sarah2954 Member

Isn't that like the only indicator? Not trying to be snarky or anything, just wondering if you can explain what you mean.

Wow, totally seeing a difference. Your belly doesn't hang as much and your sides are smaller. Awesome job :) This is the easy time...when you have a lot of extra fat to lose, you will lose it very quickly when you make big changes to your diet and lifestyle. However, the more you lose, the slower it comes off. THAT is when…

Most comments people make reflect more on them than you. Seeing you get fit and healthy is likely making them confront their own insecurities and unhealthy ways. Don't take it personal. Just keep working on being the best you :)

Awesome, thank you. I found this recipe where you blend frozen bananas with a teaspoon of instant coffee and a bit of dark chocolate to make "ice cream." I think I'll get some coffee and chocolate and give it a try!

My stress is through the freaking roof. I've been doing awesome... but then all three of my kids got sick with hand, foot, and mouth disease :( They're not super sick, just very contagious so they're all home! Luckily my three-year-old's blisters are gone today so she went to daycare, my older two are here but they're…

Prior to this I was over 200 with carbs, now I'm around 80.

Good to know. I'm good with eating the small amount of dairy I currently eat, I don't want to increase it. But now I know to be cautious when indulging in a dairy product! Thanks :)

Oh it's regular :)

Huh. I had no idea. Maybe I'll try one serving tomorrow... Do you know about the no fat dairy products I'm eating? Do those have less lactose since they have no fat?

I'll redo the calculator with lightly active. It's not that clear, because it defines the activity level by amount of time spent working out, which I don't purposefully do.

I'm in the same boat. Just stopped tracking religiously, bad habits and holidays crept in... gained 12 pounds and feel yucky. Thankfully I can still squeeze into my jeans, but it's borderline. It was time to stop and reverse :)

Lol, yeah I'm a short female :)

I'm 5'3", female, 32, mostly sedentary, so I think that's right. 1650-1520= 130, so if I were to eat at my GW TDEE, that would be a small deficit. UGW = ultimate goal weight

I'm just shy of 5'3", weigh 140, GW is 115. I put that I'm sedentary in the calculator. I don't currently exercise. I spend a lot of time sitting, driving. I try to take the stairs, and am active with my kids and the kids I work with.

Surely you can fit some time in there to find a cure for cancer, no? :flowerforyou: That is some kind of work load... [/quote] I'm working on it ;)

Thank you :) Definitely was a big year! They were all things I've been talking about and planning to do. Now they're things I've done! My current TDEE is 1680. So I'm eating 1200 to have a decent deficit.

Thanks everyone!

Hmmmm....I think I'll try that!

I'm 5'2", 125 pounds

I started at 198 and my goal was 110 (I had been 110 previously). When I hit 128, I realized that I loved the way I looked. I'm holding steady at about 125 and this is perfect for me. I just need to be mentally ok with not weighing 110!

Number one rule: Don't listen to people on forums.

Why can't you exercise? I have 3 kids, am in grad school, and work out every day. There's a gym on campus.

The workouts you're doing will help you get healthy, but to get rid of the "flabbiness," you need to keep eating a calorie deficit and lower your body fat percentage. You won't see muscles if there is fat in the way :) Btw...pinch the back of your hand. That's skin. If you have more than that when you pnch your "flabby"…

lol. Sorry to disappoint :) You could have had a live show at my son's cub scout camp. I hopped in the deep end of the swimming pool to take my swim test, kicked off, and the water pushed my top down below my boobs. Sooooo embarrassing. I was treadng water, one armed, trying to get my top up and get to the ladder. Then I…

How long have you been at maintanance? I'm wondering the same thing, if or when I'll stop tracking! Not for a long time...

That is a bonus. I do feel bad for women whose breasts are so large they get in the way. A friend of mine years ago in high school woe a bra 24/7 because they would hurt if she didn't :/

Non Scale Victory :)

Thanks for the reply :) I had been gradually upping my calories, and I was at losing .5/week for the last few weeks, so I'm only adding 250 calories. Using them wisely WILL be the hard part!! I have not been using the TDEE method, so I think I will stick to manually adding exercise calories. Plus, I like seeing them. And…

Thanks for all the advice. I set it to maintain (1680 at lightly active - sedentary gives me 1560 which just seems really low). I'm going to keep eating back my exercise cals, weigh in a month, and see where I'm at. My mind just needs to catch up! My mental image of my is 70 pounds heavier.