jaded989 Member

Mid 60's here, not my first weight loss rodeo but hopefully my last. I was on a never ending plateau, bouncing around with in the same 8lbs range. I am now on a doctor supervised (my choice not by necessity) high protein diet & the scale is moving again (very slowly but it is moving). My doctors goal for me is 120g of…

I feel your pain. I have the same issue and most people seem to comment that I'm not weighing my food, not logging everything I eat because 1200 aday is barely enough to live off. I have been at a plateau for over a year and kind of bounce around a 5lb range but can't seem to get below it. Basically, this is maintenance…

So glad that I am not the only one struggling with this & I know just how discouraging it can be. I also don't lose at 1200 a day (5'4 66yr old) & I walk about 5 miles a day minimum. I don't eat back my excerise calories and try to keep my intake at about 1000 a day but progress is still super slow.

I mostly disregard it as it is way off for me. I am definitely far from average (and not in a good way). I am generally consistent day to day (calorie intake and excercise are fairly consistent) but don't I even come close to the 5 week projection so I just don't bother with it anymore.

I have lost & regained several times in my lifetime, mainting the loss for several years at a time. For me, weighing daily is what keeps me keeps me maintaining. All the regains started when I stopped weighing daily (usually due to a broken scale I didn't bother to replace). It keeps me accountable, which apparently I need.

To lose 10lbs before my trip to Seattle in December, I think I can, I think I can, I know I can (if I keep to my calorie goal & keep up the extra exercise).

OMG, been trying this for couple days but couldn't post. 2nd go around & looking for a team, please.

Thank you Ann for the most helpful reply, I'm begining to think it id definitely some medical issue & will follow up with my doctor.

Can you be a little more snarky??? It would be very helpful & motivating

As I have slipped here and there & fully admitted to that (never by alot) & usually no more than 2 days a week if that. My exercise has dropped off a little (to damn hot in AZ & most of my excercise is walking). To be clear I am a 66 yr old female have successfully dropped from my all time high of 240+lbs & have been at…

So I finally got back into reading these posts, my quick links stopped working & I didn't bother to access them another way but today I did & I'm feeling motivated again. Mini goal? To lose 4lbs by the end of the month.

Well no, no & no to all the above, I weigh all my food, most everything I eat is home made from scratch. I do my research and make sure I am using the approriate enties with as accurate as possible calorie counts. I appreciate the answers and suggestions and thank all who responded.

LOL, I'm 66 5'4 and if I consumed 1900 a day I'd be right back where I started, yes 1900 a day would cause weight gain for me and I do get some excerise daily.

Hey thanks for the invite. I didn't receive the invitation but I was able to click on the link.

Alwaysgreat to get out of the X's. Congrats

Hi, I'm new to the 5% challenge but not to MFP. Would be happy with any team that is available. Thank you.

I'm with you, briefly dipped to 158 but have been hovering in the mid 160's for a year /sigh. Better than 240 (my highest) though. This is not where I want to be for maintenance but I'm grateful to be where I am rather than where I was. Putting some real effort into dropping into the 150's again.

Same except my stall has been for a few months, seriously back at it again for about a week, hopefully the scale will be going the right direction for awhile.

Oh yeah, I have adult daughters like that too ;)

To get serious about losing again so I can break through this 5lb range I've been bouncing around in all summer.

I cleaned out my closet a couple month back (not yet at goal but had a ton of clothes that were way too big) and put them in large trash bags to donate. I had 2 bags stuffed full & a 3rd half full which I left on the floor of the closet for a week or so. I moved the full bags to the trunk of my car so I could donate them…

To get into the healthy BMI range, just under 10lbs to go. It's probably going to take awhile as weight loss has significantly slowed down but that's ok, it's not a race.

I may not be where I want to be but I'm happy I'm not where I was.

So inspiring... Although I am not yet where I want to be I am so grateful I am not where I was. Thank you for reminding me of that.

So an email went out at work late Friday which I didn't see until this morning noting birthdays & anniversaries for July. It included a picture of the employee. My Birthday was in July and the photo they included is 4 years old and probably at my heaviest or close to it. My NSV? I really look nothing like that photo…

I can definitely relate. I realized I had no tops that fit except tshirts & tanks. I needed a few casual tops. As I am not yet at goal and didn't want to spend alot, I ordered online & was having a hard time decided on size. At this retailer an XL is a US12 a L is a US10, I decided on the XL because I was afraid the L…

I had to renew my drivers license and didn't want to put my actual weight. Not because I'm embarrassed by it (it's 20lbs less than my previous license) but because I know I'm going to lose more and won't be close to my current weight in a few months. I did give my actual weight btw

To break through this plateau I'm bouncing round in. Been stuck in the same 3 pound range for almost a month now, so annoying. Still eating at a deficit & exercising the same (or a little more) but trusting the process as this isn't the first plateau. Just so frustrating :#

I am exactly the opposite and love underwire bras. For me, they are more supportive and provide better shape (no, I don't mean the padded 'tshirt bras' just the regular ones). Anyway, I had given up wearing them the last few several years because they no longer fit right and were extremely uncomfortable, wires cut in under…

Thank you Ladybug