patience842003

Me-US- Maine My Husband- Tamil-Nadu, India

LOL... I started getting really frustrated at the beginning of your post and then read to the bottom... Great job!

LOL!!!! Tell me about it!!! I figure when I drink as much water as I'm supposed to that I'm going every 15 min... :P ....and yes I definitely add cleaning calories. Of course washing dishes isn't much of a burn :-) so it really depends on the cleaning and the intensity... Sometimes I think the calories burned is kind of…

Wow! No wonder our whole country is obese!

I do Leslie Sansone's 5 minute walk via youtube :-) I also do a minute of jumping jacks now and then.

I'm not crazy over it, but my mom seems to like it. I actually prefer to add my own cocoa powder to the pb2 if I'm going to have it w/ chocolate.

I love food so I have a lot of favorites... One whole egg w/ two whites topped w/ salsa White rice topped w/ marinated chicken and broccolli Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, and rasberry vinaigrette Yogurt with wheat germ...LOVE this!!! Light wheat toast w/ PB2 Bean soups w/ no or lowfat meat like chicken sausage…

Awesome!!!

Me too! It's hanging on you now :-) Great job!

Thanks Cyndy! Wish you could have come! I'm so glad Jessie came :-)

You mentioned rice. My husband is from India so he really likes to eat rice. Some different healthy varieties I have found are: 1. Marinate chicken or beef with soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, and garlic for a few hours. Fry up the chicken then add in some vegetables -whatever you prefer- I've used carrots with this…

I have been told that as long as you're under your calories that it's ok if you go over on some of the others. I don't worry too much about it, and I've still been losing. I keep the real close eye on calories and sodium.

This is great! I love the walking videos. I have the 2 mile and the 5 mile. I'm looking in to getting some others.

My doctor had me get the sinus rinse bottle. It's like the neti pot and made by them but the bottle (in my opinion) is better because you squeeze it. I liked it a lot. It gave me such relief. I like the fact that the 'blockage' comes out rather than going down the back of my throat.

Whenever I exercise without shoes I have problems with my ankles. I've been told never to exercise without support. It may just be me tho.

CJ Banks, Macy's has a plus size section, Burlington Coat Factory (at least in Maine) has a plus size section, Dress Barn, and Sears. Of those my favorites are Dress Barn and Macy's. I wear a size 10 shoe as well and my favorite dress shoes are easy spirit and naturalizers. I also live near outlets so these aren't hard to…

I'm an "18" too and I had to buy my wedding dress in a size 22 too... I hate buying bridal wear because it's always sized like 4 sizes up and I think they do it for money because sometimes every size up is different price.

Yeah and what's even funnier is now they have those new sizes for jeans so 14/16 is like a size 1...lol... really? :laugh:

Bump.... Family Dinner :-)

I'm sorry to hear about that. I can honestly say I know how you feel. I have gone through a lot of loss, and in 2008 I lost my own dad. Please let me encourage you to stay healthy for your Dad, because your dad will be happy to know that you're staying strong and not caving into temptation. God will give you a "'peace that…

lol...

Bump!

I tried coconut water in India, and it was just as nasty there fresh as it is in the can I bought here for my hubby. :P bleh! Apparently, people in India drink it because it cools their body temperature... thought that was interesting.

Welcome! You're going to do great! MFP is a great way to keep track of nutrition, exercise, and in the process make some new friends. Feel free to add me. I'm fairly new.

Not sure if it was already mentioned but if you are making cake, you can switch the water in a box recipe for buttermilk and it will make it taste homemade. That's a trick I heard from Paula Deen who isn't the healthiest cook in the world, but makes good food. I tried this with a box cake mix (yellow), used applesauce…

I agree... It's definitely addictive and it's my new facebook, BUT it's better because it helps us to be the best we can be. Welcome!

You can do it! My friend and I have thought the same thing but she's lost 13 lbs so far and I've lost 7. It can be done! Feel free to add me.

That's great! I know some Italians who are pretty outspoken as well, but they make the most INCREDIBLE food and homemade spaghettis!!!

How many lbs is a stone?

Bump! They all sound delicious right now!