KellyLekey Member

I'm 43 and have lost 100 pounds. Feel free to add me here [personal details removed by mods] I'm currently trying to gain strength and balance that with doing some distance running. I'm a single mother of 2 teenagers - so cooking and eating well with the family is always a challenge!

I'm a 5'9" woman of European descent - mostly Irish and Scottish. I'm 43, weigh 142 pounds and my BMI is 21. I get a mixed bag of commentary from 'Do you think you're too thin?', 'You look great, don't need to change anything', 'That doesn't look good on you because you're still soft in the hips and could lose a few…

I'm at my 'goal' weight and still tend to nitpick myself. It's HARD to stop. BUT you are in charge of you. It's very difficult at first but you can consciously redirect your thoughts when you start to beat yourself up. You can't go back in time and un-gain the weight. There's no magic pill (no matter what anyone tries to…

Venison and vegetable lasagna. No pasta. Subbed lengthwise slices of zucchini and yellow squash. 220 calories | 8g fat | 15g carbs | 22g protein

DARN. I FORGOT TO USE ALL THE CAPS. IT'S MUCH MORE CONVINCING IF YOU APPEAR TO BE A LUNATIC.

In response to the crazy posts regarding marathoners having more heart disease than any other athlete - which I'm not going to quote since I think the person posting is either a bot or has some serious issues - here's a pretty good article with technical references. Heart DISEASE is not the issue at all. The bullet from…

Thanks! Great to 'meet' you! :)

Motivation is fleeting. Discipline gets you where you want to go. I totally agree with the other posters regarding planning and doing exercise/eating food you enjoy. Make you a priority and take the time to find food that meets your satisfaction, calorie and nutrition needs and do exercise that you enjoy. Then you don't…

I'm 5'9 1/2". Way back I started at 245ish. I stopped weighing at one point so I don't really know my actual highest weight. I've been maintaining a 100 pound weight loss for 5 years. Current weight is 144 and goal now is to increase strength. I've just finished a 10 week 'bulking phase' (man seeing the number on the scale…

YES! People would say that to me all the time. I was an adult when I (gained and) lost my weight. I would laugh and say 'Yes. At 35 I finally hit that growth spurt I've been waiting on!'

I've lost and maintained a loss of about 40% of my body weight for 5 years (right at 100 pounds). Whatever your method it boils down to having the discipline to identify what works for your lifestyle, nutritional needs and personal satisfaction then sticking to that. Discipline.

100% agree with how long it takes for the brain to catch up to the body. I'm also constantly cold. My bras got WAY too big but I had a nice doctor fix that for me! All my rings are too big - the very first place I started noticing the lost weight was in my hands. The real surprise was that my shoe size also got smaller. I…