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I'm aiming to lose 10 pounds this month. My starting weight is 156.4. I'm posting here for accountability and because you all have been positive.

it sounds like the change you made is more accurate--did they give you more calories? If you log your exercise, they give you back the calories you used and expect that you'll eat them. If you're more active, you'll need the calories :) I couldn't eat only 1200 calories so I set mine a little higher; right now I'm at 1350…

I take hormone replacement but I know not everyone wants to or can do that. I had cognition problems-I was in grad school at the time and couldn't think. I couldn't remember anything, I couldn't prioritize, I forgot to go to an exam :o (who does that??), I couldn't write (English major and composition teacher). I'm afraid…

Some of the threads look inactive. I'm new here this month but other new people are signing on, so I'm sure we'll be able to help each other :)

Good job on walking on the treadmill! I'm taking a walk this afternoon--it's cold but it will be short.

"not all at the same time" hahahaha. You went through the hard part (the first day) so maybe it'll be easier after that.

Linda, I love your sign-off! See you lighter, too! Nancy

It does get easier--I've made some good habits during the time I've been using MFP--trying to stay positive though, because I've stalled. Thanks for being here, everyone. I know we'll help each other.

I just love SweetTooth68's picture :D

I'm new to this group but not to MFP. We can do this.

SweetTooth, life has a habit of interrupting :/ Exercise would help me but I just can't seem to make myself do it--the weather is lousy for walking.

Good luck to you, cinrob!

I like tea in the evening, too.

I'm sending friend requests to the people here who posted in January. I joined the group for moral support--I know we can do this.

I've been on mfp for a long time but I'm new to this group. I've found the most useful help is logging my food but lately I'm not logging on weekends. I've put back on some of the weight I lost, so I'm working at it again. We can do it.

Good for you! I don't t think I'd go to a gym, either. You'll have to let us know how you like it.

I just joined this group--I like the "going strong" part of the description :) I woke up one day and found myself about 50 pounds overweight. It went on gradually and is coming off gradually :/ In the past I never dieted, could eat what I wanted; at some point, that changed. for ReNa above, I tried South Beach with my…

I'm new here, too. Just joined. A group I've been with for a year just closed; a few of us were active but the group owner gave it up. I'm over 50 :D but I hate getting older. I'm healthier than ever because I've lost weight. I can't seem to get back to exercising, though.

That's very smart, millzy64! I'm trying to not reach for the wrong foods when I want a snack, so I'll try this. Does anyone belong to a maintenance group they can recommend?

MFP set my calories at 1200 but I couldn't eat just that amount--I was always hungry. I set my number to 1300 or 1350 and could do that. They expect you to eat back your exercise calories, so use the exercise log, too. That helped me keep to my calorie goal.

if you try to eat the calorie amount mfp suggests, then you'll lose weight. Use the exercise log, too, because mfp will add in those calories used by exercise--they allow you to eat more and still lose weight. It's pretty easy. When you get used to it, you can change the categories to watch (maybe you want to be sure to…

I started with a book called Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam Nelson of Tufts University--it's a little old now but the program is good (still available). It uses dumbbells up to 20 lbs and ankle weights; there are instructions for machines, too, so you could do the program in a gym and lift heavier weights. Bodyweight…

You might try the Fifty, Female, and Fun group--very supportive, good advice.

You might try bellydance. It's fun and you'll get a good workout. You can do it even if you aren't a great dancer, doesn't need special equipment (maybe a hip scarf). There are videos that you can use but a class is best.

I cook dinner every night--the recipes I collect these days include the nutrition information so I can log them. I use the recipe maker for my older/ staple recipes and that works, too. Of course you can control the fat, sugar, etc. when you make it yourself. I've recently been baking--breads, and I found a cookie cutter…

I was logging my strength training under cardio--so I had a record of exercises and estimates of calories but they seemed so high I didn't think the numbers could be accurate. Then, I was trying to eat back the calories.

Heybales, I have run reports on exercise minutes; I have a log to keep track of exercise sessions, though. I know mfp doesn't count any calories used for weight lifting or body weight training. Thanks for the response; I'll make wall posts :smile:

Thanks so much. That makes sense.

I've been post-menopausal for years and I take hormone replacement (estradiol and norethindrone acetate tablets) and have for a long time. At menopause, my worst symptom was cognitive problems--I couldn't remember things (I was in grad school and forgot to go to an exam), I made lists for everything, I couldn't prioritize,…

You're in a good place to get moral support, and myfitnesspal works, the blog has good advice and recipes. It might help to join a group that has your same goals or characteristics (age, activities) to make some friends. Sounds like you really do want to lose weight. Start logging your food, so you'll know what you eat; if…