The Healthy Community #2
 

Hey guys, I thought I would start a new thread for us because the other one is getting really long!

Anyway, So, I got on the scale this morning and dropped another 1.5 pounds by today. So, My total weight is 206. I don't know how I'm doing this... but I won't complain. I have two weeks to meet my goal of 200 pounds and only need to lose 3 pounds a week to do so. (This week I lost five..)

I hope everyone has a successful Friday!

Jen, that is amazing!! Good for you!!

I weighed in this morning with a very very disappointing result. Only lost .6 lb! That is just crap! I noticed my ring is tighter this morning, so I am thinking the few salted almonds I ate last night caused some fluid retention. I am going to weigh tomorrow morning again and see if I am less.

This week my goal is going to be less grain/cereal carbs. Because other than that, I don't know how much better I can possibly be with the diet!!

So I am starting my day feeling kind of depressed....

Kathie, Just remember... Even a .6 pound weight loss is none the less a weight Loss. Just keep going and you will eventually drop again. Plus keep in mind that being at only 164 it is harder for you to lose weight compared to even me because I have at least 56 pounds to lose and you don't have nearly as much. Be encouraged! You didn't maintain AND you didn't gain! So, Woo-Hoo!

I am kinda nervous about next Saturday! Johnny and I are going to his parents to celebrate Chinese New Year and I guess to celebrate you sit around a big table and eat food... and LOTS of it. First of all, I wanna look better then I did at Christmas... and second of all... I don't wanna gain weight from eating a lot of un-healthy food... and if I don't eat like the rest of them then it will be considered rude and offensive!


I've found that I am kinda afraid of anything starch... even bread. Like, I try to not eat it as much as possible... but know I need to keep it in my diet.

P.S. I worked out this morning even tho I didn't want to.

Jen, thanks for the encouragement. I know you are correct in theory...but it is still a big fat bummer!! I won't quit, but in does make me want to give up.

Hey Ladies,

Congrats on the weight loss to both of you. Kathie, you will probably see a different result tomorrow. From your posts, you were very diligent with food and exercise this week and maybe your system just got "shocked" by the foods it was no longer used to. Walking with the weights, you may also be building up muscle. Do you have a body fat scale or do you measure, so you can track changes that don't show up in pounds?

Jennifer, good to hear you with yours. It's interesting...several days ago you were the one who was frustrated and look how it came out! I think the same will happen to Kathie too. Good luck with your celebration...could you volunteer to bring something you know you can eat? Or you can always fall back on the "my stomach feels a little out of sorts today" as no one would expect you to eat till you're sick. I know you will get through it!

Today is a long day. It has been cold and raining for 24 hours and will probably rain for 12 more. I am stuck inside wanting comfort food and I still haven't planned dinner. Lunch was tuna and I made myself do the 30 day shred DVD. I am trying to stay up in my office away from the food.

Some days are harder than others :(

I think this weekend I will take my husband and son to the grocery store so we can all pick out healthy things. My husband is overweight for the first time in his life and seems to be in denial, and my son is 13 and in that "mushy" stage before the growth spurt, and when do teenage boys make good food choices? We all want to be in better shape so it is time to put our money where our mouths are.

Let's get psyched up for a good weekend! We will do it!

Hi all,

Well, no loss for me this week, I stayed the same - which is better than a gain....but still.... :(

Congrats on your losses everyone and for staying so PUMPED to do this! I am getting frustrated with myself, but cannot give up. I need to do this and will be focusing more this week on exercising, getting adequate water and continuing to eat sensibly.

Going to hang off until Wednesday, and sneak on the scale again to check where I am at...

Have a great successful weekend everyone! :)

Shell, Don't be discouraged! One day at a time.

Shell, I totally feel your pain!!! Losing less than 1 pound isn't much better than losing none! I was seriously expecting 2, I was so good this past week!

