dhayes Member

You can't beat yourself up over this. But try some new strategies, maybe eat light all day in anticipation of the party food. What I have been doing this holiday season is planning what I will eat before I arrive for instance at the last party I knew what i had ordered for dinner so I was ok there on calories but was…

I work out in the late evening after work 5 days a week. I do30-50 minutes of cardio every day and lift weights (2 circuits on the nautilus machines) every other day (M,W,F). I also work out one day on the weekend and switch between 60-90 minutes of cardio:grumble: and a really heavy lifting day :indifferent: it depends on…

Good Luck with your plan I bet you will make your goal! :flowerforyou: Have fun with your in laws and make their stay fun. They will be so excited to finally meet you AND see your babies. This will be a fantastic time for you and your family. :drinker:

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Serenity, Speaking as a guy your hubby may be afraid that he can't make it that far so he won't try because he thinks you will be disappointed in him. Try encouraging and praise foranything that he is able to do even if it is just walking out the door to the mailbox. As a person who had a family member with serious lung…

This is all helpful to me but I just wanted to stress that my problem, and I believe the original posters also, was that I am full at the end of the day and always have hundreds of calories left to eat. So I was afraid that I would hit the so called starvation mode because I wasn't eating enough. But from what I have read,…

Thank you for the posts cmriverside those articles made more sense to me than anything else I have read on weight loss. :flowerforyou: Thank you to everyone else who has posted this discussion has again let me know how much I am not the only one with questions I guess that since even W seems to have discovered science in…

I don't know and am really curious to see if anyone has a good explanation. Because I am stumped about the starvation mode thing also, as i am usually very satisfied at bedtime and still have 500-600 calories to eat. I just refuse to stuff the food in as I have spent my entire life doing just that.:mad: :sick: I am allowed…

Congratulations. Just came home and calculated the days festivities and I am well under my calories for the day so being aware helps.:glasses:

Although every region and person has their own unique foods and brands, soon there should be an even greater selection. If everyone shared their entries. This site is still the best.

What i do is every time I enter a food that is not already on the site I also select the option to allow other users to use it. Hopefully everyone will do that. :happy:

Congratulations you are awesome. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:…

I have also been fortunate the people in my office have been super supportive. They even substituted a box of teas for my birthday cake last friday. I love different teas and really appreciated that they were so thoughtful. It probably helps that most of the people in my unit are women, they all eat healthy and work at…

:noway: Connecticut here also :happy:

I make a mix of unsalted sunflower seeds, dried cherries and granola, I put some in a sandwich bag and carry it with me it really helps on those days that I have meetingafter meeting and no time for a proper lunch. Also Sweet and very filling a little bit goes a long way. Any one else?

I have to try that recipe it sounds really good and lo-cal. I also like just sauted mushrooms and onions topped with a tablespoon of pecorino romano cheese on a LaTotillia whole wheat wrap. I estimate about 150 calories for the whole thing.

:smile: Try taking a walk to fight the urge to eat or have a cup of your favorite tea. Hang in there it happens to all of us. Cheering for you to make it through the urge to overeat.:flowerforyou:

Congratulations on the 6 pound weight loss that is awesome. And HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Enjoy this 21 flower SALUTE !!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:…

Congratulations! :flowerforyou: You are awesome.:happy:

I have not tried Slim Fast, but do use the Special K meal replacement bars every week day morning. One of those and a piece of fruit with my herbal tea at around 9 am gets me through to lunch without feeling hungry. I chew the bar very slowly, taking small bites to make it last awhile. Surprisingly lasting for an almost…

Julie they use the meds for those of us who are too large for the machines, or those who cant do the exercise long enough to maintain the heart rate at a high enough level.

Hey BigSteve, i just had my stress test last week and I had the meds also. I had spent the whole week stressing over it because I remembered the last time that I had this test and the meds really made me feel like i was having a heart attack then. Guess what? It was not nearly as bad as I remembered it being. I think the…