mrsamanda86 Member

You're crashing from the caffeine? Maybe you are just really sensitive to it..

Taco Bell- either a quesadilla or 2 taco supremes.. the cool ranch ones are delicious! Wendy's-spicy chicken sandwich meal McDonalds(very rare, too many calories and I'm not going to a drive thru for a salad)-double cheeseburger small fry. If I'm not getting food there, their frozen strawberry lemonade is delicious!! I eat…

I weigh in every morning right after going potty. And then I weigh myself just out of habit more than anything now, right before I go to bed at night. I'm almost always exactly 2 pounds heavier before bed than the next morning so it gives me an idea of what I'll be looking at the next morning. I don't really fluctuate more…

You look amazing, and VERY healthy :) Congrats on your success in keeping it off, and all that hard work to have lost it to begin with!

I'm currently in a size 8-10(8 in pants that run big haha). I am at 24% BF and would like to get to somewhere around 18-20%. That should put me around a size 6. I'm cool with that, way better than the <tight> 14's I was in before all this!!

Another 3.15 miles in: elliptical, rowing, treadmill

Most days I feel like I look a lot better. When I don't feel that way, I try to keep my mind on how much I have improved at day to day things and in the gym. I just got my old exercises from my trainer, and in just the past few months, my workouts have gotten way more intense(ETA: because I can actually DO more intense…

I second the measurements, blood work, and body fat % They are the easiest to prove and the best factors in determining your health, obviously. Good luck with your goals, hope you can hit them all and get decent insurance! It might be a PITA now, but that's a pretty good motivator to get back on track health-wise!

You are a female! I have woken up feeling fat and gross only to find out that the number on the scale went down. You can feel fat without actually BEING fat lol

Your husband doesn't understand because it's probably something he's never had to worry about, like mine. As far as the clean eater, not all of them are this way, but many think it's their way or it doesn't work. You don't have to "clean eat" to lose weight OR to be healthy. All things in moderation. The fact that he's…

:noway: Well... even on my best days I clear 1500... It's either: water weight from all the sodium OR you are a girl. You feel fat some days. I've lost like 30 pounds, and it's a huge noticeable difference, most of the time I feel awesome. BUT some days, I feel like I look just as big as I used to. I just don't feel…

The first option sounds a lot more fun. I know a few couples at my gym either lift weights or do spin class together.

Another 4.5: elliptical, stairmaster, and bike!

4'11 138-9 pounds 30.5" waist 40' hips If I remember those correctly, don't feel like looking them up lol 24% BF---way more important

No light weights, no 15+ reps. Go as heavy as *you* can go, even if it's only the bar. And there is no need to ever do more than 15. That's ridiculous. As you progress, you add weight, not more reps of the same weight that is no longer heavy at all lol

While I wouldn't only eat cake and ice cream all day, you can of course have them in moderation. And you don't even have to suffer on 1200 calories a day. I'm only 4'11 and I lose weight netting about 1350 currently(with exercise I eat about 16-1700 calories). If eating clean makes you happy, then by all means, have at it,…

My goal is to hopefully have lost my last ten pounds by then, or at least be very close. I just plan on keeping everything basically the same, continue with my workouts assigned by my trainer, and eat at a slight deficit while hitting macros. Only major difference is that I'll be trying to get in a bit more cardio as one…

Congrats on all your hard work paying off! You are gorgeous and look great :happy:

I have found certain exercises in videos that I like doing, but I hate exercising along with the video. I'm not coordinated enough, I hate anything that makes you jump around from side to side or front to back. I feel like an idiot bouncing around like a kangaroo lol I would much rather go to the gym and lift weights/hit a…

Could you maybe time your workouts around when they will be gone?

I would try looking on craigslist or somewhere for a used elliptical. And before getting it, read reviews on that model on amazon or somewhere. DO NOT buy a cheap elliptical, it will suck, and then break. Then you'll be out all that money, or have to deal with returning it. PITA. Trust me :grumble:

Finally a place where I'll be accepted! Can't stand those overly nice PC people.. :grumble:

Depends on what you do to lose the weight as to how noticeable it will be. If it's just through a deficit and maybe some cardio, there will be a difference, maybe not drastic though. If you do any strength training, should be a pretty big difference. I took pictures of me(4'11) with a ten pound difference from 149-139(if I…

Yep, pretty much. I think it's great if it works for you. I tried it, but I like food EVERY day lol I have a few friends on here that do it, and have had fabulous results though.

You look great, congrats!

Another 3 miles: elliptical, rowing, treadmill

I just bought a pair of Asics gel-cumulus lite shows. I didn't need the reflective stuff, just the shoes were way cuter than the non-reflective model and only ten bucks more lol They ended up costing 132$ after taxes, I would've only saved like $5 buying them online so just bought them in store so I would have them right…

You look so great hon :)

Congrats, you look awesome! Our stories are SO similar! I'm currently in an 8 so I'm catching up!

8 more miles down(cardio only today) in the form of: treadmill, bike, elliptical