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I'm the opposite. In summer, I can get out for a walk before it gets too hot, and delicious fresh fruits & veg are in season & cheap. In winter, I do more baking, tend to eat more starchy foods, and have a hard time getting out for walks because the ground can be icy & treacherous! I started this round of healthier living…

6/19 285.7 6/26 281.8 7/3 278.9 7/10 277.6 7/17 278 7/24 272.9 7/31 270.1 8/7 267.6 That gives me 2.5 for this week. It's great to remind myself where I was seven weeks ago!

Deb, you are so inspirational for posting this and sticking with it! Your honesty with all of us and your determination are really admirable. Hats off to you, and I look forward to reading more of this thread! THANK YOU!

Breakfast: either eggs, cereal & fruit, yogurt & fruit, or oatmeal. Lunch: # 1 tomato, cucumber, red onion, chickpeas with olive oil & red wine vinegar + toasted pita on top # 2 Cold sesame noodles # 3 Black beans, tomato, red onion, corn, blanched broccoli, orange bell pepper, quinoa, olive oil & lime juice # 4 salad…

I haven't lost 100 pounds yet, but I'm on my way! Feb 14.4 March 14.0 April 10.2 May 17.2 June 15.2 July7.9 I didn't do great with my eating & exercise in July, but I'm back on track now, and hoping to get another 10 pounds gone this month, and keep to that for a few more months. I anticipate I'll slow down after that.

I'm 44 and have lost 80 pounds since February. I might be old, but I'm not dead yet! :laugh:

I have a picture from the end of April and one from last week. Looking forward to having a family portrait done this fall!

We're starting to get all our stuff together, Next week is my big planning push.

I'm in Michigan, too. There was a thread a while back with a whole bunch of Michigan people. If you do a search on it, I bet you'll find it.

Today's veg for me: 100g strawberries, a tomato, a cucumber, 1/4 of a red onion, half a cup of peas, 1/4 of a red pepper, and 2 scallions--I forgot about the pineapple until after I'd started eating. I figure that's about 6 servings all together.

It's probably a combination of both things.

Hi, there! I've lost my 9 year old already and am working on losing my 12 year old as well! We can both get there!

Clever, very visual & intuitive. Don't know how helpful it is if it isn't as concrete (but are the hard stats down below? it was harder to see)

Another issue I've experienced with goals is "what do you do once you hit your goal weight?" For me, the answer has been, "get bored, start eating stupidly again, and gain it all back." Yeah, I need to have other goals besides weigh related ones.

Goals can be results driven or behavior driven. For example, my next results mini goal is to have lost 25% of my original body weight. At one time, I thought I'd be able to achieve this by this week, but now I see that it won't be for a few more weeks at least. My behavior driven goals are more immediate & manageable. To…

Love the Naked Mango Chicken Salad, but Rachel is right about the sodium. Make sure you drink lots of water!

Friend me! I could have written about 3/4 of that post--I get where you are.

Go for a quick walk. Congratulations on your new adventure!

I sometimes have trouble hitting the magic 1200. When there are lots of fruits & veg in the day, they don't add up very fast. If I need a boost, it's usually yogurt & fruit, almonds, a hard boiled egg, string cheese. Making sure I hit my protein goal is something I keep in mind.

270.1 today.

Hi, Tracey! I'm in a similar situation--I'd like to hit 100 pounds gone before my 45th birthday in October.

I used to be very guilty of this. The way I'm working to overcome it is that eating it myself when it don't need it is the same as throwing it away,, and I am not a trash can. My worst habit? Eating when I'm stressed out or frustrated.

How long are you letting it boil?

75 gone so far for me. I started by doing it on my own, then started here in the late spring. I lost about 40 pounds before I joined, and 35 since. You don't need anything else--just use MFP!

I like my current job (German tutor), but I wish my classes were more steady. I'm starting to think about how I could teach healthier cooking classes, because I would love that.

I have not one but two songs from the Cars soundtrack, and frequently think that I need to look at Disney more closely for others!

I did manage to get out this morning and get my walk in, though I put it off for so long that I almost didn't have time. . On a scale of 1 - 10, how pitiful is it that I want to add my kids' VBS music to my iPod for when I walk? That music is jammin'! :laugh: How's everyone else doing?

I have a Wii Fit Plus, and really like it. Mostly I use it for Basic Step, which I do while I'm watching cooking shows. :drinker: I'd really like to get Zumba for the Wii, because I've heard so much good stuff about it.

I lost 80 pounds with WW in '96, right before my wedding. Then I stopped doing it and gained it all back and more. I lost 90 pounds with WW online in '04, getting back down to my wedding weight. Then I stopped doing and gained it all back and more. I've been tracking my own calories since February of this year, and using…

I think I'm coming to dinner at your house!