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Its all been said. I'm a 55yr old 163cm woman. I have been following a plan to reduce my body size. I have lost a considerable amount of weight so far. I started out unable to exercise so my TDEE was set to sedenatary/light - I found this one easy to understand TDEE Calculator: www.fitnessfrog.com Some people use others. I…

I understand how you feel. Everyone sees things from their own perspective. I see a combination of things happen in these threads. A lot of people genuinely want to help the person asking a question. We all have different ways of expressing ourselves, language is a complex thing. Sometimes people become defensive and react…

Guilt is a waste of time, the foods happened, its over. Doesn't sound all that bad to me anyway. I was hungry today, I swam, I ate an entire pizza (approx. 850cals) factored it into my day. What the whooo. Maybe you could work on your poor thinking rather than worrying about the food - I don't mean that in a bad way, just…

I have been weighing myself weekly. Now I'm a few kilos down the weight shifts in an unpredictable fashion so if there is no loss I may weigh again in a day or two. Always in the morning first thing after going to the toilet.

Great to see. Congratulations!!!!!!!!

I believe if after this amount of time, you still have plenty of loose skin surgery may be your only answer. This guy, at the top of success stories had a skin surgery: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1103164-3-yrs-312lbs-lost-1yr-from-bodylift-and-maintenance

If you can afford the surgery and the time off work have the surgery as soon as possible. It will not go away. The sludge will stir up sometime again. I had mine out laproscopically and as a day patient, sometimes you need to spend the night in hospital depending how you wake up from the anaesthetic. I'm a registered nurse…

You would have had to go in and change your goals (ie put the new weight in the goals section) it doesn't happen without you doing that.

I had the cortisone shots in both my feet under ultra sound. It works, it gives relief if you can't get any any other way. It worked better on one foot than the other, just the luck of the draw. Arch supports stop the tendon from being stretched flat when walking, supportive walking shoes are a must. A regular daily anti…

Just don't give up. I'm a nurse, and I work night shift. I find I have to weigh myself on my days off in the morning after a full nights sleep. This has a huge effect on what the scales say - sometimes. I had a huge loss last week and no loss this week. I'll be vigilant with my calories in this week just in case I'm…

I've been here on MFP since around October last year. I recently ( about a month ago) commenced exercise after a knee injury - I'm swimming and loving it. I'm living in Tassie.

I quit drinking 24yrs ago. Congratulations. Work on eating less of it. Be willing to stop over eating ice cream. Someone suggested logging in your food here on MFP, very sensible idea. The other person mentioned portion control - I have found this works for me. Portion size in the freezer most Popsicles in Australia…

Highly refined carbohydrate (most junk food) can give a 'rush' like effect . People who are depressed do feel a lift in mood. Seeking out a 'sugar hit' is a bit like looking for an alcoholic drink, when stressed or looking for a reward. I stopped eating highly refined carbohydrate in September last year. I now have the odd…

Jenny Craig is very expensive and their food gets monotonous - they don't teach enough about calorie control preferring to keep you a bit ignorant and dependent on them. I have lost weight with them though. Couldn't recommend it, its too expensive. WW works but costs money, great if you want to met people etc. Any thing…

http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=415 Yes there are things that impact on maintaining weight loss. Above explains it as well. For those who don't want to read it it says - 150cals/day thermodynamics and up to 500 cals/day exercise efficiency can be the variant for people who have lost weight compared to…

I weigh myself once a week. I work night shift so tend to weigh on my day off after an overnight sleep (go to the toilet etc first, before eating). If the scales haven't moved much I may re-weigh myself in a couple of days if I feel disappointed. Weight loss is never linear, I can tell by the way I feel that I'm lighter or…

I have always used food as a comfort and like people who turn to alcohol and drugs I use food as a stress release. Some people maintain a better balance with stuff than I ever have. I stopped using drugs and alcohol 24 years ago due to my inability to use them sensibly. I have struggled with food all my life. I can only…

:laugh: Exactly. The more we know, the more we grow. Information is so important to shut that NEGATIVE loser in our heads UP!

Hi, well you've identified that you are on the slippery slope (as the slang goes). You have also identified that you are bored, frustrated and depressed - congratulations - you know how you feel. Its a hard job being a mum. I can suggest a few things, putting the child in a pram and going for long walks - if the weather…

Great thread, need to keep it as a reference. I agree with most of the info here. My little contribution is when you're fat you don't get how little you will need to eat (in comparison to what we used to do) to maintain. A smaller body needs less food. A life style change prepares us for that. Exercise helps us maintain…

I can relate to what you're saying about what people are commenting. I think what someone mentioned earlier about eating well and keeping up the training will get you to your goal. Years ago when I lost weight I noticed that my own view of body size changed as I got slimmer. MY personal way of looking at that is that…

See an endocrinologist. You can't live on 500 cals a day for very long no matter how big you are. See an endocrinologist.

I am with you! I couldn't exercise due to an injury and never felt hungry in the first five months, I lost weight appropriately etc. Once my knee got a bit better I started exercising and now get hunger pangs/pains occasionally. I truly believe its slowly, slowly wins the race. Adjusting is easier in stages. Its working…

Advice from the health professionals is the go. Ice is always a good idea. - for ten or so minutes several times a day. Bit of movement post ice but really a bit of rest and anti-inflammatories are probably what they need initially. Seek advice. I am arthritic (I'm over 50) so have chronic inflammation in my joints which I…

I've been sober and cleaner for over 24 years. Food is often the next stop gap for a lot of people. I've finally let go of the need to over eat all these years later.

Everyone here has some excellent points. For me the human body is a whole system with many variants, too many calories in makes us fat, unhealthy in many ways. Genetics play apart in what will go wrong in us first, my family is predisposed to diabetes. I make liver stones at the drop of a hat. A couple of super skinny…

There is some great info here. What I've learnt from the nutritional stuff here is that if we are too stringent ie too few calories, too restrictive in what we can eat we will all binge. I make sure that if I am physically hungry I eat. It doesn't hurt to focus on our goals. I have failed before. Forgive mistakes. I use…

Hi, I'm 55 years old and have spent a lot of my life over eating, compulsive eating. I see emotional eating as being a spiritual, mental and physical problem. I've had therapy over the years for my emotional problems, which has helped. I listen to meditations which focus on feelings and weightloss - these are by Jon…

They are probably okay, there are many kinds of bars that are similar - these to me seem expensive. I should imagine you could buy something similar for less money elsewhere. Supermarkets carry these types of bars.

Great info from people here. The way another person treats us and behaves says everything about them and nothing about us. Whatever he said was all about him. Don't worry about that little binge just look ahead.