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Small and huge things, an accountability thread
Hi hello. I’m not sure how to start. This is not my first attempt at losing weight, or my first time on MFP. The earliest and highest weight I have recorded here was 193.1lbs in January 2016; the lowest weight I have recorded was 155.5lbs in October 2020. It kind of breaks my heart to write that because this morning I…
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Just Give Me One Month! August 2021
The daily logging thread where we ride the ups and downs together 🎢 SW (May 2020): 184.6 SW this month: 160.8 GW this month: to get under 158 and stay there January 2021: -7.5lb February 2021: +2.9lb March 2021: +.9lb April 2021: +3.7 May 2021: -0.4lb June 2021: -0.2lb July 2021: -6.2lb 01 Aug: 162.1 😤 it's just weekend…
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Childhood experiences and adult habits
I can't stop thinking about this article, in which the author describes how growing up with food scarcity still affects her habits around food as an adult: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/childhood-food-insecurity I identified with so much of it, especially how feeling like there wasn't enough food to go around lead her…
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Just Give Me One Month - April 2021
SW May 2020: 184.6 SW this month: 163.7 GW this month: 159.5 January 2021: -7.5lb February 2021: +2.9lb March 2021: +.9lb After a wobbly few months I am feeling a spring in my step at last! I love these threads because they help me remember it's a case of one day, one week, one month at a time but the efforts do add up.…
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Just Give Me One Month - March 2021
A daily weigh-in thread (though you can weigh in as often as works for you, it's not a rule!) for those of us taking it one month at a time. SW May 2020: 184.6 SW Mar 2021: 162.8 GW this month: 159.0 January 2021: -7.5lb February 2021: +2.9lb I didn't have the best month on the scale in February, it was my birthday (nice!)…
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Just Give Me One Month - February 2021
A daily thread for those of us who need to remember this is a long game and there will always be ups and downs. February is only 28 days, let's get to it! SW May 2020: 184.6 SW Feb 2021: 159.9 GW this month: 156.0 January 2021: -7.5lb 01 Feb: 160.1
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Just Give Me One Month - November
A daily - or whatever works for you - weigh in thread to keep things on track. Join us! Starting weight May 2020: 184.6 Starting weight this month: 157.5 Goal weight this month: 153.5 May: -8.8lb June: -6.6lb July: -7.3lb August: -2lb September: -4.4lb October: +2lb 01 November: 157.5 02 November:
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Just Give Me One Month - October
A daily - or whatever works for you - weigh in thread to keep things on track. Join us! Starting weight May 2020: 184.6 Starting weight this month: 155.5 Goal weight this month: 153.3 May: -8.8lb June: -6.6lb July: -7.3lb August: -2lb September: -4.4lb 01 October: 155.8 02 October:
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Just Give Me One Month - September 2020
Kicking off this month's thread, hope I'm not doubling up. These daily weigh ins really keep me company and help me to stay focused. Let's have a great month! Starting weight May 2020: 184.6 Starting weight this month: 159.9 Goal weight this month: 157.9 May: -8.8lb June: -6.6lb July: -7.3lb August: -2lb 01 September: 159.5
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Things YOU say when you lose weight
Inspired by the "Things people say when you lose weight" thread I wanted to ask how you react when people notice your weight loss? I have noticed I try to dismiss it, saying something vague like "oh yes I have lost a little bit" or "I've been doing a lot of yoga, that must be what you're noticing", when the reality is this…
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Merry Maintenance Break
It's that (most wonderful) time of the year for a lot of us, and I have decided to try something different this year: although I am not yet at goal I'm taking a maintenance break from Thanksgiving through mid-January. While I have been through several cycles of weight loss I have never taken a maintenance break before. I'm…