What does your food journal look like when you go back over it? I know I am consuming too much grain products...even if they are all whole grain options. I need to cut down on those a little. I think part of why I like the grains products is the simplicity! Grab a muffin and go, or pour a bowl of cereal and milk, and you are done! Today I brought a banana, a hard boiled egg and an orange to work....they were easy and lower in carbs than a muffin or something like that.

I am going to make another big pot of homemade soup tomorrow, and probably another batch of muffins. My soup is full of veggies, this time I am going to add a can of lentils, those are full of protein. I can eat a lot of that soup and stay within the calorie restrictions.

I have been following this thread (from the last) about a week now and have to say you all are such an inspiration! The support is amazing! I to have struggled with weight all my life, tried every diet imaginable lost weight, regained the weight, continued to gain more weight. This is the year that changes. I am not calling this one a diet, just changing my lifestyle all together with eating right, exercise and quit smoking. Time to just get plain old healthy! Been doing this for 2 weeks now and at yesterdays weigh in have had a total of 8lbs loss. I have have done cario in one form or another for 30-40min daily and strength training 3 times weekly. There are days that are harder than others to stay motivated but I find if I just start I can talk myself into continueing til I reach 30-40 min.

For the past year or so I have "existed" on just one meal a day (never feeling hungry) therefore having but by metabolism on hold. I found it very hard in the beginning to get my calorie intake UP. I am now between 950 and 1200 a day, eating 3-4 meals a day with a morning snack and an afternoon snack and can't believe how Hungry I get!

As far as the no smoking goes I am on day 35.

I can do this.....we can do this... Thank you all for your inspiring stories and keeping me and I'm sure many others motivated!

Eight pounds in two weeks is fantastic! Congrats on exercising and sticking with it. Sometimes when I am doing cardio such as running if I am down to the last 5 minutes, I convert it to seconds. To me, 300 seconds seems less then 5 minutes and it keeps me going. Also congrats on the no smoking. To lose weight and give up smoking together is tough but when you feel like a cigarette, do some cardio to get your mind off it - Run, walk whatever - just get moving and soon the urges will stop. :)

Jennifer, Kathie, Thanks so much for the support and always being here! :) I was feeling down on myself yesterday; but back at it today. This week WILL be better!

Kathie, I can see where I can improve. I was low on veggies/fruit this week. And my fat was a little higher than it has been too. Good point, simple eating is the way to go. Just pure, simple, real, food! I like boiled eggs too. Today I am going to prep some food for the week. To have a bunch of hard boiled eggs handy in the fridge, and cut up veggies, and maybe some homemade soup too. I like soup with cabbage. It is filling, satisfying and healthy. I also like lentils too, and they are so healthy.

And exercise, I need to make a plan today. I keep asking myself 'how bad do I want this?', 'what am I willing to do to get healthy?'. I say I am willing to do anything necessary; but am I? Working out is a key component. I need to incorporate more exercise into my day. It is time now. I have just been walking, but there is no reason why I can't do more!

Jessie, Glad you are joining the thread! Congrats on getting through a months without smoking; that is just awesome! Good loss too, and it sounds like you are very diligent with working out - that is something I really admire! :)

Hang in there everyone, have a great weekend!

Despite my horribly disappointing morning yesterday, the day did improve when I got compliments from 3 different people...my husband said I looked great, my daughter said "Wow, Mom doe you ever look good, really slim" and a complete stranger said "you still got it going on girl"!! There is kind of a long story with the stranger, he was with a co-worker and somehow age came up, I am 49, and he said he didn't think I was that old!! So even if the scale is not reflecting the changes, they ARE there! I can almost touch my chin to my chest without that double chin getting in the way, so it is almost gone!! I have had to put a belt on several pairs of my pants to prevent them from falling down!! For the sake of my own sanity, I am going to say it must be from building muscle!!

Shell, it does help to do some planning ahead. I am not great at planning suppers, but I am learning to plan the day time food. I will base my dinner on what I have left for calories.

