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Me too! I figure if I'm doing the work to cook it - it needs to be taste tested! :wink:

Welcome! :) This site is really useful. I'd never lost a sizeable amount of weight before I joined this site, currently I'm down 10lbs in about 2 months. This site makes me very mindful of what I'm putting into my body and how I treat myself. Good luck!

Thats great news Lee! :) Next thing you know you'll be logging pickles and ice cream!

My nutritionist said up to 5lbs depending on what day of your period. I always stay the same weight or go up when I have mine. This week it was a one pound gain. Its tough to see the number on the scale but I'm just going to work out a lot and drink lots of water, hopefully next week I'll be back to loosing again! Good…

Its nice to see this thread moving again! Okay I have to say, this is werid: the two converstaions going right now on this thread are also happening to me!!! First I'm in a two week plateau. It SUCKS but I'm trying to stay positve. I didn't lose anything last week and today I gained a pound. I think I have gotten a little…

As most people say on here, tomorrow is a new day. Weight loss is full of highs and lows. I've been having a rough week. Not going over too massivly each day, but also not sticking to my plan as much as I'd like. So we all do it, its how you fix it that matters. Go for a walk tomorrow and really focus on eating healthy.…

Yes! Chocolate! Bump!

OoooOOOoo Pick me!!! I'm working this halloween. Both cabbage night and halloween night. Phew. It wasn't super busy to start, just lots of noise complaints... then it got busy haha. Lots of fights! I didn't even notice it was snowing out. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit slower since it'll be Sunday. One can hope!

Incredible! All of your hard work shows!! And thanks for the story of how you did it - it is nice to hear that other pepole struggle with gaining some weight during the process. :) Excellent job!!

I agree!! My nutritionist set me up on the site - and set up my daily goals. She set my protein at 135!!!!! Protein helps you feel full!!

I have a GoWear FIT which is made by Body Media (the same company that makes the BodyBugg) and I love it. It is a bit pricey compared to a regular hrm, but it does a lot of stuff. You wear it on your upper arm and it tracks calories burned and steps taken. The display (that you have to buy separately) also has a trip on it…

Thanks for the support KMC - I never knew how much I needed a site like this until I found it. You guys are great. And Allie - wow, what an intense decision! Going back to school for your masters! Thats awesome, good for you. I can't imagine the work and money that you'll be investing in for that! I thought my BA was hard…

Hi all! Hope all your nights are going well :) Mine are, but I'm working a ton lately. The combination of overtime and a bad rotation week has made it hard to find time to work out. Which makes me very proud of you Nicu! Thats awesome that you worked out!!! I always feel better once I get to the gym, but getting off the…

Ugh. I'm so sorry about how your feeling. I've been there. Its good that you've acknowledged why you're overweight. I'm the same way - I wasn't always eating things that were bad for me, I was simply eating too much of everything. When you lost the 4lbs it must have felt great! I'm at 6lbs lost in a month and I am so…

Hi all - its been a bit since I've been on too. Good to see that everyone is doing well. I feel like I have a slight hurdle to jump. I've been on the site for about a month and I have seen results that I'm thrilled with but, its turning mental... I want sweets, I want to snack and I want to over eat. But I'm trying to stay…

I love disc golf - I haven't played in a while so I'd probably be burning lots of calories digging in the woods for my disc! :laugh: I have friends who snowshoe in the winter to play - I bet that burns a ton of calories :)

Bump! Great recipes! :) Perfect for fall and winter Thanks all!

Way to go on your weight loss so far! :happy: That is great! When I was broke and in college I lived off of hommus and wraps. Sometimes I'd put a wrap on a cookie sheet and bake it in the oven to crisp it up a bit then spread some hommus on it, YUM! Super easy for a snack to get you through the day. Also I ate a lot of…

bump :) I can always use some motivation!

Thanks!! I'll be downloading a couple of these songs! I've gotten into Pitbull lately - he has some great songs to pump you out during your workout! :)

Just caught the rest of the thread ---- OH MAN - when I first started on nights I'm surprised my boyfriend and I didn't break up over it!!! haha I would get home and go to bed around 7am, I would then peel myself out of bed around noon to spend time with him only to hear him say, "hey lazy-butt, you gonna sleep all day?!"…

YAY! Congrats!! I can't WAIT until I loose 10lbs. :) You must be SO proud of yourself!!!! Sounds like you have a VERY tough workout schedule ahead! Good for you! I always feel really good when I workout, but I'm the exact same as you when it comes to actually GETTING myself there! But 10LBS!!! What motivation!!! Awesome.…

OOoo Love this idea for a thread! - Up until last year I was a news videographer for an NBC affiliate in NY, I also take still photos as a hobby. I've done a couple weddings, but they're just not my thing. I really miss a lot about being a photog, but working in the news industry is a whoooole different ballgame - kinda…

Donuts. Oh WONDERFUL donuts.... *sigh* I love glazed and boston creme the most. I slipped up and had a glazed donut yesterday... when I logged it I was in shock! 242 calories and 14g of FAT! YIIIIIKES.

I'm right there with you. I screwed up today too. I ate some sweets and I really wish I had not. It was not worth it. Luckily I ate them early enough in my day so that I could eat less through out the day. I"m going to try to just let it go. Tomorrow is tomorrow, a new chance to make it right. We can't be perfect all the…

OOO I totally hear BOTH of you with the drink thing. I cut out wine when I really started tracking calories a few weeks ago. I had two glasses last night and it was worth EVERY calorie! Yum! And yes, i think that totally counts as a fruit allie! ;)

I'm not working tonight! Wahoo! I'm spending it with a cup of tea on the couch catching up on Grey's Anatomy! Phew - just got back home from visiting family in Maine. Looong drive. Luckily my Mom feed me before I left, so I didn't eat on the road, which is HUGE for me. Usually I plan the whole drive around which fastfood…

Hahah LOVE the idea of a vampire edition! I check this thread so much at night, I had no idea how comforting it would be to know that there ARE other people who work this schedule :) Oh and Lee and Allie I totally get the food at work thing. A woman made cookies and brought them into work.. It was SO hard for me.…

:) I have really found the schedule works for me. Some of the officers work out after their shift... I think they're crazy haha. NO WAY do I have enough steam to get me through a good workout after my shift. Hi Jessifer - I'm good - tomorrow night is my friday (wahoo) I've worked a bunch of OT this week and I'm ready to be…

Hi Tangocat - I've found that working "mids" is really a state of mind. You have to be mentally aligned. Everyone sleeps differently but I go to bed fairly quickly after I get home from work in the morning. Then I wake up around 1500 or 1600. I eat my breakfast and get my workout in. I don't go into work until 2100 so it…