chrysalis2015 Member

1. My underwear that is a size 9 that was barely fitting 4 weeks ago....now too baggy. 2. The other day had to run with my 6 year old to the bathroom at football practice. I usually can only slowly walk and he goes ahead. This time I got ahead of him, slowed down, ran with hime, got to the bathroom -- without my heart rate…

That's so true. I actually stop and THINK now about what I've got left - not just calories but proteins, sugars, etc. Mentally exhausting but it's getting more automatic :) lifestyle change....that will last longer. Great job OP

I noticed better....umm...lift when I added incline flyes to my bench day. Also chest presses with a twist at the top. Not perfect, but 40 yrs old + 2 kids + D cup....so any improvement is a good thing :)

Not going to get into the pro/con supplement debate...however, I've noticed adding apples to my diet about an hour before lunch and/or an hour before dinner really cuts my appetite and and I'm not overeating as much. It's natural, fibrous...just watch it with your sugars for the day because those numbers will go up. But…

1. I want to wear nice clothes. I'm finally able to shop in the "regular" department and not the plus sizes, but I still want to wear pretty clothes that look good, not huge. 2. Revenge on my husband and his mistress. She's a hot beachbody coach :angry: 3. I want to be able to go out dancing and not be achy. I want to be…

I'm going to probably give the pan searing a try...they have this "pan searing flour" but I'm not really sure I need that. The foil wrapping sounds good too, but especially for lunches I'm really low on time, so pan searing might be the way to go for me. As for the fresh stuff, salmon is about the only thing I can cook -…

Congratulations!! Fantastic job :smile:

Just wanted to chime in....awesome thread, and I can't WAIT to be able to post here :)

Wow!! Thanks for the suggestions. Hadn't thought about mussels/clams - and I like mussels....just never made them myself. :)

I can't wait for this to be an NSV for me! I don't remember the last time I was able to do a pull up :(

I've had that stuff...are you kidding, that's a great victory! :smile:

Yeah, didn't actually say that to her with those words - I said it way more tactfully. However, my mom has been nothing but verbally (and sometimes physically) abusive all my life, and her newest tangent is that I shouldn't lift because I'll look like a man and be "more monstrous" than I already am. My condolences on the…

Just went to Kohl's. I dropped 2 jean sizes, 2 shirt sizes, 2 coat sizes....scale hasn't budged much but that fat is melting off!! Big STFU to my mom who keeps telling me to stop lifting weights because I'll get bulky and look like a man. For once, I bought everything in the "regular" department versus plus. My biggest…

WOW!!!!!!!! Fantastic job!!!! okay...relative newbie...what's IIFYM??? *shrugh*

Hello :) I just turned 40 and would love some more friends to help keep each other on track :) Just started down the getting healthy journey again...after abdominal surgery 7 weeks ago. So finally pain-free and happy to be lifting! I have an open diary, and Lord knows I'm not perfect so having some friends to hold me…

I had my GB out about 7 weeks ago. They also took out an ovary and a sheet ("massive cobweb" as the dr put it) of scar tissue/adhesions from behind my ribs, through the entire abdomen, wrapped around the bladder...no wonder i was so uncomfortable for years! Anyways, it's about the diet like folks said. My loss has not been…

For anyone with a Wegmans, they make cheesecake....with Greek yogurt...so each slice is 150 cal. So good, creamy, airy....that's my go-to treat/dessert right now because, well, portion control! Never deprive yourself - leads to binging/overeating.

I went to the grocery store hungry, and instead of stopping for McD's on the way home and THEN having lunch at home, I pulled an apple out of the bag I just bought and ate THAT, then went home and had a 300 cal TV dinner (tortilla crusted fish) with a water. So proud that I said no to the usual, old temptation :smile:

I saw those in a commercial, too...but quickly thought about the accuracy of it, and figured I'd stick to MFP. I need to get better about measuring everything on a scale, though.

This isn't a weight related one because I just started...BUT...my mom (God love her) has always been borderline verbally abusive when it comes to my weight. So I told her my daughter was thinking of stopping dancing because she wanted to concentrate on singing, swimming, and other pursuits. To which my mother replied…

Oh I'll stop! I just freaked out because it was just so weird. It didn't hurt but it was just the strangest thing... I'll take a look at those videos later on after I fix dinner. Area is still sore but no other issues, bulges...nothing. Once I pushed it back in it's like nothing happened. Trainer at the gym is the one who…

It's more off to her right side/our left LOL Edit - also higher up. That's at her stomach.

I'm doing squats - I like them because they seem a good overall workout. I'll have to look up what a "get up" is...deadlifts seem like they wouldn't be good for my back if my core wasn't strong enough... Thank you :smile: It was just weird/scary. I guess I'm just more out of shape than I thought.

The lack of conditioning would make sense considering how deconditioned I am. Okay so if it's deconditioning, other than planks (which I can only do so much of due to prior shoulder injuries) are there other exercises that I can do to strengthen my core? I'm not trying to spot reduce (which I know you can't do) - this is…

There was no pain so I'm not sure about the gallbladder issue. Seems kind of high for that...but LOL about the "Aliens" reference! I may just have to get it checked out. It wasn't a spasm where it was coming out...I mean it was a literal ball under my breast that I had to push back and hold my hand there while the rest of…

It doesn't sound rude. Reading everyone's replies have helped me out a lot today and I needed the wake-up call and the assurance that this will likely be a temporary thing...though the program thing does have me worried but that's a separate issue.

Checking in during my lunch...I think you guys are right and will start weighing myself once a week only. I have to see which day because I work off-hours...so first thing in the morning would mean my turning on the lights and waking my husband up at 3 a.m. But if it's at the same time it should at least show a pattern. I…

I don't use a food scale all the time but I use things like single portion chicken breasts (they're prepackaged) from Wegmans and count the portions I'm using, or I use a measuring cup...or if it's a prepackaged meal then I don't have to really measure - I just scan the code. And yes, I am aware that I'm very emotionally…

Why? Is this wrong? I was told that this is the type I need to do so I don't bulk...by the trainer at the gym. Which is why I picked the program that I did....was he wrong?