starcatcher1975 Member

No. Just no. Unless you're a rock star, even then it's still questionable.

I'm an accountant too! One final exam away from my Masters! Yay me! I suck at interviewing. Big time! Like you I get nervous and tend to ramble or I say something really stupid trying to make a joke so I'll relax- doesn't work btw. My last interview (with the DOE) was a group interview (which I was not expecting and was…

I understand what you're saying but at the same time yes, you are being a little irrational. When you reach "goal" are you going to never eat a cookie again for the rest of your life? It's 1 cookie, not a dozen. Your last 2 sentences here sum it up- move on from it and keeping active helps. 1 cookie isn't going to undo all…

I'm from Venus too. It's not the men that get me when I visit Earth, it's the lack of intelligent life :)

When I say I'm still fat I should have noted that I started off with more than 100# to lose (while your ticker shows you started with less than half of that to lose). Lifting weights has definitely made me smaller. I've lost a lot of inches and I'll take inches lost over pounds lost any day. Also, I should note I have lost…

Thanks! I've been pretty much at a standstill lately. I've been using this method but I'm thinking maybe I didn't do it right to start with so I'm ready to rework the numbers and I'm looking forward to getting some results.

I just found out about this and was going to mention it :) I looked at the itunes app for it and it says now it doesn't require you to log in with Facebook. I have an android phone though and I just set my post to be visible to only me. I'm going to see if my kids want to download it too. At least the weather is getting…

I'm getting a slow start but hopefully I'll be close to 50 by the end of the month.

I use the GNC amplified wheybolic extreme 60 protein powder in chocolate. It's expensive but to me it taste like a yoohoo and doesn't make me want to gag. Personally I can't stand the strawberry (neither could my kids, it took forever for us to finish that one) If you don't like the flavor GNC will exchange it for a…

If you live close to a university with a gym see if you can join there, they usually have discounted rates on personal trainers. Some may be willing to work outside of the school gym for reduced rates. (Some schools only allow students, faculty and staff to use the facilities though) You could also try the Y, some people…

I'm going to try for all 50 running. Most will be done on a treadmill which I don't like running on as much as outside. I'm thinking 25 might be a better challenge for me to start with but I figure I'll never know if I don't at least attempt it. PS How do we update this thing?

Does the 5 lbs come off right away or will it be gone by the time I wake up in the morning? 5# by tomorrow morning would be great and just about put me back on track

Funny because I told my scale it could kiss my *kitten* this morning too. I'm done with it. The damn thing is stuck in one area no matter how much I eat/don't eat/exercise/sit on my *kitten*...I'm sick of it. I'm starting to think it's broken and can't go below a certain number. (Yeah, I know it's not, I'm just fat and it…

Wonderful story! Hungry Me has had me hostage today too and I didn't fare as well as you. And, unfortunately, Lazy Me and Make Excuses Me has had a tight grip on me too. I'm going to have to remember this for inspiration when they try to take me again

Someone already suggested New Rules of Lifting for Women and I second it. He says best results are with 3 days a week but you can do it 2x/week which is what I was doing and I could see, feel and notice a difference with twice a week. I don't think it's complicated and if you have access to a gym you'll have (or should…

I have 2. One is a pixie/butterfly type with the sun and the moon and stars in the wings. I love fairies/pixies and being from FL love the sun. Also the idea of reaching for my dreams no matter how far away they might seem. The second is a dragonfly because I love dragonflies but it's very muted colors. I've actually…

I love salmon, even the frozen pre-marinated kind in the grocery store, but I'm trying to get away from the ready-made foods. The recipes posted so far look good so I'm going to try them out. Thanks

I wasn't going to respond to this but I swear to God I am laughing so hard right now I have tears coming down! My son is asking what is so funny

I eat it plain, as guacamole, on a sandwich...however I can get it, I think it's delicious

Same thing happens to me all the time. I've pretty much just gotten used to being alone (well, me and my kids). My whole family lives out of state so that's not the issue but all of my friends here are married or in relationships. When I do visit my family I usually feel awkward due to the fact that I'm extremely…

I wanted to start weight lifting so I had a trainer when I first started. I was very lucky though because I got 6 free lessons from the university I attend and after that I just bought a book (New Rules of Lifting For Women) and now I do it on my own. I go to the YMCA in my city and the staff has always been really great…

I prefer running outside but recently I've started using the treadmills at the gym. I do put it on an incline when I use it and I like that it "forces" me to run faster than I would outside (or fall off by not keeping up) but I notice I can run for longer periods of time when I run outside. However, I was completely…

You can go into your goals and change your macros there and based on your calories MFP will automatically calculate how many of each you can eat. You just set the percentages 40%,20%,20% (where's the other 20%?) you want and remember to save it. Home->goals->change goals-> select custom and it's in the first big box Daily…

I started doing this a while ago and it's been working...some weeks better than others but I think that's more because I'm not very consistent with my eating. I vary rarely go over but there are a lot of days I'm more under than I should be. I've been sort of stuck the last few weeks but I think it's probably time for me…

I'm always on the free weight side. It's the first place I go to when I'm at the gym. I just ignore everyone there and focus on what I'm doing. Once you get started you'll be too busy to worry what anyone else thinks of you. I've been there long enough now that I recognize people and we talk, nothing too in depth or too…

I'm 37 and watch cartoons daily. Whether or not my kids are home. Actually I watch them more than my kids do (13 and 14) because I really just don't like reality shows and a lot of other stuff they show on TV (and sometimes just for noise so I can do things without getting too sucked into a show/movie). Mine don't do the…

Hilarious. My kids heard me laughing all the way upstairs

Love tilapia so I'm going to try some of these. I usually just buy the frozen breaded kind already which I really like but some of these ideas sound delicious :)

Welcome to MFP :smile: I think this is a great site because it's so easy and convenient to use. I love the barcode scanner on the mobile app! And the only encouragement I can give you is to keep on keeping on. Take one day at a time and realize it does take time so don't get discouraged if you're not seeing results as fast…