One other little trick I have learned is to buy a fully cooked chicken (or you could roast one yourself) and keep that in the fridge so you have chicken available all the times. Make sandwiches, or chicken salad, or add chicken to salad or sometimes I just grab a hunk of it and eat it plain....then I boil the carcass and use that as part of my soup base. For me it is all about convenience. If I don't have easy to "grab" healthy options available, I am doomed to failure!! It is a learning process, believe me. When you are used to grabbing cookies, or potato chips, or candy, or a pop....you need to find something else you can grab!! If there is a lot of prep work involved, I am not able to "grab" it and I will go for something BAD! So if I use one day a week to prep, it makes the week much easier.

Today is my cooking day, and as it is freezing cold outside it will be a nice thing to do. I hope you all make healthy choices this weekend, I am going to try to as well!! Oh, and I will try and hit that treadmill too!! Oh, and drink lots of water!! LOL!!

Okay, I am having a quiet morning....so I decided to do a little research (for more motivation) and I found this article! You MUST READ IT!!! It is so eye opening! And it might give you the push you need to keep eating healthy!!

Sugar Lovers Beware

Sounds like everyone is focusing on what they can do today and going forward...it is so inspiring and thank you for your posts. You all are doing really great! Love the way Shell is looking back to tweak for going forward (information is power, baby!) and Kathie took a downer and made it into a real positive. You have a great idea with the chicken...much better to grab a protein snack than crackers from the pantry!

Interesting article, Kathie. I was on board with most of it except the ADD part. The sugar link is absolutely not proven and I base that on the science and almost 20 years in clinical practice being a child psychologist. It's anecdotal at best. BUT, sugar has enough evils that it shouldn't be much of a part of anyone's diet anyway!

I am still committed to not weighing till Tuesday but I think maybe my jeans are a little looser :) (At least it's jeans and not sweatpants, right...and it's jeans right from the dryer instead of worn-three-times-already-and-really-stretched-out). I am a little stiff today; don't know why; I didn't change my exercise routine and yesterday I did 1/2 hour treadmill and Level 2 of the 30 Day Shred, both of which I have done before. I kept it light with Pilates this morning to stretch out and I'll see what I feel up to later this evening. What I really feel up to is a nice massage, but I don't really see that happening!

Hope everyone continues to be successful over the weekend. Jessie, I will keep in mind your perseverence when I feel like I don't want to keep going. Big congrats to you on the smoking and the other healthy things you are doing at the same time...tough!

Take care everyone!

You know I post different things on different sites but this one is different than all of them.There is no bashing or cutting someone down on here its just really kind of refreshing to have a bunch of people that are friendly and want to help out in any way they can.Awesome.:)

Basscat;
I too find this a very motivating & helpful forum. It's a great help along our journey to better health. We may be in different stages along the way but everyone is so helpful & willing to share what works & what doesn't. As you said Awesome!!

Today has been a long day to say the least. I got on the scale this morning and had lost another .5 lbs. I didn't have time to work out this morning and went to work at 9:30. I ended up staying until 8 tonight and I was in the fitting room and I wanted to CRY. Customers were SO rude all day. I was nice to each one and never refused to smile but they were beyond rude.

----Side note: If you ever try on clothes PLEASE try to put them back on the hangers right... not inside out and backwords and on the wrong hangers! It gets hard to deal with when you have 30 pieces of clothing that all come back at the same time and you have to fix every one of them while trying to catch up on the other clothes as well. Just sayin... Haha... I'll get off my soap box (Again... been a long day at work).---

Anyway, I doubt I will drop any more weight by tomorrow but that is A-Okay with me. I am fitting better into pants that I have not fit into since October! I am stoked. AND I am 5.5 lbs away from my goal!

Hey everyone! This Thread is slowing down again. :confused: Where is everyone?

