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Hi, I recently quite smoking as well (January 18th, 2014) I dropped the Tobacco Cigarettes and went to the electric ones instead. For me with all the stress in my house from kids and work it is what is working for me... I still have the nicotine when i need it but not all the other crap and so far I have not gained any…

Thank you for sharing your story, I know it was probably not easy to put yourself out there but your story is very inspiring and motivating. You have made an amazing change and come a long way.. Congratulations Brian.. Good luck on your endeavors and goals...

I do have a ham bone in the freezer from Thanksgiving and Christmas might give me an excuse to make a really big batch of Split pea Soup I can throw it in the blender to make it more of a creamy soup.. Didn't think of that... Thanks And I totally forgot about the cottage cheese.. that will be a good idea especially when I…

In my house I have my husband and 3 kids ranging from 17 to 25, they all know how to cook so I just call fend for yourselves and everyone is on their own. They can eat what ever they want if they don't want to eat healthy like me.. when I do cook for the whole family I have a small portion of what i make for them with a…

I got the "new rules of lifting for woman" for my Nook and I am going to use the workouts in it as a starting point. Unfortunately I can't print them from my Nook and the online reader for my PC does not load the pictures so I am going to have to go to the Library after work and hopefully they have the book so I can Photo…

I went ahead and found me a weight bench, I have 5#, 10# and 20# dumbbell sets. To start off with. I am going to invest in a bench press bar and some weights but might have to wait a couple of weeks before I can get them. And for Cardio I got a stationary bike since I don;t like treadmills and a good elliptical is to…

Didn't make it to the gym to check things out last night.. gonna try again on Monday that is when they will have someone in the office. But I was thinking and am going ot talk to my hubby about gym vs getting my own "total gym" weight machine at home and doing that... Then I would own the equipment, can add to it for…

Ok I am doing this, I had a long discussion with my husband last night about the time and all and how I need this for me. My daughter (22) and her boyfriend (who is totally in shape) also want to join a gym so we are all going to go check out the one that is less than 2 miles from my house tonight after work ... Sometime…

Steve, Just finished reading your article on your website ( Nutrition 101) and I wanted to thank you for taking the time to compose a lot of information into a single place that is fairly easy to comprehend. I look forward to combing thru the information you have made available to us here on MFP and on the web. I am hoping…

I have had gym memberships in the past and I really love working out, I love the high afterwards, My only problem before and why I didn't stick to it I think was I let the self guilt get to me... the time away from my husband, but I now realize if I don't do this I will not be around very long, With both the recent loss of…

Stage 14: the reason my sons comments burn me is because he was telling me I shouldn't join a gym because it is a waste of money. and why should he discourage me if I am quitting smoking and want to spend $40 a month on me for a gym membership to be healthier then why not... no he wants me to buy the XBox so he can play…

That makes sense TR66... My only concern is the demands my kids and husband put on me and the way I feel guilty when I don't "do for them" or "take care of them" I think getting away from the house is what would work for me best, working out at home is well and good as long as you don't have to many distractions and are…

Thanks all your input is helpful... I'll have to check out the reading material to build my weight part of my work out. I think Starting with cardio 3 times a week and Weight 2-3 times a week for now is the way I need to start then switching it in a few months... OR I could just change it up and one week m,w,f cardio and…

Baby steps... Start with goals. logging foods, and you's get that down then start adding exercise, find something you enjoy ie: go for a walk, ride abike, go hiking, dance your but off.. what ever you like that gets your heart rate up... we didn't get over weight over night and there fore won't get skinny over night. All…

Mama's Song by Carrie Underwood.. My daughter walked down the Isle to this when she got married.. gives me goose bumps everytime Goodspeed- Dixie Chicks... I used to sing this to my youngest son when he was little and it still gets to me She's a Butterfly- Martina McBride Don't take the Girl- Time McGraw Just to mention a…

I also smoked for many many years off and on.. recently I have given up Tobacco Cigs and gone to electronic.. not as much of the harmful chemicals with still getting my nicotine... I have been cutting the nicotine back... It is easier this time around for me because with the e-cig I can quit the nicotine addiction and…

When I started with MFP I was a little over whelmed as well so I first focused on diet.. logging everything I ate, trying to make healthier choices...That was in February... after a month or so I started adding exercise to my routine...as the weather is getting better I have been adding more and more cardio... eventually…

You look great Congratulations on the accomplishment... Good to see that the hard work we put in pays off ... :drinker:

Can kind of relate... My husband is not into the portion control and healthy eating like I am but I have made small changes around the kitchen like replacing ground beef with ground turkey.. adding veggies to things like burrittos etc.. it helps me .. I have also replaced the majority of snacks around the house with…

I generally try to keep it to one meal.. usually if hubby and I are going out to one of our favorite all-u-can-eat chinese or itallian food places... I also try to keep it down to once a week.. Somepeople need to have a planned day or meal where u can satisify your cravings to keep from majorily falling off the diet/…

One of my favorite dishes is to take a Jennie O turkey sausage, fresh zuccini, summer squash, fresh tomatoes and diced onions saute them in a skilliet with itallian seasonings and a little olive oil and in a small pan cook up 2 oz of Speghitti or angel hair pasta ( I break it in thirds to make it look like more) I add a…

The most amazing hamburgers... we have driven 60 miles one way just to have their hamburgers... Haven't been in a while but sounds soooooo yummy.. :drinker: the fries are a little on the salty side for me but hubby loves them... :flowerforyou:

Body bugg is an arm band they used to use on Biggest loser.. I had one for a bit but I was stressing on the numbers to much for me so I gave it to my niece she loves it and it helps her keep on track.. I think 24 hour fitness still carries them other wise can google it ... Good luck in find an item that works best for you

The scale started moving again :happy: Thanks for the encouraging words and advice it helped me to get thru that little ruff patch... It is helpfull to know tha I am not the only one out there that is and has gone thru it so early.. :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Got the XBOX with Kinect and the Your Shape game .. I've had it for a week now and am having fun with it and the adventures game when I don't really want a formal workout and just want to play but still burn calories.. I monitor my calories the my Polar F6 HRM .. I feel it is more accurate than the game. Thanks for the…

Easing my self into it with 1/4 pill , 1/2, then 1/2 twice a day. now I can take 1 in the morning and one at bed time and the side effects are minimal.. I am now one more step towards getting my health under control. :smile:

To me anything that gets you up and moving and gets your heart rate up is a good workout... It is better than sitting on our butts on the couch .. LOL

Thanks Guys.. I started cutting the pills in half and all this week I have been taking half in the morning with my vitamins and half at night with food and the side effects have been dramatically reduced, This weekend I am goingto try the whole tablet again, didn't want to do it duringhte week because of having to work...…

Thank you all for the encouraging words ... You may or may not realize but it does help.. I know this is not a diet but a life change and something that I will have to keep up on for the rest of my life... with a little splurge day here and there :wink: once I lose the weight... Thank you for helping me remember that... I…

[/quote] "Good Advice. You might want to try 3000 Omega 3's a day. Purchase at Costco (Kirkland Brand) not too costly. I have been taking them for 1 year and my Triglyceride's went down from 288 to 145 in that time. You can get them at Sam's and Wal-Mart too. Wal-Mart costs a little more. If you don't have a card maybe a…