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  • Weight loss is simple but it’s hard at the same time. It’s very hard actually. From a logical standpoint- eat less and move more. But it is so much more complex than that. The psychological relationship we have with food is complicated. Separate your own feeling from your husband’s for a moment. Do you personally want to…
  • I am also a runner, age 55, and about 15 lbs less than your current weight. (I’m only 5’1”) My current gross calories each day are around 1400/1500 to accomplish my deficit. Three years ago I also had an injury that I thought was a groin injury at first. But it was actually a pulled hamstring. It took a LONG time to rehab.…
  • This is your journey. You get to choose what you want to eat and what your goals are. Some people have trigger foods that make it difficult to stick to their calorie goals (example - me and Reese’s peanut butter cups. I have absolutely no self control with them.). Identifying your trigger foods may help you stick to your…
  • In my opinion start with just tracking your food. As accurately and consistently as possible, even when over your calorie goal. Once you have a couple weeks of tracking, add another small goal (example exercise 2 times per week, or add a new vegetable this week, etc) I find that small changes over time add up. But for me,…
  • Thanks for the continued updates. You are doing great!
  • Are you logging your food? If not, take a moment and enter into MyFitnessPal everything you have eaten today (even if over calories). Don’t remember everything you ate today? That’s ok, just do your best. I find that if I just start logging it becomes easier in a few days to be at my calorie goal.
  • My sister has really good luck following the DASH diet recommended to her by her doctor. Her doctor emphasized the fruit/vegetables and dairy components of DASH when she first started.
  • OP - you mentioned that you had an eating disorder in the past. Have you talked to your therapist about a good approach for you to make sure you stay healthy? Calorie counting may/may not be the best strategy for your situation. I really don’t know. But your therapist may have some good strategies for you.
  • You’ve already receive great advice. I just wanted to post to say I’m cheering for you!
  • I have sensitive skin and sometimes have trouble with the contact point on my Fitbit causing irritation. I use a fabric bandaid on my wrist under the Fitbit when it gets irritated. Surprisingly it has not interfered with fitbit collecting my heart rate data.
  • I have dealt with migraines for many years. I charted it about 30 years ago on a paper calendar. I tracked every headache rated by intensity, all food, sleep schedule, medications taken, and menstrual cycle. After 3 months of data it was clear that certain foods triggered migraines for me only at certain times in my cycle.…
  • I have the Fitbit Charge 4 for the built in GPS. It does track my stairs pretty accurately. I upgraded to it from the Inspire. I stick with Fitbit for social reasons (family). Otherwise I’d look at one of the Garmin running watches since they have some running stats I don’t get from Fitbit.
  • I plan to track. I also plan to be over on calories.
  • Given that you recently were hospitalized for cardiac issues, definitely talk to your doctor for diet restrictions. The American Heart Association recommends the DASH diet and has details about it on their website. My sister had good luck lowering her blood pressure on DASH after her doctor recommended it. I personally…
  • In my mind jogging is a more relaxed type of running. I would think the pace itself is more individual based on the person’s fitness level.
  • I also recommend Half Size Me. It’s an amazing podcast. Really helped me change my mindset.
  • I have teenagers too. What I’ve found works for me is to keep to baskets in my pantry labeled “Moms chips” and “Moms desserts” that I keep individually wrapped packages that meet my calorie goals for snacks. I also have one drawer in the fridge with my pre-portioned lower fat cheese and prepared fruit/veggies, boiled eggs…
  • As others have mentioned motivation isn’t required. Discipline will help you reach your goals. I would suggest you start small. For the next two weeks change nothing about your diet except to log everything. You can even set your goal in myfitnesspal to maintenance instead of taking a deficit right now. If the calories…
  • @fatty2begone congrats!
  • Back when I was in college, my roommate followed a similar calorie intake to that you are describing. She lost a significant amount of weight rapidly and ended up hospitalized for malnutrition. (Also note that she lost quite a bit of hair and she stopped having her period.). She spent another several months being treated…
  • I personally am a fan of taking planned diet breaks to eat at maintenance for a couple weeks before going back to a deficit. I typically plan to eat at maintenance during holidays etc as well.
  • You are not alone. But you are here and you know what to do. 2020 hit a lot of us really hard. I had lost 45 lbs at that point and did very well at the start of the pandemic. I thought everything was ok. Then here I am in 2022 working to lose 40 of those same pounds again. For me, my only goal is to track my food. Even if…
  • At your height and current weight, you are already within the healthy bmi range. Going down to 130 would still be within a healthy range for your height. However it will be very difficult to lose unless you are tracking your calories very closely. You may want to consider using a food scale to improve your accuracy…
  • I only use electrolytes on runs over an hour or during Summer outdoor runs. My personal strategy is to carry two different water bottles on my run belt. At 20 minutes into my “long run” I will sip a little of the electrolyte bottle. I alternate between my water bottle and electrolyte bottle throughout the run to make sure…
  • So many great responses here. Focus on making those small habits the goal instead of the weight loss itself. To me the biggest goal is just tracking my food. Even if I go over calories, tracking helps keep me accountable.
  • I used couch to 5k podcasts instead of the app at 40 lbs overweight with success. I highly recommend walking for 30 minutes at a time 4 days per week for several weeks before starting a running program. If that describes you, here are some pointers I wish I knew when I first started c25k that may be helpful. 1. Run SLOWLY…
  • Have you logged your food today? Even if over calories…. If not, take a moment and log what you have eaten today. I have found that making logging my goal (the good, the bad, the all..) helps me stay accountable. For me motivation is flighty. Some days are harder than others, but logging every day helps me build the…
  • How tall are you? How long have you been tracking calories on myfitnespal? How are you measuring your food? Cups and spoons? Or do you use a food scale?
  • I personally have found that I can be successful with either WW or MyFitnessPal. BUT, I find it much easier to not feel deprived in MyFitnessPal. So, I’ve kind of developed a mental hybrid approach. I try to include many of the foods on the “zero point list” into my diet, but I measure portion sizes and track the calories…
  • Depending on your injury, walking at an incline may aggravate the injury. When I was recovering from a hamstring injury I was specifically advised to avoid hills and speed work for several months. I’d definitely recommend you talk to your physical therapist before starting any new exercises. As was mentioned before, weight…
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