nshannon14 Member

267 here down from 273 already. Would love to have any of you add me as well. The support on here for the most part is pretty awesome!

Welcome back! Feel free to add me for support as well. That goes for anyone.

Jacksonville here

Do you mind if I ask why you stopped dancing? Otherwise welcome! This is a great place to come for support. Feel free to add me if you like.

Welcome! This is a good place to come for support for sure. Feel free to add me as a part of that support.

Welcome! I have to say that I like this site better than others I have tried. It is relatively user friendly and the support system on here is great as well. Best of luck to you!

<Bacon Pirate I train classes during the day. Sorry couldn't help myself! :)

I have been on this for 8 weeks. I actually started before I joined MFP so my starting weight was actually 272 8 weeks ago and I am currently 251. I think the two programs work really well together as long as you use the meal replacement to create the proper and healthy deficit.

I read a study that claimed that there are over 300 individual flavors in a piece of chocolate. I wish I could find that article again. Basically the point of it is that most people who eat chocolate don't eat it correctly and do not get the full enjoyment out of it. I decided to give it a test run and got some Godiva…

I would be interested as well.

Congrats on the wedding and welcome! Feel free to add me as well.

I love the responses thus far. I used this once for a high school reunion and really lost a lot of weight. Too bad the reunion was terrible! I really do think it is important to weave things in that are of a physical nature as well so that we aren't solely focused on weight loss. I love all the responses that have running…

I spent about $100 on one about a year ago but it is complicated and I barely ever use it. The logic behind using it makes total sense, but for me at the point I'm not sure it is worth the hassle. I am pretty out of shape still despite a month of exercising and I have a pretty good idea when my body is working at 75-80%.…

Another guy here who is interested. Keep me posted if this comes together.

Yeah that KFC can do us all in can't it?! My gym is in a bad spot for stuff like that too. When you walk out of my gym to the left is my favorite sports bar, and in front is a Taco Bell! Hows that for location? I was asking because I read an interesting article on chocolate recently. I've actually incorporated chocolate in…

Just out of curiousity what are your specific cravings?

Thank you everyone for being so complimentary. In truth we both have had and will have opportunities in the process where we will need each others support. In my opinion it is a lot easier to make this kind of change when both parties are on board and are willing to be supportive of each other. Sometimes it is tough to be…

In the summer I actually do pretty much the same thing. It makes is easier particularly in the southern heat!

I have noticed the dieuretic affect of some of the teas as well. This is good advice. Thanks!

Hello everyone. I hate to chime in as the husband here, but I wanted to clarify something my wife put in her post. She mentioned "eating like a rabbit" which is kind of an inside joke that seems to have leaked in to her post. That came about when I made a joke two years ago about eating carrots. It stuck them in my teeth…

Heck yeah I'm interested! Thanks!

The thing I like about these forums is the ability to come here and vent sometimes. Most of the responses you will get will be positive in encouraging. I do find a few that are condescending and a few that are know it alls but I would say 90% of what you hear on these will be encouraging. Getting assistance from other…

I would be happy to help as well.

Welcome!!

Love the "Step Brothers" reference. LOL

Feel free (anyone) to add me as well. What kinds of workouts are you doing. I find some times my body gets used to the same types of workouts if I consistently do the over and over again. Even varying the types of cardio that you do can be beneficial. In my example I got stuck at one point, but the only cardio I was doing…

Welcome! I think you will like MFP. I'm relatively new and trying to build my friend base as well, but the support I've already received is wonderful.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Congrats to all that have hit clothing milestones! My next thought is about what I have in my closet. I was skinny so long ago maybe a lot of my clothes have gone out of style! LOL Still I agree that is better than pounds on the scale. Like Angelmlevings said, this is what everyone…

Congrats on your Ah Ha moment! My story is very similar to yours in a lot of ways. I had my moment about six months ago, but lacked the fortitude to do anything about it until very recently. Feel free to add me as well. I'm fairly new on here as too, but from what I can see that support on this site is tremendous. Best of…

Thank you for the advice everyone. Jumping in to quickly has been a problem for me in the past. I tend to go too hard and that is not sustainable. I will absolutely add friends on here. I think that kind of mutual support would probably be a good thing. As to living in FL. I do have to say that it makes it a lot easier to…