joyanna2016 Member

Lentil soup

Kit kat

Jello

Iced coffee

Hummus and carrot sticks

Granola

Fig newtons

Eggs

Dark chocolate

Cheese

Blueberries

I have 4 boys (17,15,11,10) and a husband who eats like a teenager too and we go through A LOT of groceries! Especially since this quarantine all I do is cook, cook, cook! I try to keep precooked veggies or cut up raw veggies ready and available to add to my meal so I dont make a bad choice at the last minute. I usually…

This! It IS a mind game, a puzzle, a challenge, a reward system all rolled into one! Yes, it is! Every...every...day we have to take what this world throws at us mentally, what food (and exercise) opportunities come our way, and our self care needs and make choices to make all the parts of the puzzle to come together for…

You are totally right! Years seem to be flying by faster and faster (about to be 50 this year 😬)

In my post I think I accidently deleted your quotes Scarlet_K! Oops!

I've decided that I'm going to increase my calories to between 1300 and 1400 and just know that it's going to take a while! I'm also going to put my scale away and just weigh once a month since I wont be seeing progress as quickly. This way hopefully when I do step on the scale there will be some small loss each time.…

Watermelon

Administrative assistant at school...but home right now.

Counting calories with IF is very important for another reason that I experience that has not yet been mentioned....eating too little ! IF helps with hunger so well that sometimes you just dont feel hungry especially if you try to limit your simple carbs when you do eat. It's important to count calories to make sure you…

Thank you for all the wonderful encouragement! We'll all get there...one glorious, freeing pound at a time!

Hummus and veggies

I am struggling with the same type of thinking. To me it's easier to eat 1000 cals than 1500! However, I just read something that really helped me and maybe it will you too. Go up to the top and read the "Most Helpful Posts" about BMR and TDEE. It really helped me to see why I need to be eating a certain amount which will…

Did I say I was going to give up? No. I was just expressing that it seemed harder and longer of a process than I expected it to be.

I started noticing I wasnt losing quite as much each week and my "expected weight in 5 wks" was no longer a 10 lb loss at 1200 cals so I looked it up on the calculator mentioned by some on MFP called "fat to fit" after figuring my bmr and tdee it confirmed.

Macadamia nuts

School administrative assistant but of course now I am home

5'6" so no, not really.

I'm looking forward to getting rid of my clothes when they don't fit anymore...that will be SO fun!!

My skin is getting too big for me! 😀

I want this SO badly!...and also to be able to get off the floor without using my hands!