I got on the scale this morning and I now weigh 204.6. Which is another .9 lb weight loss since yesterday. I have been consistently dropping weight every day for like a week now. I hope this keeps up for another 4.6 pounds. The thing is... I know that everyone hits a point where they stop losing for a time period and their body holds on to the weight.... No matter how good they do... and then after a little while BOOM it will start to come off again... BUT I wanna hit my goal first. Ya' know? If I stop losing for a while once I hit 200 then that is okay with me....

How is everyone doing?

Hey Jennifer!

Sorry for your brutal day at work. Those can really take it out of you. Also leaves you with little energy to work out and/or plan dinner. (Yes, I put the clothes back on hangers and almost always take them back to the racks as well :) )

Sounds like you are making progress, so good on you!! Keep it up and you will break that 200 in the right direction.

I am taking a day off from exercise today...first one in weeks. I am not sure why my muscles are a little achy; I haven't done anything different this week. Feel kinda bad about slacking off, but if I don't listen to my body, I'll be sorry, I know.

Almost through the weekend, everyone! We can do it!

Hello everyone,

Kathie, Good idea with the whole chicken. I have not made a whole chicken for quite awhile.. I mainly use organic boneless skinless chicken breasts - but I get tired of those after awhile. Time to change it up. Congrats on the compliments, that is a great feeling! Thanks for posting the article on sugar, very good reminder. I have been looking into this more myself since discovering an artificial sweetener sensitivity. It all leads back to natural is better - it is what our bodies are designed to do. I happen to think all the hormones that are pumped into meat account for alot of cancers, and other problems including contributing to obesity. But this is also controversial.

Jennifer, Way to go with the loss - I am so envious of how fast you have been losing weight; but know it is because of your focus and dedication. Bravo! Sorry about the bad day at work, people can be inconsiderate and annoying, that is for sure!!

cjohnson (Cassie, right?), You deserve a break! Way to go for being so diligent with the exercise. Information = power..so true!

I have been feeling down this weekend, and it reflects in my eating. A combination of things/stress/issues/weather....just building up. SIGH. :mad: For once and for all I need to just do this, and put everything else aside. I feel like I am making excuses for myself, and get sucked into this dark pit and end up losing it with my eating. So sick of it!! This is important to me, very important to me, so I need to do it. Being healthier will only help, it can affect just about everything from mood to energy to coping with stress and I know that!

I am venting...trying to hold myself accountable for my actions. Someone please kick me in the butt..!! :eek: On the positive side, I did log everything. I did prepare quite a bit of good food this weekend to get me started for the upcoming week. Doing some meal planning today, some cooking, AND some exercise planning. Going to get on the mill - yes I am!

I appreciate this particular forum too. Great support, great ideas and food for thought without being nasty. Jerks (and there are always a couple lurking around lol) are always braver behind a computer! lol

Have a great Sunday everyone! :)

Jennifer, I have been around but I hate to be the only one posting!! LOL!! You are doing SO WELL, I am a little envious myself!! 8) But in a good way! You will meet that goal, you should be so proud of yourself...keep up the good work!

Cassie, I didn't really even pay attention to the ADD part of that article because I have no small children anymore and there are no ADD grandkids.... I was looking at more the adult part and how poisonous the sugar really is to our bodies. I used to drink a lot of coca cola, so I need to remind myself often of what all that sugar was doing to me.

I really love our little 'Healthy community" too!! I keep fitday open on my computer all day, and check in often, just to see if anyone has posted!!! LOL!! My husband and son are both skinny so they aren't doing the plan with me - although my son is very health conscious and often eats the foods I prepare plus extras of course. I have one daughter than needs to lose weight too, but she can't stick with a plan for more than a week at a time, so she is no motivation at all!! I have a sister that obsesses about weight loss, but serious she might have 3 pounds to lose (in HER mind at least!! haha!!), she is a tiny wee thing!! So coming here is where I find people of a like mindset! People who are struggling like I am, people who are facing disappointments...but still managing to carry on.

