TheresaKnits Member

✅MFP USERNAME: TheresaKnits YOUR NAME: Theresa Rogerson CHALLENGE GOAL (NOT your goal weight but pounds to lose in 12 weeks of BLC55) - 6 FORMER MEMBER OR NEWBIE? Newbie How did you hear about this team? MFP If you are a current member & wish to change teams, what team were you on before? TEAM REQUESTS for BLC55 1.…

I'm 5'7", medium build, and age 62. Years ago, I kept my weight at 130-135, but I ran and worked out a LOT. Now I look a lot better, and stay healthier, if I'm in the 145-155 range. Having worked in a geriatric setting for many years, I've found that people with just a little "cushion" tend to be healthier and bounce back…

It is nice when you start to get back into your old clothes. The first time I did this (10 years ago), I had been saving my "skinny" clothes for so long that they had gone out of style. LOL But it was fun getting to buy a whole new wardrobe. I kept all the weight off for about 7 years then it slowly started creeping back.…

I'll stay in for February. Joined another Diet Bet so I need to stay motivated! I'm trying to do as much as I can before March when I spend a week with the grandsons (who have terrible eating habits), back-to-back with a week-long retreat with my girlfriends (who eat better, but drink a lot). LOL My goal for March will…

I love my South Beach cookbooks! Tried a new easy recipe last night which was a big hit. Just cut a tomato in half, put it under the broiler cut side up for about 8-10 minutes. Then add 1 T. of pesto sauce and grill for another couple of minutes. Awesome! I can hardly wait for summer tomatoes to start coming in!

We do grilled corn all the time in the summer. If you'll soak the ears in a clean sink full of water for an hour or so, you can eliminate the butter and olive oil before cooking. The steam from the wet husks will cook the corn to perfection in about 20 minutes. Making my mouth water just thinking about it!

I keep a balsamic vinagrette on hand all the time. It's just one part olive oil, one part balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, dried italian seasoning, and sometimes I add a small squirt of anchovy paste. If you're watching your fat count, you can use less olive oil. But I find that my taste buds are much more satisfied with a…

Don't forget about oven roasting them. This time of year it's often too cold to be on the patio cooking. Turn your oven on 450, spray the veggies with a bit of olive oil spray (you'll use less oil to get everything coated), and roast for 15-20 minutes. It's a little easier to control the cooking in the oven and they still…

Even the healthy choices at a lot of restaurant can still be much higher in sodium or fat than you're eating at home. Over the years, I've found that food that is very salty or high in fat makes me sick. Chicken salad with extra ranch dressing probably fits both categories.

I second what the others have said. When I'm trying to lose, I eat around 60-75 carbs/day. The "quality" of your diet is almost more important than the calories. I lose weight like crazy on 1300 calories/60 carbs. But will lose very slowly when the carb count goes up. I had been carb binging over the holidays, so I'm doing…

I started on South Beach this week as I'm not getting as much exercise as I had been pre-injury. Have Dr. appt. today to assess what I should and should not be doing. Pretty sure it's just bursitis, but as I do have osteopenia it's a good idea to check. I'm sure he's going to say that I need to lose 15-20# (and that would…

If I'm craving carbs after lunch, I go with string cheese. At the moment I'm back on South Beach for a couple of weeks to banish the carb craving. YMMV but it works for me. I have to "detox" occasionally when I get to a point that I only want pasta, bread, and fruit. One or two weeks on SB gets me back into veggie mode.

I was really happy to be able to post a loss after sitting on my behind in a weaving workshop for 3 days! Then I topped it off with some kind of hip injury. So now I'm really trying hard to watch my intake. I still have 2# to lose by the end of the month on my Diet Bet group. Getting old really sucks!

Thanks for the weigh-in reminder. I kind of fell off the wagon yesterday, but on track today plus an hour on my Nordic Track ski machine. Just too cold and wet to be outside!

I'm in! I need all the help I can get! I retired last year and gained 15#! I think I need to change my hobby from weaving to walking. LOL

There are some good planning services out there that make your menus and give you a grocery list, but at a price, which kind of defeats the idea of saving money on groceries. At the moment, I'm beginning to use COZI to get my life more organized. It does a lot of things, but one of them is a menu planner. You can use their…

Do you plan snacks into your day? I plan in a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack each day. Usually something high in protein, low in sugar. I also eat back the calories I burn in my workouts, otherwise I just run out of steam. Also, if you're new to exercise, your body may just need some extra rest. Taking a short nap…

I think that if you wear a heart monitor and can actually know how many calories you burned in a workout, then you should eat that many back. However they should be quality nutrition, not junk. Some days I can burn 600 or more calories in a 1-hr session of aerobics / step / running. I know that's when I need the extra…