meremaid2014

Your partner should not talk to you like that. Even if you gained all the weight back. It's nothing to do with how you look and what you're doing. It is extremely disrespectful to belittle partners in this way. This is something you need to work out with him. Don't think, "If only i was thinner, he wouldn't say these…

Okay, I'll try again! :) Stick some spinach in a pan with some garlic, S+P, and red chile flakes (if you can find frozen pre-chopped garlic, that's ideal here). Stir it around until it wilts. Stick it on a plate. Put a piece of whole wheat toast in the toaster. Fry an egg in the same pan. Put it on the spinach. Use spread…

Measuring all your food, every day, forever, isn't really sustainable in the long term. There are going to be days you miss because you have to, and gosh darn it, sometimes you just don't feel like it. That's okay. Diets fail because people drop off, then think "I screwed up, it's all over, I ruined it." Lifestyles work…

Depending on the bread you use, and how much avocado, Avocado Toast is about 300 calories. Define "quick" though! I stick some bread in the toaster while a pan heats with cooking spray in it. When the toast pops up, I put an egg in the pan and let it fry. While it fries, I slice half an avocado and put it on the toast. By…

Totally depends how you're using them. I like roasted vegetables, and nothing from the freezer will work as well as a raw veg for that. We like frozen fruit in smoothies and in yogurt - all berries are great, and I love frozen mango too. Frozen veggies, I only use in soups. We use fresh veggies only for our sides, because…

I have skim - funny hearing all the negative things about it! I guess it's just what you're used to. To me, fattier milks taste thicker and creamier...which I guess is why people like them! But I'm not used to it. Though I don't drink milk, I just have it in smoothies and with cereal and stuff.

If you make the same salad every day, weigh/measure it once and create it as a "recipe." Then you can easily add it without having to type in all the numbers again and again. And if every day you eat a red bell pepper in your salad, you don't HAVE to weigh it every time. Weigh it once and log it. Then the next time, even…

I don't know what other people are thinking, but I know that I personally have never had any negative thoughts about another person in the gym for being "unfit". If anything, the "fit" bros that grunt loudly and drop weights and have improper form annoy me the most! I don't judge people on size and appearance - one of my…

I think the measuring is sort of fun. And it's really eye-opening. I'm not a super-religious calorie counter, and when I eat in restaurants or at friend's homes I don't sweat it. But when I'm cooking, and inputting recipes into MFP, I actually measure or weigh everything. Trust me, estimating is not accurate! Everybody has…

I think what annoys me the most is people who assume that people with slimmer figures are just that way "naturally." Female friends are always going on and on about weight and exercise and then one will turn to me and say "You don't need to worry about this stuff, do you?" I feel like that belittles me on two fronts - A. I…

Walking around in TK Maxx, I saw a box of dark chocolate raspberry truffles that were on the wrong shelf. Upon closer inspection, I saw someone had opened them already and put them back on the shelf. So....I ate one. And it was amazing. Then I went and told my fiancé and we both had 3 more. No regrets! They were delicious.

Ooooh I loved doing strong lifts! Definitely lift heavier weights, fewer reps - not lifting teeny tiny weights for infinite reps.

Of course you can! What's the point of life without the things we love, without joy? I don't believe in any "diet" that doesn't allow you to eat a cheeseburger, or anything else for that matter - although obviously, there are things we should eat less often and in moderation. No food is evil. If you're super-strict about…

I'm from Lansing, Michigan but currently living in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. Spent a lot of time in Chicago too (and I miss it) but I'm enjoying the expat life for now!

Welcome! I'm new too, I'm an American but living up in "sunny" Newcastle with my fiancé. Good luck on your fitness journey!

Weight lifting is terrific fun! It really transforms your body and burns more calories than you think. I'm 5'1 and about 105 lbs, and I burned about 340 lifting for an hour the other day. I suggest working a few times with a trainer, discuss your goals, and have them show you the equipment. Yes it's great to use the great…

Personally, I have a treat every day. It helps keep me balanced. And yes, some days I go over my net calories. But it's much better for my mental health, social life, and overall happiness to have a small treat daily (a little homemade cookie, or a small chocolate) and to have some splurge days (friends inviting me out for…

Everyone's body is different and two people at the same weight may not look the same at all. I rarely weigh myself, but I'm generally between 105-110 pounds depending on the day and how I've been eating. I'm 5 foot 1. It sounds like a light weight, but I don't think I am skinny. I'm muscular and definitely have a bust and…