Shell, it sounds like you are having a really hard time. If you want to chat on msn, let me know, maybe we can help each other through these struggles. It is good you are doing some meal planning and getting food prepared ahead of tiime, it really does help. I got pretty sick of eating chicken breast myself, plus they are very expensive....the whole chicken gives me different options, and the dark meat really is ok to eat as long as you remove all skin and visible fat. I didn't get my muffins made yesterday, so that is my project for today. I didn't make the treadmill yesterday either. I still have to fight to get myself exercising. I can do some vigorous housework instead!!

How about it folks; Is anyone getting on the treadmill today? I really need to. I did a light 30 min. with weights. but I really need the cardio to lose, & I want a big 3 lb. loss this friday.

I walked 2 miles today... and better yet got my 13y/o daughter to do it with me!! I think I wore her out ;)! Getting ready to go to a superbowl party in a little bit, i've had some anxiety over this ALL week. I did volunteer to bring the veggie platter so at least I have some good choices to make. Hope I don't give in to all the other temptations there. I did buy a bottle of pinot noir to take with me and am planning on having a glass. I have watch my calories closer today in anticipation I guess.... just in case.....! Shell way to go with preparing meals! Kathy, I hear ya about your sister! Know the feeling all to well. My husband is thin and eats junk all day long, I always tell him you eat it, I gain it! He really should weigh close to 1,000 pounds (X-D) but he was the lucky one born with a fast metabolism! My daughter has always carried a few extra pounds but I have noticed that she losing weight. She got her back to school clothes and I've had to replace them all in the past month sooooo good for her! Now I am trying to get her to eat healthy. Stay motivated everyone...we can do this!

I really dont like the treadmill at all,if im going to walk it has to be outside.I went to the gym today (yesterday was my off day) and lifted weights for 50 minutes then rode the stationary bike for 1 hour and 40 minutes at 100 watts or more.I find the bike easier on the body to rather than walk or running.

Hello again,

Did some good power walking on the treadmill for 30 mins. :)

Kathie, Thanks for the support! Would love to chat sometime, what is your email/chat address? I am on FitDay here multiple times a day too and peek in numerous times during the day.

Truth be told, I have become somewhat obsessed with tracking my food and reading up on nutritional stuff - but there are worse obsessions, right!? lol I tend to have to dive into things for them to work for me! Soooo, hoping it is all sinking in; and it is, but not as quickly as I would like. I don't always post because I have been feeling in a schlump lately. Going to strive to remain more positive this week.

Good to see everyone here, hanging in and getting that exercise out of the way for the day - way to go Healthy Community Gang! :D

PS Cassie, Sorry, I knew that was you...my brain was not awake yet this AM when I posted..!

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Today has been a good day at work! Not as long or busy as yesterday and no rude customers either! (YAY!)

So, I looked at my caloric intake for the day and just realized that I have the freedom to eat another 500 calories tonight if I want to. I have eaten around 1000 and that's it! It just goes to show you that eating less calories DOES become easier. Which is a good thing for me.

I have noticed something recently and I find it weird / interesting. I used to be an emotional eater... and every time I got upset or stressed or what not I ran to food (thus my love affair with food began...) and now when I get stressed (Or Johnny and I get into a fight...) or anything like that I am instantly cleaning now. I turned into an emotional cleaner! Haha

I am interested to see what the scale is going to tell me first thing in the morning.

lol Jennifer, I need to become an emotional cleaner!!! That is great...! My hubby is doing this with me too. He needs to lose a few pounds, but does not need to lose as much as I do. It helps alot that he is keeping tabs on me, and we are helping eachother. We have been playing guitar more than usual...especially later in the evening (when we usually get the snack attacks!) Glad you had a good day at work, and there were not too many jerky customers!

Hi everyone,
New to this board but not new to fitday...I used it a few years ago but just 're-started again today. Didn't realize it came with a message board now..what a great surprise.
I have a long road ahead of me but am taking it one day at a time...have to do this for me.
Hope to get to know all of you....
Patti

Shelll..... [email protected]

Monday mornings I have to drive my son to work early, then attend a meeting at work....I never have time to eat on these mornings....besides I can't eat too early! So today, for some unknown reason I ended up feeling really sick from hunger!! This new eating seems to make me feel sick if I don't eat enough, OR if I eat too much!! What the heck happened to being able to eat anything???

