sylverkat Member

Step one was asking for friends to help me. Today I will make sure I log every last thing I consume. No cheats.

I just borrowed it. Starting tonight... a little scared :)

Think know whats in my fridge. Eggwhites with fried onion (I have a herb and chives egg white mix) and some turkey bacon. I'll be over on protien (since I passed that number by 10am) but everything else fits :) Plus room for my tea with some milk :)

Problem is my 3 year old eats what I do...so I have to cook for him too.....

A Jillian Micheals Yoga *kitten* kicker.

At 1200 yes, eat them. You don't want to be in starvation mode. You will still lose weight and best of all you'll get fit doing it. I always eat what I burn to 1200 cals.

Just looking for a gauge really! Does your other half: Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? not without asking, pleading or nagging. Cook for you? not lately because I am doing all the measuring etc. but he will. Go food shopping? yes, if asked Give you massages when you ask? most times Tell you you are…

I ate mine back this week, but I am on 1200, so eating back to 1200. Once I go up to 1400 in a few weeks....i won't eat them back. So far lost 1.4 lbs!

I play with my local communityconcert band as well as working with it and our swing ochrestra. I have been playing Trombone for a year now. Flute for 12 years.

egg white mix. som sprinkled cinimon, mushed banana with raisens

Thanks! I am not a cook! LOL. I am taking over the cooking since I am committed to this, so it's a struggle to think of what to make. The chicken is skinless boneless

I do. Mostly because I have a young son and anything that I do that increases my heart rate I log and count. Also because I am on a low cal count (1200) and I want to eat my extra cals....

I did this many years ago. My trainer told me that as long as I am not in starvation (so make sure you are eating the recommended cals) and drinking lots of water, my body will adjust in a week or so. That it was my stomach shrinking. A few tips. -Eat many smaller meals. so spread your food out to 5 or 6 mini meals. -Eat…

I am not on a diet either! I am just starting and am eating the recommended cals to lose 2 lbs for the first 2 weeks, then I will increase my cals and just work for 1 lb a week. I am all for supporting and being supported by people like you. I will send an invite, add me if you want!

WOW! So much great advice! THANKS everyone!

Me too! And I plan to eat back what I exercise too!

I have severe chronic anxiety with OCD (internal mind nagging kind) tenancies. I am just starting MFP. I can't comment with advice, I am new to this. I can say that I feel the same about not being yourself or happy in your skin. Anxiety makes it sooooo much worse. If you want to friend me, I am here.

First success story i have seen and you inspire me! I also want to lose 50 lbs and am about your starting size. Thanks for posting this, you were and are gorgeous!

edamane - basically soy beans in pod. You can microwave them to warm them. they are full of protein and tast great. I am starting to do for myself what I have been doing for my son. Little tupperwear containers of snacks to grab. Cucumber slices in vinigar measured out 100 cal snacks baby mum mum snacks heinz baby cookies…

Thanks! Funny you say 7 lbs. That is my one month goal. My son turns 3 in a month and 7 lbs will atleast get me back into my regular current clothes and looking not like I am falling out of them or suffocating. Friends will be hard, I have many who don't need to diet. But I have been so honest with them about what I am…

Thanks! Great advice and congrats on your amazing lose!

great idea about making it public and I agree with the support. I found MFP as a balckberry app and this website is just the bonus! I am very committed and interested to log my food!

it isn't just an American thing, I am Canadian and we are not really taught either. Only thing is our gov't SOMETIMES limits certain things from being allowed in our foods which is a very tiny help.

What a great idea about the richard simmons and excersising with mommy, it hadnt occured to me that he might just find excersising with me entertaining.

Great idea. I will search for them for sure.

GTA means Greater Toronto Area btw :)

My name is Sheryl I live in Bramalea part of Brampton. I'm 31, 199 lbs with a goal of 150. I'm new to MFP and so far love it.

5'5" 199 lbs and curvy

Wow 2 under 5. Thats a handful. I have just the one biy who is nearing 3 years. Kudos to you for the early morning wake ups! I took a yoga class last fall and it did get my butt moving, when my life slows a bit in the summer I plan to take something with more cardio. Welcome to the group!

Congrats on the lose! It sucks that some guys are creeps. Having run into this from 120lbs - 199 lbs I can say at any weight it can happen. Ofcourse they are looking at you cause you are an attractive woman and probably feeling damn confident with such a great lose. Just ignore the creeps, take a self defense class...it's…