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Thank you so much for your inspiring story. I too have health issues that make exercising at all difficult most days. I reached my goal a few years ago without exercise and now, after some weight crept back, am getting close to goal again. I just do not have the energy to carry that extra weight around. I wish you well and…

Just down the highway from you. Hamilton Ontario.

So tasty. And dairy free.

I made this discovery 40 years ago. Dairy also triggered migraines for me. After about 20 years of no dairy, I can now have small amounts if I take lactase pills but still need to do it very seldom. Interestingly, I can eat goat cheese with no problems. 🤷‍♀️ I’m glad you found the problem and now feel better. There are now…

Although I have put some of my weight back on, (it will leave again) 4 years ago I got myself to goal. Due to health issues, I can do very little exercise and am about 50% bedbound. I have learned to do some exercises even in bed for just a few minutes at a time. But I lost the weight by concentrating on what I was eating…

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Here is my take on that. I do not even think about how to do anything forever. Life has thrown too many curve balls at us so I know I cannot foresee the future. Ergo today I will concern myself with today, tomorrow I will concern myself with that new today, the day after.... Eventually my weight will come off. Not as fast…

5 years ago I lost 34 pounds without exercise because,of health issues so it is possible. I did it on 1200 calories. This time I am raising my calorie limit a bit for now, it is totally doable. The hardest part is the message that weight loss must include exercise. That is easy for others to say if they have no…

Hi. I am recently back also. Are you sure you opted out of the scanner or did not allow the app to use you camera? If so you can change that by going into you device settings not in MFP. What app are you using?

Hi sent you a friend invite. I’m 68 and trying again after successfully using MFP a few years ago.

I sent you a friend invite. I am a "back again" and know what a difference a group of MFP friends makes to success.

I am grateful that TS Erika gave us a miss and before that Hurricane Danny died out before it got here. This is tempered by the sadness for the tragedy and devastation suffered by the people in Dominica. Here's hoping that there is no damage in the other islands nor in Florida. The forecast is looking better for Florida…

Yes...definitely! But with one caveat....deep tissue massage will create more pain with FM but light massage seems to help a lot. A few years ago I was able to get massage every 2 weeks under my insurance and that was so helpful. Frequently, I will feel somewhat worse the next day but the day after I feel much better.

I am grateful to be having some down time in a beautiful spot with nice flat walking trails. We are in Burlington ON...right on the lake front. I can walk so much further in the cool and with no hills.

@4rferris I'm really impressed with the amount of walking you are doing. I was not able to walk before I lost weight and even now cannot walk that far without causing problems. It is difficult when we can no longer do as much exercise as we are used to doing but it happens to many of us and it takes a new mindset to be…

A lot of us found that the mind takes longer to catch up with our new image. Set different goals for now and maybe set a time limit to review your weight loss. I have set myself 1 year from attaining goal weight to see if I really want to lose any more. Do you have before and now pictures? We can see the lose there better…

Congratulations Vicky! You may want to set yourself a goal range as you weight will fluctuate. A 3 pound range has worked for me.

Today I am grateful for a dishwasher. It seems like one of those things I just usually take for granted but with 2 kids around I'm really glad to have one.

I am grateful for Lactaid, antihistamines and pizza. I do not tolerate dairy well but a friend had a pizza party last night and she makes the most awesome pizza in her once-a-week restaurant. I always order something else and she always has something dairy free except for last night. So I chose to just go enjoy it and I…

I'm becoming an extreme charter. I have spreadsheets for my weight, my monthly goals and how many servings of fruit and vegetables I have a day. When starting MFP I knew I had to tap into my minimum obsessive skills and so MFP was my main focus for many months. I would log food every time I ate but then I am not good at…

I am grateful that my flare up is abating and I feel human again. @vicky1947mfp I live in the Caribbean and I think this is the hottest, driest May since we moved here 12 years ago. We really need rain.

My goals while losing weight were always something tangible that I would look at often. A new tea pot, new kitchen scales, jewellery. My idea being that every time I would look at something, it would remind me of what I accomplished. In maintenance I still reward myself for every month I stay in my goal range. Sometimes…

Hi @watermillion I lost about the same amount as you in about the same amount of time and have now been on maintenance almost 8 months and those love handles are about 1/2 the size now. They would probably have decreased more if I could exercise more but alas.... Do not give up yet. Your body still has some adjusting to do…

I'm grateful that I was able to get out for a walk early while it was still (relatively) cool.

Sharon. You look so good in your pic....skinny! We had some excitement on Sunday I thought I would share. Stress burns calories, doesn't it? We had a really lovely day out. Some friends were taking their daughter and her 2 friends to show the girls some other islands. We had a bit of a rough ride over but then had a lovely…

I think that when it comes to getting to the motivation you belong to a very large group of people. I spent a whole year dealing with all my excuses before I started with MFP. Reading, writing in my diary, looking at success stories. My biggest hurdle was that, due to health reasons, I am unable to do much exercise. One…

I am loving my fitbit so thank you to all of you who encouraged me to get one. Not just for jocks! I'm wondering why the numbers of calories remaining do not match between fitbit and MFP. I realize during the day that calories used are calculated differently but if I go back the next day they still do not match. I thought…

I've had FM (plus ME/CFS) for about the same length of time as you and thank you for pointing out 2 things I too deal with. Yes, age seems to be making some exercises more difficult and many times I have no idea why I have flare ups. This week's I do know exactly what I did though. :blush: I have not found any decrease in…

Hi Michelle. I understand your challenges and commend you on increasing your number of walks. But...you cannot out walk a bad diet. For weight loss, concentrate on what you eat. For better health, do what exercise you are able to do. Eat fewer calories than you use. When I started MFP, I could not walk any distance at all…