vjrose Member

I agree, especially at my age it doesn't snap back the way I'd like, my friends talk about how great I look, I look on the mirror before the clothes and say, oh my goodness, my hubby fortunately thinks I'm sexy any old way but especially now, :) However just let me say you are gorgeous!

My diary is open, mostly fresh foods some frozen. I am dairy and gluten free which puts a few restrictions on what you will see. I do have some processed foods, chocolate, occassional condiments, cookies that are gluten free, and coconut ice cream, lol. I've lost 54 lbs so far and the few processed foods in my diet have…

Only problem I have with that is the idea it gives that eating 1200 and burning 1200 is a valid weight loss approach. If it was as simple as that all these starvation dieters would be at their goal weight in a matter of weeks. There is an energy equation, and it does require some energy be taken in to fuel the system…

Really, if it needs to be pink then work with what you got. Right makeup and some platforms with delicate straps could make it work, those shoes though are a serious distraction, and if you stick with that dress maybe consider some hosiery to even out the leg skin tone so the shortness isn't a distraction

1) What are your stats/fitness goals? I try to get 10 stairs and 10K steps every day, miss it some days, I needed to work on my activitiy at work and this helps remind me to get out and get some moving done, lol. Goal is a total of 68lbs lost, so far 54 of those gone. 2) How long have you had it? Since May. 3) What do you…

I live in Bellingham, (WA not MA), we have pretty much got it all if you like outdoors, mountains, ocean, fresh and salt water fishing, skiing, tidepooling, diving, rafting, kayaking and on and on. Not a lot of "culture" but lots to do.

When I started exercising it was tough, I was so sore I could barely move, so start a bit slower, like others have said, start with 2 sets of 5, then work up. that was likely a bit too much too fast, you should be sore but not debilitating sore. I had to take two months off for surgery and when I went back to the gym I was…

If I know a friend is under a specific program I will comment something like, great day on your program or something similar, supportive but not necessarily that I think eating 200g of protein a day with no exercise is healthy. Or really low calorie, but under a doctors care. If they are diet hopping I might give creative…

I think most of us are looking for friends, not "cheerleaders" I have lots of friends, I am not their friend because I expect them to MOTIVATE me, but they do often INSPIRE me. I do find the forums to be combative many days and omg, don't use the word "motivate" especially it seems to be the new, get your a** jumped and…

After almost 40 years of packing a lot ef excess poundage around I finally decided, enough is enough, have lost 53 lbs so far, around 15 to go. 57 years of age. 8 months in.

Correlations are magical, take a math class, you can correlate almost anything with anything given the right data curve, it was pretty funny. Now granted, not everyone tolerates artificial sweeteners, my daughter is allergic to them all, gee whiz, I can't have Stevia, instant allergy, turns out it's because I"m allergic to…

Awesome, wish I had a gym like that. There are a few of us but my schedule changes all the time and I always seem to land there on young and cute day, lol.

Every day but rarely eat somewhere I can't get the nutrition information, when I can't I estimate.

Amazing, well written, and you deserve the clothes and a huge pat on the back!!!!

I actually like the persistent world, we still have our own party and look out for one another but for killing a big boss, I love the team effort but I also love not having to be in a party to get anything done.

Ok my child rearing was from another age and I did have couple of occassions to need one, first one was a severely disabled foster child who didn't see very well and didn't really tolerate a lot of touching but I think liked the security of leading me about as the leash was one of the few things he would tolerate that was…

I have mix of friends on Metric and english, I think that expecting everyone one to change to pounds to suit the US folks is kind of silly but just don't collect friends who use the way more sensible metric system if you just can't handle metrics. As a scientist I get very frustrated switching back and forth, at work…

I'm well under 200 at this point which is less than I've weighed in 35 years, so I'm shooting for 170 (lower than my doctor's suggestion ) then I'll reassess my Body fat at that point, would like to get to 23% bodyfat (middle of norm for my age). And thin out the middle some more. Wear smaller clothes now than my daughter…

Well, you sucked me in, lol. Have a great day!

My macros are set to 40 Carbs/ 30fat / 30 protein, and I try to keep my carbs under 160 net, lost 53 lbs so far, lol.

Amazable, you look like two different people!

If you don't mind a bit older friends feel free to add, my circle includes a lot of young folks (under 25).

Amazing, you are totally awesome!!!!

I was at 240 when I started and it was work to break 200, I had to really try to NET 1200 or the scale wouldn't move, my BMR at the time was 1500+ so I would try to get that in the Gross column and at least 1200 in the NET or nothing happened. It might work for you.

Really need to log your food so you can see if there is a connection between the food or lack thereof and your workouts.

Harshness just makes me cheesed off, I used to cry, now I just want to get even, lol. If there are people in my life like that I tend to avoid them like the plague.

Go see the doctor, and take about a week of your food log with you. The doctor was happy to see mine last time and she made a couple of great suggestions too. That way if it is potentially linked to your diet if nothing else is obviously wrong (like anemia or an ear infection) that is valuable info for them to have.

I log above and beyond, so serious deep cleaning, or hard yard work. Normal routine no because my job is quite busy so I use housework to compensate for the same level of activity I would have at work.

I'm on 1500 but for healthy young folks 2,500 is considered safe and sane. Mostly to control water retention and aid your kidneys in cleaning out toxins from your system. Potassium, calcium and sodium are essential to cellular process and maintaining cellular pressure. And we can actually get by on as low as 500 mg a day…

At first when I started I had to plan ahead, do a lot of prep on the weekends, and pretty much eat the same thing most days. now that I have a lot of recipes and past foods in my diary my logging time is minimal (my support of my pals is what kills me, lol) and I can do my prep work for meals much faster. Be patient, log…