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Hi there Silky and welcome. The links queenliz provided are a wonderful starting point. Without weighing your food and using the data base provided by MFP (or similar) using reputable calorie counts ie avoid generics, and user made look for USDA and such, then there is no way for you to accurately track your calorie…

Hey there honey, all the personal readjustments to a new relationship and finding yourself in a parenting role is a huge deal......getting your head around their way of doing things and running after kiddies is never easy, so congratulations on finding love and working so hard hard to make this situation work. From what I…

Your rate of loss for the month has been fantastic. It is never linear and you expectations as others have pointed out are too high and unrealistic. When I first started I like you was impatient, wanted the weight gone NOW and really had no idea except the unreality of TV/weight loss gimmicks to go by and they are…

Given the other thread you started about struggling with the lower than expected calorie goal given to you, the fact that you are not logging consistently and that you have said about recently gaining despite the desire to lose, you really need to look at what REALLY want and plan appropriately. The replies and advice that…

I would put the belief that weight gain following gall bladder removal is inevitable in the category of "Old Wives Tales"......my mother born in 1922 was spouting this predication to my Sister when she had hers out in the early 1990's......whilst it came true for her, the weight gain, truly it was because she was over…

Unfortunately the amount of loose skin you are left with after weigh loss is very dependant on genetics, the time it took you to lose (ie the faster you lose weight the more likely it is that your skin will sag and simply it cannot keep up with the changes).... TBH there are so many factors out of your hands in this…

Hi there and Welcome. :D MFP is a wonderful resource to use. There are many threads that will help get you started I just wish I knew how to post the links for you to read. Hopefully you will get plenty of other responders here that will be able to help with that. Get yourself some supportive friends, you are very welcome…

Sorry for the long wait....just got back home. Um....by ultrasound. However, that said I had a lump under the left side of my jaw for ages and the 1st ultrasound missed the calcification so it was "allowed" to continue to grow.....Dr's relied on an incorrect result so by the time I got the help I needed .....I needed…

OMG......I would be crying too. Have a cry, sweetheart. My God what a load you are carrying.....so much worry, so much pain. Please get support IRL, there is only so much that words can do to help. I wonder if this is the first time you have reached out??? Mothers are such tough people.....we soldier on and on, when really…

I too suddenly started to suffer with this and like others have said it can be from a wide variety of causes. Not too frighten you or anything but after long and fruitless testing it was finally discovered that I had a blockage in my salivary gland on the left hand side, this had developed through undiagnosed Lupus with…

Well done on logging for the time you have. You have mastered that part of the 'journey' now it's up to you to find it within yourself to decide when or if you want the next step. It is so true.....You know the whole motivational idea of a huge journey starting with a single step, mantras of 'Just Do It', You are worth the…

Maybe looking at your quote might help you....."one day at a time"......motivation is overrated I really think it's patience and persistence that will get you through the tough times and believe me everyone has them. You have achieved such and awesome loss.....even with the back slide it's only a fraction of the overall…

Amazing transformation...... You look so different, I hope you don't mind me saying this but I thought that you looked very tired in the before photos now you are positively glowing.....particularly the beach photo.

I had to reply..... Jade you have had some wonderful suggestions from others about how to help transform your body physically and you seem to embrace the idea of meditation as perhaps a way of helping to deal with the mental "misery" that you are going through. I guess I feel sad that you seem resigned to this…

Chronic fatigue or any chronic illness presents people with challenges on how to balance their lives within new boundaries. What may work for some, won't work for others and it is really up to the individual to try as many different ways to fit in exercise, rest, eating well, medications (whether prescribed or natural) etc…

Hi there, Alice has some very wise words and some wonderful tips, and guides for you...... I am so sorry to hear that your feeling so down and in pain, take heart that often we humans need the impact of hitting an all time low to start the journey forward and up out of the pit that we find ourselves in. Mentally…

Hi Cecilia, Thank you for sharing your story. I am sure there are many people that will find parts of your life and experiences similar to their own, I mean you only have to look at the number of posts about motivation lost and falling off the wagon to get a perspective on just how often this happens. You write beautifully…

Hi there, Sorry to hear about struggles. Had a peak at your diary and I noticed that there were quite a few entries in the time frame that I picked there were entries where you had very low calorie days, under 1000 calories.....if this is something that is regularly part of your plan, then it may well be a contributing…

Congratulations on taking control of your condition enough to investigate different strategies to help you. The road with chronic illness can be challenging and tiring, but not impossible. I have Lupus along with other conditions that effect my health because of it as well as and entirely seperate issue of a chronic…

Aw gawd I'm useless with the computer..... :'( I meant to also include MM27's like picture......le sigh

This is great and true......wish something like this could be a part of MFP guidelines.

Can I add the word patience in.....if you develop this along with persistence....the results can be amazing.

It is sad that there is so much Win in those 3lbs in that time frame but not for you. Everyone that has responded has said all that I was going to say, just better :) Please, don't give up....if you are denying yourself to the point of misery then have a rethink of your meal plan and over all strategy, maybe it's changing…

What has helped me throughout losing and maintaining was patience and persistence......endless patience and persistence. You are only 2 weeks into this and realistically you did not gain the 40lbs you wish to lose at a rapid rate at sadly, thus it is in reverse. You sound as though you have made some major life style…

Hey there Molasses, I think what you are doing sounds like a wonderful idea. There is probably a wonderful world out there yet full of flavours for you yet to try. I am older than you, 52, and grew up with a Mum who boiled literally everything within an inch of its life and beyond and the result was tasteless and…

Love the ideas on pre-planning, weighing etc meals and snacks for your day. Make sure that you are well hydrated and not mistaking hunger for thirst, it's very common. Fill in for bored times - Well the sky is the limit really. What about incorporating an exercise in there to go along with the new way of eating, it doesn't…

Have patience..... You have made some awesome changes ie gym going, it really is a matter of finding the tenacity to commit to the programme. Buy yourself a food scale, weigh and log everything that you eat it can take about 2 months to get this into a well developed habit/routine. Use the MFP guidelines for intake and…

As others have said you have the blessings of youth on your side to help your skin bounce back and tighten up as you lose weight. I realise that at this point in time you feel perfectly healthy, now but time has a way of catching up with you. From my experience by the I was 35 and weighing at 268lbs at 5'5" I did not feel…

Congratulations on your hard work, you look wonderful and your smile could light up the World.

What about prepping up some celery or carrot sticks to nibble on as you prepare tea. Or have a pre weighed and logged bag of nuts, celery etc, what ever takes your fancy and fits your day to have on the trip home so that you are not so ravenous. Also make sure that you are keeping well hydrated and not mistaking hunger for…