johanna0528 Member

Happy 1st of September!!!! :D Name: Johanna Age:33 Height: 5'3" Start Weight (1st September): 243.8 lbs Goal Weight (1st October): 232 lbs 1st September: 243.8 lbs 8th September: 15th September: 22nd September: 29th September: 1st October: Weight lost/gained this week: N/A Weight lost/gained this month: N/A…

So excited to do this! Will post my stats on September 1st. :)

You can totally do it! Just take one day at a time and stay focused, but don't obsess. Make it more about you and your long-term benefits than just focusing on the one day, and you WILL get there for the big day! :) I got married last November, 60 pounds lighter than the day my hubby proposed to me...but it was all because…

I can relate, Dani! I was eating all the right foods...but just too much! LOL! Awareness is so powerful! Welcome! :)

I know a few RDs who worked in LTAC, and it's not easy to see that everyday. A friend of mine who is now retired said that's what did her in; it just beat everything out of her, seeing what people can do to themselves, whatever the cause. I like what you said about body/mind approach: I love to meditate and can feel myself…

I wish I was experienced--and qualified--enough to offer you some sound advice, pearlygirl135, but I still have a couple years to go! But food insecurity is one of those things that really frustrates me. I did have to work on a thrifty menu project last semester to feed a hypothetical scenario (mine was a single father…

I could learn a lot from you. As I gain confidence in food and nutrition, what I lack for my own benefit is the exercise physiology knowledge. I know how to use the machines at the gym, but I still don't know what's the best combination. You hear so many different things, just like in nutrition!

Yes, indeed! Though judging by your picture, it looks like this is not a challenge for you! :) Good job on getting it done!

I graduate in May, too! :) But then I'm hoping to go on for my Masters. But good for you on being proactive! That's why I got on here, too. I let myself slip a bit this summer. I only put on about 7 pounds, but I can't afford to backslide when I've come so far! Only forward, for this girl!!

I'm in a rural part of Florida. I have a dog, too, and she does love to move! :) I enjoy going to the beach with her or going on hikes, but we don't always have time for that and just keep it simple. I recently made myself give yoga a try and fell in love. I pace myself, but in the few classes I've taken I already see/feel…

I'm game! I still have zero friends on here, lol. Feel free to add me. :)

Yeah, it sounds like you get it. Hard to counsel someone when you have flaws to work through, too, right?! That's why I'd like to at least get comfortable enough in my own skin to be able to talk about my journey. You nurses have it pretty rough, though! Where I work, RNs always work 12-hour shifts. What kind of goals do…

Hi, Krissy! I'm not vegan, but I am very supportive of the lifestyle and would be happy to be your cheerleader! :smile: I'm studying nutrition and dietetics, and a friend of mine teaches plant-based cooking classes. So, I love learning more and more ways to incorporate vegetables and various grains in people's diets! Feel…

Honestly, I mainly attribute it to going back to basics. I stopped drinking sodas and all sugary drinks altogether because we all know those things are slowly killing us and just aren't worth the calories! I did go a bit extreme my first year and even cut out alcohol. Alcohol really does a number on the liver and…