jcrook

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I worked out early this morning (the first time in several months I'm sad to say). It is getting harder as I get older because of all the aches and pains that begin to pester you. My downhill slide began when I had to quit playing basketball because my knees had given out on me. But I…

Hi Mike, Someone suggested my post from this morning under success stories as a good testimonial for you. You are certainly welcome to use it if you like. MyFitnessPal has been key to my success. "Nine months ago, at 180 lbs., I made a goal of 155 by 55- 155 lbs by my 55th birthday. Well tomorrow's my birthday and this…

Nine months ago, at 180 lbs., I made a goal of 155 by 55- 155 lbs by my 55th birthday. Well tomorrow's my birthday and this morning, for the first time in 25 years I stepped on the scale and saw 155!!! Last night I played basketball with men 20 and 30 years my junior and I kept up with them! My blood pressure is down, my…

18 lbs in 12 weeks! I'm so excited. I plateaued again for a couple of weeks. But it's started coming off again. I'm learning not to get discouraged when I go a couple of weeks with no loss, or even a gain of a pound. I just tell myself the scale owes me and keep on keeping on. If I stick with the program it always seems to…

9 weeks and 14 lbs. I'm so excited. I hit a plateau about 5 weeks in and went 3 weeks losing only 1 lb. total. But the lbs are starting to fall again. My goal was to be at 155 by my 55th birthday on May 1st, but now I'm hoping I might reach it by New Years. That would be awesome! I'm really noticing a difference in how I…

Just thought I would introduce myself. 5 weeks and 10 lbs!! I'm so excited! I always thought I would never keep track of calories, but MFP made it so easy. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Food Journal