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Weight Loss/Maintenance

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mnhtnbb

(32,191 posts)
Wed Jan 1, 2020, 10:33 AM Jan 2020

Anybody else looking to lose weight this year? [View all]

Or, already in the process and want to share experiences?

I lost 40 lbs from August 2010 to May 2011. I wanted to turn 60 not feeling like an old frump, so I figured it would help to get me back in the 130's which was a comfortable and healthy weight for me at 5'4". I stayed there for a couple of years before the weight started coming back. I would lose some, but the trend line on the graph was definitely up.

In the last year or so I've tried adjusting my eating behavior a number of times and would get as far as losing 7-8 lbs over a couple of weeks and then go right back to bad habits.

I'm now at the point where I MUST adjust my eating behavior. Permanently. I need to lose 60 lbs now. I know all the stuff I need to do: cut the carbs, reduce red meat consumption, cut the sugars, cut WAY back on alcohol, increase veggie consumption, and drink a lot more water. I decided I would try Noom, so I have signed up and paid for a 6 month membership.

Anybody else want to join in?

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This year, last year, the year before... The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1
Unlike the program I did previously mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #16
I've put on 30 in the the last decade and Phoenix61 Jan 2020 #2
Yoga never appealed to me mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #15
Weight Watchers Lifetime Member...... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #3
Good for you! mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #14
I never get too heavy MuseRider Jan 2020 #4
I didn't mean to suggest anyone should join any particular program mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #13
I expressed myself poorly MuseRider Jan 2020 #17
I need to lose at least 30 pounds Bayard Jan 2020 #5
I agree mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #12
noom looks pretty good. mopinko Jan 2020 #6
I figure Noom is worth a try for me mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #9
I'm with you! leftieNanner Jan 2020 #7
Good for you! mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #11
My situation exactly! leftieNanner Jan 2020 #18
Thanks for the suggestion of zucchini pasta. Going to look for it in my grocery store today mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #22
Once again.... Freddie Jan 2020 #8
I have never done Weight Watchers. mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #10
WW worked for me in the past leftieNanner Jan 2020 #19
You can do it all online now Freddie Jan 2020 #20
I have been working with a bariatric physician since May 2019. phylny Jan 2020 #21
I finished my first week using Noom mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #23
Finished my 2nd week using Noom mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #24
No, but that's not the whole story Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #25
Wow! Very impressive. Right, not gaining back is always the challenge! mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #26
Great! Keep it up! Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #27
Yes! mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #28
Hey! TuxedoKat Feb 2020 #29
Hey! mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #30
Seven weeks done and now 11 lbs down. mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #31
Eight weeks and down 13 lbs. mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #32
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2020 #33
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