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having a hard time ageing
I turned 60 this year and have lost 40 pounds and realizing I don't look like I did when I was 35, cant wear the short clothes any more and I just got back from the beach and noticed in pictures I look flabby in the arms, little bit in the neck, boobs drooping. Oh it seems to have happened overnight especially cellulite in…
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tips on not gaining weight during this time of year
Last winter I gained 15 lbs and I don't want this to happen this year. Guess I got carried away over holidays and cold weather. This year I plan to be more mindful. I wasn't on MFP last yr. What helps ya? I eat more protein now and I hope to eat small amounts at all the holiday gatherings. I plan on eating a lot of…
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when around negativity I want to eat!
I was just around a negative family member my Mom who is very difficult narcissistic type and she is complaining how she loves Dad and how he is so mean to her and I don't do enough for her, cook for them,etc. Always me,me, me. She has always been very hard to deal with, needless to say a very strained relationship but I…
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how not to put on winter weight!
Last winter I gained 13 lbs, do not want to do this again. It was too hard getting it off so I feel I need a plan. This summer has been relatively good, I love cantelope,watermelon, fresh vegetables, cucumber,tomatoes, all the cold stuff. When cold weather comes I think of warm dishes, Chinese buffet, KFC, gravy and…
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feeling so emotional
Just found out my Aunt died today. And you know how I comfort myself. Many good memories, she taught me how to make scallop potatoes and she was a good cook, made bread,cakes, etc. but had a good figure. She watched her weight, good role model. She was so strong, one of those that did not take anything off anyone! I know…
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do you want to eat more a certain time of year?
I guess I am a seasonal eater. I have found it easier not to overeat this summer. I just had pizza but also had cut up cucumber,tomato, cantelope to have also. This keeps me from eating too much pizza. I love squash from the garden,green peppers and all the other stuff. I love cottage cheese, applesauce, the cold stuff.…
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maintenance people
I would like to have some friends that have met their goal and are maintaining. I lost 40 lbs 2years ago and put 14 back on last winter and recently got that off..
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what to do other than comfort eat at stressful times?
I definitely am comforted with food when sick or stressed or upset. Here lately I have been 1) taking out a piece of paper and write trying to deal with a problem and solve it. 2) exercise 3) hot bath 4) call a friend 5) read MFP stuff 6) rest 7)chew gum 8) confront someone (I hate confrontation but necessary) How do ya…
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replied to I had just as soon be fat!
one of my mfp friends wrote this and I know how she feels. I had just as soon be fat! So much discipline and self control. Tell me again why we do not want to be fat. I will start, 1) want job or boyfriend (I know society holds it against us, reality. 2) fit in a tanki or bikini, 3) stay home because nothing fits but…
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why did you gain the weight?
I was working too many hours, came home, didn't take time to prepare healthy meals. I ate fast food a lot. I was trying to control stuff like family that I could not let go of and got agitated and ate. I was taking care of hubby and family and forgot about me. I was eating instead of problem solving I was eating and not…
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when is hardest time for you to control your eating?
It seems I want to pig out when I come home from work or a meeting or church or anywhere I have been for a few hours. I guess I think it is my relaxing time and I am a closet eater. Never eat much in front of people. Any tips? I sure don't feel like going to the gym right after working. It is a physical job in a grocery…
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has newness worn off for long timers on MFP?
been on here 4 months, was with WW for about a yr and newness wore off, got bored with it and gained weight back. Just wondering if some of ya have been successful with the calorie counting long term. Or maybe you just get new eating habits (oh I wish) and maintain. Have some of ya been successful for a long time? Tips,…
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bad day at work
got screamed at yesterday at work, wanted choc cake but make a good decision to wait and work it in my calories within next couple of days. I work at a groc store and need to leave at 1 but office girl takes advantage. cant get off register when someone doesn't show and she ignores me. I have elderly parents, have to leave…
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emotional eating
I am trying to work on this emotional eating, I am angry at worker who has not showed up to work on our house and am putting an action plan in motion and firing him if he is a no show by tomorrow. My hubby was snappy and had to have a talk with him and since I confronted someone at work who was obnoxious, she is being…
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trying to drop 5 more pounds
I am at maintenance and decided I would like to drop 5 more pounds. Thinking about cutting out bread,rice and potatoes. What do you think. Guess I am impatient. Or maybe not have these late in the day.
