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I'm a Low Carb eater so I count carbs more than I count calories. When I do change my eating style I try to stay within 1200 cals or less regardless if I work out or not, as I tend to gain weight quickly. When I stay around 1200 cals or 20-25 carbs the weight comes off in the way my clothes feel most of all. Everyone's…

Personally I don't like to eat prepared Mexican food the next day, so when I order it I make sure it's what I want, and if it's too much and I can't eat it, I do just like you and take it home. If I can't eat it - I toss it over the fence to the skinny little dog next door that appreciates it as much as I did (LOL - my…

:flowerforyou: Hello, and WELCOME!!! First of all, do not be so hard on yourself. We are all in this together on this wonderfully supportive site. Sounds like since you have such a long commute, packing a lunch would be the best thing for you. If you eat out alot, then there are also options for you. If you want to start…

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I'm Native/Spanish American. My ancestors come mostly from Spain, but on my fathers side I have Indian blood (Apache and Navajo). I was born and raised in the USA though. I love fry bread and mexican food. I was raised eating much of this.

You're doing an excellent job so far. I think number one, you are being too hard on yourself, and impatient like most of us - which is normal. Second, remember when you first start losing weight, the first thing we lose is water. If you have been working out every single day of the week, you need to give your body at least…

I've never heard of this before. I'd be interested in reading what you have to post about it though. Whatever works for you it what this site is all about. Spiritual health is a wonderful start if this is what it's all about. Let us know and I think you'll get more comments as well. Go for what you desire. ~Dee

Have you tried the Salad Sprays? You use much less, and can buy them in your favorite one. Also, the light dressings taste sweet because the makers substitute fat for sugar. If you look at the Carbohydrate content area on the label of a regular dressing vs light or low fat, you will see a difference in the sugar content.…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I lost weight I thought for sure I was going to fit in the next jeans size down. Well, when I tried them on, they DID go on, BUT I couldn't zip them up. So to sum it up - yes I did lose weight, but by trying on the next size…

I have 3 scales now. The first was a regular old fashioned one, but my cat kept sleeping on it. My niece kept putting it on it's side, and I got different readings everytime I stepped on it. Ok, so then I bought a fancy digital one and it seemed to work fine, but my weight kept going up and down so I changed the battery in…

I love a variety of Christian songs especially by Josh Groban, The Promise Keepers and Smokie Norful. Here are some others I saved to my YouTube folder: Pray For Me Brother by A.R. Rahman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndmXkyohT1M Jesus of Nazareth-Our God is an Awesome God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIHCSehREi8 I'm…

You got it. Welcome to the best of the best when it comes to support. This isn't only a free site, but it's a most wonderful site. Everyone is here for the same reason, to lose weight, feel better, and get support from each other. Good luck with your goal & God bless you during this new year and always. dnsrmr

WELCOME to MFP! I think many many people on this site felt or feel exactly the way you describe. This site is a wonderful tool to help you remember what you ate the days before, and to help you cut out one or two foods or a serving here and there. Some people who are stilll on here wanted to quit too (I was one of them),…

First of all WELCOME! Everything you say is so understandable. Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I lost several loved ones one after the other - my father from cancer, my husband from bacterial meningitis, my mother inlaw 2 months after from heart attack, my brother inlaw from a…

Sounds like you might possibly be getting tired of the same routine. Maybe switch some things around, like different foods, a different exercise something you particularly have liked doing in the past or have always wanted to do. My brother was in a terrible slump. Lost alot of weight, then started feeling sluggish and…

I've never seen anyone try to promote any of those highly expensive shakes or supplements to me or on this site, but wouldn't put it passed someone to try it. Everyone has their own way of eating, exercising, etc. This is a wonderful SUPPORT site, not a sales site. So right you are by posting this. I just hope I don't see…

My mother is 82 and she gets compliments all the time for her youth and beauty. She has done face exercises for as long as I can remember. She is a firm believer in washing her face every morning and night, and moisturizing her face and throat every night. She has always taken her hands and massaged in an upward motion…

I rarely ever look at calories because I only count carbs. I try to stay around 20 to 30 carbs a day and follow the Atkins low carb food plan. Works for me, keeps my cholestrol down, my clothes fit looser, no bloating or other feelings I was getting from eating high amounts of carbs and going by calories. I truly believe…

I joined this site this year, but last year I weighed 178. When I started on this site I weighed 168. I have now lost 13 pounds and weigh 155. I hope to say one day GOING, GOING, GONE... :smile: My goal is to get to around 115 to 125 ~Denise

:flowerforyou: Welcome! We are all here at MFP for the same reason you are, so you came to the right place. It's hard to balance an entire day when a person has many things on their plate - which by the way leads to more food on the plate sometimes. I myself have found the only thing that has helped me lose weight quickly…

Whenever you post your exercise, you're granted the calories you burned according to this site. I personally do not eat those extra calories because like you - I'm simply not hungry, so why eat. I eat low carb foods 90 percent of the time, and try to stick with 20-30 carbs per day but sometimes go above. I noticed lately I…

Hi Mollie, I was drinking way over what I should have been too, until I met a now good friend of mine who is a personal trainer. He told me 8-12 glasses is more than enough per day. Even 6-8 glasses is plenty. He told me something that will stick in my mind always - that if we consume too much water, we lose nutrients. I…

This is very spiritual to me. It also says to be optimistic about things. Thank you for writing this. It means alot to me, and I hope it means alot for others. God bless us all on our daily goal and struggles.

It would be great if you would get on this page more often. The support is focused on one thing, and we're all in this together. Please consider logging in more often. I don't have a Facebook. Too much goes on that makes me lose my focus. I log into this site more and more, and the people on here are very supportive. I've…

Probably so but just watch what you eat. You can enjoy many foods on a low carb eating plan. You stay full, and don't have to count calories, just carbs. Again, good luck! :flowerforyou:

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Yes, it's very possible for you to lose ten pounds in two weeks IF you stay away from bad carbohydrates. Take away the bun and ketchup from the cheeseburger and you have a low carb item. Replace the fries with a salad with grilled chicken (not breaded), and regular dressing and there is another low carb item. Have a diet…

Hey, I started the P90X & heard about Insanity on www.teambeachbody.com Way to go. I've heard the same thing from others - they hate it but love what it does to transform their bodies.

I would recommend P90X which includes a different INTENSE workout each day, OR the Tony Horton's 10 Minute Trainer on days you just don't have time or have it in you to do a long workout. In fact a person could stick to the 10 Minute Trainer workouts a few times a week or 6 days a week. It targets all body parts. The 10…

My mother always said "Get a second opinion" just in case the first doctor misdiagnoses you. That's what I would do first of all. I would seriously use this site to log all the food you're eating, etc. If you can still walk a short distance "without" any pain, then I would continue but not a very long walk, just a short…