Darcie45 Member

First off {{{{HUGS}}}. Losing weight is one the most challenging things I have ever done. Period. If it were easy, there wouldn't be sites like this. 2. You have gotten some really great advice. Weighing my food was the most eye opening thing I have ever done. I bet it will be for you too. 3. Try for a week or two to fuel…

I have the fitbit flex. i love it. i never take it off except to charge it. I feel like it has been key to my losing 40 pounds as I am big on goals and love seeing all green smiley faces at the end of the day. My only problem with it is that for the last little bit it is not syncing automatically with MFP. I have to…

Hi! I'n 45 and have been up and down with my weight since I had my children (now 17 and 19). I log on every day and love to have new friends!

I have lost 40 pounds since july 15, 2013. I was sick for a month and gained 5 pounds back, and have almost gotten back to where I was a month ago. I have 15 pounds left.

I had a few days last week where I was just HUNGRY. I felt like I could eat the world. And I ate. Not always the healthiest (chocolate is my downfall). I stayed under everyday except one, but I pretty much ate back all my exercise calories. I was dreading the scale yesterday morning, but Bam I had a 1.5 loss. It kind of…

Sending you a friend request. I log in everyday and am good at giving support!

Feel free to add me too! I am on everyday, and am good at giving support an advice if you need it!

i am 45, have lost 34 pounds and I have 13 to go to my goal. I log in everyday and am great at giving encouragement and a way to go! Feel free to send me a friend request

Most of the advice given to you is right on target. weights to build muscle mass, protein and good fats and healthy carbs. My 17 year old son is 5'9, 114 lbs. He runs cross country and I am constantly trying to help him put weight on and my husband has him working out with weights. He has actually managed to gain 4 pounds.…

I've just gotten in the habit of leaving mine on all the time. I don't have a problem with it holding water when I shower. i think you will love it! Best $100 i ever spent!

i love my fitbit flex. I have had mine since August and think it has made a huge difference in my weight loss and fitness goals. I never take mine off except when it is charging. It does not do a great job of tracking some things, but I just log those on MFP and since I have the accounts synced the activity gets added, and…

i have a pair of really nice boots I have my eye on. The kind you have to wear with your jeans tucked in cause they are too gorgeous to cover up. to be worn with nicely fitting pair of jeans and a top that fits and isn't baggy too. There is a new bathing suit in my future too. not a bikini as my teenagers would be…

Thank you for posting this. This has been weighing on my mind quite heavily lately. I will keep to my normal routine with my walks and log everything. The thing I am actually stressing about is taking the time to input the recipes and calculate the calories per serving since I will be making everything. But that's ok, I…

HI! Would love to have you add me as a friend. My horse was one of the reasons I finally said enough. When your 1200 pound horse grunts when you get in the saddle it's a big hint. But you have to do it for you. No one else. For you because you want to look better, feel better, be less stressed. I never thought eating…

Hi! You can do this! Sending you a friend request!

Sent you a friend request. I have been on and off that horse too, lol! I have used MFP before too but this is the first time I have used it properly with friends and I love it!

You can do this! I am sorry that your at home support system isn't there for you. My hubby never really said anything about my weight ....until I lost 20 pounds and then he noticed and was worried that i was sick cause I lost it so fast (a little over 2 months, not fast, he was just slow). Now he complements me and goes on…

I had this conversation with my doctor about a month ago. Not necessarily the calorie is not a calorie part but fructose found in fruits and veggies is a "good" sugar or calorie because when eaten in it's natural state we get fiber with the sugar that makes our bodies break it down in a different way. refined sugar or…

sending you a friend request!

Hi! will send you a friend request. I have been using MFP regularly since July 15th. I have lost 20 pounds and am half way to my goal. i am good at giving you a way to go! . Welcome!

Please add me! I have logged in everyday for 30 days (I have been Using MFP since July 15 but missed two separate days while out of town). I love to give encouragement and if you ask for suggestions I will give it to you and I would love to have more friends who do the same!

well, it may not burn that many calories, but it absolutely kicked my butt. So obviously it will be a good starting place for me on my fitness goal!

here, hope this helps. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/766859-how-many-calories-burned-in-jillian-michaels-30-day-shred the first 20 minutes today kicked my behind.

I just started 30 day shred. too I did find it when I googled it, it was an old topic that gave you a formula or said to log it as circuit training general. Will see if I can find the thread again for you.

bridgie said what I was going to say. A year ago I fell off my horse and hurt my lower back, went to the chiropractor got everything back in align and no problems until..... I started losing weight and walking a lot, and I mean 3 to 5 miles a day (I have a large over exhuberant puppy) And now I have days, like today where…

I have to agree with most everyone else. If you are breast feeding, you are not eating enough calories. If it is hormones, your body thinks you are not eating enough, and if you are exercising a lot,you should be eating back at least some of the calories burned through exercise. Have you taken measurements? How are your…

I think that is a great loss! I've lost 19 pounds since the middle of July. My husband didn't even notice til last week. My closest friends have commented, but other friends and acquaintances haven't commented so much. I bet you are seeing the difference, and although we love to hear the comments and encouragement from our…

Please add me to your friends! I am good at giving encouragement and log in every day.

Oh, I like this group! I want to join! I am 45, married to an ultra skinny runner hubby, and have an 18 year old daughter and a 17 year old son (who is also a runner!) My hubby and son have this crazy metabolism, that I do not have. I started fighting with my weight after I had my kids and this last year it started to…

Hi! I'm 45 and love to give and get motivation. So please feel free to add me!