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Slow Progress
Hello ladies. I'm currently home recovering from knee surgery and unable to move around very much at all. I've been sticking to my calorie goal and continuing to try and eat well. I have been unable to weigh in five weeks because I couldn't stand on the scale. This morning my husband helped me to stand on the scale and…
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Help Me Please! I need support!!! Need over 50 success support friends!!
I used MFP 8 years ago to lose 55 pounds and I was awesome. I went from 190 to 135 and looked and felt fantastic. Since then, life got in the way. My daughter was seriously injured in an accident and all focus went on her recovery for more than a year-- I was diagnosed with an immune disease and started bi-monthly IV…
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Motivation has disappeared!
I was an avid MFP member several years ago. I lost 55 pounds and was so happy. I was a motivated rock star! Nothing stopped my workouts and diet choices. Clothes fit, went off meds, felt better, ect. Well, three years later my daughter was injured in an accident that required multiple surgeries and physical therapy and I…
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So Disappointed in myself-- BACK AGAIN
Hi all, I LOVE myfitnesspal. It helped me lose 50 pounds a few years ago. I was obsessive about counting calories and being accountable. Then after a family crisis and falling back into my old habits a couple of years ago I have gained most of my weight back and now have health issues--- I MUST do this so all support is so…
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Newbie here
Hello all, I am new to MFP. I am a busy working mom of three teens. I have tried to lose weight before but have only been marginally successful. My kids are in travel sports and I work long shifts in a hospital intensive care unit. We are on a first name basis with the local drive thrus and eat way to much take out and…
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Frustrated with Maintenance
Hello all, I have been logging for almost 2 years! I went all out the first 18 months and lost 60 pounds. I was eating 1350 calories a day and have a pretty active job in a hospital where I walk on average 5 miles a day. I work out with weights and elliptical sporadically due to my busy work life and three kids. The weight…
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Can't believe I am posting pics-- 1yr progress!
I joined MFP one year ago and I have lost 58lbs. I am not quite at my goal but I am still trudging along. I am posting this pic to encourage other users to keep going. When I was discouraged and felt like quitting, then I would go and look at these success stories and I would feel like I could do it too. I hope my story…
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Feeling Deprived
I have been faithfully doing MFP for 11 months. I have gotten my family and friends involved and they are all losing weight too. I have never felt that I was missing out-- I have felt success, determination, and willpower. I have lost 57 pounds and I am almost there. Until now. Well, my steam is gone. I am hungry. I want…
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NSV---JEANS!!
My twins started high school this year so I decided to attend my first high school football game in years. I have been on my weight loss journey for 9 months and lost 53 pounds. i was in a size 18. I knew I would need new jeans to wear so I went shopping on Friday afternoon. I started out by trying on a 12 that was huge,…
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How does the "Friend" thing work?
Hello all, I joined MFP today and I posted about being a newbie and looking for support. I have received 14 friend requests already! My question is how does the friend thing work? Do they see my posts? Do we have a "group" that I am supposed to check in with? I have used message boards before and I will see the same folks…
