kirstenmaria Member

What is your weekly weightloss goal set at?

Thank you so much! It's so difficult when you're by yourself!

I kinda think the previous poster had a point...you can eat any meat you want as long as you're willing to do the math. My husband ate a serving of oatmeal and a can of tuna for breakfast every other morning when he lost all his weight. I haven't gone that far in the past few months that we have been watching our foods,…

My best friend dated a guy like this. This guy's not an idiot...he is abusive. It's not him being honest; he has distorted the truth to be abusive. Please don't go out with him again. My friend spent over a year with a guy like this, and years later he still haunts her.

You know, there is a thing in the community guidelines...I know, probably no one reads those things anyway...but if there's a post that is belittling we're supposed to flag it, instead of responding to it. Good luck gals, hopefully those who are irritated find their happy, and those who need support and advice find it from…

Looks like someone has a case of the Thursdays. Yep! My mom always says it's because of retaining fluid. I still weigh myself, because I expect it and don't want to eat too much comfort food. It's only a week :)

California, Pennsylvania, USA...but I'm currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii!

I try to weigh every morning because I have a bad habit of letting myself think I'm losing between weigh-ins. I need to be able to monitor myself every day. If my weight is up, it means I need to skip dessert and go for a smaller portion sizes. That said, I skip weigh-ins on mornings when my digestive processes are…

25 :) Edit: Feel free to add me! I'm back on the site after about a year off!

5'5" or something, and 25yo. No weight loss pics, because I'm just starting out, again. The first time didn't really work and I gave up, but now my doctor has prescribed diet and weight loss, then new labs again in December. If I don't lose weight AND see lower triglycerides and lower blood glucose (oh, and lower lipids…

Hickam AFB, Hawaii :D Right after we got married in June I moved out here. We'll PCS back to the mainland somewhere this coming June-ish :)

i <3 chocolate caramel flavored protein shake powder from gnc. delicious!!

I understand about the family stuff. We're taking a very traditional route, and my parents are paying for the wedding. If I were paying for the wedding myself, perhaps I would mind so much what opinions my parents have. I know there will be battles to fight in the future, and I'm carefully choosing to avoid conflict on…

When my grandmother was sick she made sure the family knew that her engagement ring was left to me. I don't have the money to buy my fiance an engagement ring. I don't even have the money or the guaranteed income to buy him the wedding band he really wants, but my mom said we should think about using the diamond from my…

I chose my sister. I'm the oldest, and she's the middle sister in our family. She's only 20 right now, and even though we are not always as close as friends may be with me, I know that as we get older she will always be close. I asked my sister if she would do it, and she said yes. Had she not said yes, I would have…

9 down, 91 to go!!

Great job!!

I carried ballpoint pens in the cup holder of my car for a while so that while driving I could hold a pen between my fingers while I broke the habit of smoking while driving. I couldn't hold onto a real ciggie because I would give in and light it. Finally, the ballpoint pens were so long and cumbersome while driving and I…

I quit cold turkey in late December 2011. I had said I was going to quit for a couple years, and I would quit cold turkey and decide I wanted another one months later. This time, I haven't had a cigarette in 7 months - I did it for myself, but it helped that I was no longer surrounded by people who smoke. I'm now living at…

There you are :)

I didn't think I needed friends on here either. I didn't want anyone to know I was trying to lose weight because I know it has disappointed my family in the past when I get really enthusiastic then fail. I didn't want to have to put myself out there for the whole world to know my failures...until I realized I can't do this…

I can't wait til someone tells me I look muscular...it's going to be a long time and a lot of hard work before I hear that though. Don't beat yourself up about "muscular" thighs. When in doubt, look at a picture of a cheerleader or a dancer...they have strong, muscular legs, but they don't look "bulky".

2 cents: When I lived in Argentina I unwittingly lost 10 lbs. eating fresh bread and other delicious things that seemed like they should be a bajillion calories each, like alfajores, empanadas, milanesas, dulce de leche, and ice cream. In my host mother's infinite wisdom she explained that it's because in the US we eat…

Big Brother is always watching. ;) jk...if I could afford one I would order it in a heart beat!

Oatmeal is the most filling food I have ever eaten. I also do cold cereal late at night..3/4 of a cup with 1/2 a cup of soy milk...If I haven't eat. If I have eaten, lukewarm water because chances are I'm just thirsty from no having enough water during the day. I read that cold water hydrates, warm water creates that…

Chin up, you're here now, and most of us are not cranky. Though, tonight, there seem to be a few cranky ones who didn't get enough calories or endorphins today (on other boards). Tomorrow is another day, and then there will be another after that. :)

I can say from experience that I have to measure at the same time of day, because I will get a food baby after eating even a little bit. I like to measure as I'm getting ready for bed...my results have been pretty consistent. Also, I don't measure at my navel, but a little higher. I lean my ribs and shoulders to each side…

Does anyone know if shoulder grooves go away, or are they permanent? I'm already seeing a slight change in the size and shape (PRAISE THE LORD!), and I'm wondering how permanent the deep grooves actually are. I would imagine if I walked around for 2 weeks with no bra they would go away (at my current weight), but should I…

Oh, and don't forget...it's not 8-8oz. glasses a day for everyone. Divide your weight in pounds by 2.2. That's how many ounces you should be drinking each day. Then you can divide that number of ounces by the number of ounces your glass will hold to find out how many glasses of water a day :)

Get one of these: I take mine everywhere with me. I sit it right in front of me on my desk at work so it's the closes thing to me. I'll fill up at the water cooler, sit down, take a sip, and it will be empty (subconscious sipping). I'm totaling the equivalent of 16-8oz. glasses every day now because of the straw concept.…