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Everyone has pretty much suggested everything I would have. Exercise, logging are important. Are you getting good quality sleep? That can also mess with your body.

Look I did the same thing when I started MFP. I had a sedentary job. I'm 5ft 3inches and started at 165lbs. I would more often than not go under 1000 calories a day. Life was great. I dropped the weight like a rock. Now if you want to look like me with arthritis and osteoporosis, and zero muscles, I really wouldn't…

A celery stick dipped in Stevia. Oh wait that might be 1 calorie. Let me think on this a bit more.

My starting weight was 165lbs. I'm 5ft 3". I was told on MFP to do 1200 calories. This was a few years back. So after a few weeks and nearly stabbing various family members I upped my calories to 1650. That worked out a lot better. Current weight 118lbs.....I'm still only 5ft 3" though, which is very frustrating!!

Revels candy, chocolate eclairs candies, Lord Toffingham ice cream bar, walnut whips, fried bread with egg, shepherds pie.

Sockeye salmon, purple sweet potato fries and green peas.

I understand your frustration. I was going through exactly the same feelings. This may sound silly, but after months of not seeing the scale move I made a decision. I knew that I was feeling better with the foods I was consuming, so I just stopped weighing myself. I continued weighing my foods on a daily basis. I made a…

That's too friggin funny!!

I drink quite a lot of green tea. I stopped drinking coffee mainly because I didn't enjoy it without the creamer. I did lose some weight, but it was something that took a while to get used to, as coffee is so delicious. But like most will tell you, it's really important to weigh everything.

I found that I couldn't handle cutting out creamer by substituting with milk, so cut out coffee completely. I now drink assorted green teas. My favorite is Ginger green tea. It is great for my Crohn's.

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I have lost nearly 50lbs over a year and a half. How long being overweight?? Well probably after I had my daughter which was 37 years ago. I wasn't huge just a bit "floppy". I was a young mother. I went on the usual fad diets after childbirth which never lasted for more then a couple of weeks. When I was in the restaurant…

Yes not too worried about putting on a few pounds. I just don't want to look like I'm ill. It gets a bit upsetting when my husband tells me I don't look well.

My muscles are not existent. I look anorexic to be honest, which was not a look I was anticipating. I do try weights but have extreme difficulty as I am so weak

I go to my doctors every 3 months. For repeat prescriptions and have blood work done every 6 months. My husband is right, I don't look healthy. I enjoy the foods I eat a lot more now, then when I was eating junk food. I don't know maybe I just gotta live with being this way. I'm not a spring chicken anymore

It took quite a while to lose the weight. At first I didn't lose any for about 6 months. I was not weighing food, and not exercising so as soon as I started being accountable, then the weight came off. I would say a year and a half to lose the weight.

Blamed it on menopause. But in reality I was just lazy. I would avoid mirrors at all costs. Finally got sick of telling myself how ugly I was and did something about it.

You are exactly the same weight that I was when I joined MFP, I'm a couple of inches shorter though. It has taken a while to get where I am....but now realize it is not a race. Just make sure you get yourself a food scale. I slipped up quite a few times but tried not to kick myself too much. Good luck to you.

I like Jaime Olivers Asparagus soup recipe. I do dink around with the seasonings a bit though.

Yes I have lost weight. I am 5ft 3 and at my top weight I was 165lbs. I am now 117lbs which is great.....however the down side is I have a lot of loose skin. It hangs off my arms and have lots of crepe skin even on my legs. My husband wants me to put some weight back on.

Thank you. I figured it had to be as simple as weighing, but wanted to be sure.

Sockeye salmon poached in miso. Or just baked with lemon pepper.