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Good morning! Long time MFP member here, but joined WW online yesterday. Hoping to get help dropping the 20 pounds I’ve added to my bod over the past 9 years. I’m pretty active, but portion control is my issue. And wine. 😳 I love to run, bike, swim, and play pickleball, but I am not out burning my intake, obviously. I’d…

I will be trying to visit here on a more regular basis! I am 56 now, and ran my first marathon in October 2018! Great, right?!? SO how come I have TOTALLY fallen off the wagon! Gained 10 pounds since then, no motivation to do anything fitness wise, drinking wine and eating ice cream like nobody's biz. BUT that is about to…

Wine does me in EVERY TIME.

I've been off here for a bit. I cannot do moderation for some of my faves. I start off with the moderation plan but I end up in the "OMG - did I just eat that entire package??" department!

With each of my children, I lost the pregnancy weight the fastest while I was breastfeeding because it burns calories to produce the milk. I think I read it burns 500 calories a day, but it was a LONG time ago, lol, so that could be incorrect.

I am hoping to stay exactly the same throughout the holiday. I am usually pretty good and able to not go overboard on treats, but put a pie in front of me and it's all over!!

jemhh: I admit - Fluff by the spoonful accompanied by chunky peanut butter by the spoonful! I guess I am fortunate that I have developed an intolerance for anything made with cocoa, so most of my weaknesses are now off limits. I can have carob but I am not a big fan. I do eat some of my faves but in much smaller portions.…

I sometimes "pre-eat" before a meal: some carrots and almonds, or a salad about 1/2 hour before dinner (my toughest moments are portion control at the dinner table!), as well as a sip of water between EVERY bite, putting my fork down to do it. Slows me down so I can't eat faster than my brain can register.

I love my freebie MapMyRun - I can log pretty much anything. Funny, when I put in snow shovel though, it automatically logs it into MFP for me...as gymnastics! So occasionally it looks like I am doing gymnastics for 90 minutes LOL!

Started measuring, upped my water to 8+ per day, and BOOM - just dropped 1/2 pound! Bye bye plateau! :-)

Yes, I noticed it was inconsistent. I try to just get in the ballpark lol

Ok, food scale it is! I typically try to overestimate my food portions, and I underestimate my calorie burns (I wore a HRM at my boot camp class to get an average #). Thanks for the chart! It's really helpful!

Perhaps I should clarify. It's been stuck well over a month, but in the past week I have cut WAY back on my intake AND increased my exercise. I try to stick to 1300/less even when I've "earned" extra calories by working out - sometimes I can, sometimes I can't. I do not use a food scale - I use the visual of 3 oz protein =…

Welcome all! Feel free to add me. I am 52, and yes, menopause DOES suck, too bad hot flashes don't actually burn calories! I'd be able to eat all the ice cream I want. BUT, you can lose weight, it's just a lot harder and takes a lot longer. I have been on MFP for a few years, and it really does work if you stick with it.…

Thanks for your reply! LOL, mostly I am getting private messages from people wanting to sell it to me! I'll send you a friend request. Have a great day!

I did the spartan race in Massachusetts last August, it was AWESOME, and hard! I trained more for the running part of it, so could have been more prepared for the upper body strength challenges. I climbed a rock wall, a rope, and had to drag tractor tires through the mud. I crawled 100 yards (felt like further) in themed…

Hello there and welcome to MFP! Great name! ;-). I've been on MFP for about 3 years, and if you log in daily and really want to make healthier changes, this is the place for you! Friend me if you like, and let's do this!

I bought candy I do not like. There is a pizza Halloween party at work, and I am wearing a 'skinny' outfit so can't eat too much! Upping my water (AND coffee, thanks to the World Series!) Planning my meals and snacks out ahead of time. Down .6 lbs so far - WE GOT THIS!

Omg I'm going the wrong way! My body is confused, it's thinking gain 10 in 10 ! Too many late nights watching the Red Sox, but back on track today! Weighing on Wednesday.

Hope everyone is working hard! Dragged my butt onto the elliptical after work before I made dinner, and skipped my wine with dinner (sigh). Onward!! :-)

I set up the group, "10 pounds, 10 weeks, the greatest gift EVAH!" join!

Ok I'll try to make a group, lol, I'm overwhelmlmed by all the responses! I think I'll call it 10 pounds 10 weeks: the greatest gift you can give yourself!

Keep it short and simple. "Are you supposed to be eating that?" "Yes." "I thought you were on a diet?" "I don't believe in dieting." Should they persist, ask them a question back, "What are you trying to really say to me?" Usually stops them in their tracks, because really, what ARE they really asking, and why do they feel…

Hi Alex, Add me add me!!! I, too, fell off my healthy wagon!!! I live in Massachusetts, and over the past couple months have seen the waistbands getting a bit snug!!! I love to run (but I don't do it too often), do Bikram yoga, and hit the gym. The problem is, I'm so damn busy sometimes it is easier to say, well, I'm in…

I don't know, but they are pretty lean, if it was a field mouse. Now a house pet mouse? Way more fat. ;-)

Does anyone else think the fruit choices have too much sugar??

Today is my Day 4 (with modifications). I did get on the scale this morning, even though Thursday is my weigh in day, and I have ALLEGEDLY lost 2 pounds already! Woot! Even if it is only water, it is the mental-jump-start that I like. Makes me think I can do it (because I can!!) and makes me want to continue, usually two…

Today I start day 3, modified somewhat, and it is going pretty good. I don't expect huge numbers as I don't have a lot to lose, and I did not give up my white wine with dinner! I have, however, managed to get in some green tea, I'm getting used to it! I weigh in on Thursdays.

Starting a little late - weighed in yesterday, 131. Not sure what I should make as my goal weight for end of cycle I am only trying to drop 10/12 pounds. Is 5 a good goal for cycle one?? Or should it be a percentage?:smile:

"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.":wink: