Kelley528 Member

I read the post on that link. My body has been retaining water in a way that I cant explain as I do not eat fast food, I do not use salt, and the types of food I eat have not changed enough to explain the extra bloating I have lately. I get aches in my knees from water retention and my feet and lower legs blow up. That…

I was at 1200 calories for maybe 7 months or so. I have been eating 1430 calories for about 5 months. I do eat back my exercise calories. I was only doing walking as my exercise but since I lost the bulk of my weight I'm ready to tighten up and have been doing light weights for my upper body as well as ab exercises for 2…

Nothing naughty about white potatos. The ones I eat are only 110 calories. I have never been the type to add butter to things and I dont like sour cream. Like others have said, its about all the extras you add to foods and the portion sizes that can be "naughty". I actually add red wine vinegar and onion flakes to my white…

Everyone gave me a better perspective on things. That is why these forums are good. I have been too regimented for my own good in a lot of things other than calories. I didnt really see the flexibility in it before. I think it will make things easier in the long term to be more flexible in a day as long as I am paying…

You don't have to use a whole avacado. I use half of one ounce= 25 calories. That is enough to put on my chicken sandwhich orn my turkey BLT, to make my tuna fish with ( i learned that one on here), It is enough to add some punch to one of my wrap creations, etc.... I keep hearing about people using it in smoothies. That…

You look great. I have set myself up to know the scale wont budge as I incorporate more strengthing exercises. I as long as I can have a before and after pic like yours then I really dont care what the scale says either :wink:

I want to try this. I have such bad balance though. Anyone have any suggestions on a good way to balance myself at home while moving in and out of the squat position? When I used to do these in the gym my trainer had me use a stabilization ball behind my back and lean against a wall but I do not have a ball at home.

Can you put a small fridge in your room? Instead of loading up on Subways overloaded crappy sandwhiches you can keep your own sandwhich and salad components. They dont require cooking. Buy your own bread, cereals, etc.... You can even put a hot plate in your room, keep one frying pan, one pot. etc... and cook your own…

I was a gym rat for years. I ate whatever I wanted. The gym kept me in shape. At 27 I went back to college FULL time and worked FULL time. I didnt get home until 10:30pm 3 days during the week and had class from 8-4pm on Saturdays. Any free time I had was for studying and doing chores. No time for the gym. I gained some…

How much did you want to lose a week? I noticed that it puts people at 1200 if they want to lose 2lbs a week. That was my goal and I had success at that rate. If you cant manage at 1200 then try for a slow erweight loss if you are relying on calorie control only to lose weight. If you are exercising than 1200 calories is…

I've never been pregnant before but your other stats are just like me. I'm 5'4 and currently 143. I am also a size 4/6. My hip bones pop out, my ribs, too, I like my collar bone at the moment but too much more weight loss I think I will have that nasty boney upper rib look near my boobs and I sure as hell done want that. I…

I just go to my setting on MFP adjust the weight loss goal to "maintain--lose nothing" add my expected exercise frequency and it tells you the calorie level for maintenance. I'd say start gradually adding more calories and if you dont plan on working out 6 days a week for ever than decrease that to about 3 days a week. I…

I, too, got lots of different numbers of varying degrees with all the different TDEE/ BMR calculators out there. I only looked into it when I first joined the site. To avoid all the confusion I just kept it simple by adding my stats into the MFP calculator and went by what it told me and you know what---it worked. Height,…

Im just curious.....If you are weighing yourself everyday knowing weight can fluctuate several pounds a day how can you possibly know what your true weight is?

Good for you resisting the temptation. Your body will feel better from avoiding crappy takeout anyway. It amazes me how many people waste money on takeout during the work week. I have been bringing my breakfast, lunch, and snacks to work for over a year now. I am so used to my homemade food that the idea of takeout skeeves…

I looked at your pictures. You look great. You look feminine and you are in great shape. I can understand how height can bother a woman because being short has its draw backs, too. I feel like I look strange in most dresses because my legs arent long enough, I cant wear boots over my pants because they cut my body in half…

Try adding certain things to your meals that will increase the calories. For example, have some juice with your breakfast to add 110 calories, drink whole milk instead of skim milk, increase your veggie portion or add an extra ounce to your chicken/meat/fish etc.... Little things will bulk up your calories. Have a bigger…

No matter what size I am I have never been comfortable walking around in my underwear for the whole world to see. As far as I am concerned a bikini is no different than underwear. That being said, my boobs are too big for a tankini and I do not like one pieces, so I wear a bikini but with board shorts. I still wore one…

Yesterday my lunch was 2 oz of whole grain pasta cooked in an oil/garlic/lemon rind sauce with brussel sprouts and 2 ox of left over london broil. It was yummy. Since I was too tired to cook last night today's lunch will be a bagel with turkey bacon, avacado, lettuce, tomato, and mustard.

You cant go your whole life without snacking. It would be a lot easier to allow yourself room for a snack at the end of the night. It will only help you balance calories the right way and help you when it comes to maintain success. If you are going over you calories by snacking at the end of the night then that is a…

Gender: Female • Age: 33 • Starting weight: 180 • Current weight: 143 • Goal weight: 138 • What are your reasons for wanting to lose/gain weight? (Please state which) I couldnt stand it that my size 10 clothes didnt fit and I refused to buy size 12. I didnt recognize my own face in the mirror anymore. I looked like the…

Give up the Atkins plan. Its those types of plans that restrict people from certain foods that makes it hard for people to follow through with it in the long run. Keep going to the gym, keep being calorie concious and you will still be successful. If I was able to manage a piece of cake, cookies, or ice cream when I was…

I lost all my weight with walking as my only exercise.

To say anything below 150 is unrealistic means you are sabotaging yourself. Just because you have never been below that weight doesnt mean it cant be done. all that means is you have never been decicated of focused on weightloss before. Your pre-pregnancy weight is a good first goal. When you get there defiinitely…

Not weighing myself today. I weigh in every Saturday so I will do the same this week. On Saturday I only went over by 79 calories. Easter Sunday I went over about 220 calories. Either way, those extra calories still dont put me at my maintenance level so I am not too worried about it. I am plan on leaving an extra 50…

Incredible transformation. Well done!

Im happy being thick. I never want to be scrawny. I just dont want to be fat. I have hips, a butt, thighs, tiny waist, and boobs. Truly curvy and I like it that way and now Im not fat, either :)

When I was about 18-22 yrs old I was "skinny fat". I had a 22 inch waist, pronounced ribs, collar bone, etc.. I looked like an extra small in my upper body but a medium on my lower body due to my curvy hips. I was a size 6 at the time so it wasnt that I was fat on my lower half but i was out of shape. Exercise allowed me…

Exactly. It annoys me when people say 1200 calories leaves you starving, is way too low, unrealistic etc.... You just need to know how to balance meals properly. It worked for me, I never felt starving and managed a sweet snack within my calorie goal by planning correctly. You are not going to be eating 1200 calories…

Are you a soda drinker? I ask because I used to be horribly bloated, dehydrated, yet had to pee all the time. My stomach would blow out like a creature was trying to get out and my legs, joints, and feet used to swell up and ache all the time. I gave up soda and and replaced it with water and all that went away. I only…