melissa91971

snack on raw veggies! mix it up, try new things... fresh green beans carrot celery cucumber green pepper (or red or yellow) snow peas sweet tooth...try... fresh pineapple pear plum kiwi i even snack on pickles sometimes! dill when i want tart and bread and butter pickles for sweetness good luck! ~Mel

Hi and Welcome! You will be a valuable asset to us here! ~Mel

It hepled me to see what I was doing in my average day. They say 10,000 steps a day to be healthy. So when I found out I was doing 7,000 at work on average it helped me to realize I didn't have to work too hard to achieve a healthier me. I try to get in 3-5,000 on the treadmill at least 5 days a week and on the weekends I…

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Becky! Happy Birthday to you! :heart: ~Mel

Congrats Noni!:drinker: :happy: Soooo happy for you! ~Mel

tpam is dedicated to a healthy lifestyle! she is fun and a good friend to all! ~Mel

I vote BOB! I think he's though as Jillian but not as mean. She does scare me! ~Mel

Welcome to mfp!:flowerforyou: You will find a lot of support here. ~Mel

I love those videos. I put it under aerobic walking. It is an aerobic walking workout. You get more than normal walking. BUT... I only eat half of the calories it says I burned. Hope that helps! ~Mel

Just havin' fun tonight. I added a cute profile pic and a couple others. So, check 'em out and tell me what you think with your replies!:wink: Thanks in advance to all my friend and supporters! You guys ROCK!!:smooched: ~Mel

I do the same thing sometimes. Not nessicerily McDonalds but yeah. I try to save calories for occasions where I "cheat" a little. It seams to be working to keep me on track, to let myself have some "not so good" for me foods that I crave. But I keep at the exercise part to stay balanced! Good for you! ~Mel

Good for you! It's nice to see, you know your worth it! Here's to workin' out and workin' it!:drinker: ~Mel

Welcome!:flowerforyou: You will learn in time that this site can be a big help! VERY inspirational! ~Mel

THANKS TO ALL!:flowerforyou: You guys Rock!!!! I love you all!:love:

Stick with us and you'll have fun doing it! ~Mel

LOL:laugh: no doubt! funny stuff! ~Mel

Thanks Amy! Every bit counts! Everyones encouragement helps! ~Mel

Thanks! Sorry I can't be on more but life...you know. Any way, It's good to see we are working it! ~Mel

Well, I weighed myself this morning and finally lost 3 more pounds!:happy: I haven't been on the site much except to log food and exercise. So...I've missed talking to some of my buddies on here! Renae77, how are you friend? Hope everyone is doing well! I can't keep up with my purple teams many challenges but I am getting…

I know this reply is late but I just wanna say welcome and good luck! friends ~Mel

Awsome! :happy: Happy for you!

My low fat low cal version of GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE: 1 can of green beans 1/2 can of 98% fat free cream of chicken condensed soup 1 tablespoon skim milk onion salt and pepper (to taste) this version has no fried onion (or regular but you could add un-fried) the onion salt gives it the added onion flavor without the…

You are Right! We all want it off RIGHT NOW! All I can say is what you probably always heard....:grumble: "Slow and steady win the race." "Patience is a virtue" blah blah blah....:yawn: Ok, so...here's my words of wisdom.:huh: I have even further to go to reach my goal than you. You should try to keep looking at it as 2…

Thanks! I don't watch her much but I actually set my DVR to record her upcoming shows for the new year. They looked like some great topics! ~Mel

Then do what you think you can an add two more! :wink: ~Mel

I can say I haven't been keeping up with EVERY challenge we've set for team purple but I have done the ones I started at least! LOL:laugh: We are setting the bar high for all of us. I just want to say right here that everyone should be proud of every accomplishment no matter how big or HOW SMALL! Everything we do to move,…

Where to start..... You husband sounds like a total jerk !.....on EVERY post!:grumble: Is there a reason you put up with his crap!? ok...it's probably not ALL bad. right? Cheer up. You have us!:flowerforyou:

OK... we had a day at the mall and went to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch! I still kept my calories where they should be for the day! GO ME!!! Even though I was gone all day I walked a lot at the mall and other stores. (Wore my pedometer and did 7,896 steps= 2.61 miles/291 calories burned) PLUS when we got home I broke out my…

Thanks ZaZa! Like I said I hate them anyway. It sucks to be fat and have to get on the floor! :laugh: LOL I prefer doing the ab work through cardio workout videos anyway! It was nice of you to share! OK...... So.... everyone PLEASE no floor crunches..... let's do some other form of ab work but let's still get it…

Of course we can relate! We didn't come to this site because we have good eating habits!:laugh: lol right? Any way, I just want you to know so many people out there overdo it but you should look at it this way .... You ARE learning! You recognize the bad habits now were you probably just dismissed them before. You have…