birdee

I think you picked the right place to start. This site has helped me a lot since I joined in Nov. 08. I was not able to exercise much until last summer. My goal was to lose weight and get in condition for a trip to Germany which I did last Sept. I'm finding it easier to get in a walk almost every day and that was something…

I lost most of the 40 pounds without exercising but that was because of physical problems that prevented me from doing the simplest exercise like walking. My goal was to walk three times a week which I achieved late last summer. Now my goal is to exercise on the treadmill 30 min. a day when I can't walk outside. I think…

I have been using recipes out of the Taste of Homes Cooking Light for over a year and they have served me well. I'm now trying Living Well magazine and the Taste of Homes Cooking Light magazine for inspiratiion.

You sound like me 15 years ago when I was 239 pounds. You have all the answers. Overeating will make it worse and endorphins help. What you don't have is the fear of what could happen if you don't take care of yourself now. Carrying that extra weight can do so much damage to your knees and back that it's so very hard to do…

I haven't tried splenda yet in this recipe but I have used spenda in a low cal pumpkin pie recipe I've always liked. Since the same amount of calories are in this as in the pie, I figured why not try it this way. I have to confess that instead of the pumkin pie fillling I used the same amount in a combination of sweet…