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  • So is the protien shake a good idea for people who have 150 and up to lose to use to increase their calorie count without resorting to eating junk food? I have a loved one who never seems to get close to the recommended number of calories per day...
  • Hey there, I found a spreadsheet template on the Microsoft Office website that helps you calculate how long it will take to reach your goal. So for me to know it's going to take 19 months is helpful because I know the number of X's that I'll be making on my calendar. :-) BTW... The template name is Excel Weight Loss…
  • Question - is the Booty Shaking Waist Workout an "abs" workout? Thanks!
  • Hi Michele, OOPS - should have posted my real name so you wouldn't have to use that silly nickname. I'm Schelly - and I ordered the game from Amazon. I got it for $8 (delivered) and I really do enjoy it, despite how cartoony and child-like it is. The music is very very modern and fun (I don't' watch the lyrics much) and…
  • This ^ is what I've been doing, but I stalled in my weight loss for 2 weeks straight, and I considered moving to lightly active. This week, I broke my 2 week stall, so I'm staying with Sedentary. I found I wasn't eating all my allotted calories, and when I upped myself closer to my sedentary calorie allottment, I dropped a…
  • I'm with Kirsty_UK on the sports bra and the kitchen scales, so you can be more accurate in monitoring what you eat. Instead of the shoes, for me it's... time. The time I spend here on the site learning, reading, researching what people say, and figuring out how to apply it all to my life. The Wii games I'm doing are great…
  • I show up - and I realize that's awesome. So I do my best - and then I know that's my awesome. :-D
  • First and foremost - SO glad you are clear on the mammo - that's scary. I had to buy new bras, and I ordered 42D (one size smaller) just three weeks ago. Unfortunately, they shipped one of them in a 40D instead. I *hate* sending things back, so I justified keeping it by thinking I would eventually lose enough to fit into…
  • Look at you! That is a completely amazing difference for just 20 days. I'm completely impressed - well done!
  • Welcome, Mandy! This site is a great tool, and you'll get out of it exactly what you put into learning how to live healthy. The best advice here is read, read, and read some more - then ask lots of questions and apply what you learn to your new lifestyle. You'll do great! :-)
  • What a fabulous achievement - and you look MARVELOUS, Mom! Great work!
  • I enjoy the stevia product I get from Puritan's Pride. It has no sugar alcohols (thought I'm unconvinced that sugar alcohol is bad for you) but rather is pure stevia and inulin fiber. However, the jury is still out on whether or not any other sweetener besides Sweet n Low is bad for you. Personally, I like stevia - but not…
    in stevia Comment by DataBased March 2012
  • I'm very fortunate that the people I work with don't base perceptions of intelligence or productivity on a person's weight. Our superintendent is a former high school gym teacher and has gained more than me since she's been out of teaching. She's highly respected and SUCH a great leader! A number of us are doing something…
  • From my mother accepting abuse: I had to do whatever a man wanted me to, without complaining (including accept abuse). From my foster parents: I wasn't as important as their own children, except as related to the SS money they got for keeping me From past abusive partners: I wasn't worth taking to a dog fight From my…
  • God - save us from those who are "morally obligated" to help me because they think they know what's wrong with me. What if the person you're "helping" is under a dr.'s care for thyroid or pituitary problems and it isn't a matter of being fat. What if a person has wanted children all their lives and they're experiencing a…
  • My husband was alarmed at how sore I got after my first really strenuous workout, and I got the following advice: If you have sharp pain - not just muscle soreness from working out - consult a physician before continuing. But if you have muscle soreness, the best remedy is a hair of the dog that bit you, so to speak.…
  • Look at you! Check out the picture below - THAT is what you've lost - 85 lbs! Keep going - you're doing AWESOME work!
  • It's funny - I had a whole different take on their strategy. To me, I thought they were trying to attract women to the product by using sexism to "deny" them access. I think their most-wanted-response was for women to say "OH YEA? WATCH THIS!" and run out and buy a bunch. Epic fail, either way you look at it. I hate people…
  • There are 2 times when I find my hunger shrinking before I eat. If I drink loads of water before eating, I tend to get full faster. And if I work out just before I eat, I really am less hungrier. But when I *smell* food - I never experience a loss in appetite. I love eating! LOL
  • Way to go! Making a lifestyle change with the one you love is so great because it keeps you growing in the same direction. My love and I are doing this together, too. I'm not sure we're as cute a couple as you are, tho! LOL Seriously, you guys look happy in all the pics, but that last one - you look GREAT! Respect!
  • 1. I harbor a secret desire to pretend I'm a homicide detective investigating a murder when telemarketers call, and act like they're suspects. 2. I got a Scentsy for my office to mask the fact that sometimes I pass SBD poots when I'm working. 3. I never travel without a teddy bear in my luggage to protect my belongings…
  • I don't have a recipe, sorry -- but I can recommend that you go to your neighborhood Sprouts store and find "Follow Your Heart - Low Fat Ranch Salad Dressing" The nutrition info is at the company's website. Other stores might carry it also - it's very good! Nutrition info:…
  • 1. I'm completely addicted to Big Bang Theory 2. I *still* have a hard time standing up for myself - and I'm 56 yrs old. 3. Our dogs like me better than my husband - which I secretly find very funny. :happy:
  • That's so great - you are completely right, too. When people who love you say nice things, we do tend to think "They're just being nice." The confirmation you got by dropping a few jaws is absolutely priceless, and should put a smile on your face whenever you're sweating through your next workout and keep you from thinking…
  • What a great birthday gift you've given yourself! FANTASTIC work - and happy birthday! P.S Has anybody ever said you resemble Demi Moore? You're GORGEOUS!
  • Yowzer! Look at the difference in your waist and your legs! You're really working out hard, aren't you - and you are looking SO good. Hope my successes are that noticeable one day - and as beautiful!
  • Yes! There - you've explained exactly what I felt the projection does - it encourages you to think the "old way" and try to cut corners. Thanks for expressing it that way!
  • Thank you so much for letting me try to explain my thoughts - and confirming what I suspected. I feel like such a noob at this stuff, but I thought I understood the principles right. You rock for helping me out - thanks again! :flowerforyou:
  • Right - it is that kind of simple math that so many of these so-called health programs use to tell you to take in only 500 calories a day I get the math part - what I don't get is that MFP does things differently. It opened my eyes (and thankfully, my husband's) to a different way of viewing the metabolism and how weight…
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