tmarple93 Member

10 pounds? It looks like you've lost 20 or 30! You look great! :)

When I started two years ago trying to lose weight, I was the same way. And I thought it would be impossible for me to lose any weight because I loved yummy food too much and couldn't resist it/always thinking about it. Then one night I just had a huge breakdown and was like enough is enough and decided to take control and…

Thanks for all the opinions! I really appreciate it! It's nice seeing things from another perspective. :)

Thanks for your reply. How do you cope with it? Just try to ignore it? I mean it's gotten to the point where I don't even like going to visit my parents unless he's not there becuase i cant handle him anymore. Now that I'm older it's a lot harder for me to keep my mouth shut when he says or does certain things.

I love spark. :) I buy it off eBay for around 50 bucks. Last me a little over a month so it comes out cheaper then getting Starbucks everyday that's for sure. I can't have coffee it makes me crash and really jittery. Spark never had and gives me great energy. The Mango strawberry is by far the best flavor in my opinion.…

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I work at a cafe/coffee shop. I clearly can't have high calorie coffees and the panini's/wraps we serve are all pretty high calorie. Plus we have lots of yummy Bagels, cookies, Macarons, truffles, ice cream, and treats out front. But you just have to have lots of will power and focus on your goals. I bring my own lunch to…

9 pounds in three weeks!? That's GREAT progress. Why is that frustrating?

You should make two ingredient banana cookies instead. Just mashed banana and a serving of Oats. Mix them together then bake them. There delicious. And even more so if you add a little cinnamon, vanilla extract, and Blueberries or dried coconut. And really really good if you add dark chocolate chips. Possibilities are…

Haha I live in the Pacific Northwest too, in eastern Washington. I totally can relate to this. These past couple months have been rough on me. I've gained about 5 pounds these past couple months just because I feel the same as you. It's icky outside and it just makes me wanna lay in bed and eat snacks all day. But the…

Wow. I feel like you should be extremely proud of yourself that you've worked hard and have a strong body to show for it. It kinda blows my mind that your husband isn't supportive of it. Especially since you seem so happy and confident in yourself. Your own opinion of yourself is the one that matters above all but I know…

I really needed to hear this right now. Thank you.

Oh my gosh, when this started happening I actually went to the er because I had really bad pain in my stomach. Like horrible cramping and they did an ultra sound and some other tests and they just said I had an abyss on my gallbladder but it was so small it was nothing to worry about so they just gave me some prilosec for…

Hiit workouts are great cardio and work your muscles. And there fun. Look up fitness blender on YouTube. They got lots of great free workouts. :) blogilates is another great one. She's on YouTube and she has a website where she gives out a free workout calender every month to follow.

Thank you! I've never thought about banking my calories or saving them up! I'll have to try that out. :)

Thank you so much! That actually helps a ton.

Thanks. And yeah when he's home we tend to have dinner at his parents house or my parents and its usually pasta or pizza or something really carb heavy. Plus we eat out and go out on the weekends. It's hard to tell his family I can't have a lot of what there serving without them getting offended. And when we go out I try…

You can buy beachbody programs on eBay for half the cost and you don't a coach.. Also look up fitness blender on YouTube. There are tons of excerises on there. I have done insanity t25 and p90x and loved all three programs I got each of them for around 60 bucks and I've used them over and over. Especially when I need a…

I wanna join! :)

Thanks everyone for the support! It really helps knowing I'm not alone in this and that everybody goes through rough patches. I'm gonna try my best to push through. I don't want to give up just yet. Hopefully I'll get my drive back soon enough and snap out of this funk. :smile:

Thanks everybody! I'll look into a weight training program and see if that helps. :)