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61 here, just finished losing the 20 I came back here to lose nice and slow over 5 months, and determined that this time is the last time for that yoyo trip! MFP has been super motivational for me, @eggs32000 and I hope you'll follow up your initial success (congrats!) with a nice, steady loss. Motivation: I feel SO MUCH…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

Not liking the way we look in swimsuits is pretty common among every population of women, regardless of age, weight, or how good other people think we look. We are hard on ourselves and see only imperfection. Don't be discouraged, think of the progress you have made so far, in only a month!

4/1: 2 x 3 minute mixed = 6 down 4/2: neck strain in scalenes, dang 4/3: 3 minute reverse plank = 9 down 4/6: 9 minutes = 6 mixed, 3 reverse, 20 second break while I flipped. 19 down, 42 minutes to goal of 61

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This is so understandable! Hugs to you, I am so sorry for your loss.

I just started maintaining after a 20 lb loss. I ended up taking it a couple pounds under my initial goal, and I am still kindof deciding what to do next. The good thing is, THIS TIME I did not give up when I started to feel "close enough" to my original goal. Instead, I feel very empowered by the journey I've had here and…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

I can eat a thousand calories of treat foods in 10 minutes or so, and I might if I worked at it be able to do that a few times a day (say three or four times) without making myself totally sick. (retching a little at the thought though) I can burn about 580 calories in an hour if I am running (I'm lightish and slowish so…

See the 30 day plank challenge example for beginners at the beginning of this thread for one example; and our thread leader the inspiring @Spliner1969 may have more specific suggestions?

This is hysterical! Thanks for the LOL

A number of years ago, I totally quit alcohol for a set of reasons unrelated to weight loss or exercise. In the first four months after quitting I accidentally, without trying or thinking about it much, lost 20 pounds off an already midrange weight. I ended up at 112 and 5'7" which was not a pretty sight. Eventually I…

4/1: 2 x 3 minute mixed = 6 down 4/2: neck strain in scalenes, dang 4/3: 3 minute reverse plank = 9 down, 52 minutes to goal of 61

Starting over is totally legit. I was there on 10/18 last year. This time, met my goal and in maintenance. You can do it! (this time, I am staying here and not gonna regain!!!)

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

When the amount you have left to lose (3 pounds) is not much more than a weight fluctuation in itself, things can get dicey. I would suggest 1) patience 2) a .5 deficit, not 1lb 3) enjoy life 4) good idea on that trending/monitoring app, will help you understand how normal fluctuations are 5) throw that obsession energy…

Check out this thread for people at desks all day, there are some ideas in there: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10641933/looking-for-desk-jockie-friends And what Tavis said above - you're going to have to get your active time mostly outside work hours. Note that losing weight is mostly about what we eat,…

As many above have said, dealing with hiccups is the whole show. I try not to let myself get judgy over a bad day or even a bad week. I get back to it as soon and well as I can and I know that my choice to get back to what works for me, is PRACTICE in coming back after a hiccup. I don't think I will ever stop having…

Go for it @mwaaa4 - just start in the middle, the more the merrier (and healthier)

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith Round 36 Goal = Maintain! Range is 125-130 3/29 - 128.2 - ate just over maintenance yesterday, exhausted emotionally, early night 3/30 - 129.6 - whoops! ate pretty much way over maintenance yesterday. Just in a funk…

4/1: 2 x 3 minute mixed = 6 down, 54 to go

I agree with posters above, I have had trouble of several sorts including fitness device sync, unable to log foods in certain ways that usually work on the desktop (i.e. saved meals) and it all started when I changed my password as suggested. I have logged out and back in on both desktop and mobile but still wonky.…

In for 61 minutes (one for each year of my age lol)

I flunked March (in so very many ways, lol). But I will be back in April.

I am REALLY NEW to maintaining and kind of afraid. My pattern before is, I get ALMOST to my goal of 130, don't look or feel as "pretty" as I want (as in, still fluffy and floppy), determine to exercise more, get discouraged or get injured, stop logging, and regain that 15-20 pounds. I have done this three times on MFP, and…

There are two things I know about finding love ... no wait, one ... I had to say no to what I did not want in my life (rinse, repeat) before I could say yes please to what I did want. Okay, two. Loving and supporting myself is still the lifetime project.

@Slja2013 , this thread has helped me get over fear of those fluctuations and learn to treat the scale as information not a reward or punishment, simply because I can see a mess of us on this thread doing the same thing, upsies downsies! However I am in COMPLETE support of whatever strategy works best for you personally,…