I came home from the meeting and had a bowl of raisin bran, with 1 TBSP of ground flax seed and 1% milk. Feeling ok now, although a little sleepy!

Jen, I have always been an emotional cleaner!! LOL!! If I get upset, particularly angry, I "rage clean"! Its a much better option than eating, plus there is some satisfaction when you are finished - that being a sparkling clean house!

Patti, this is my second go around on fitday, and I didn't realize there was a message board either!! I am so happy I found it!!

Everyone have a fantastic Monday!

Sisters Birthday Celebration
 

It was my sister's birthday yesterday. I knew eating out at a nice restaurant would pose a challenge, wine, fattening foods. Especially bread and butter-one of my real downfalls. I tried planning ahead to eat very light early in the day so I could have some champagne with dinner. Calories still crept up to the 2000 mark, but I felt better, more in control, and I know today I will eat very light on mostly veggies. Hoping at weigh in on Thursday I am even with last week and not gain.

I read about a green tea diet and I'm trying that this week. Today is the first day- but it really does seem to have cut my appetite. The idea is you sip green tea throughout the day and it helps to reduce cravings and reduce appetite so you can make more healthy choices. I'll keep you posted.

Could you emotional cleaners please come to my house and let me know what gets you upset? :)

Kathie...you are singing my song today! I had an early appt. and went rushing out without breakfast...can't remember the last time I did that, but there's no excuse for not at least grabbing a banana. I didn't eat till about 11 and I have been literally dragging all day!! Lesson learned.

Patti, welcome to you and good to see that everyone made it through Snack Weekend Extraordinare! New week...we'll make it a good one!

Hi all! I have been reading through the thread, can I join in please? It's funny reading about the 'emotional cleaners'...one of my turning points was when doing the housework. I was vacuuming upstairs and I just had to sit down, I couldnt stand any more as my back was killing me! I don't know about the rest of you, but it just seems that now is the right time for me to really change my approach to food, health and life in general.

My husband is very fit; he goes to the gym every day and really looks after himself. he has never put me down for being overweight although I wasn't when I met him, it just kind of crept up over the last few years after some bereavements and tricky times. he is so proud of me and what I have achieved in the last month, and that makes me more determined to succeed. I plan my food intake every day and eat lots of fish, chicken and fresh fruit and veg. I drink green tea, redbush tea and water. I do try to avoid processed foods as much as possible; but I do allow myself for eating out etc.

At the weekend we dined out, I had plain chicken breast with garden peas and a jacket potato, and loads of salad. I have to say I really enjoyed it, and I had two nice glasses of wine with dinner without even feeling guilty, I had plenty of calories in my allowance for that! I also had a chinese meal with some friends last week, I ordered chicken chow mein and didn't even eat half of it, the portion was huge! It was a great feeling to push that plate away knowing I had had enough, whereas before, i would have scoffed the lot.

These boards are a great idea and I love to read about how everyone else is doing and some of the wonderful success stories are so inspirational. Keep up the good work fellow losers, it is great to be able to share our little successes, disappoinments and ideas with others who actually understand! :)

Hello Patti and Galusgal - Welcome!

Gallusgal, I have a very supportive husband too. He does not condemn me for my weight which has been up and down since we have been together 19 yrs. I have a few friends whose husbands always get on their case about getting 'fat'. Making comments when they are eating dessert, etc. Arrgh! AND none of them are even what one could consider 'fat'...which ticks me off because they say this to them in front me and I am obviously more than a little overweight. There is something very wrong about it, I am just glad my husband is not that way I suppose! It is ridiculous.

Mandevil, Way to go with pre-planning for a meal out. That is the way to do it!!

