Bluejay789

What they say, Eat your exercise calories, MVP does all the work, you don't have to calculate as it does it for you.

Open diary and we will help you, not judge you.

Bike riding, I have arthritis in my knees, bike riding puts all your weight on the pedals if you stand up while riding, also great family activity.

Wow you look great! Congrats!????

Wow, I am in tears. I hope and pray that if anything ever happened to my husband (married 23 years) that I could be as wonderful as your Wife. Much love, prayers to you and your Wife. God Bless you and your family. Thanks so much for sharing. Claire

You look wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration. You are my inspiration today! Note: My current picture does not reflect the 20 plus pounds I put on last year due to personal reasons. Thanks for posting and being a motivator to get me back on track!

You look wonderful! Congrats on the quitting smoking. I just quit back in October of last year. I actually fell off the work out ladder and eating right. I am back on again. You look wonderful! Congrats and great job!

You look wonderful! They say a picture is worth a 1000 words! Your cheeks should hurt from smiling all day long! You are an inspiration to us all!

Biking, dropped the fat on my legs. I am still thunder thighs and have over 30 plus pounds to go but biking has worked the best for me and I am not jiggling anymore.

Try going to her website if MFP does not have loaded and see how many calories you burn for doing the dvd. Or try the website below. http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calories_burned.htm

I think you need to eat more for your breakfast and you will reach your calorie goal. Before I lost weight, I never ate breakfast. I was not hungry. When I started MFP I had to force myself to eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important and jump starts your metabolism for the day. Couple of suggestions that I do but if…

If you would open your diary we could see what you are eating. Without seeing what you are eating we cannot be objective or make suggestions.

Welcome to the MFP family .... We want you to succeed! Do not treat this as a diet but a lifestyle change. The best support I have gotten has been from my MFP family as they are on the same journey as me. I have actually had family members and friends make really mean comments, rolled their eyes and actually laugh at me.…

3 pounds and that was when I cut out sodium (my sea salt shacker) and rode my bike vigorously 45 minutes 4 times a weekl!

If you can get a scale or borrow a scale that weighs muscle and fat then you could compare to what is actually normal. Muscle weighs more than fat so if you are fit then a number does not really matter if you feel good and your clothes fit. Congratulations on your weight loss! You are a winner! Claire

I hit a plateau in September. I could not lose 1 pound for 3 weeks. Then my body just dropped 2 pounds in a week. I did ride my bike vigoriously 3 days in a row and I drank lots of weight and watched my sodium intake. keep on keeping on, you body will kick in and you will continue to lose. Don't give up. Congrats on your…

Same issue with my husband. He won't work out but he will walk with me. He has lost some weight by eating right because I am not buying junk food but everyone is right. It has to be her decision. She has to want to lose the weight. Too bad she does not have a girlfriend who would go walk with her or work and then she would…

You look great! You made my night! Thanks! Keep it up!

Your under eating and eating junk food ...... you are not going to lose weight. Your body needs protein, vegetables, carbs, and fruit. This is not a diet but a lifestyle change and as long as you think of this as a diet or a quick fix then you will lose and then gain. You have got to eat healthy and exercise otherwise your…

Jealous! Your real friends will say congratulations and tell you how proud they are of you. Defriend the person from facebook just like you delete the people off of your friend list on MFP who are not committed and do not sign for weeks. You will always get such a better response on MFP than FB because people on MFP really…

Yes.......... I do increments of 2-3 pounds. Goals I can actually make. I started at 190. Dropped 3 pounds and went to 187. Set my next goal to 185... 2 Pounds. Then I went to 183 set my goal for 3 pounds and then went to 182 set my goal to 2 pounds and went to 180. Then I set my goal for 1 pound trying to get under 180.…

Congratulations! Great motivation to everyone on website.

I hit a plateau also in September. Try adding sodium to your food diary to see if you are going over the intake amount. Sodium can cause you to retain 2-3 pounds in water weight. There are a couple of posts on sodium retention and weight gain on MFP if you want to view them. That's where I found that I was way over my…

Add your walking to the exercise to to get your extra calories. Do not worry about time but you need to eat your protein within 45 minutes of exercising so your metabolism will burn some of your calories. As long as you are exercising you should always eat and be sure to eat your caloris so you do not go in starvation mode…

Heart rate monitor. You can probably get a used one. Only buy from Pay Pal customer as Pay Pal guarantees no scamming.

According to your food diary you are not eating enough and you are in starvation mode so your body is storing fat. When you select complete entry in your food diary you should get a warning that if your body goes into starvation mode you will store fat. You are not eating enough to support your lifestyle.

Hey Kim, I'm Claire and trying to lose 60 pounds. Welcome, you will love this site. If you need some encouragement and some tips what not do to lose weight using MFP, send me friend request with a request for the tips. It took me 60 days to learn and make the adjustments and now the weight is coming off weekly. Or if you…

Great job! Congrats on your weight loss. You hard work and dedication is proof in the picture! You are a winner!

Totally agree! I have some MFP friends that are college students and do not have access to a kitchen or refrigerator for a 5 days so they have to eat what can be stored without refrigeration for 5 days. They are trying so that is all that matters. I love my college student MFP friends. I love all my friends, I do not judge…

I had that problem too. I broke down and bought a Nike Sports bra. It was $38.00 but worth every penny. It actually holds the girls in place and pushed them down. Actually made me look smaller and thinner through my chest. Funny thing when I first started wearing it they were visible at the top of the bra and almost…