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Hello everyone, I went through and read all of this thread so I can finally comment. My name is Heather, I've done MFP a few times, but this time I'm sticking with it. I've lost 16 pounds in 3 months so far, and I'm 14 pounds away from where I quit last time. I'm 31, I work at a library as a reference clerk, and I've been…

Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses: Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 294.0 Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 275 6/1- 6/8 focus: Hydrate! Try to get your water in every day this week. How I did: :| June 8- 292 June 15- June 23- June 30- Weight -/+ this week: -2 Weight -/+ this…

I don't want to look stupid or feel guilty for taking gym selfies. I don't want to hate the photos and delete them because of how huge I look

Super Summer Slimdown :sunglasses: Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (June 1, 2018): 294.0 Goal Weight (August 31, 2018): 275 6/1- 6/8 focus: Hydrate! Try to get your water in every day this week. How I did: June 8- June 15- June 23- June 30- Weight -/+ this week: Weight -/+ this…

Karen Takes Charge Challenge! :wink: (Aka Kicking Butt in May) Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8 Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295 May 1 – 298.8 May 4 - 298.0 May 11- 297.0 May 18 - 295.6 May 25 - 294.6 May 31 - 294.0 Weight -/+ this week: -.6 Weight -/+ this challenge:…

I have a feeling I'll be up this week. I Had a busy and rough day in Chicago on Saturday, and I think I had heat exhaustion. I was immediately up 5 pounds the next day, and I think it was all water retention. It was 90 degrees and we walked over 5 miles in the city, and I couldn't get my heart rate to slow. Sunday and…

Karen Takes Charge Challenge! :wink: (Aka Kicking Butt in May) Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8 Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295 May 1 – 298.8 May 4 - 298.0 May 11- 297.0 May 18 - 295.6 May 25 - 294.6 May 31 - Weight -/+ this week: -1 Weight -/+ this challenge: -4.2…

Have you experimented with the way you are preparing the veggies? I have found I VASTLY prefer veggies roasted. I also eat a lot of frozen veggies. They are frozen when they are ideal, and easy to microwave. I would also experiment with seasoning. There are recipes, or you can buy fun blends that will make them tastier,…

Karen Takes Charge Challenge! :wink: (Aka Kicking Butt in May) Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8 Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295 May 1 – 298.8 May 4 - 298.0 May 11- 297.0 May 18 - 295.6 May 25 - May 31 - Weight -/+ this week: -1.4 Weight -/+ this challenge: -3.2 Total…

@kbeyer23 Thank you for your story! My doc and I met for a check up last week, and he said that it would be more about my health than the baby, because i have a history of High BP, it was 140/90 when I saw him in March, but was 118/90 when I saw him 2 months later! I watched 2 of my friends go through gestational diabetes,…

Perfectly said!!

@Teerai I never filled out my profile, I guess it was just laziness, or the idea no one would read it anyway. Other than just my health, I really want to lose weight before starting a family to maximize my chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby. It's more motivating than anything else right now. But I will put together a…

I am feeling that familiar dip in motivation, like this is too hard, or why bother. I have a good, concrete "why" to keep pushing my forward. But I'm also feeling jealousy. I see others losing more faster than i am. Logically, i know they are using different tools than i am, like my friends that have had surgery. But i…

Karen Takes Charge Challenge! :wink: (Aka Kicking Butt in May) Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8 Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295 May 1 – 298.8 May 4 - 298.0 May 11- 297.0 May 18 - May 25 - May 31 - Weight -/+ this week: -1 Weight -/+ this challenge: -1.8 Total weight…

This is the way I've been approaching it, and I agree with everyone else. The trick is balance. Not everyone can find good balance, and that takes hard mental work. There was a time I couldn't give up cherry pepsi. I just couldn't. I tried cold turkey 3 times. I slowly started replacing it with a zero calorie fizzy drink…

Karen Takes Charge Challenge! :wink: (Aka Kicking Butt in May) Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5’5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (May 1, 2018): 298.8 Goal Weight (May 31, 2018): 295 May 1 – 298.8 May 4 - 298.0 May 11- May 18 - May 25 - May 31 - Weight -/+ this week: -.8 Weight -/+ this challenge: -.8 Total weight lost:…

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A few Changes I've made: I made a basket of controlled portion snacks, some healthy, some for the sugar cravings. All the savory snacks are 100 cals except for 2 items that are 140 (breakfast bar) and 200 (trail mix). I get most of my prepacked 100cal snacks at Aldi. They are only for work, and I can only have one. Any…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5' 5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 306 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 290 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 305.6 Mar 16: 305.0 Mar 23: 303.4 Mar 30: 305.0 Apr 06: 303.6 Apr 13: 299.6 Apr 20: 299.0 Apr 27: 298.8 Weight -/+ this week: -.2 Weight -/+ this…

I didn't hit the gym all week because I have a cold and didn't want to spread anything or cough a lot and get stared at. So I made a point to do some yardwork each day. I filled 2 yard waste bags cleaning flowerbeds and picking up falled sticks, planted bulbs and 2 raspberry canes, and hauled, mixed and spread compost and…

I have a non-official list for myself, things could change with my rewards. I'm coming up to 10 lbs lost, and I don't have anything planned. Maybe I'll buy a new phone case, it's been on my to-do list for a while. At 20 lost, I want to get a funny new workout tank, like "I work out to carry more books" (I work at a…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5' 5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 306 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 290 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 305.6 Mar 16: 305.0 Mar 23: 303.4 Mar 30: 305.0 Apr 06: 303.6 Apr 13: 299.6 Apr 20: 299.0 Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: -.6 Weight -/+ this challenge: 7…

This weekend was hard to track. I had parties to attend. But i also worked hard cooking and cleaning, hauling chairs and items from cars to the house. I know i was over cal, and there was no time for the gym, but i hope i worked off some of it. My husband has been sick all week, I'm so tired of hearing him cough and…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5' 5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 306 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 290 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 305.6 Mar 16: 305.0 Mar 23: 303.4 Mar 30: 305.0 Apr 06: 303.6 Apr 13: 299.6 Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: -4 Weight -/+ this challenge: 6.4…

I think everyone is right, and that number is too high. I try not to eat back any exercise calories. MFP set my goal at 2200 or something higher like that, and i manually set it to 2000, and I aim to only eat at 1600. I don't always manage to stay under, especially on the weekends.

Ok, Logging question for everyone. Our gym has Cybex Arc trainers. MFP doesn't have a preset calculator for it. The machine said I burned 124 cal in 15 minutes. Cybex's official calculator said I burned 447. That's a big difference. The closest thing MFP has is an ellipical, and that said i would have burned 306. Right…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5' 5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 306 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 290 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 305.6 Mar 16: 305.0 Mar 23: 303.4 Mar 30: 305.0 Apr 06:303.6 Apr 13: Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: + 1.4 Weight -/+ this challenge: 2.4 Total…

You can do it! Stash your own bars at your desk, or put them next to your bag or keys. Grab and go!

Its great to see new faces! My chiropractor cleared me for regular activity, and cancelled the rest of my flare up adjustments because I recovered fast. It Took all day to get enough motivation and energy to get to the gym, but I did it! I stopped at the store after and got stuff to refill my healthy snack basket.…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Heather Age: 31 Height: 5' 5" Highest Weight: 308 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 306 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 290 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 305.6 Mar 16: 305.0 Mar 23: 303.4 Mar 30: 305.0 Apr 06: Apr 13: Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: + 1.6 Weight -/+ this challenge: 1 Total weight…