Kathie, Thanks, I'll drop you a line. I love flax seed, I think it adds a great taste to cereal, and yogurt too. lol Rage Cleaning, that is hilarious!! I have done that before...gotta be careful if you tackle the dishes during rage cleaning though...something could break!!!!! lol

Kathie, Cassie, Bananas are my on-the-run food too. They work well to tie me over for a few hours. I think that burnt out feeling is the blood sugar going up and down. I am doing my best to eat 5 small meals throughout the day. But the morning meal is key for me, I must have it or it throws my day off.

Busy day with paperwork today; lots of sitting around..but am going to get out for a walk later on! Have a chicken in the oven and will make soup tonight, and also have chicken on hand for meals throughout the week.


Take good care of yourselves everyone! :) :)

Do I need more calories?
 

Hello All;
I've got a question. I've been doing the healthy eating & working out , this starts my 3rd week. When I looked back at my calorie totals I've got 10 days below 1,000 calories , a couple at 1,200, & I'm working out about 1 hour 6 days a week. Didn't feel well yesterday, so I skipped the treadmill. Today I'm very light-headed. A bit dizzy. After bending over lost my balance & fell. The light headed feeling has pretty much stayed all day. I did use the treadmill but I had to hold on to maintain my balance, only did 1 mile, & it was a bit slower than normal. Could my calories be too low? Sat. calories 1,100, Sun. 870 calories. I'm 50 years old, on medication for thyroid problems the thought of increasing my calories does scare me, but I do realize if they're to low I won't lose weight either.
Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

Need2, You are probably way too low on calories. What you are describing sounds like really low blood sugar. You should be eating a MINIMUM of 1200 calories a day, and when you are working out you probably need more! You should eat a carb 30 or 40 minutes before you exercise and then eat a protein after. Made sure you are hydrated, drink water all day, and while you are exercising. You aren't losing weight and exercising to get sick! It is supposed to be to get healthy. As tempting as it is to try and do it fast, it really isn't healthy. You take care of yourself. I would take a day or too off exercise until you are no longer dizzy, and be sure and eat enough.

Need2, you should talk to your doctor since you're on thyroid meds, there's a risk of cardiac side effects with those. Your calories do sound way low, but if your thyroid's out of whack, your needs will be different-another reason to consult the doc. Don't be too proud to go (like me LOL) :D

Not gonna lie... last few nights I have been lazy. I see myself falling into the "Eh, I've lost some... and feel good and look good enough... I'm done" mode... and I am scared. I am losing my will power to do this! What should I do?

Jen!! Don't quit! You are such an inspiration to us all!!

I guess you need to really evaluate whether you are where you want to be. And even if you stopped, could you maintain, or would you gain it all back?? I do understand how you are feeling though. I am really wanting to eat! But if I give up, then over a month has been wasted! Same for you! What a wasted effort. You are done so incredibily well! If you need the odd indulgence, then do it, but get right back on track. I know how hard it is. I really do.

Need2 - definitely not enough calories! I am also in my 50's and have 10 - 14 pounds to lose. I was 1200 and under daily and not really losing. Then life happened and one day I was more around 1350 - then I lost!?! So eat more. Also, I have no medical issues but since you do, Lizzy is right - why mess around - make a Dr's appt. I assume that you wanted to lose weight to get healthy but thyroid is something that has to be closely monitored so, be healthy! Get it checked out and follow your doctor's direction on weight loss

Hi Jennifer!

Maybe you need to take a little bit of a break for a while and do a maintenance plan...not lose but not just give up, either. Regroup for a couple weeks and then see what happens; you can always kick it into high gear again. That way you won't lose any ground, your effort will still matter, but you won't be feeling like it's so hard you can't go on any longer. You can really pull it out when you need to and you defiinitely know how to do it, but it's more important to have something you can live with than burning out just to lose X pounds by a certain date.

JMO...good luck. You can do it! You have made so much progress, no shame in taking a break; just don't go in the other direction :)