RainSerana Member

Hi there!

I'm still here! I just forget to check the group.

Still here!

I'm trying to lose 50 lbs or so, but I want to focus more on overall health and strength than a scale number. Getting down to 160 or so is my first step, then I want to start weight training. After that I won't be too worried about my weight, as long as I feel good. Feel free to add me.

I have chronic back pain and frequent migraines, no diagnosis on either yet. I also deal with PTSD and depression/anxiety stemming from that, so motivation is a fleeting, elusive thing for me. Also I live in South Texas, so going outside means skin melting off my face for 5 months out of the year. I get brief periods where…

Any new members?

I just came back too. Gained back the 30 lbs I lost working at the BBQ joint, bad depression slump. I gotta do something!

Wait, I can't cuss here? Wow.

Does anyone have a Galaxy S5? I'm using the S Health app that came with it right now, but I have no idea how accurate it is for steps. I work in food service and I feel I'm burning a lot more calories and moving a lot more than S Health reports (usually under 200 calories a day) probably because I slide or sway sideways…

Browsing /r/progresspics and other subs like that help me put down the soda. It makes it very real that I can do that too.

I've pretty much given up on keto for now. I started a new job (first one in 6 years!) so I've catapulted from a sedentary lifestyle to full time food service. The exhaustion has me leaning on energy shakes and Clif bars, so there's no way I'll keep under 20 carbs. I have knocked 'em about in half, though! I used to graze…

I love pretty much anything from budgetbytes.com and iowagirleats.com. Iowa Girl has some really awesome "lighter" versions of chinese takeout that we eat pretty often.

That sucks! D: Did you get to talk with a doc about it, see what other diet changes could have caused it, or what would work better for you?

Yeah, it's coming. I just backslid with my kid's birthday and craved chips and pizza and all the crap snacks I used to gorge on. And I gorged :( Tomorrow is another day!

How's everyone doing? Sticking to it?

Meal plans are great. I made one for this past week, and stuck to it for 5 out of 7 days, so I call that a win. Time to make the plan for this week now! So far, I've been paying a lot more attention to what I'm eating, but haven't been able to jettison the amount of carbs I need to yet. I think next week, after we eat…

Well, we had the greek marinated chicken tonight with a friend, and I ate a lot less of it than I expected to :)

I just stuck my nose down the keto rabbit hole. I figured my macros and changed my goals on here, so we'll see how it goes. I thought MFP had a recipe list that you could sift through for low carb, but I can't seem to find it now. What gives? I could also use an acountabilibuddy for the bread/pasta/pizza cravings. I have…

I would be proud to have sex listed in my feed, lol!

Earlier this week I sort of snapped and demanded gym time for myself. Now I get to leave husband to do the toddler's bath and bedtime and go read on the treadmill and cycle. I work out longer because it's the only time I get to read.

I just got a kitchen scale. It's great; I was way off on my estimation for how much chicken I used in a recipe last night. Got to weigh it before it went into the skillet. I overestimated by half a pound!

tuna :)

Do spices really count for much? I kind of just add until it tastes good to me.

I don't have a routine, that's my problem. For about 5 weeks, I did get to walk a mile 3x/wk or so, but then we all got sick and I didn't go out to the trail with the toddler. I also have 0 idea how to use this site, WAT DO