neverbeenskinny Member

Unfortunately the food industry doesn't get it. When they make "fat free", they load up with sugar, and when they make "sugar free" they load up with fat. We need to stop buying these products and educate EVERYONE. There are much better choices out there, we just have to take the time to look for them. Dannon Lite & Fit is…

Congratulations!! Remember it's not the numbers on the scale that counts, especially if you're working out. It's the inches.:flowerforyou:

Congratulations!! These successes adds up to huge ones in no time. :flowerforyou:

Hi Colleenie, I went through a couple of major surgeries in the last few years, and each time it took 6 to 8 weeks for recovery. And each time due to the nature of the surgeries it was slow getting back to the gym. But don't worry, just eat healthy and don't worry about the calories. As long as you are eating healthy and…

I was thinking about posting an old picture, before I started eating healthy, but I chickened out. I looked at it last night, and I just couldn't do it. My motivation is that the guy that I am currently seeing is taking me on a trip after Christmas to somewhere warm...I am GOING TO wear a bikini. It doesn't matter what I…

Great job Serenity. Congratulations!

Thanks candoit. I'm thinking about changing name to finallyskinny, it has taken my all my adult life to get here. I have about 10 more pounds to get to my personal goal, then I'm thinking about staying with this site for at least a year after to insure that I don't go back to my old ways, so I'll still be on here for a…

Thanks Mike, this site has made the biggest difference for me. It has helped me get to a place I've never been. :wink:

Congratulations on the 11 pounds. :wink:

Thank you, it does feel great. I've never been a size 8 before in my life. I was a size 14 when I graduated from high school and have been between size 14 and 20 since. These are the smallest jeans I've ever had.

Hi Cynthia and welcome. Losing weight have been a battle for me all my life, and until I joined this site and received support from all these wonderful people that have the same goals and challenges that I had it was very hard for me to lose weight. I am almost at my goal weight now, it's been a long journey, and I know…

I was in the same boat. I dropped 50 myself, then I was stuck for a very long time. Then I came on board, and it has made the biggest difference for me. I hope that you find the same. Welcome.

Welcome. I can't think of a better day to start. I know that you will find support and have success here. Just let us know when you need a boost. Everyone here are GREAT.

I am very thankful for all my friends here. Thanks to all of you and your support I just bought size 8 jeans yesterday :smile: . I couldn't have ever done it without all of you :flowerforyou: . This time last year I was busting out of size 16 jeans, they were so tight I had to lay down to zip them up, but I was too…

All of our bodies are different and will react differently to exercising. Please listen to your bodies, some of us can handle 1.5 hours of cardio at a time, and some of us can only do 30 minutes at a time. But the most important thing is make sure you're not feeling pain while doing cardio, if you are then you're over…

Don't worry so much about the calories while you're down. Your body will need additional calories to heal and the most important thing right now is to get better, then you can focus on your calorie intake again. I'm not saying "Go crazy", but don't fret about the calories in the cough syrup.

Great to meet you too hotmomma.

Thank you and welcome.

Hi Kerrycwill, Are you exercising more? It could be that you are gaining muscle while losing fat. The best way is to go by mesurements and not by the scale for short term. Muscle weigh more than fat and is denser than fat, so if you are losing inches and not pounds, you may be gaining muscle, which is a VERY good thing, as…

Hi Jenn, Welcome. Have a great time here and have fun with it. I'm sure that you will find the support as I did.

Welcome. Have fun here.

Congrats Deb! That's wonderful, just keep going and don't look back. :flowerforyou:

You can actually have a few nuts, they have awesome nutritional value, but because they are high in fat, you will have to limit them. So have a couple almonds or walnuts. You need to relax a little, just because you are counting your calories does not mean that you have to deprive yourself. The people that deprive…

What I usually do when I want to reach for something to snack on during the day is I drink an 8 oz glass of water, then I go out and walk around the block once. This should only take you minutes to do. If I still feel hungry when I get back to the office, I will cut an apple or pear and eat half. Apples and Pears are dense…

It's very important to warm up and stretch before you start working too hard, then make sure you stretch afterwards as well. I don't know how old you are, but I'm in my late 40's, and I find that I have to stretch more now then ever if I don't want any injuries. You also need to make sure that you have enough recuperation…

I like eggs, but you're right 3 whole eggs can add up, so I eat 1 whole egg along with 2 additional egg whites. Yummy!

Battle Groud, Washington

Welcome, I know you will get success if you put your mind to it. Come back often, there are many great friends here to help.

You're welcome mamatusa, let me know what you think.

Hi Babsybab, Weldome to this wonderful site. I'm from Washington myself. SW Washington. I have found great support from these wonderful people here and hope will feel the same way. :flowerforyou: