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Another 4 ounces lost from the low. Lentil soup does wonder for me in the weight loss department.
I lost 7.5 pounds this month. I'm amazed. The only changes I've made are to eliminate snacking, sugar and flour, and to eat more veggies and fruit.
lost 7.5 pounds this month. I'm amazed. The only changes I've made are to eliminate snacking, sugar and flour, and to eat more veggies and fruitCongratulations
After a week or two of struggling and eating more than I had been, I got back "on the wagon" this week.
So now, I have lost 48 pounds since March 23rd.
Congratulations! Not just weight blood sugar too. Very nice.I DID IT!! Lost a lot of "water weight" overnight, so as of this morning my total loss is 50.2 pounds in 34 weeks. (If you listen carefully you may hear strains of "Happy Days are Here Again" in the background.... )
It's great to reach a goal, especially without paying a penny to Weight Watchers or anybody else to do it. OK, I could afford to pay but it makes the inner cheapskate happy. [emoji23] MyFitnessPal dot com has worked very nicely for me, once I decided to combine it with my own common sense and eat a little bit less than they suggest. I think any other calorie counting website could work just as well but that is the one I am using.
My average for the 34 weeks has been 1368 calories/day, which is 122 calories less than MFP suggests for me at my present weight in order to lose at the rate I am losing; they suggested several hundred more calories than that for me when I began but I decided to ignore their suggestions and that worked for me.
Also I have averaged 122 carbs/day although I would really rather that was under 100, but it is what it is. I am type 2 diabetic, and my blood sugar has dropped dramatically even so, due to just the weight loss itself. My endocrinologist/internist is thrilled with the results and wants me to keep it up and lose more.
I still haven't bought smaller clothes quite yet, but may buy some this week as a "good for me" gift from me to me. My present sweatpants ("winter retiree wear!" ) would literally be down around my ankles in a minute without the drawstring to hold them up.
I still have quite a bit more to lose and I seem to be "on a roll", so I'm not quitting yet.
Thanks! Blood sugar was my big motivation because it was getting way too high. The thrift store is a good idea although I am such an Amazon junkie...Congratulations! Not just weight blood sugar too. Very nice.
We did a couple of trips to a thrift store when we weren't sure of our end goals. It helped decide how much more to lose.
Thank you!! I think that in the spirit of "Blow that Dough", I might buy 4 pairs so that I don't have to do laundry every day while I lose the next 50 pounds. I still have more to lose than I have already lost, so they will just be temporary (hopefully) and for now I'll look for something that isn't too costly but won't be down around my ankles.W2R way2go!!! You are zooming down the scale! Maybe buy one pair of pants? We don’t want you to find your current ones zooming down around your ankles!
Woo-hoo congratulations W2R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a big milestone! Your consistency has paid off!
I love myfitnesspal! (when I use it! )
I DID IT!! Lost a lot of "water weight" overnight, so as of this morning my total loss is 50.2 pounds in 34 weeks. (If you listen carefully you may hear strains of "Happy Days are Here Again" in the background.... )
It's great to reach a goal, especially without paying a penny to Weight Watchers or anybody else to do it. OK, I could afford to pay but it makes the inner cheapskate happy. MyFitnessPal dot com has worked very nicely for me, once I decided to combine it with my own common sense and eat a little bit less than they suggest. I think any other calorie counting website could work just as well but that is the one I am using.
My average for the 34 weeks has been 1367 calories/day. MFP originally suggested 1770 calories/day (403 more calories/day than I have been eating) for me to lose 1.5 pounds/week. Now that I weigh 50 pounds less, they suggest 1490 calories/day (123 more calories/day than I have been eating). But I decided to ignore their suggestions and use my own common sense, and that worked for me. (EDITED to clarify the recommended numbers: now that I am lighter, I don't use up as many calories so the number MFP recommends got lower, as it should.) I need to start eating fewer calories/day on average now that I have lost, but, er…, that hasn't been happening quite yet...
Also I have averaged 122 carbs/day although I would really rather that was under 100, but it is what it is. I am type 2 diabetic, and my blood sugar has dropped dramatically even so, which might be just due to the weight loss itself. My endocrinologist/internist is thrilled with the results and wants me to keep it up and lose more.
I still haven't bought smaller clothes quite yet, but may buy some this week as a "good for me" gift from me to me. My present sweatpants ("winter retiree wear!" ) would literally be down around my ankles in a minute without the drawstring to hold them up.
I still have quite a bit more to lose and I seem to be "on a roll", so I'm not quitting yet.
Congratulations! What a great accomplishment for your health and I bet you are feeling great. Time to blow some of that dough and get some new clothes.
Thank you!Congratulations ! That is a huge weight loss !
I DID IT!! MFP originally suggested 1770 calories/day (403 more calories/day than I have been eating) for me to lose 1.5 pounds/week. Now that I weigh 50 pounds less, they suggest 1490 calories/day (123 more calories/day than I have been eating). But I decided to ignore their suggestions and use my own common sense, and that worked for me.
Oh yes, absolutely!!!! MFP asks for your date of birth, height, weight, gender, activity, and more, in the inputs they require to determine the calories you use. If you need to eat much less than you used to, then I think you should do exactly that. But MFP will be taking all this information into account to calculate their suggested calorie intake. If you need to tweak their suggestion to your individual needs, the software is set up so that you can do that.Do MFP recommendations take age into account? I definitely need to eat much less than I used to in order to maintain my weight.