bethanyka Member

haha-- I USUALLY am too, but my store was out of boneless thighs, and the drumsticks were on sale...turns out to be such a project !!

ok, all good ideas, thank you. another question-- doesn't meat cooked on the bone have more calories than cooked boneless/skinless meat, even if you take it off the bone and remove the skin ?

that makes sense, good idea, but one more question--- the calorie information given on the package, or on most sites-- that would be meat only and no "waste" ?

i can't do alcohol in moderation either and it was killing my weight loss, not to mention the crap food that i eat along w/ the alcohol. if you can have 1 or 2 drinks and call it a day, great. if not then it comes down to: what do you want MORE?

water, coffee, sometimes tea, sometimes diet soda I have chicken broth (chicken bouillon in hot water) at work with some hot sauce in it, as a snack. only a few calories and I can sip it for a while.

I didn't read the entire post, but one thing to note when reading these: many people have a different idea of what "fits" -- a girl I know lost over 50 lbs and said "I didn't go down ONE size!" -- I thought, that is because your clothes were SO, SO tight to begin with. Now they fit nicely.

if I take a shot of it, my stomach flips and feels nasty, and I don't want to eat. Appetite Control !

I was on WW (probably back in 2000). I loved tracking my food so it worked for me. They had a calculation where you could figure out the number of points in something- obviously you needed to know the calories in it. So I got the calorie guide book (this was before info was so easily accessible), carried it everywhere,…

there are 3 women that have desk cycles in my office, I've never heard any noise or squeaking. they got theirs on Amazon, I think for about $35.

never heard of Happy Scale but just got it today--- Everyone on here seems jazzed about it so I'm in!

a co-worker and I take a couple short walks throughout the day. maybe 10 minutes, 3 times a day depending on how busy the day is. Makes a huge difference.

It's not a 'should do' - it's a 'MUST DO'

i like lean ground turkey or chicken with vegetables. the meat ( raw 4oz) is about 160/170 calories and you can add as much vegetables as you want based on your calorie allotment.

yes- this is a very good tool. i read it in a book, but it's the same idea. thank you for posting. I'm gonna print and put on fridge :smiley:

Agreed ^ being at 1 doesn't mean that you need to eat right away, and you should not need to get to 10 to be satisfied. beginning a meal around 3/4 and stopping around 7/8 would be ideal. OR, adjust the scale to 1-5 :blush:

GoClean=== that's the part that takes the work, because many associate hunger with emotions, (sad, lonely, happy, bored, angry ...........) it's stopping and really checking in with your body. sitting a while and trying to remove any emotion. how hungry am I on a scale from 1-10? did that last bite taste as good as the…

I read a few books on this topic. If you check in with yourself.. before eating.. then after every bite... "Am I still Hungry?, on a scale from 1-10, how hungry"... this can for sure work. But it takes being fully aware that most of our 'impulse eating' comes when we probably aren't that hungry, thus the extra calories.…

I just listened to a Tony Robbins seminar... "there's no 'try'.. there's just 'do'" !!!!

From Chicago, living in Buffalo NY right now.

Just saw this, I started on Nov 1 also, I'm on day 9 with you all. The last couple years, the booze has affected my weight, sleep and mood to the point that I'm letting it go. Each monthly is a step forward, and November will be 100% I feel so light and clear and hope to stay on track! But, I totally understand those that…

getting a matching tattoo with my NOW EX-Fiance as far as weight goes, I agree with the above, All or Nothing mentality! and trying to lose X by X. never works for me anyway. Trying to work in that crazy concept of moderation these days :smile:

If you want to maintain, it could probably work. If you want to lose, it never worked- for me anyway. I'd try, and by Thursday I'd be back to the weight I was, only to start the weekend "fun" again. I got no where at all.

Wow! Great feedback. Thank you all. The price is a bit expensive -- BUT the class is in the building I live. Can't beat that, and no excuses about the weather or anything ! I'm doing a class today for $5 so I'll see if I like it! Thanks again for all the feedback.

Budgeting. Like with money. I'd love to buy out the whole store, but knowing, I just can't. :p

After years and years of counting, I do it without realizing it. If not 100% all of the time, then most. Also I know right away when I get off track and how to get back on without spiraling downward into something that's harder to bounce back from. :)

I use 200 of my 1200 cals -- thats quite a big percentage--- on coffee creamers. I use Truvia and Splenda (0 cal) but I enjoy either flavored coffee mate (35 cal/tbsp), light cream (30 cal) or sugar free sweet cream (15 cal). After 4 cups a day, I can use 200 cals. But.... I love an afternoon coffee, it's my snack. It's…

Results! Feeing great inside and out ! Waking up each day with a plan and knowing how happy I am sticking to it, it's not a struggle when you decide you want it. In the end it's all about bettering ourselves in so, so many ways <3

Love PB2!!! I have it with apples or banana or plain! Also I make this little dessert: 3 tbsp Pb2 + 1 tbsp sugar free raspberry preserves + a half tbsp cool whip. It's less than 100 cal and a sweet treat !

:p Love seeing the number drop down to the next level ! Great success

As a substitute, I really like PB2, it's powdered peanut butter with 45 cal for two tablespoons, vs over 200 cal for regular. If you like it, it helps cut cals. If I didn't like it, I'd eat the regular and make it fit. Its about budgeting the calories. Anything within reason can fit if you budget properly.