LisaMDJ

Oh, I don't think of walking as failure at all. I just don't like doing it, and it tends to make me stop running all together. I used to do walk breaks all the time, but now I find that if I start walking my run is over. If I keep running, I can keep going for a while. I may try walk breaks again some time, but for right…

Haha! Indeed. I'd been trying to conceive for like eight years, though, so I was happy even with the weight gain! It's funny -- I couldn't get pregnant for so long, and as soon as I hit my goal weight I got knocked up without trying! I was in a size 8 for about five minutes.

A few years ago I lost 110 pounds and I didn't think once about percentages of carbs or protein or fat. I could've gone a healthier route, but I tended to eat mostly whole foods anyway because they give you the most bang for your buck in terms of calorie allowance and how they make you feel in general. I set a calorie…

I'll be watching this thread because I need recipes too! I stopped eating meat and seafood in January 2010 but I actually added back in the occasional seafood this past summer. Thinking of cutting it out again, though.

Amen, sister! A few years ago I lost 110 pounds and I never dropped below 1500 calories (of course, I was running a lot because I got addicted to it!) I gained 80 back with my pregnancy and now I'm trying to get back in shape. I decided that this time I'm not going to deprive myself at all. I've flirted with anorexia in my…

It's entirely possible that your body is simply comfortable at that weight. It seems like a healthy weight for your height, so your body is probably protesting weight loss efforts. It seems like if you're burning more calories than you consume, you should be losing weight, but sometimes our bodies don't cooperate! Sorry I…

My best run was four years ago -- I ran a half marathon at VA Beach in 2007. One year prior to that, I was 100 pounds heavier and had pretty much never run a day in my life. I totally changed my life that year, and the feeling I had when I finished that race was amazing. I'd trained all summer and I was able to run the…

Congratulations on your beautiful baby! It's so great that you're doing this now. My son is three years old and I'm just now really getting it together to lose the weight. Before I got pregnant, I had lost 110 pounds and weighed 165 and was very healthy. I gained 80 pounds with the pregnancy, and I haven't lost it!! It's…

catwrangler, I have to tell you I love your signature about the distinction between lose/loose! It drives me a little crazy when I see people talking about "loosing" weight, but it's such a common mistake that I'm trying to overlook it!

Well, the guy who wrote it also happens to be the guy who came up with Slim-Fast (to his credit, though, he doesn't push Slim-Fast in the book). So I had to take everything with a grain of salt because I'm not big on the whole meal replacement thing. As for disagreeing, it's not so much that I don't agree with stuff, it's…

Hi! I'm new too (just joined Friday) and I'm looking for friends so we can motivate and encourage each other. Your screen name caught my eye -- are you a vegetarian? I stopped eating meat in January 2010 but I just recently started eating seafood on occasion.

You're not going to die. You've taken the right step by coming here and deciding to make a change and to save your life. I came here yesterday and joined as well, because I want to live a long life for my husband and my son. I lost 110 pounds a few years ago, so I know it can be done, but I gained back 80 of it when I had…

Bette, thanks so much for your response and all the encouragement you've given me. I know I can do this because I did it before, and I plan on taking it more slowly and taking it easy on myself (but still getting the job done) this time. I know you can do it too, because you really sound like you're ready to change your…

It's great that you were able to practice maintaining a 50-pound loss. I thought I would be able to maintain my initial loss a few years ago because I ran so much (I was running 30 miles a week at least at the time I got pregnant). I don't know what would've happened if I hadn't gotten pregnant, but I'm glad I did because…

Is it too late to join? I just joined this site and started tracking my calories here, and I need all the support and motivation I can get to get this 80 pounds off. I'm taking it slowly this time (I lost 110 pounds a few years ago but put 80 back on after pregnancy). I really need a group of likeminded people to help me…