Posts by glindas

I've lost 85 pounds, and I find that the new weight becomes the new normal, if you know what I mean.

It's not so much a matter of being happier after weight loss -- it's a matter of how UNHAPPY you'd be to be back at your old weight. 

When I need to enter an unusual item,  I just go to any restaurant listing on CC and enter something that comes approximately close to what I ate.  In your situation, I would look for a cake listing on CC from one of the restaurant databases.

I assume you've tried regular hand lotion and it hasn't helped?

I'd suggest using Vaseline at night on your hands, and then putting cotton gloves on overnight.  You can buy cotton gloves at some drugstores.

I'm another one who weighs daily, and I chart the daily weights in the weight log on this site.

Each to their own, but I like to keep on top of things with my weight.  I wouldn't want to wait a week and then see an increase.

That's an interesting quote from that book.

All my life I've said that Quarter Pounders from McDonald's have some kind of drug in them.  LOL.  There's something very addictive about the taste and smell of them.  It's hard to describe.  It's not the most tasty burger I've ever eaten, but yet eating one would put me into a sort of food-trance.

Another junk food that had that effect on me is Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

It's been years since I've eaten those kinds of foods, but I think that that book sounds like an interesting read.

Anyone can build strength and endurance, even if they're starting from nothing.  If you can afford it, get a trainer who specializes in beginners, or else make sure the trainer understands your situation.  A good trainer will see it as a challenge to build your strength.

But your biggest problem is your low-calorie intake.  If you don't start eating more, you can't really address the strength situation.

I was a pear shape when I was overweight as a teenager, but when I lost weight (also as a teenager), I was slim and was no longer an obvious pear shape.

When I got older and was again overweight, I was an apple shape.  It is common for older women to change from carrying extra weight in the hips and thighs, and to begin carrying that extra weight in their belly instead.

So your body shape can change as you grow older.  AND by losing weight at any age you can minimize a pear or an apple shape.

I've been diagnosed with a moderately fatty liver.  I assume it was caused by a previous high-fat, high-sugar diet.  I had already lost a lot of weight when it was diagnosed though, so it might have been a lot worse before. 

I'm just continuing with my weight-loss diet as before, except that I've reduced the saturated fat even more, and am eating more unsaturated fats instead.  The doctor didn't suggest anything unusual to do.

There's quite a bit of info on-line about liver disease.  Look for reputable sites like the Mayo Clinic website or the Liver Foundation (or whatever they're called).  From what I remember, they recommend a healthy diet and exercise to help a fatty liver.

I hope others will post on this thread.  It would be interesting to hear other people's experience with fatty liver.

terry2fish:  Thanks for this interesting post about clothes.  I'm not quite at my goal yet, but have lost 75 pounds so far.  I have a huge amount of clothes in my possession, but very little to wear.  I kept all my old clothes from the last time that I was normal weight, which was the mid-'90s.  I can wear a few of those things now, but most of them make me look like I stepped straight out of a Seinfeld episode!

Right now I only buy jeans (the tapered ones from the '90s are just too ridiculous-looking to wear) and a few tops, because I am still about 20 pounds away from my goal weight.  But on those occasions when I do go shopping, I am really overwhelmed by the choice, and I don't have any idea of what my style should be.  Shopping in the large-size section was relatively simple: find something decent looking that flowed easily over my body!

I'm also concerned about looking age-appropriate, without looking matronly.  Quite a challenge overall.

I'm pleased with my progress so far.  Starting weight (on CC) 171.5.  Last Friday 170.5.  Today 169.  But yesterday it was 170 so the weight jumps around of course.

Next week I'll have family visiting and it will be a miracle if I don't gain during that time.  We'll be eating in restaurants quite a bit, and even though I'll eat lightly I know that the gain is almost inevitable.  But I'll be doing a lot of walking also, so maybe I can manage to maintain at least.

Good luck to everybody weighing in today.

Hi everyone!  I'm new to CC and would like to join in here.

I'm 5'10", 52 years old, current weight 171.5.  My top weight was 245, so I've lost about 75 pounds, but it's taken over two years to do it.  I've had many plateaus, mainly due to not exercising enough.

Yesterday was my first day logging on this site, and I was amazed to see how high my protein intake is.  And I thought I was barely getting enough protein, due to eating very little meat.  I think that this site is going to be very useful and informative for me.  My sugar intake was sky-high too, but that's hard to avoid when you're eating lots of fruits and veg and high-fibre cereal.

My goal weight is 150.  My only exercise at the moment is long walks, but I try to walk at a very fast pace.  I used to go to a gym, but I don't want to pay the membership fees right now.

Like a lot of the women here, I have knee issues.  It definitely seems to be a common problem for tall women.

My weight has been stalled in the low 170s for months now, and I hope to start losing again, even if it's only half a pound a week.  I'm anxious to reduce the size of my belly, which is still huge despite my weight loss so far.

Greetings to all the tall ladies here.  Hope to see you on Friday's weigh-in.