jules1984 Member

Haha you're opposite of me. My morning tends to have some fruit and carbs and I work on protein/low carbs at lunch with salads with meat and veggies. Do you like yogurt? I eat plain yogurt - as in yep absolutely no sugar added tastes like sour cream yogurt. I usually mix in fruit or kashi cereal or something but I bet you…

Hey all! I had an amazing week and I'm finally sitting at home in my PJ's enjoying a cup of black coffee after 9 hours of sleep. We have a new roof over our head - the crew finished in one day. What I thought would be my worst day ended up being my best. We were at the fair for 9.5 hours. I walked 19K steps that day,…

Fair day today! Some of my family started a Fitbit step challenge today so that should keep me motivated. I drank too much wine last night though!

I'm glad you're finding something that works well for you with the right instructor. We all should be able to just workout and sweat at the gym without feeling self conscious but that's not always possible. When I work out too hard I turn a shade of red you would not believe! But in truth, no one's really looking or caring…

Hey, everyone! It sounds like you're having pretty decent weeks! I love playing Euchre by the way, but I have no one to play with since I moved to a different state in college 10+ years ago. We have our huge state fair this week. We're going on Friday and we're going to be there ALL DAY. I have a fitbit charge HR that…

Can I start over with you guys? I joined here waaay back in the day and didn't take it seriously. Then a couple years ago I got all the way down to the 130's and maintained for awhile even without MFP. I went through a bad boyfriend and even worse break up and yo-yo'd a bunch then. Dating and then marrying my wonderful…

Thanks, I did that right away and it wouldn't sync. I went to change clothes at home after I was out and about for the day, and it wasn't clipped on me anymore. I still kept trying to sync it all throughout my house and car with no luck. We tried checking where we were but it didn't turn up. I am communicating with the…

Wow, maybe I'll try their customer service!

For the record I totally explained why I didn't eat cake. I don't like sweets much, don't have a soft spot for cake, AND ICING IS DAIRY DAIRY DAIRY. I'm not perfect. Want to watch me act like a pig? Offer me bread, pasta, or booze. It was marble cake with a huge layer of frosting. Store bought - didn't look all that great.…

OH MAN. I'm so in love with all of you right now. My particular favorites have been "accidentally" flipping the table and throwing a pizza slice against the wall and backing out with a crazed look! No one said anything later which was good. I would have avoided the breakroom altogether but they had rounded us up to sing…

Thank you! I don't want attention about something so private! One of the admins thought they were being super nice when I clearly had lost a large bunch of weight and started calling me slim or skinny every time they saw me. They really REALLY meant to make me feel good. In private, it would have felt nice. But around…

Sorry I didn't mean to come across as defensive, but I knew it wasn't a compliment by their tone of voice. It wasn't a nice compliment they way they said it. And no one was being outwardly mean, but it made me feel bad anyway. I don't handle teasing or attention well. They did want to discuss it and I said I'm watching…

It wasn't a compliment. I am too sensitive but it's also because I'm a very private person. I don't like discussing dieting in front of a room full of people. What happened in the room was rude and made me feel bad and I don't know why people think that its okay to discuss other people's private business.

Exactly! Somehow food is this weird bonding experience and you're a jerk if you have other needs and ideas. I'm not perfect. I have lots of weaknesses and some of them are food. But pizza has never been my favorite food. I'm not missing anything or depriving myself. I had good food and way too much wine this weekend,…

Not my birthday, my boss's. Why can't "no thank you" be enough? Twelve people in the room want to stand and discuss why the girl who brings healthy lunch every day doesn't want pizza and ice cream. It's embarrassing. I've clearly lost a lot of weight over the last four months. About 20 lbs. Many people have commented. Why…

Maybe you're just retaining water due to your cycle. You may not have noticed before but did this time since you're looking so closely and keeping track.

You may have to keep a couple things in mind and ask about them when you get there. A lot of the entrees don't say how they're prepared. What is the Scottish salmon? If it's loaded with a heavy sauce it could ruin what's healthy about it. My best restaurant tricks are to get the sauce on the side and to get double veg. You…

I highly recommend getting a chin-up bar for your door frame. Don't worry if you can't do one you start by standing on a chair and gently lowering yourself to the ground over and over. You'll be able to do some in no time!

That's wonderful!!!

This EXACTLY. I saw a physical therapist for it and it's all about bad foot placement/posture/pronation. He said it's not actually little fractures in your shin bones like people think, but sharp pains in the tendon that runs the front of your calf and controls your foot movement. Look up "pronate" and learning how to…

I am starting to heel (haha) from Plantar Faciitis after having a problem for about half a year. I also have a heel spur so that's no fun. I have two product recommendations: - Profoot Plantar Fasciitis shoe inserts are amazing but I don't slip them into shoes with already high arches. They let me wear all my favorite…

Let's not hate on the non-milk drinkers. I like the no dairy fad because it makes it easier to find dairy-free foods. I'm allergic to casein (milk protein). :tongue:

5 lbs a month doesn't seem too lofty to me. It will be hard but you can do it or at least you'll be close. Add in little extras like like walking on your lunch break, stairs, just being on your feet all day and that may give you a little extra boost on top of your daily workouts. How much are you projected to lose each…

I have the same problem, I can't have casein - the protein in milk. This takes out all dairy and whey products. All the low carb - high protein snacking suggestions are whey shakes, milk, or some form of cheese.

Negative Food is the BEST THING EVER!!! I can't believe I just figured this out! I am dairy free and every time I eat out or cook I leave out the cheese. I hated piecing together things like papa murphey's pizza or any entree anywhere. Now all I have to do is add the food and subtract the cheese! YAAAAAY!!!

If you're into seafood you can make mussels with tomatoes, white wine, olive oil, parsley, garlic, lemon, and chives. Look up some recipes for timing but this combo is DELICIOUS! You can pour the mussels and sauce over linguini or use some wonderful bread to soak it up. Bake some beautiful asparagus or roast some brussels…

This product was the worst thing I have ever bought. My stubborn dog absolutely did not care that it was on him and would continue to pull and try to take off after rabbits - never learned a bit. On top of that it rubbed a bunch of fur off on top of his snout and now he has some snoring/breathing issues. I blame that thing…

Aren't most protein supplements high calorie? Also aren't they usually loaded with carbs?

I particularily like the lean cuisine meals. Many many many of them are free of preservatives and all that added stuff and many have two servings of vegetables. I work in a busy downtown area. If I can't cook or pack some sort of lunch I bring a lean cuisine to work because my other options are $8 for lunch and 1200…

They gave out free pedometers near our office. One of the second shift guys loudly asked why I was wearing it and if I was trying to lose weight or something. I was across the office at this point so I just acted as if I hadn't even heard him. My boyfriend finally got his roommate and his girl to go on a double date with…