cheriej2042 Member

Well, when I was 5 years old my mom had a neighbor watching me. She took me over to another ladies house for lunch and they gave me a PB&J sandwich. I was a really picky eater then, skinny, and I told them I didn't eat PB&J. Well, the neighbor yelled at me that I was a guest at this ladies house and I would eat that…

How beautiful the tree colors are! I do miss that. We just have the leaves fall off the trees we have until March. The air always looks so crisp and clean too.

Make that 5 states

pancakerunner Milk Duds is the TOP Halloween candy in 4 states in the US. That caramelly chocolately goodness!!!! No hating on Milk Duds!

I agree to see a registered dietician. But my doctor just told me that diet only controls 15% of cholesterol and so it's probably hereditary for me. I eat a low cholesterol diet and have for years. I have about 7 more pounds to lose and weight loss does lower it for me. My dad had the same cholesterol and they put him on a…

I'm kinda mad at them ever since they took the trans fat out and didn't tell us. They don't taste as good but they are still pretty good. The thins are nice.

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Agree you won’t go wrong with a Concept 2! And it was also recommended by a Gold /silver Olympian!

The person I admire the most at the gym, on the trail, on a mountain- is the person who keeps going no matter what and especially people who are overweight because they are trying to do something. Just seeing that commitment, that determination is incredibly inspiring! And that person is YOU!!! Don’t give up you can do…

Totally believable and disgusting. I mostly hike with people I know but if I were in a group like that I would never leave someone injured. The most telling part of the article is when the rescue people lecture the rest of the group at the bottom and they don't seem to care!

My husband does similar things like saying I'm being obsessive about calories/input into MFP and I'm exercising too much. But I've realized that he does that because he is unhappy about himself. Not that he is terribly overweight. Most of his life he has weighed what he did in high school. Until now. He's gained 10-12…

I love it but my mom used to make it and she’s gone now. My dad liked it too. It’s so light and you can frost it with a thin layer of American buttercream. 😋

I can’t cut out foods I like including chocolate. I just don’t eat them every day or even every week. I try to plan for when I’m going to eat chocolate. I do find that if I eat a cup of blueberries (or raspberries or strawberries )after dinner it kills my sugar craving. But if I just say I’m never having x food again I end…

I will! Outside the cities we won’t see many people just the occasional yak herder. Hiking to Gangkhar Puensum.

I just bought a new Rab jacket but won't be testing it until November. I have a Western Mount. sleeping bag (-25) but decided not to buy their jacket - I didn't like the sleeves or the hood and it was cut short. I thought I saw a jacket from Feathered Friends with hydrophobic down. I just don't want to be wearing 5 layers…

First off congratulations on your major weight loss achievement! You should be proud of that because you have really accomplished something. I'm not an expert on this but I can say that as someone who is about 6 pounds off my goal that as soon as I get that close, I notice I'm not quite tracking my food as closely as I…

https://live.staticflickr.com/7022/6661412945_24efa952e9_z_d.jpg I got to bring these as the treat to a Girl Scout meeting once. I miss these.

Brachs jelly nougat candy - the squares not the cheap round ones they sell now.

I love Pilates and have been doing reformer classes for 10 years now. I was a twisted mess before. Now I have much better balance , core strength, overall strength and flexibility. I go 2x/week

Why do people keep saying Tab? They sell it at Vons/Albertsons (grocery stores) here in California . Now if they would just sell it in the bottle....

Knudsen fat free!

I weigh in daily then input into the Happy Scale app which keeps a 10 day moving average. I find this lowers my anxiety about where my weight is. It does fluctuate and sometimes I get frustrated because I think it should be going down faster or I have a really hard workout and I’m up a pound for no reason. But looking at…

OMG I Loved this candy bar!

I used to eat like you. Then I changed my eating to eat some more carbs at breakfast and lunch so I wasn’t starving by the time it’s time for dinner. I also workout at 530am so you need fuel to get you through the day, don’t use snacks to tide you over. Eat more balanced meals and you should be ok.

My one spin teacher plays Taylor Swift, Madonna, Cher, mostly dance type music. My other spin teacher is all hip hop. I really go because the teachers are motivating so I try to ignore the music. Some people wear earplugs because of the volume but maybe they don’t like the music!

Good luck and post pics!

I’m 5’4” and I do not recommend lengthening your stride which will only lead to injury especially your feet. I’ve done the Vierdagsse(35 miles each dayx4 days) and the one day hike (100k) in DC and you learn to increase your speed over time. Get a watch to track you mph. I am not comfortable for long distances over 4 -4.5…

I had mine out and no one told me to avoid any foods! Years later one doctor asked me if I could eat salads and I said yes. She said sometimes with gallbladder out it’s more difficult digesting salads.

Everything I’ve been buying this season has no tags but has the item mfr stamped into the fabric (arcteryx, icebreaker, north face, Patagonia, prana). If it did come with tags I would rip it out anyway.

What’s great about MFP is you can do whatever works for you. There are all sorts of groups here some you may ultimately want to join later but don’t have to join now, I’ve never sought friends here and the two I have are no longer active. I prefer just looking at the forums and replying or reading the ones that interest…