stormieweather Member

Really? Hmm, it spoils very very fast. I'm surprised.

Haha!! Uglies...in your pants.

What has helped me is to cut back the carbs and only eat complex ones when I do eat them. Also, increase my proteins because they make me feel full longer. Don't skip breakfast and make sure you are getting at least 6 hrs of sleep per night. Are you taking any vitamins? I would try a good energy multivitamin, plus a B…

Don't forget it's frozen, so you'll only find it in the frozen food section. I :heart: :heart: :heart: Ezekiel bread. Particularly the raisin cinnamon variety. They also make raisin cinnamon english muffins. Take a frozen slice out and toast it, add a little peanut butter and jam..../foodgasm.

Agreed! In fact, I wear only light perfume to work as it is very bad manners to choke your coworkers. By the time I get to the gym, it's fully dissippated.

Yeah well, I go straight from work, full makeup and all. Sorry, not gonna wash it off to please anyone. The sweat will take care of that issue for me.

Welcome! Good luck and happy getting fit. :flowerforyou: Just like everywhere, there are people here who are judgemental and disapproving. Just ignore them and surround yourself with positive, supportive people!

Everyone is different. There is no pace that determines if you're walking or running. It's the effort involved. Also, jogging = running. And it's more exercise than a couch potato gets. :wink: A quote from runner's world:

I did this last year. Great results!!! Basically, I bought a good pair of running shoes, a sports bra and mapped out some runs around my house by blocking out 1/4 mile increments. I would go out and run as far as I could, then slow to a speed walk until I felt able to run again, then run again. I made sure my running…

They were very, very high for me, as are MFP figures. Watching myself in the mirror in Zumba &kickboxing class, I noticed that I tend to be conservative in my movements. Meaning, I make them all, but with the least extra motion possible. Maybe all those years of undereating trained me to conserve energy? I dunno, but using…

Actually 25.8% of the population had diabetes in 2010. That is 1 in 4 people. Of those, a third were undiagnosed. That isn't even counting the people who had abnormally high A1C levels but weren't high enough to be diagnosed with full-blown diabetes. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/DM/PUBS/statistics/

I almost always have my day planned in advance (and logged).That way I know how much leeway I have for snacks or unplanned items. It helps a great deal.

Unfortunately, you (and I) cannot control where we lose weight when we lose it. It's usually last on, first off. And the order of THAT is genetically determined. When I weighed 105 pounds, I still had love handles...go figure. I lost 5+ inches during February, sadly 2 of them were from my chest :sad: Your best bet is to…

Well, I think I'll decide whether I'm taking my calorie counting too seriously or not. But thanks for your concern. :huh: Maybe everyone should just do what works for them and stop worrying about what other people are doing (or not doing).

You didn't ask for lunch suggestions, but I switched from cardboard meals (Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones,and Healthy CHoice) to a healthier sandwich. I use Fold-It's (whole grain), but used to use La Tortilla low-carb tortilla also, all natural turkey or ham deli meat (Hormel), sliced cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion,…

I do both. I measure things like olive oil, milk, peanut butter, cereal, etc. I weigh things like pasta, rice, veggies, fruit, etc. As far as a scale, I have a digital one with a tare function, which rocks! Meaning, I can put a bowl or plate on it, then hit tare and add my actual food and it will tell me how much just the…

Gogo Grandma!! :bigsmile:

I agree with the possibility that you are not burning as much as you think in Zumba and other classes. I do Zumba 2x a week and burn between 320 and 410 (I weigh 150). I do every high intensity move she offers (versus the low intensity alternative). I eat only 50-75% of those calories. If you want to be more accurate, get…

You joined last month. Have you only just started working out? Are you new to Zumba, etc.? If so, you could have fluid retention or muscle activation due to beginner's gains. The loss will follow once your body gets used to the new regimen of activity. If you are sure about your activity level, and are accurate as far as…

What I do is, every three months, take 1 week off and eat at maintenance. Take a break from working out too, if you want. Eat high quality food, but you can still indulge if you want, as long as you don't go over maintenance. Otherwise, no cheat days. I mean, it's fine, for a special occasion, to eat up to…

The pain and soreness become less and less, the more you work out. In the future, you may want to pace yourself a little slower, until you are used to the class. Eventually, you'll need to increase your weights and/or intensity to get much at all out of the class. The extra weight is basically the swelling of your muscles…

An arm and a leg....seriously. Family of 4 (sometimes 5, when my son is home), one dog and one cat. Everything, including cleaning products, pet items and personal products run about $275 per week. We eat all natural and mostly organic and my 6yr old, myself and my partner take our own lunches to school/work (no eating…

Every morning. I only log the new lows, however. I can tell when I've had too much sodium or not enough water or I've worked out really hard (muscles slightly swollen-water retention). Overall, the big picture trend is down, down, DOWN.

So umm...is that a pic of a barbarian keyboard warrior???

Weight loss doesn't happen in a nice straight line, ie: every Tuesday before weigh in, 1 pound goes poof! :wink: How do I know this? I learned it the hard way. I spent 8 months jumping from one calorie goal to another, changing workouts, eliminating this food or that one, all to no real avail. What I finally figured out is…

I do both. Although the way my clothes fit changes long before it shows on the scale OR the tape measure, for some reason. As long as my shape is improving, I'm happy.

Keep giving him healthy food and keep encouraging him to exercise (tai kwon do, team sports, anything). My son went through a similar stage between 11 and 15 and got quite pudgy. Partly due to the pudge and getting a computer, he stopped a lot of outdoor activities. But he grew up and got a job, got a girlfriend, had a…

Sometimes I munch on roasted edemame nuts, sometimes I have a bowl of berries or melon. Sometimes, I actually have chips or a chunk of cheese. I never, ever have trouble eating my exercise calories (although I leave at least 30% as a cushion against miscalculations).

With less than 15 pounds to lose, you will find your progress very slow. That's ok, our bodies let go of the fat easier when there's a lot to spare. The best way in your situation is to have a small deficit (250-300 calories or so) and focus more on fitness and less on what the scale says.