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[quote=Anonymous]I am 5'2" and prefer to weigh 125, but 126-129 is more feasible without a very restricted diet. I have muscular legs and butt that take up some pounds, and if I go lower than 125 my face and collarbones start looking gaunt and I can't eat the carbs I enjoy!

I do not count calories. I have done WW in the past and have a sense of what foods are low points and focus on them. I try not to eat before 10am or after 10pm. I try to drink 64oz of 0 calorie, non-caffeinated, beverages each day--mostly water and herbal tea, but sometimes propel or flavored sparkling water or throw a little creamer or juice in with a big cup of tea or water.

I try to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables and whole grains; the fiber fills me up and I can eat larger portions with not too many calories. My spouse is mostly vegetarian and we like to cook together, so our protein is mostly eggs, beans, nuts, and dairy. I try to avoid ultraprocessed foods but definitely eat things like pasta and boxed cereal; I just try to balance them with less-processed things like brown rice or oats. I definitely use frozen and canned produce to make prep easier! We don't eat a lot of restaurant food and I think that helps. I also try not to keep very tempting foods in the house.

Some foods that I find helpful in maintaining a comfortable weight for me:
* puffed rice cereal
* wasa thin crackers
* air-popped popcorn
* eggs--so many ways to prepare them and a great protein source
* canned chickpeas and black beans
* canned salmon--I picked some up recently when safeway had it on sale for 99 cents for a big can and really enjoyed it mixed with plain yogurt and mayo and seasoning (I did some with everything bagel and some with wasabi) on lettuce wraps or cucumber slices...I found myself eating more veggies than usual that way!
* fat-free plain yogurt or cottage cheese
* frozen berries and mango (way less expensive than fresh berries, don't spoil, and easy to add to things like oats or yogurt)
* watermelon (in the summer I eat a TON of watermelon)
* cabbage and carrots and sweet potatoes and bananas--some of the cheapest produce by the lb, they last a long time (if you freeze bananas) and you can use them in so many different ways

I do think it takes time to lose weight when you are close to your goal. I also find that exercise doesn't affect my weight that much--running is the only thing that's useful, but it also makes me hungrier! So while I do go to the gym a couple times a week and enjoy hiking and bicycling, I do it for other reasons (strength, flexibility, cardiovascular health, happiness) more than for weight loss. I have also found that getting too fixated on a goal weight is not realistic for me--if I am eating in a way that feels good and exercising in a way that feels good, my weight at that point is the weight that is good for my body! I am trying to cultivate body neutrality and this is part of that for me.

Hope that is useful![/quote]

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