alliejoberry

I live in Milford, CT. I feel reasonably safe most of the time. I live in a suburban neighborhood. We don't always lock the door during the day, but we lock and bolt it at night. I took a women's self-defense course a couple of years ago, but I would never walk anywhere past sundown by myself, or go to a secluded place by…

Worms and snakes. So, soooo disgusting. XP

If it really was just "once in a while" it wouldn't be so bad. For the most part, it sounds like you might have to avoid eating out with them, depending on where they eat and how healthy/unhealthy/caloric the food is. Unless you ate a snack beforehand and just had something like a side salad and coffee/tea, but that might…

After reading about all the parties involved, I have to say: I'd rather be overweight than be an @$$hole.

I love Subway and it smells good to me. The one at my Wal-mart smells funny, though, even just walking by. (I've never eaten at that one.) It smells like burnt pizza. :P

I usually only wear light make-up anyway, so I try to wear it to the gym (since I look really bad without). A little foundation and some lip color, maybe some blush, make me look more presentable. If nothing else, then at least the foundation.

Age: 25 Kids: None. Activity level: Low day to day. Exercise is sporadic, some weeks better than others. Drive: Medium? Not all the time, but maybe 3/4 days of the week I'm good to go.

I wish I could keep mine short, but it's so thick and bushy that I never get it cut shorter than shoulder-length. That's "short" for me. But I hate having to fuss with it, so I usually wear it up in a ponytail or a bun.

The first place I started to lose it was from my stomach, but that's a problem area, so it wasn't really noticeable to me at first...although a few people close to me noticed it. But then I noticed that my thighs were starting to be more toned. So even though that wasn't exactly weight loss, I was proud of that. :)

I'm also a fan of SparkPeople, here are two links for those videos. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/videos.asp http://www.youtube.com/user/sparkpeople?feature=CAQQwRs%3D

Sparkpeople.com has some really good workout videos you can do at home. They also have a section where they list different exercises and how to do them. There are many you can do without equipment.

I have "only lost" 15 pounds, BUT I'm a size smaller in pants, and I can get through an entire 1-hr. cardio-kickboxing class--something I probably wouldn't have been able to do a few years ago.

Snacking has always been a big problem for me. What I've started doing this year is try to eat my meals at about the same times each day, and have a set number of calories as my goal for each meal. I try to eat every three hours so I don't get too hungry, although I usually am a little bit by my next meal. I have a…

Blue Diamond almond butter is really good, and unlike some other almond butters there are no traces of peanuts. The Blue Diamond brand never has any traces of peanuts in their products.

On reality competition shows when a contestant tells the camera, "I just need to step it up." Sure, they need to do better, but they've probably been trying their hardest up until now--"step it up" isn't a very specific strategy.

It can be really frustrating when you feel like you're ready to change but it's still hard to commit to those changes. As long as you keep trying, that's all that matters for now.

I'm losing fat and can't wait until I can feel comfortable wearing a top without sucking in my stomach. :P

I tried Weight Watchers for a few weeks about a year ago. It didn't really work for me, since I couldn't stay under my points. Of course, when I started using MFP, I had the advantage of seeing a dietician, so she helped me a lot. At this point, if I tried WW again I could probably do it, but tracking on MFP is so easy to…

I'm 5'8" and I'm headed for 160 lbs., although at that point I'll probably want to get down to 150. I'm 195.5 lbs. now. I lost about 15 lbs. last summer, but since then I've been up & down between 197 and 194. So I'm a little stuck right now. -_-;;

One day I came home and I thought my dad was eating chips--but it turned out he was eating from a bag of raw carrot slices my mom bought in the bagged salad area. They're kind of textured, like a ruffle potato chip. Because of the texture, they almost seem to taste better than baby or regular carrots.

No, nice smile. :)

I've had success with Lexapro. My doctor has me get blood work done for a lipid profile test every 6 months to make sure it's not affecting my weight, and it hasn't so far after 7 years. It's different for each person, though, but that's my experience.

O.M.G. Yes!! :love: I have to try that! Hmm...I wonder if I could get my sister to try it...she's also an Avocad-dict.

I love them in homemade guacamole! Gotta watch out for the calories/fat in the chips, though. I always get the avocado spread on my sandwich at Subway now. I should try putting avocado on my sandwiches at home, too. :9

The MyFitnessPal calcium goal is the same for everyone, since it's listed under "Tracked as Percentage of Daily Value (%DV) - based on a 2,000 calorie diet (per standard US food labeling) " in the 'Help' section. The fda.gov website says that "100% DV = 1,000mg calcium." So since your doctor says between 1,200 and 1,600 mg…

I love caramel macchiatos, too! :D Ever since I discovered the "short" size, I've just been sticking with that. A caramel macchiato with skim milk (short) is only 100 cal! So even though I could also get it with sugar-free vanilla syrup, I don't bother. An alternative to a caramel macchiato would be to instead get a…

Skim milk, no sugar. :) A lot of flavor, but not too bitter.

Almond butter, I think. Unless dried cranberries are "weirder". Then those. ;)

But you know you didn't come to this thread to post this, you came to read the comments...you know you did. ;)

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