txteachermom Member

wow, you look incredible!

4 oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup each of steamed carrots and broccoli, 3 oz grapes, and a mozzarella cheese stick. I pretty much eat the same breakfast and lunch every day.

high school social studies teacher here! I have a lot more to lose also but would love to have you add me as a friend. Welcome!

Fantastic! I got down to 292 about a month ago, but I keep hovering around 298-302. Congrats!

taking selfies and realizing my double chin is slowly going away! I used to never be able to take a selfie I liked!

I have a fitbit zip, which is the cheapest model, and I love it. I don't like the wristbands of the other models, and I like that the zip shows you on the display exactly how many steps you have, whereas other models light up every 2000 steps or so. It doesn't track sleep, but I don't need it to. So that would be my…

oh, and also, one more thing. When I was having constant hunger pains throughout the day, I started drinking more water. I drink at least 8 16 oz bottles a day of water. When you're hungry, drink a bottle of water and then wait 15 minutes. If you are still hungry, have a snack. I found that drinking more water made me a…

I have 114 pounds to go. Please feel free to add me. And the way you're messing up is by dieting. This isn't a diet. It's a lifestyle change. It's all about calories in, calories out. As long as you meet your calorie goal, it doesn't matter what you are eating to meet it. I eat ice cream, pizza, etc all the time, I just…

you could bookmark this thread and then come back weekly and post your progress. There is a star to the right of the title of the thread. Click on it, and the star will highlight, indicating that you have bookmarked the page. There is a bookmarks tab in the upper right corner of the page where you can keep track of pages…

I'm in!

I'm under 300 pounds as of this morning for the first time since I had my daughter in 2005! Also, I was way under my calories today, so I was able to splurge on pizza and some ice cream. Where as previously I would have eaten the whole pint, today I did not, so that's pretty great!

When I started with my Fitbit my step count was extremely low too. I decided that wasn't okay with me, and changed it immediately. I do 5 days a week at least of 10000+. I actually shoot for 15K on days that I don't work late and 20K on days that I do. I am a teacher, and luckily the nature of my job is that I can be…

These are my go-tos: skinny cow ice cream (I like the sandwiches, but they have fudgesicles and cones as well) 9 hershey kisses dole dippers (I like the banana ones, but they have strawberry too) frozen grapes (totally taste like candy!) teddy grahams sugar free jello weight watchers chocolate creme cakes fruit and cool…

I drink the Naked Green Machine juice every morning for breakfast, with a banana. It works for me. It gives me some extra veggie servings and keeps me full until lunch. It is kind of high in calories, but it's all I really eat for breakfast, so I guess that's okay. But to each their own.

I second the Dole dippers. Also, 9 hershey kisses is one serving, and I find that it's just enough for me. Skinny cow fudgesicles. Weight Watchers chocolate creme cakes.

I don't know about healthy, but I'm going to give you some yummy options I like that are under 200 calories: Weight watchers chocolate creme cakes (90 calories) 9 hershey kisses (this is one serving) Dole dippers - they have strawberry and chocolate slices covered in dark chocolate - 100 calories 2 pillsbury chocolate chip…

what do you have your goals set to? If you have it set to 2 pounds/week, I would go and change it to 1, and change your activity level to sedentary. That should give you a few more calories to play with.

Monday 1/12 133 minutes Wednesday 1/14 129 minutes (sick the rest of the week) Tuesday 1/20 59 minutes Wednesday 1/21 111 minutes Thursday 1/22 72 minutes Friday 1/23 70 minutes Saturday 1/24 58 minutes Total 17 hours 2 minutes

Cherry coke zero. Besides water it's really all I drink (in much smaller quantities than the water of course).

This. All of it. Seriously. My diary is open, anyone who wants to is welcome to look at it. I eat chocolate, I eat pizza, I eat things that a lot of people may consider "trash." But guess what, I'm still losing, because I eat at a calorie deficit. That's all that matters. It's really that simple.

Saturday 1/10 36 minutes Sunday 1/11 79 minutes Total 8.16 hours

I am a teacher and my husband is unemployed and we totally live paycheck to paycheck right now. The good news is, your body doesn't know how much money you have. Weight loss is simple science. If you eat at a caloric deficit you will lose weight, period. That means you will lose weight regardless of if your diet is filled…

No one else can motivate you. It's got to come from within, you have to want it for yourself. Why are you here? Why do you want to do this? What are you hoping to accomplish? Weight loss is all about caloric deficit. Eat at a calorie deficit, no matter what you eat, and you will lose weight - it's simple science. Set…

I have a FitBit Zip and I love love love it! I'm slightly obsessed with meeting all of my goals. It helps me stay active and push myself just a little harder.

I have to lose about 150...I am very active on MFP and my diary is open. Feel free to add me! We can always use more friends and extra motivation!

You can eat whatever you want as long as you stay at a calorie deficit. My diary is open, you should see it. I eat out regularly, and I eat things like tacos, spaghetti, pizza, etc. The key is to eat a smaller portion, pay attention when your body tells you you're full, and don't overdo it. Also, what are you eating on the…

Just joining - I'm in as well! I'm going to count my activity for this week so far since luckily my FitBit has my minutes stored. :) Monday 1/5 46 minutes Tuesday 1/6 43 minutes Wednesday 1/7 105 minutes Thursday 1/8 97 minutes Friday 1/9 84 minutes Total 6.25 hours

try the Leslie Sansone walking videos on YouTube. Get a Fitbit and some music. My Fitbit has made all the difference in the world for me. My friends and I can challenge each other on there, and I find myself pushing beyond my goal of 10,000 steps to get more so I can pass friends up on the leaderboard. I love walking, it's…

Click on their name to bring up their profile, then click "add as friend." Really easy.

Pop chips are great and I've found that I enjoy apple chips.