schac061 Member

Yep!

Just went to the movies over the weekend with my oldest and didn't do too bad. I bought a small popcorn for us to share and I only had about half of it. I usually drown it in extra butter and I didn't this time (for the sake of watching calories). It wasn't horrible but it was definitely easier to only eat half of a small…

I could be crazy, but I have two rather large ones on my forearm and they look slightly bigger to me. I was at my highest weight when I got them (284 lbs) and I am currently at 217, with about another 60 to go.

This is me too! I am also a SAHM and don't really carry my phone around with me every second of the day so I never really counted my steps. My husband was nice enough to get me a tracker for Valentine's Day and I have constantly gone over 10k steps since! I'm not even doing anything other than my normal day (laundry,…

This! Some days, I will look at my profile and see that my rear is becoming rounder and that my thighs are beginning to have some definition. Other days, all I see is flabby cellulite.

This. I have seen many people say this in different threads and never thought to try it until recently when I was majorly craving junk food (fast food, candy, etc.). I would pre log my day, including SMALL amounts of the junk that I was craving and it helped me stick to my calorie goal. I also find that when I complete my…

I am so close to onederland, I CAN TASTE IT!!! I can not remember a time in my entire adult life (about 13 years) that I have been under 200 lbs. 17 lbs to go!

Northern CA!!

I tried to do an indoor cardio exercise this morning (jumping jacks, jogging around my house, and running up and down the stairs) because today is the first day of a week long rain storm. I lasted about 5 minutes before I tripped running up my stairs and stubbed my big toe really bad (side note: can you sprain your toe by…

THIS!!! I have started to realize in the last few weeks that this was my problem. I have noticed that days I don't get some form of exercise in, I'm more fidgety and irritable. I notice that I don't have as much patience for my toddler demanding the red cup instead of the blue one or my oldest's refusal to pick up one mess…

Congrats! Feels so great, right? I'm at about the same place as you. 60 down with another 65 to go. I'm starting to have the same feelings. I've only shopped at plus size stores/sections that I don't really know where to begin!

Hahaha! Yeah! Didn't proofread before posting. Mocha was gross and s'mores was yummy!

I have tried three of their flavors so far. I've tried s'mores, mocha chip (I think is what it's called), and oatmeal cookie. And yes, I ate the whole pint in one sitting because it was 300 or less calories and I think I even ate one as lunch one day. Surprisingly the oatmeal cookie one was my favorite, followed my the…

Made with gruyere and sourdough is where it's at for me. With a hot bowl of tomato bisque for dipping. *commences drooling*

I've gotten mostly positive reactions. I'm down 60 lbs, with another 65 to go. My family are all very happy that I'm taking better care of myself now and are very supportive of my food and exercise choices. They don't harp on me if they see me eating a burger or ordering a second glass of wine because they also see me…

I'm also just learning! I don't have it down quite yet, but what I have been doing so far is looking at Pinterest and YouTube videos. I will get different free weight circuits from Pinterest and I use YouTube for instructions on how to use weight machines or other free weight circuits. Best of luck to you!

Yep. I wanted banana slices with peanut butter tonight but put the peanut butter away once I checked my diary. I didn't have room in my calories. But I'm going to have it for breakfast on my toast tomorrow.

This is my life.

I try and cook a few days worth of meals at a time to help keep myself on track. I look at Pinterest a lot for ideas because I'm a visual person and need to see pictures. This week I'm having lemon, garlic and rosemary chicken breasts with steamed green beans and roasted baby potatoes. Last week I did chicken fajita…

As of this morning, I have lost 60.5 lbs (since Aug. 2016)! I still have about 65 lbs to go until my goal, but I'm on my way. I have been overweight/obese my entire adult life (13+ years) and have tried many diets/fads and have never gotten this far or felt this good! I feel like I am making changes to my life that I can…

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to just try one more time." - Thomas Edison And... Do it. Even if you suck.

Hahaha! No, I'm a carnitas and pork chili verde kind of girl. Pork. Fried pork. YAAAAS!!!

I LOVE THIS POST!! I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I didn't have anything special today because I'm still recovering from the weeks around Christmas/New Years but best believe I will enjoy some tacos and tamales next weekend!!

Hmmm... following... I personally go back and forth on this. I have a HUGE bag of clothes that are way too big for me, but I'm not giving them away yet. I have lost a good amount of weight but I still have more to lose. Part of me is "keeping them" so that I can give them all away when I hit my goal. Kind of as a final…

20 oz iced coffee with 1 tbsp sugar and 3 tbsp whole milk, two eggs over easy with 2 tbsp tomatillo salsa. I usually also do a piece of whole wheat toast, but I'm hoarding "extra" calories when I can for this weekend. I've tried cutting back on my sugar and milk but I just can't do it.

THIS!!! I just re gifted an unopened See's assortment because I knew if I opened it to find the Bordeaux, it would be over for me!!

Dutch apple pie. There's an apple orchard that's local to me that makes their own take and bake pies that are AMAZING and they're a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. We have one at Thanksgiving (along with pumpkin and pecan, of course) and at Christmas. I didn't have any this year at Thanksgiving…

Thank you to everyone that has responded! Everyone had great points and the motivation I think I needed!!