charlesalvear Member

Good on ya mate for resisting!! My biggest temptations have been at work where our food table is located right outside my office because it is centrally located in my department. I've passed up bagels, breakfast tacos (my biggest weakness), cake, cookies, donuts, you name it. I think I'll try holding a breakfast taco in my…

Oh yeah, definitely pat yourself on the back for making the changes you've made so far!! Absolutely! Once you're in a groove (and it sounds like you're on the right track) you'll make further tweaks and refinements to your meal plan as you go.

You should also see the sodium content of what you're snacking on. I'm going with almonds for my nut fix. I buy a big bag of the raw ones and then roast them without salt. Soooooooo delicious!!!

The worst for me was about 2 years ago, I went swimming with my son (who is part fish) at the community pool. Some kids (different kids on different days) said something like "look how fat he is" and "that guy is so fat". I stopped getting in the water with my son after that, which tore me up because loves playing in the…

Scrunch first then fold to 1 inch wider than the width of my hand. You get the best of both worlds. this is hilarious. They were talking about this very thing the other day on the radio.

I would try to find something that has nutrition info so You can log it and get an idea of how much of an extra workout you might need to meet your daily cal goal. That combined with portion control should make it very doable for you. I've seen some posts where people are making pizzas with bagel thins, pita bread or other…

I use Cardiotrainer with the free Noom add-on. I ended up getting the Pro version of Cardiotrainer for free via Amazon's free app of the day a while back and liked it.

Welcome miss Diva. I'll send you a request shortly. We're all here to help! Charles

I haven't had a taco in weeks (since my lifestyle change on 9/22/2011), but one of my favorite things to do in the past was wrap a soft tortilla around a hard taco. You might say I like it both ways! :)

You're just the kind of positive person I love having in my circle of friends. I absolutely love the social aspect of this site! Request on the way! Charles

3 strips of bacon (cut into chunks if you want). Once they are nice and crispy, drop in some asparagus for a minute or so. Yumm!! Sweet potato is another good idea! Good luck!

Thanks for the ideas in this post everyone! My nutritionist suggested I add some sweet potatoes to my meal plan. The last time I tried to bake them they didn't come out so great. I will try again thanks to this post!

Ooh I like this lettuce wrap idea! @GeoGal, are the other members of your household willing to support you by eating the same meals as you do? I found it tough to eat healthy while I was married because the ex and I weren't on the same page about nutrition.

I like this idea the best. Thanks! Charles

Hi Red, The best thing to do would be start adding some friends. You're welcome to add me if you like. The more friends you add the better. Instead of one dietician holding you accountable, you could have dozens of people providiing you encouragement, support and tough love as you need it. Feel free to add me. I'd be happy…

Isn't that the best feeling, Tim? you are doing fabulous!!

Welcome! You're in a great community. Feel free to add me if you're looking to surround yourself with positive people. Cheers, Charles

ROTFL!

One friend request, coming up!

Have you tried the king of waters? Evian?? :) Yeah I would go with some of the flavored waters. Most are usually 0 cal

I'm here to lose 100 lbs. I would love to be friends and help you along your journey. will send you a friend request shortly.

Yes. Check out this article from MS: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Import-or-export-favorites-in-Internet-Explorer

Wayne, you're just the source of inspiration I've been looking for. I too am trying to break under the 300 mark and just began my journey. I know it can be done and your acomplishment gives me strength of mind to forge on. Kudos!

Chuck Norris...period!

Welcome Swp. I sent you a friend request. I'm happy to share my success factors with you and help you along in your journey. Charles

Welcome Ashley. I was amazed by the support I received in my initial Introduction post. I'll send you a friend request shortly. All best, Charles

what worked for me, and it only took me one day, is I decided to plug in all the junk food I ate in one day into the food tracker. When I looked at the overall daily summary report, my heart sunk and it got me to realize why I got to the state I'm in. so many calories, carbs and bad fats, even when I thought I was eating…

And then what happened?? The suspense is killing me!!! ;)

"I'll crush you like a worm" Braveheart. Sounds best if you can pull off a heavy Scottish accent.

Normally I just LQTM (laugh quietly to myself) but this one truly made me LOL. Thanks!