melbelle312 Member

I'm a city girl, so walking is like breathing to me, but in this small town, everyone drives EVERYWHERE. I mean down-the-block everywhere. Now that the weather is nicer (finally!), I am going to go back to walking everywhere within a 2 mile radius for my errands. I will get some strange looks from the locals, but I will be…

Welcome!

We do what we can!

I need one of those for my son! He is 6'6" tall and a whopping 155lbs, so we ALWAYS need to take in stuff, including belts. Apparently he is not too keen on shopping for belts in the kid section lol!

Hilarious! I have many embarrassing moments, but one that comes to mind involves a bra as well. I am well-endowed in the upper extremities, so many times I wear a bra AND a lined tank to support and keep me out of jail for indecent exposure. One day, as I am going from the table to the bathroom at a restaurant (dressed up…

NS sales would skyrocket if they put on their packaging "improves your sex life" LOL!

Isn't it amazing? Outside of the breathing issue, I feel so much better overall. I will always be in pain from joint issues, but a lot of the tired kind of pain seems to be receding, and I know I'm not using nearly as much pain meds as before!

Omg- you guys are killing me!!!!!

The interesting part for me is that through the program and blogs, I have met several people that I am now friends with outside of this. I do know I will be using MFP even after goal, mostly to keep myself in check here and there, irregardless. But I think the group here will be like people in reality- some will stay…

I'm Melanie, with the same username on both sites- melbelle312. I can't remember what I ate yesterday, let alone different code names!

We can subscribe to blogs? How?!

Do not compare yourself to anyone else. YOUR weight loss progress will be based on several factors, all of which will be unique to YOU. As long as you are losing weight or gaining muscle, you are a success. We are all on the same path, and we can learn from each other, but we can't walk in the same pair of shoes!

Glad to be doing this with you too!

Good for you! I think all of us have those moments- I know I did. Currently I am on the upswing and dedicated, and you certainly have the strength to do it too! You have a lot of life left to live, so make it your best ones!

My name is Melanie, and I am just outside Chicago. Otherwise known as the 'middle of nowhere'. I have been on NS off and on for the past year, the off times because I had several surgeries. I have lost 20lbs with 36 more to go!

Nooooooo!!!!!! Not the dreaded error message!