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anyone gotten sick when they lost weight
about 5 years ago going to weight watchers, I lost weight and even worked for them. After a while I got sick, anytime I ate I would throw up, got acid reflux. I thought I had just as soon be fat as be sick. I thought maybe it was my gallbladder. I decided to eat a little more to see if the problem would go away and it did.…
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closet eater
I noticed today when I was at a festival in town I dont get carried away with food. Social doesnt get to me. BUT WHEN I GET HOME, THIS IS WHEN TROUBLE HAPPENS. I love to eat at home by myself or with hubby, I guess because we have been married 20 yrs. It is comforting to get in front of that tv and pig out. Lay back and…
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how not to go over calorie limit, how to be strong
Last night I had eaten all my calories and wanted pizza. I knew I had some in the freezer. I some way talked myself out of it and ate a Greek Yogurt and when to bed but it was hard. I kept thinking about the person on here that wrote in saying I chose to be fat. I told myself you can have pizza tomorrow and I have and I am…
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rather eat than deal
I worked with a group of women 20 years ago, we worked together for about 10 yrs, we have been having lunch together since we were downsized and lost our job. One lady got mad at me and decided she did not want me to go out with the group anymore. She is the one who did me wrong, we use to go out with another lady at our…
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what did you hate most about being overweight
I know I was embarrassed when I had to go to the doctor and weigh. If I was sick and had to go to the doctor it was awful thinking about how much weight I had gained and I felt worse. I also hated shopping, oh yea and being around relatives. What did ya hate most about being overweight? and of course not fitting into jeans…
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feeling your feelings is hard but necessary
thanks so much for this site. Yes I am an emotional eater and kind of got beat up over this. Someone said you eat when anything happens to you, blaim us because you have no self control when I suggested being positive. Sometimes these boards are not sensitive but maybe this will help. I went to a funeral of my best friends…
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do you avoid tempting food places like buffets
I have been going to buffets and church dinners which are the worse, last night lasagna and cake. You have to have a lot of self control at these places. I think well it is worth it because my weight is down but then I get resentful of these other people eating all this stuff. I have to accept my genes and I will always…
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cold, sleeting here in Va, how not to overeat
I wonder how ya cope, cant go out in sleet. Dont want to overeat, may try soup or beans, that seems filling, any other ideas, guess I need an inside hobby you think?
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anything to calm you,lost my crutch
Wow have I got feelings coming up. Any of ya miss your crutch, food calms me so, no wonder people go back to eating. What do you do other than exercise to calm you. No not drinking or drugs. Maybe I need a hobby to relax me
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feeling my feelings, not medicating myself with food
man here I go again, I am so hungry no not hungry, so angry I could eat everything in the house. I DID JUST GO TO THE GYM AND PLAN ON GOING BACK TONIGHT but what I want to do is eat. I really am an emotional eater, more than I thought. Doing good but could easily sway. I have a few friends who let me down. My good friends…
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talk positive on this site, not about yummy food
This is my gripe, quit talking about all delicious food you ate and did bad. Cant you talk about how you went to the gym or dealt with a situation and didnt eat. Cant you talk about your strength when you said No to seconds. We need motivation, when you talk negative and all those delicioius meals, it makes me want to EAT!
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cold rainy day what to do besides eat
It is a cold rainy day in Va. I would love to eat soup,popcorn but the problem is I want more and more of the stuff. Yep, I am like this when it snows also. Guess I am an outside person, yesterday was beautiful and I was ok. But a rainy day and Sunday on top of it, WHA DO YA DO?
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those that have hit goal weight
for those who hit their goal. Do I up my calories by 200 or 300 or what? How do I maintain. I know I should not stay at 1200. Just hit goal weight, I am 59 and am happy to stay weighing in 160s. WW wanted me 145 but I look better a little heavier. I may just have to play with it, but dont want to be in the starvation thing…
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feeling my feelings, not medicating myself with food
Have ya been experiencing feelings since you dont medicate yourself with food. I am sure it is a good thing but painful. It seems I am more emotional now, had to confront my hubby talking disrespectful to me and also had to confront a co-worker who was hateful and complaining all the time. I guess what I am saying it was…
