Way to go, OP!

OP here- thanks for the encouragement!!! I lost 3.5 the first week and DH lost 6. Feels great - the trick will be to keep going. I am worried about quitting when the weightloss slows down.

Another new poster here: I am 5'9" and lost 50 lbs (from 200 down to 150) with WW a few years ago. I kept it off for a couple years, then crept back up into the 160s over the course of a year after I stopped going to both WW and the gym. In January this year I started using LoseIt.com to track my calories and to make protein a larger percentage of my diet; was back at my goal weight by April. Currently working to find the right balance for maintenance.

What has worked best for me (and may not for you, if you crave variety) was finding one daily menu and repeating it. DH and I eat the same three meals every weekday, unless there's a special event that takes us out to a restaurant. The routine makes it very easy to shop, prep, avoid keeping problem food in the house, recall how often I've "deviated" recently, and gauge whether a treat or restaurant meal is do-able given what else I've had during the week.

Good luck, you'll do great!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lost 40 lbs since February using LoseIt and improving my eating/ exercise habits. I think its nice since its free and really makes me accountable for how I eat. I am smaller now than ever ( size 0 is too big).

You need to see a doctor, clearly you have a problem.

You don't know how tall she is, or where she shops to know what kind of zero she is.

I am the poster who lost 40 lbs. Wow, I can't believe some people can be so mean. I was just trying to provide encouragement. My starting weight was around the OP's weight and just wanted to let her know it can be done. I never thought I could be at a healthy weight which I am now (125 lbs and am 5'6"). It may be because I consistently exercise, but my body never looked like this when I was younger and at the same weight. I think the key is exercise along with a healthy diet. For all those with negative comments, please keep them to youeself. We as women should be supporting and encouraging each other. I know hard it can be, with so many demands on our time. OP--good luck with your weight loss journey, you can do it!

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Come on. "Smaller than I've ever been." and "0 is too big"? Something's not right.

oh please, because of vanity sizing a size 0 today is more like a 4/6 from the 70's.

Any my 95 pound 54" 15 year old just squeezed into Nordstrom size 00 jeans last night. No healthy adult can say "Oh, these 0s are just way too big!"

Says the plus size Mom

new poster here, that has a hip to waste ratio that makes even 25yr olds girls weep tears of envy at the pool. Puhlease. Size 0 on an adult is just about as gross as a bald beaver.

Downloaded the MyFitnessPal app on my iphone and recorded everything I ate, limiting myself to 1300 calories a day. I exercise M-F for 50 minutes. Took me two months for the first 20 pounds.

Anonymous wrote:

Come on. "Smaller than I've ever been." and "0 is too big"? Something's not right.

oh please, because of vanity sizing a size 0 today is more like a 4/6 from the 70's.

Any my 95 pound 54" 15 year old just squeezed into Nordstrom size 00 jeans last night. No healthy adult can say "Oh, these 0s are just way too big!"

Says the plus size Mom

Come on. "Smaller than I've ever been." and "0 is too big"? Something's not right.

oh please, because of vanity sizing a size 0 today is more like a 4/6 from the 70's.

Any my 95 pound 54" 15 year old just squeezed into Nordstrom size 00 jeans last night. No healthy adult can say "Oh, these 0s are just way too big!"

Anonymous wrote:Come on. "Smaller than I've ever been." and "0 is too big"? Something's not right.

oh please, because of vanity sizing a size 0 today is more like a 4/6 from the 70's.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lost 40 lbs since February using LoseIt and improving my eating/ exercise habits. I think its nice since its free and really makes me accountable for how I eat. I am smaller now than ever ( size 0 is too big).

You need to see a doctor, clearly you have a problem.

jealous much? you have no idea what her height is, body frame, eating habits, workout routine, etc. Instead of appreciating that one can succeed at losing weight, you choose to judge out of probably your own insecurities. Maybe you need to see someone

new poster here. Jealous of a size 0? What the...?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lost 40 lbs since February using LoseIt and improving my eating/ exercise habits. I think its nice since its free and really makes me accountable for how I eat. I am smaller now than ever ( size 0 is too big).

You need to see a doctor, clearly you have a problem.

You don't know how tall she is, or where she shops to know what kind of zero she is.

Are there stores that sell "big zeros"?

I've lost almost 20 pounds since the beginning if April. I've tried crash diets, etc. in the past, and always gained it back. This time I'd like to make a more permanent change in my habits and approach. For that reason, I haven't eliminated anything from my diet, because I don't want to think of this as some sort of temporary goal and that I can go back to foods I love as soon as it's over, if you know what I mean.

For that reason, I've focused almost entirely on portion control and upping my exercise just a little bit. I won't lie-- I hate to exercise and I don't have a lot of free time with a young child around, so I'm not talking about anything huge. Just walking a bit more and taking lots of stairs instead of elevators when the chance presents itself.

Good luck. It never feels easy, but I will say that this approach has felt easier (so far) than anything else I've done in the past.

Come on. "Smaller than I've ever been." and "0 is too big"? Something's not right.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lost 40 lbs since February using LoseIt and improving my eating/ exercise habits. I think its nice since its free and really makes me accountable for how I eat. I am smaller now than ever ( size 0 is too big).

You need to see a doctor, clearly you have a problem.

jealous much? you have no idea what her height is, body frame, eating habits, workout routine, etc. Instead of appreciating that one can succeed at losing weight, you choose to judge out of probably your own insecurities. Maybe you need to see someone

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lost 40 lbs since February using LoseIt and improving my eating/ exercise habits. I think its nice since its free and really makes me accountable for how I eat. I am smaller now than ever ( size 0 is too big).

You need to see a doctor, clearly you have a problem.

You don't know how tall she is, or where she shops to know what kind of zero she is.