CatherineLaurel Member

@AnnPT77 You are so eloquent. Thank you :)

Wow! Beautiful and so inspiring. I started my journey a week ago at 165 and am now down four lbs. I have an aggresive goal because I just want it gone. Can't wait to look like this!

@zoeysasha37 I appreciate your concern, but I think it's a completely normal thing to be thinking about how I'm going to treat my first holiday since I joined MFP. Sincerely, A newbie

I really appreciate everyone's input on this

@gena575 I'll have a look at the nutritional information of other restaurants and as @frankiesgirl21 skipping the fries is a golden idea

@Sued0nim Frisbee and strolls along the beach definitely won't hurt :)

@lorrpb yes!

@st476 I just mean what if my.friends want to eat at the seafood joint there? I have to sit and watch? There's no way I'll be able to do that and I know they don't have calorie info there. Or what I just say f it and drink a lot! That's what I mean by scared.

@cecsav1 I'm leaning towards your direction on this one. I just don't want to derail, I'm doing so good! I'm thinking I'll plan and prepack my food and drinks, if I go over I'll log it and work the rest of my week around the excess. Also, my goal is not to talk about it to my friends, really don't want to be THAT person…

@lenoresdream that's awesome!

@sarahthes a lot of people seen to lose in layers like that! I hope my arms start losing faster, just picked up some dumbells yesterday for the first time in months.

@tapwaters wow!!! that's quite a difference! I've always been envious of girls with smaller chests because it's easier to find nice clothes! Lol :) :)

@tapwaters I'm a little worried about my chest and butt shrinking but I guess that's just part of it! I'll just have to get in the habit of toning them up.

@JeffreyOC I just finished my first week yesterday and dropped a total of four lbs :)

@JeffreyOC that's amazing!

Mine seems to be coming off my lower stomach!

@cwolfman13 @cmriverside thanks for the input! Not stressing about it is something I have to teach myself as an impatient person.

I like this post

Cool! I started 165 last sat, tonight I weigh 160! My goal weight is 145/140ish. Thanks for sharing.

Good news for me. I got so annoyed with this girl who tried to tell me counting calories was a bad idea and I just needed to cut things out of my diet. No, I'm nor going to deprive myself of.anything because I will crash and burn. Yes, I know I should eat nutrient rich foods and I do BECAUSE Ican eat more and feel fuller!…

I ALWAYS have a can of black beans and instant rice in my home. You just spice it right,.maybe add hot sauce, maybe cheese if you want. If you have any veggies lying around toss em in.

@Louise1491 yes! And it is. I used to order vodka cranberries there and I attribute all that sugar over my 5 years in college to being part of my weight gain! It's going to be a major challenge to do myfitnesspal and balance my nights out with friends, but I'm up for it.

How long did it take you to get where you are? I'm starting this week at 165 (I've already lost 2.5 lbs) and my go is 145 but I might even keep going after that.

I want pizza so bad today too! Thinking about going to the store and seeing the lowest calorie pizza they ha e in their freezer aisle.

Lazy

Saaame I've banked some calories and am eating light because tonight I'm going to my favorite $10 all you can drink club where I WI be ordering vodka waters (and logging each and every one of them!)

Barcode reader???

Yes!

Changing!

@diannethegeek interesting! Thanks