DeeJayTJ Member

welcome! I too am from tx. I am iin the houston area. I thik u will find myfitnesspal to be very helpful! Good luck with everything!

How about calories? Do u count calories? I never did before but I've lost over 20lbs by eating less calories and doing lots of cardio I have not hit my plateau but as soon as I do I'm changing up my routine. How many weeks have u bee working out?

happy birthday and congrats on the 5lbs!

i dont think im doing it right but my calorie intake for the day is under 1200 and i eat good. i eat a bowl of cereal after my daily 3 mile jog (though i didnt get to jog this weekend :( ) and then i eat a peach or a few strawberries. then i have a ham sandwich (miracle whip or lite mayo but not very much) 2 slices of ham…

welcome! I too am from Texas! I signed up 2 days ago and now i cant get away from this site! lots of good people and good information!

i too have hypothyroidism, ive had it since i was 5 years old. I am 25 now. my thyroid goes untreated, i used to take synthroid up until i was about 15 or 16 then i just stopped taking it. i felt sluggish and slow for most of the time, or just didnt ever really feel like doing anything, on top of that i work on the weekend…

haha i think EVERYONE here knows the feeling! But dont beat urself up! I work a night shift on the weekends, i had a snickers fun size candy bar :( tonight. I almost went to ihop to get a crispy chicken strip basket meal or appetizer sampler thats like 1500 calories! but instead i settled for a tuna sandwich :(

Welcome to the site! Im sorry to hear about your diagnosis I hope everything works out for the best. So far with the little browsing of the forum that ive done it seems that everyone is just about on the same level as far as being determined to get healthy or stay healthy and with that said, everyones here to help motivate…

Thanks! I'm trying to get down to 170lbs! was originally at 205. I so far have only done cardio but i'm going to hit the gym soon and get some weights in on my routine.