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This may be unpopular, but the best thing I’ve done for my waist line in a LONG time is giving up drinking. That glass or 2 of wine every night was going right to my belly. (Wine belly is a real thing). In 2 months I lost almost 5 pounds and an inch and a half off my waist while not changing my diet at all. Now I’m…

Forgot to add that so far iv Edit to add I've been at this weight plus or minus three pounds for about a year now. Makes me think this might be my settling point, even though my original goal was a bit lower.

Yes! I'm 46 and 5'6 136 pounds after losing 30 pounds. 26.5 inch waist for the first time since my early 20s!

Haven't had babies but I'm 46 (!). lol Started at 160, 30" waist and 38" hips 2 years ago. Lost about 25 pounds and have been at 136-138 for over a year, so this might be my weight.

I currently weigh 137 with a 26.75" waist, 35" hips. I'm aiming for 130 or 26" waist, which ever comes first.

I am having the opposite problem...I lost almost 30 pounds a year ago and am working on the last 5. Yet, only the last year's weight numbers are showing up, not my starting weight, 30 pounds ago. Thoughts?

Thx!

Arditarose, could you repeat your method of point me to the thread where you discuss it? Thanks!

The other great benefit of quitting drinking, especially when you drink that much, is the bloat will likely reduce significantly! You may want to check in with your gp about support: it can be dangerous for heAvy drinkers to stop drinking suddenly.

Thanks, that is helpful advice!

Ha No, I suppose it isn't :)

I weigh every day as well. I don't worry about a few pounds up or down, but if I get 5 pounds over my current weight, then I will go back to tracking for awhile. Also, I have a few specific breakfasts and lunches that I know the calories for and I rotate among them. This gives me more flexibility for dinner. Also, if I…

That is good to know! Thank you!

i did it for three weeks while on vacation. I gained a pound, but also ate out 7-9 times per week, so I count that as a success. I did find that in my mind I was still "tracking." I tended to eat breakfasts and lunches for the most part that I knew the calories for and then tried to make conscious choices for dinner. I do…

That's kind of a silly definition of "ideal weight," IMO. It's basically tantamount to saying your current weight is always your ideal weight unless you are purposefully working to change it. Yes, I think that is exactly what the book is saying...

Well, I suppose it could be a way for "fat people" to justify their weight, but I wouldn't know (I'm a size 4). :wink: I do know that in my family I've watched countless family members gain and lose weight. It is a vicious cycle, partially propelled by their belief that there is a specific weight they need to be,…

Recently, I read "The Diet Fix," which had an interesting take on "ideal weight." Ideal weight, the author said, is the weight that you can maintain living the lifestyle that you are willing to live. For example, if you ask yourself, can I eat less and/or exercise more and the answer is yes, perhaps your ideal weight could…

I had a yummy one at Fleming's Steakhouse last night called The Farmer's Daughter. Vodka, muddled strawberries and basil with cranberry juice. I'm not sure if it is accurate, but I've looked it up a couple places and it is around 100 calories.

Yes, good point, ascliowerty, and I should have been clearer. They are "counting," but before, when I had my setting at sedentary, even a dog walk would show up as additional exercise. On the lightly active, it doesn't. (For example, this morning I went for a 45 minute dog walk, but my fitbit didn't add any extra calories…

Just to share my experience: I had my setting on sedentary, and have my fitbit attached to MFP. Fitbit was adding 200-500 calories per day on the sedentary setting. As others have noted, few of us are as sedentary as that setting defines it. I found myself eating a lot of those extra calories--probably psychological, I'm…

Super helpful, Grace and Rabbit. My weigh in day is Wed. I might switch then to slightly active and then go from there. It is a process! Thanks again!

Edited to add: Grace, Right now, I'm set to lose about a pound a week and MFP has me at about 1200 calories. On days I don't exercise, fitbit is adding about 200 calories or so to my total and on days I get more exercise, about 500 calories.

Thank you for all your replies. I still am a little confused about whether I should be eating all my calories back or not. I'm set at sedentary, and my fitbit is adding, on average, around 300-500 calories or so per day. Maybe I'm not as sedentary as I thought! Perhaps this is a question for a separate thread (and I'll…

Thanks, Karen, and thank you for letting me look at your diary. It is useful to see how others are eating! I might experiment with not eating back some of my exercise calories. My impression, however, was that we were supposed to since our calorie goal is already set to lose weight.

Thanks, everyone, for the great ideas. Great to know that you can track and it'll upload later. We've stayed at this place before, so I know there isn't internet. There is a bar with internet down the road a few miles, but I'll definitely blow my hard work if I hang out too much there :)