leslisa Member

Good job!!! Keep moving towards your goal. If you've stuck with it from May to August you are doing fabutastic!!!! Peace leslisa :sunglasses:

You are beautiful, no matter the size. Wanting to be health and happy and having your outside reflect who you are inside that is your reward for being so fan-freaking-tastic. You deserve to feel as good as you know you are. So remind yourself you are beautiful! Look in the mirror and tell yourself that. Peace. leslisa

Yeah, um, I do laundry, clean house, walk the dog (which actually burns), read (instead of watching TV - I want a snack when I watch TV but it doesn't bother me when I read), knit (a friend of mine crochets), adult coloring book is kind of cool - yes, I can color and watch TV at same time, wash windows, eat juice frozen…

Wonderful. Enjoy the wedding!!

Today it was the almonds I brought for snack :smile: . Sometimes the immediate gratification is really what I want. Long term it is to avoid heart attack (at 35), high b/p (under control), high cholesterol (under control), type 2 diabetes (under control).

I know quite a few folks with your issue. It's not common but it's not that unusual either. 113 doesn't sound odd for 5'3", depending on age and body type. It sounds like eating all the time is making your life miserable. If you want to gain, the above recommendations are really good. May I recommend Boost High Calorie…

Agree with above. It's hard to tell why you are having little success without knowing what you are doing and your body type. When you say you exercise, do you do a lot of cardio? Excessive cardio can be counterproductive to building muscle as you are burning so many cals your body can't compensate. I'm a runner but am a…

Does no exercise mean you can't walk slowly (with or without assistance of medical device) or do chair exercises? Something like this? http://hasfit.com/workouts/home/senior/chair-exercises-for-seniors/ Not trying to upset you but I have a friend who has Fibromyalgia and she can do them on her good days. Only ten minutes…

What group? You are already on MFP. Is there a certain group you wanted to get into?

Outside and fun? Hoola hoop (in shade - anywhere). Jump rope (in the shade provided ground is fairly level). Racket ball is sometimes good, depending on the time of day and if there are trees/shade above the court, as is straight up wall ball against an abandoned building (shade from building is good and usually nobody…

It depends on what you need. I could never make something like that work. Mostly because I can't stand "canned" programs. I like to fit in fitness wherever I can. I mostly run but honestly I do whatever I want so long as it's the equivalent to five miles of running a day. That means if I boogie the night away Saturday…

I haven't lost as much as you but I can tell you that spandex is a friend. Wear it under loose fitting clothing especially and sometimes under skirts because I do not have "thigh gap" and if I'm dancing or something it rubs. Brands like Spanx and I think I've gotten some from the outlet stores around here. Also look up…

The only "workout" I do is running I'm Running - Mistress Barbara Be Quick or Be Dead - Iron Maiden Ain't Going Down Til the Sun Comes Up - Garth Brooks Back in Black - AC/DC (great cool down song!!) Anything Linkin Park or Eminem is also great for cool down. I know more than three :smiley:

My son's a LD runner (50 - 60 miles a week). He lifts. He surfs. He gets good grades (maintaining a healthy weight makes your brain work more effectively). He uses Boost Very High Calorie Nutrition Beverages, Very Vanilla, 8 Ounce. Only one for 530 calories and only have to choke down 8oz at a time. Also, since they are…

I don't require any liposuction. I'm fine with my size. I'm a runner so I stay pretty "shapely" and always have been pretty OK with my overall look. But would be nice not to have to wear "strategic" bikinis (if that makes any kind of weird sense).

Thank you all for all of the information and the support! I am doing so much better today. Not "top form" but I think maybe the first week is the hardest. Not saying I won't have moments of complete freak out since I'm sure I will but I'm not crying every freaking five minutes either. Still having stomach pains and issues…

Low energy, headaches, missed periods, slow metabolism. Did the doc do blood work? I have Vitamin D deficiency, low iron, and blood sugar issues. All of the above combine to your symptoms (also other things like muscle cramps, bruising - not super easy but easier than most, brittle nails - they don't break all the time but…

Thank you all. I appreciate the input. Some of it I knew, some I didn't. As to why he left, I think perhaps that's not really that important unless he suddenly decides he wants to work it out.

Agree with above. Doc first to check hormone levels and if he's says all is well decide if you want hair removed permanently, temporarily, or just bleached. Personally, I do a temporary/bleach combo approach. I never did permanent because I'm out in the sun often and I've read studies stating the laser treatments and other…

If you have the money and are looking for pretty accurate a doctor's scale with weights that can be calibrated is the most reliable per my experience. If not, mid-cost electronic ones are reasonably accurate so long as you are OK with one pound out of sync here or there. best of luck! leslisa

That's rough. Maybe a target range instead of an exact weight? If you are a runner, could you maybe add a mile here or there and eat same number of weekly cals? Best of luck! leslisa

It's not letting you set them? I still can set my targets. What are you trying to set? leslisa

For most women, fat will go away, not so much the extra skin, although it should tighten some. Best of luck! leslisa

That would be doing what I actually like doing to exercise. I run (or walk if I'm hurt). That's it. That's all I do. That's all I like. If you like swimming, do that. If you like jumping rope, then cool. If you like walking the dog or with the kids in the stroller, there you go. And I always ask, "What can you see yourself…

Glad you caught it before you kept going. Ensure and Ensure Plus are what the pediatrician recommended for my son to gain weight. They are not in place of his vitamins. He still has to take a multivitamin. About protein powder, might want to check with the doctor and examine those labels, also. Not all protein powders are…

I use weekly cals instead of daily because I know I'm going to binge on Sat or Sun (college or NFL football) each weekend during football. I skim 100 - 150 cals a day for use on the weekend. I'm not giving up my wings and beer for anything!! : o p That being said, any idea why you are binging? Stress, fear, self image,…

For reference, I am a recovered anorexic. I guarantee nothing anyone said to me really helped until I began to understand the underlying issues I had that had developed my feelings of inadequacy. I think, more important than talking to her is listening to her. Hear what she is saying. Try to understand her feelings. Show…

I don't have this issue. BUT my son does. He is a 16yo XC runner with an ***ectomorph*** body type who has to eat 3600 a day to maintain (and he recently went from a 32 to a 30 so we are going to have to bump again). And if everyone who denied having an eating disorder had an eating disorder then everyone would have one…

Less the weight for me than the size I think. I've always kind of been happiest when I have to buy new clothes. : o ) leslisa

Was this taken out of context? Are you asking if mfp will help? If you use it, I'm sure it will. Good luck! leslisa