TaneeisFitforLife Member

Body weight! :)

When I first started I read on another message board "if you want it you'll find a way, if not you'll find an excuse". It really helped to to not make any excuses & stick with it :)

Now? I tell then "no thank you" & they leave me alone lol When I first started? I would lie & say I'm pre-diabetic. Bad to lie like that, I know but people didn't question it :)

I just ignore them :). I'm in my own little world most of the time anyways lol

My goal is to pass my personal trainer certification in February & then start (and finish) a lifestyle & weight management certification :)

Zumba is my favorite! I do a lot of it at classes but when I'm at home and feel like doing it I have dvds too (my 4 year old loves to dance to it lol) Other favs are pilates, yoga (my daughter has her own mat & has had it since she was 2), running, kickboxing. If your gym has childcare....take advantage of it. 30-60 mins…

There are so many reasons why you could have gained...sodium, not staying with in your calorie budget, muscle soreness (water retention), hormones, regularity, what time of day you weighed, etc. Weight loss is in no way a linear thing btw :)

My favorite is Rooibos tea :) love it hot or cold!

Slow is better than not losing or gaining, right? :)

First of all if you eat sushi with soy sauce you will have water retention & that shows up on the scale. Sometimes you have to focus on other things like measurements and put away the scale (that thing weighs bones, muscle, fat, waste, organs, water....everything!). Bring your focus to being healthy & regroup. If you've…

I was an average sized kid & didn't get bigger until high school. So about half of my life as thin & half as an obese person. Losing weight is a huge mental game & no matter what you were before it comes down to how ready you are now.

I did WW for my first 60 pounds....loved it & it helped me get my act together lol I love this site! although I was calorie counting before I came here ;)

It doesn't ;) I eat around 1400 on my no exercise days and when I'm exercising/teaching classes I eat a little more (around 1600). If you are eating a big variety of healthy (no processed) then I think it's do-able if you are mostly stationary. I'm very active & the times I have tried 1200 made me really sluggish & funky.

I usually order a thin crust pizza with veggies & maybe chicken on it :) not too bad with calories & I get pizza! *drool* Homemade thin crust made with flat-out bread is pretty tasty too!

You also have google spiders viewing the threads (ever notice the ads on the page almost matches what's being discussed?) ;)

If I go out and eat I already examined the menu online (probably logged it too then) When I'm at someone's house to eat they know what I eat & will either have healthy choices or I bring my own stuff....the only place we eat meals at is my best friend's house on a regular basis :) I will log before or right after. Now when…

Look into shelters or rescue....I have a boxer (she loves to run!) & we are going to adopt a recycled boxer from our local rescue group soon :)

I agree! Working out to eat/eating extra and having to workout is a messed up reward system.

Hi & welcome!! :)

I work at a locally owned aerobic studio & as soon as I get certified as a personal trainer I'll be doing that on my own (& occasionally for the members at the studio) I'm couldn't work for a big corporation ever again.

It depends on which ones you can stick to :) I personally like anything from Ellen Barrett, hip hop abs, turbo jam, bellydancing, hooping, & Zumba dvd's (I teach fitness classes that have dance steps so have to do my research lol)

To get it to stop you may have to buy some sort of compression stuff. The most comfortable for me is the under armor capris & shorts. Kinda like finding the right sports bra ;)

In my life, around the holidays there are a lot of "one nights" since my husband is the vice president of his company. To get me through the parties I drink lots of water & eat before I go. When I'm there I have a drink in my hand all night (either diet soda or water) and on my plate (I will find the smallest plate lol) I…

I've lost weight all over :) but usually the area you are wanting gone the most is last to go lol

I'm one of those that call it a lifestyle change because well....it's what I had to do ;) if it was just me changing what I ate I'd refer to it as a diet lol I still have people calling it "Tanee's little diet". More so, around holidays & family gatherings. Always said in some obnoxious tone :P

We are on our way back from Florida right now (thank goodness for my iPhone lol) so we don't have one up yet. We are planning on putting it up tomorrow :)

I'm all about eating the most calories you can & still lose weight :) 1400 is where I'm at right now. I've dipped down to 1200 and I just felt blah even eating very clean.

Welcome!! :)

Welcome! I watched and the Saints got dat ;)

Welcome! My oldest has PDD-NOS (on the spectrum)....if you ever need to vent or anything, I'm here!