cindybowcut Member

I am 5' even I also work an 8 hour a day desk job. I am currently only eating 1200 calories a day. Some days I switch it up a little. My dietican told me to have 1300 one day and a little less than 1200 the next day. When I exercise I don't eat back my exercise calories. I think it also depends on how much weight you have…

I hear you. I have done so well for the last year, but this week I have been on a pity party, poor pity me. As I am an emotional eater, I haven't eaten well all week. Yesterday I was going through some pictures and found this quote. "Don't let on bad day (week) kill your confidence and progress". I am going to post this…

Everything in moderation. So you had fries, no biggie.

It's a hard change to eating healthy. I still try to make stuff that I know my daughter will eat. I look for ways to make my recipes healthier. If I use ground turkey instead of hamburger I don't tell my daughter and she can't tell the difference. My friend gave me some ground bison and I used it in place of hamburger and…

My daughter had tubes in her ears when she was 5. When she was younger she always had to have the TV really loud to hear it. I didn't think anything of it at the time. When she started kindergarten they told me that she had failed her hearing test. We immediately took her to an ENT. They tested her and she had no movement…

I am also 1" shorter than you, just turned 44. My starting weight was 200 in July 2011, I am now 146 and hope to get to 130-125. I have plateau since September and trying to get the weight loss going again.

Heck yeah.

try: a banana with 1tbsp peanut butter a small apple with 10 almonds yoplait 100 calorie greek yogurt hard boiled egg and cucumber slices (90 calories) 100 calorie popcorn

You look awesome girl. Great job.

I always weigh myself first thing in the morning. When I had my last physical, I weighed before I went and was weighed at the doctors and they were the same.

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Just remember that scales aren't always your friend. I love it when my clothes feel looser than ever but the scales says I have gained.

Same here, Have tasted beer once and it was disgusting. I had many friends while growing up that did and I didn't care to act like they did when they drank, so I never have and never will.

Hello, my name is Cindy and I will be 44 in 4 more days. I am 5ft tall and have lost 54lbs since joining MFP. I joined MFP after I was diagnosed diabetic. Since being diagnosed diabetic I have made a major lifestyle change. My blood sugar went from 8.6 to 5.4 since beginning my weight loss journey. I am no longer on…

Taco soup or soft shell tacos, both are quick and easy.

Great job planning ahead. I have learned that if I don't care for it why eat it. On the cranberry, I make the fresh stuff not the canned jelly one. I know that I got the holidays under control. Last year I aced the holidays, my first ones as a diabetic. When I had my A1C blood test in February I passed. So I am going at…

Great job, you are on the way to make wonderful things happen to you in life.

celery with a laughing cow cheese triangle about 35 cal or a boiled egg only 70 cals

As my daughter tells me "Just walk away from the candy, don't do it." It's ok to have some once in a while. I found that I can't eat as much candy as I used to. And for the candy I am handing out, I make sure to buy something that I don't like, that way I won't eat it. I also look at suckers and hard candies as just plain…

I like the Firm videos and I also have some Biggest Loser videos that are great also. My local pool offers water aerobics and it is only $1.50 each time 3 times a week. Check into something like that.

I try not to but it is so hard to stay away. Guilty.

Don't get discouraged. Remember, it didn't take a short time for you to gain the weight. Everybody loses weight differently. Just keep eating healthy and exercising and you will see it all come off. The scale often lies, do your clothes feel loose? Most the time that is when I can tell I am losing weight. I weigh everyday.…

I just tell them my doctor told me I can eat anything I want, just in moderation. I appreciate it when people ask me if I would like a treat instead of just assuming that I don't want any. My department at work won't even tell me if they bring in treats because they assume I won't eat them. I would rather they ask me and I…

You are an inspiration to all of us. Congrats you look fabulous.

I agree, when my knees started bothering me my doctor told me to go back to water aerobics. I can feel the difference. I do water aerobics 3x a week and pilates or scuplting the other 2 days. Also try pilates or yoga, they are pretty low impact. I was worried about doing the pilates since it doesn't burn as many calories…

Congrats on going back to work. I work full time and have other activities. I have to work out in the morning before work or it isn't happening. Make it work for you the best you can. While I am at work I make sure to take the stairs and never the elevator. Take the long route to the restroom or where ever you go. Every…

I will be turning 44 in a couple of weeks. My daughter thinks that I am cool and most of her friends think she has a cool mom. Even some of her cousins think that I am cool. I do know that I am in the best shape of my life and my son is amazed at the things I can do that I couldn't do before. He is proud that I can keep up…

I don't think I gave away any of my candy. My sister would always give me her almond joys. But my parents would take all our candy and put it away. We could have a little bit each day. Since they did that it lasted until Christmas.

I think you look gorgeous in it. Wear it and be proud of all your hard work.

Between 4-6 24oz a day.