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My goal is similar and I'm just getting back into focusing on my eating and activity again after too long of a break. I'm 5'1" and 175-177 right now, but have lost 45 lbs already (very slowly over the course of many years and plateaus.) My goal is 140, but I suspect I might be 130-135 if toned up and active. I have a…
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Logging my food... I started off just on paper but now love using MFP. It held me accountable and more importantly, helped me adjust specific eating habits and make specific dietary goals. For example, I realized that if I ate a crappy breakfast I tended to make worse choices the rest of the day.
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Black beans and broccoli have a goodly amount of fiber and are both known to cause some digestive discomfort if you aren't used to eating them. My guess is that your body is just trying to adjust to it. I have the same issue if I haven't been eating a lot of fiber and suddenly have something fiber-rich. Ginger tea eases…
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Seeing myself getting stronger. :) I am working towards being able to do push-ups on the floor. So far I can do them at counter top height and can probably go down to desk or table height now. But this morning during yoga (sun salutations) I lowered myself down from a plank slowly and steadily all 6 times I was in the…
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I'm a veggie lover, but they can get kinda boring if you don't dress them up sometimes. You mentioned kinda liking the onions in Mongolian beef. If you like chinese flavors, look into some ways to play with that at home - it will be waaay less fat, salt, and sugar than takeout. I do stirfried broccoli with soy sauce,…
