littlegibbs62 Member

Hi there! I'm late to the party, but can I join y'all? :)

Your definition of a fad diet is maybe someone else's definition of a lifelong forever diet. :) There is no 1 true way to weight loss and maintenance and even for that 1 person, they may find the need to change things up now and then. The secret to not yo-yoing is to know what your nutritional needs are based on your…

Congrats ladies. I don't know if the group meets. But I've been IF for a while and it works!!

black decaff coffee black decaff green tea black decaff black tea plain matcha :)

Dayum, I JUST found this challenge again! *snort*!!! I'm trying for 86oz of pure water as my personal goal each day = 5 bottle (16.9)--unflavored Then as much green tea or green tea blend + decaff black each day that I want. My goal would be overall to have >128oz of liquids per day. :) So far, I'm crushing it. :) @Green…

Wahhhooooo are we officially "on like Donky Kong?" It's November 1 bayyyyyyybbbbbeeeeeeeee! Here's the site I used to calculate. Not sure I believe it...think I have more fat than they say...lol. https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/body-fat

Woooohooooo! Had 85oz of plain water yesterday and 40oz of decaff coffee (am ashamed to admit that...maybe THAT's why my tum is messed up? *blush* ).

Think this is it? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/42787004#Comment_42787004

Ha! I found you. Who knew a search would get such results! Ok, my starting % BF is from my Tanita scale and it's diff from one day to the next and diff morning to afternoon. I will take it based on my scale reading this morning at 4am when I get up to take thyroid and pee. :) Start 152.4lbs BF 34% (Tanita)

@clsumrall1 what a great report girlie! You are def a rockstar! So sorry to hear it's parathyroid disease and that there's another surgery on the horizon for you. ((hugs)) I'm glad they got to the bottom of it and found it though!!!!

Hahahaha! Just be sure not to tell 'em, you strip nekkid and step on the scale after EVERY. DANG. TRIP to the potty. :wink: hehe

I love Dr. Perlmutter. https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Maker-Power-Microbes-Protect/dp/0316380105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534342429&sr=8-1&keywords=brain+maker Hi newest book is excellent and features clean eating that helps the gut/brain axis.

Clean eating to me is not about being "pure". I'm a mid-hedonist. LOL. I will never claim perfection. Rather, clean eating for me is about "choosing your poison" and making sure the poison dose is small. So I eat "clean" (from the outer isles) about 90% of the time and ef off the other 10% with tiny amounts of things I…

With cholesterol it's more about "what you don't eat" rather than "what you eat." A great easy-to-read, lay-person book is Cholesterol Myths by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Eric Westman.

If I'm eating a meal, to be filled up, then I eat my dense protein, add some healthy fat to it, then fill up the rest of my tum with low glycemic veggies (as many as I want). It will most often consist of a serving of broccoli or something like that plus leafy greens, either raw, sauteed, or in a bone broth. I love turnip…

Hi everyone! I don't know how to add y'all, but I'm a clean eater too. For most of the last 18 years I've eating low carb (about 85% of the time with 15% of that time-off for poor behavior). Lots of health issues and MO led me to knuckle down and go on a super "low everything" diet last year. At my oncologist's begging, I…

@buxombrunette ((hugs)) I'm so sorry for y'all's loss and for the pain you are all in right now. Every day start fresh. Release the day before and move forward. Stay IN the moment and just try your damnedest to make the next best choice. That's a lot easier if you're full--so eat your healthy meals and maybe add healthy…

I know and understand this feeling!! I'm so sorry for your niece and family!!!! Will say prayers (btw). Do you have the energy or desire to cook by the end of the day or do you just want fast food crap + booze by then? If you have energy/motivation to cook, then I'm happy to help you work some ideas out. I have pretty…

I look at it this way...hey, at least I'm not smoking crack... Crack is whack, mkay?

Morning all!! @jcavanna2 How is the Inspire Diet going? You may be having headaches from "carb withdrawal." Some docs say adding 1-2 cups of chicken bouillon will help with sodium levels and also advise adding 1 tsp of MOM for 425mg of magnesium. Hope you're feeling better. Cool about the bike!!!

I can now walk 60mins without stopping. Yay me!

Sorry to be MIA! I'm on track with eating. Scale is staying the same and fluctuating up and down. As usual. Sigh. Work is super stressful and am trying to carve out about 30 minutes of me-time to do relaxation techniques and have quiet time--but it's challenging. Having some wooziness/heart palpitations lately and so have…

Scale junkie *raises hand*. Yep. Yep. Every dang day. Pee. Get nekkidy. Weigh. Poop. Weigh. Live the day. Pee. Get nekkidy. Weigh to predict tomorrow morning weight. Go to bed. (oops put on nighty. ;) ) Wakeup. Rinse. Repeat. One thing I know...I AM full of poop! hehe

I'm a newbie (RNY Feb 20, 2018). But like most of us, I've gained and lost, gained and lost, gained and lost. And naively I want to claim the WLS victory of "I'll never regain my weight back again, as God and Scarlett O'Hara are my witnesses!" ROFLMFAO! Thank each of you vets for coming here and sharing your stories and…

Ugh, PT exercises today! Today I'm starting! LOL. I'll get it right one day, yeah? Gosh so happy with the scale this morning. I broke out of the 170s in 24days (normal/ave for me) and am in the 160s as of this morning. First time in about 18-19 years. Yeeehaw!! Planning to go for a long walk at the nature preserve tonight…

Dang!!! I'm sorry you're struggling! ( hugs) and hang in there!!! It does suck to have to process feelings and emotions rather than medicate and stuff them. Just remind ur self tho, when was the last time deep breathing and taking a moment to stretch it out and shake it off made you fat and gave you diseases? 😝 It helps me…

Hi everyone. Tough week here with work coupled by a stretch of hungry hungry heffer days. I've been golden so far, even though I'm taking in more calories, at least they are protein based. So weird when I get like this. I've been keeping on track with my walking, but not doing any PT exercises. I really need to make that a…

@HappyKat5 WTG on making that a goal!! Hope it went well! @jcavanna2 Wow! What a rough week! ((hugs)) Glad everything turned out ok! I'm 7 years out from a late stage breast cancer dx so I know how hard that news is to hear. The waiting is just miserable!! WTG on having a plan and sticking to it and for facing weigh-in!…

Had a first yesterday. I did 11K steps. LOL. That's huge for me. As of last May, I was basically bed-ridden.

Oops, here are my stats: H: 5'4" A: 55 HW: 287 Pre-Op Liq Diet: 234 SD: 222 CW: 173.6 GW: 145 Hi y'all! Happy 4th of July. I'm in if you'll have me! I'm almost 5 months out and am averaging about 2.5-2.7lbs/week loss. It's slower than I'd like in my heart, but likely completely normal. I feel like I have a great handle on…