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  • I'm on a plateau too! I've been trying to lose ten pounds since the beginning of the year. At first half-heartedly, but since March 1 I'm fully committed. However my weight remains about the same no matter how little I eat and how much I exercise. I'm following the same plan I did when I lost ten pounds a year ago. One…
    in Plateau after adding light exercise Help! Comment by gretchenzg March 2016
  • Just climb right back up on that horse and go! Get some extra exercise if possible to make you super-tired so you can catch up on your sleep.
    in ugh, today was my first binge since I started this program 12 days ago. Comment by gretchenzg March 2016
  • If you cheat, you are only cheating yourself. After a few weeks of totally honest reporting of every bite you take, you will see a trend of when an indulgence makes a difference and when it does not. For example last weekend at my mother-in-law's I indulged in jelly beans for goodness sake. Walked nine miles each day but…
    in Is allowing 1 cheat day going to effect diet? Comment by gretchenzg March 2016
  • And don't forget to drink lots of water. It really does help.
    in Foods that make you feel fuller Comment by gretchenzg March 2016
  • I guess I'm a few years late to this party...but I have the same little anxiety attack every time I am faced with a visit to my in-laws. In fact, I skipped Easter :-/ We came up with a viable excuse, and my husband really does understand my predicament. I have now reached my goal weight, and there's no excuse not to attend…
    in Staying with unhealthy in-laws Comment by gretchenzg June 2015
  • What has worked for me is walking six to eight miles a day. I used to get just four. It was the health app on my iPhone that spurred me! Gotta get those 10,000 steps, and then some… I drink all the wine I want. Nearly skinny. A good friend didn't recognize me from a distance today. It's the exercise. Hard to make the time,…
    in Who has had to completely give up alcohol for weight loss? Comment by gretchenzg March 2015
  • I lost twenty pounds last winter and drank wine only on Friday and Saturday nights. Then I maintained my weight through 2014 drinking moderately, but daily. This winter I decided to lose the remaining ten or so pounds, but never stopped with my few glasses of wine each evening. I just upped my workouts. Have been losing…
    in Wine...I can't seem to give it up Comment by gretchenzg March 2015
  • Hi Amelia. My name is Gretchen and I live in St Joseph, Michigan. I am going to be fifty in less than a month. About five years ago I told myself I would be fit at fifty, and so I started exercising daily, and I THOUGHT I was watching what I ate but clearly that wasn't working because I'm still about 40 pounds overweight.…
    in ***I'M NEW AND DETERMINED!*** (fit but fat!) Comment by gretchenzg March 2014
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