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Joycetime 12/15/20
Is there anyone out there still in this group?

U6239456 12/15/20
I recently joined, I probably should have asked that question too

Joycetime 12/16/20
How are you doing U6239456 on your healthy life getting back? I rejoined this site to see how my in take on calories and nutrient are. I'm in weight watcher since March been really slow...I actually didn't get serious until October on it...I just kept hanging on. My weight is coming off slowly so thought this might help. Having 2 days in on counting calories they seem to be in line with WW but my nutrients are all over board. So I think need to count only 1 serving on fruit and veggie when I have been having 1 to 2 each meal. Sometimes I would have 2 cups of fruit and veggie when I should be only having 1 cup of each per meal. My nutrient is most over on sodium and protein. So that is gone to be a challenger to get under. Is there anything you are doing special trying to lose? Hope you are getting healthy hopefully keep in touch with you!

U6239456 12/17/20
It’s a struggle, real struggle. I’m trying to get off my pills for diabetes, & my cholesterol is high. I tried WW years ago, but I wasn’t compliant. Sodium is hidden in basically everything we eat that’s not fresh. Sounds like you’re doing great. It will take time to lose the weight but as long as we stay focused & not give up, we will get there. What about you, any special reasons for the lifestyle change? Maybe we can keep each other motivated

U6239456 12/17/20
Btw: how much are you trying to lose? I’ve been stuck with an extra 50lbs that causing me a whole lot of mayhem

Joycetime 12/17/20
I'm trying to lose alot like 120 pounds. I am really overweight and getting into my years 62 it is taking a toll on me. Just about 10 years ago I kind of was on WW and eating healthy and lost 160 pounds...walk alooooot. But only put it back on and now can't walk like I use to do so I do video exercise which is getting me back into walking. I wish I knew what I know now when I was 20 and 30 that eating healthy is so important. It determines all how you feel and your over all health. My goal is for me to get back out and enjoy life. Wish you healthy eating for a healthy life! Life is short so we need to enjoy every second and being overweight it makes it hard to do that

Riadeer 12/23/20
Hi folks - new here, I’m also trying to lose about 120 lbs. Like you, Joycetime, I lost about 100lbs 8 years ago, maintained for a while, and then slowly gained it back. I used medifast for about 9 months that time and then maintained for 2 or 3 years on ww and then gained it back, plus 7 pandemic pounds!

This time I am trying HMR foods, with some slight modifications/substitutions of my own. I seem to need a really rigid structure to lose weight, and it’s helpful/necessary for me to show a pretty immediate weight loss to keep me inspired to continue on.

I am mostly in a wheelchair for the last 3 years and I know that my increasing disability really hurt my mood and my determination to monitor what I eat.

It’s only been a couple of days but it’s an enormous relief to be following a plan and not be so out of control around sugar and bread stuffs!

Anyway, thanks to anyone who is reading. I hope the two of you in this thread so far are making it through the holidays OK!

Joycetime 12/24/20
Hi Riadeer, unhealthy eating habits are not fun. Like you said lose it gain it and so frustrating. I wish you the best and keep you eye on the track of healthy eating. Twenty or thirty years ago when I was losing weight and able to walk well had no problem just get it in my mind and could do it mostly but now whole different story. What I keep think if I want to continue living and able to get out and live I must lose this weight. It took me 8 months to realize I have to do this and got my mind in gear. Now for about little more 2 months I have been losing well. Now today I really kind of blew it ... I can not get my schedule out of wack or I do. I always get up and eat a pretty big breakfast around 10 than I eat a snack around 2 and eat dinner around 6 or 7...been doing good that way but today had to be somewhere so did have breakfast and snack right and wow at 9 tonight I was starving and ate and ate and ate. So today I learned I HAVE to put myself first and than let all rest fall in whenever. You can do this just listen to your mind and body and remember healthy body is the way to live again and enjoy time here on earth. Merry Christmas

Riadeer 12/27/20
Happy New Year, Joycetime! (I like your net diary name :-) I’m taking it to mean time for you!)

So far I’ve been being really strict this time around, no cheating. One thing I’m doing differently is not getting on the scales every day because I know day-to-day sometimes there’s no loss at all and I don’t want to be discouraged by seeing no loss or a even a little gain. So this time around I’m going to weigh in once a week.

I share with you the sadness and regret over our 20s and 30s and even in my case our 40s! I’m 70, and my most significant weight loss came in at 62, when I lost 100lbs . At the beginning of that loss I was barely able to walk at all, and I was skittering around at the end of it, so I know it can be done at your age. I know we can do this!!!

Definitely I’ve learned (over and over again ??) the lesson you learned about not taking care of yourself during the day and then just being starving at night. I have to eat about five times a day to keep hunger at bay, cause if I’m really hungry it’s all over.

That’s where what I’m eating becomes really important because some food to make me hungrier while others make me feel more satiated. My goal for this week is to make up a list so I have it handy of 100 calories or under & 200 calories or under healthy foods so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time trying to decide what to eat.

Hang in there! Thanks so much for replying to my post. I am focused on a better 2021 for all of us!!

U6239456 12/27/20
Hi hope you both had a great Christmas! Welcome Raideer, I like your goal for this week. Joycetime I’m glad you’re losing. Starting during the holidays was really tough for me...hoping for a better week! Good luck

counting calories to see my servings sizes