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Hello all! I am tired so this will be a quick post. I wore myself out today. I got in 150 active minutes plus 15 minutes on my total gym. I hope everyone has a good night!

I do have a medical need to stay away from carbs. I have been still eating plenty of fruits and veggies every day. I also have the occasional grain but I'm gluten intolerant so it's easier to just stay away from bread and such when I'm out. I have been doing really well loosing consistently between 100-120g of carbs a day.…

Great idea! My NSV is the fact that I was able to do some jogging at 5.0mph on the treadmill yesterday. That is huge for me!

Hello Warrior Women! I had a pretty productive day and have not been able to sit down for long. I have logged 129 active minutes today including 60 minutes on the treadmill plus I did a shortened session on my total gym for 15 minutes so I'm at 144 minutes for today! I walked a little extra for Sue since she isn't feeling…

Hello, it is great that you decided to reach out for support! I started a few months ago in a very similar situation to yours except I have a job where I'm on my feet most of the day and I still was out of breath moving to fast. I have very little support system and found it hard to go through this journey alone. I HATED…

Hello Warrior Women! Today was a busy day of standing around at work but I still managed to get in over 28k steps! Adding my elliptical workout today of 60 minutes and today I am at 126 activity minutes! I hope everyone has a good night and had a productive day!

I am definitely up to adding an additional 15 minutes of exercise a few days a week that we all do. I may have to do modified exercises because I am getting over a knee injury but totally up for the challenge!

I attribute a great deal of my success to the wonderful friends I have made on this site so far. It is motivating to have people going thru the same things and inspiring when they do well. It is very nice to have a support system. I tend to be a pretty private person but have found comfort in sharing things with my friends…

Hey everyone! I had a busy day today at work! I will be counting my active minutes per my Fitbit, I actually walk longer than my active minutes but the active minutes are minutes I walk over 100 steps a minute. Today my total active minutes are 139. I may get a few more in before midnight but probably not. I worked out on…

Hello Group! I'm Rachael, I am 31 and living in Pennsylvania currently. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. I have PCOS and that has made me very carb sensitive and carbs have always been my weakness. I spent most of my young life trying one diet after another and gave up in my mid 20's. So far I have been at…

Starting this group was an excellent idea Sue! I am very happy to be a part of it. My name is Rachael. I am 31, living in Pennsylvania and have been at this for just a few months. I am happy to say I have found a great success getting my once lazy butt moving. I am originally from New York City where I did a great deal of…

I have PCOS and have had very unpleasant side effects for about 10 years. I have let it control me since it makes me feel so out of control. I have recently decided enough was enough and have been maintaining a consistent exercise regime (mainly just walking) and cut out simple carbs. It is definitely working for me. I…

I am constantly dealing with my sugar addiction. I've been consistently logging since I started a couple of months ago and am very interested in and active with my friends on my news feed. My diary is open to my friends. Anyone looking for more support can add me! Having the support makes all the difference.

I don't pre-log days in advance but by the time lunch comes around I usually log what I'm planning on having for the rest of my day to make sure I'm hitting my protein macro and not over doing my carb macro. I also make sure that I log food before I actually eat it to make sure I'm not blowing my day in 3 bites. This has…

Greek yogurt frozen bars instead of the love of my life...ice cream.

Hi, I have been mainly gluten free for the last 2 years. I will occasionally have gluten but always have some type of reaction. I'm not diagnosed as having celiac but that's because I didn't bother with testing. I eat gluten I have headaches, muscle pains and spasms, mood swings, severe anxiety, fatigue, skin problems, and…

When I started I had an awful candy and soda addiction. I was eating the majority of my calories in sugar. I had to stop certain things right away because I couldn't help myself from eating 500 calories worth in one sitting. Some things, like soda, I weaned myself off. After a few weeks of logging all my food I didn't…

I always have to watch the sodium when getting Chinese food these days. It always causes me to retain water. I've learned to ask for sauce on the side and get brown rice. I also ask them to use low sodium soy sauce when they have it.

I am glad I read this. I have been trying to stop late munching to help me lose faster but I have been losing relatively steadily with eating half my calories for the day after 7pm most days. I pre-plan my snacks to stay within my goals but thought maybe it would make a difference to eat earlier. I've even started…

I've been trying to get myself to stop eating later but it has been really hard to stop because I'm always hungry at night. I have started breaking down my meals by hours so I can see what I'm eating later and see if there is a trend in my weight loss moving slower. It would be better if I could just get myself out of the…

Moderation is something that I have been trying to deal with lately, I too have trigger foods that I find I cannot just have one of or even five if for that matter, I have no off button with something's and they all happen to be sweet (except chips). I have this internal monologue that will be playing in my head of me…

I cut out about 90% of my soda intake quickly and started logging my calories. One thing I haven't had since are Lifesavers Gummy candies. I totally was addicted to those. I was eating 2-3 bags a day. I'm glad I quit.

I also have PCOS and have found that keeping myself away from simple carbs makes all the difference in the world. I cannot stay away from complex carbs like fruits. I find without complex carbs in my diet I have other issues and as long as I'm in a calorie deficit I'm fine. I have also started to work on becoming active…

Soda (specifically coke), ice cream, beer and life saver gummy candy. I gained half my weight from those darn things lol

When I eat "whole foods" like lean meats and fruits and vegetables, I have no problem eating 1200 calories and feeling full. A whole cup of green will barely be any calories. Jazz it up with some lemon and you're on your way. I also had a smoothie with half greens and half fruit in it every day when I started to replace a…

Random is always fun! I would like more active, supportive friends to add to the awesome people who have already become my friends here in two months since I've started my journey.

4 ft 11in ( I said for years I was 5ft but it's just not true) SW 200 CW 171 GW 125 for now but it's really more like 115.

Have you tried the Udi's GF bread? I actually really like it if it is toasted. I really love smoothies with protein powder in them in the morning. I have also recently started eating egg whites some days and then Greek yogurt with some Kind GF granola. That meal will fill me all day. I also love frittatas but haven't made…

Hi! I am about your age and have PCOS and cannot eat gluten. I am not currently a vegan but was for years before I found out I had PCOS and for a little while afterwards. I could not maintain being completely vegan and staying low carb. I was the only vegan I knew consistently gaining weight. If you are eating some fish…

Hi there! I'm a couple inches shorter than you but we have similar goals. I started MFP about 50 days ago and have been doing well. I really love the support I have been getting and giving from my friends thru this. It is a huge motivator. Feel free to add me!