his views over the years? The research in the book seems quite dated. He is highly convinced that "too much protein" causes all sorts of diseases. I am not sure that current research backs that up.

Hi All. This last 20lbs is feeling impossible to get off!!!!! W6 9/8: 144.4, I am a food addict, emotional eater and forget my goals oh so quickly. W7 9/15: W8 9/22: W9 9/29: W10 10/6: W11 10/13: W12 10/20: W13 10/27: W14 11/3: W15 11/10: W16 11/17: W17 11/24: Final!!!! 12/1: Total loss: What I've learned about myself:

How is everyone doing? I was visiting in Istanbul (with no scale and eating out a lot) and fell off the low carb wagon, thanks mainly to fruit. Anyway, I am back home where the fruit is not as tempting, not to mention the deserts, so I am at it again.

Me neither, but I think it's the fact that it is in a liquid.

Sept 8: 147lbs I have gained 6lbs over the last two weeks, so gotta get to work and make up for lost time!

That's a great story. It's interesting how God really talks to you and it is specific for your situation. I have been on a similar path but in the process learned that I am a sugar/flour addict and steering way clear of those temptations is what He told me to do. My brain doesn't do moderation in the way yours does…

Processed sugar and flour make me feel fatigued. Cutting way back on those helped me immensely.

Okay I will check in on Wednesdays SW 175lbs CW 143.2 lbs GW 120lbs 23 lbs to go Did a moderate job today staying under my carb goal and staying away from sugar and flour. Did have 1/2 a teaspoon of sweet milk in my tea.

I am still at it. I managed to lose 30lbs then stalled. I still have 20ish to go. How often are you weighing in? SW 175 CW 145 GW 123

I am a 5'4, 145lb, 50-year-old female. I have been experimenting with carb numbers since Jan of this year and with losing weight all my life. When I eat less than 20 carbs a day, I lose weight consistently at about 2lbs a week. When I eat around 30, I maintain and if I go over about 35, I gain. I also do IF and that helps…

@johicks Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I won't be able to weigh in for this month. I am traveling in Turkey and don't have scales. I weighed myself this morning on the hotel gym scales and it said that I had gained 52lbs in a week! Lol. I may have gained 2 lbs or even lost 2 but the scales are definitely broken. I…

Week 3 Username: Fivepts Weigh-in day: Friday PW: 142.5 CW: 141.7 Loss: .8 @johicks I am using Happyscale and reporting the average. Maybe the average changes. I will try to pay more attention and use my last weight for comparison.

Fivepts Week 2 PW 143.6 CW 142.5 Loss 1.1 Not much to brag about but I'm still losing. Maybe I can get the award for the slowest loser. LOL.

Week 4 weigh in Friday PW144.3 CW 143.1 Loss this week: 1.2 lbs Hi. I am Fivepts. I have been doing this challenge for a couple of months now. My life is pretty hectic but I have managed to stay on course and drop a tiny bit of weight each week. I still need to lose a good bit and hoped that I would be able to lose more…

Username Fvpts Friday Weigh-in Week 4 PW 145.8 CW 144.4 lost 1.4 I am housing and feeding 16 people this month and have managed not to gain, although I haven't lost. I have managed not to overeat or to eat flour and sugar. I haven't done IF which I think is why I am just maintaining. I still have 20lbs to lose but I can't…

Hi. Thanks for the reminder. Week 4 Check in on Friday Name Fivepts PW 144.1 CW 143.6 Loss: .5

Daily Post Thursday Track: Yes Carbs: Over Sugar: blew it Flour: None Overeating: No Sitting here with a stomachache from drinking some sugary drinks that I know I shouldn't have drunk. Don't know when I will learn that fizz, caffeine, and sugar are a deadly combination for me! I am dreading weighing in tomorrow but I have…

Daily Check-in and in my case, confession Tuesday What I did well: I weighed and recorded everything I ate today, down to the grape! What I haven't been doing well: Not measuring; instead, I have been under guessing obviously, fudging on syrup in my coffee, binging on nuts, ignoring the sugar in my yogurt, and ketchup,…

I am sorry to say the thing that got me back on track with tracking was stepping on the scale and seeing the weight I have gained this past week while sporatically tracking. I have managed to lose 33lbs and I sure as heck don't want to gain it back. I am actually scared to gain it back, so I am going back to doing what I…

Daily check-in I am hosting15 teenagers for a month so it's pretty wild. I live in a tourist area and my kid's friends and our relatives love to hang out at our place, especially in the summer. I have managed to stay away from flour and sugar but am still guessing on how much I am eating, rather than weighing. I know I am…

Username: Fivepts Week: Friday June Week 2 PW = 143.8 lb CW= 143.7 lb Loss: .1 lb Uggh. At least I didn't gain! I am using Happy Scale and recording my averages so hopefully, next week will be better. I can also see my cheekbones for the first time in years. I have and will have 15 teenagers living with me for the next…

Daily Post Thurs Tracked yes (but guessed portions, I have guests and am a little concerned about weighing in front of them) Carbs High IF yes I ate some "not my food" that I made for the kids. It was a tiny bit but I am hoping it won't send me on a mental rationalization trip. Exercise not yet but headed out now I am…

Daily check-in attempt #1 Sat. 6/8 Yesterday I didn't track my food but I ate well except that at 10 pm my husband decided to take the kids out for frozen junk food. I am trying not to eat sugar so I got hot water and cream and added my own licorice and blueberry "coffee" powder BUT it was bitter so I added a spoonful of…

It's Friday check in time for me. I have had a few carb splurges (I am trying to do low carb but end up doing moderate carb because it's cherry and berry season and I can't seem to resist.) I am also trying to do intermittent fasting but it's light til about 11 pm and cools off in the evenings and that's when everyone else…

@Gen216 Hope you are feeling better. It's tough to stay on course when sick.