berryjk Member

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This hot mom is feeling pretty darn good! down 6lbs today!!

i am currently trying to quit! 21 days and no cig, but I do use the patch and the blu ecig. I have actually lost 6lbs in the last week, but the cravings are a *****! I just try and tough it out! Having the ecig really helps with the hand to mouth. sometimes whether I puff it or not I'll carry it around so i don't reach for…

mid driff tops! my ultimate goal is a flat toned tummy!

me too! :)

teddy bear face

I started mine 3 years ago and my meals have gotten closer and closer to each other! my vote is for metabolism too! If I don't eat SOMETHING every 2 hours my body starts getting completely whacked and I start feeling like I haven't eaten in days! But a handful of carrots, couple slices of turkey and a big glass of water…

i have wondered this myself, but I still only record plain water on my intake thingy.

this is me! 30 yr old married mother of 2. I run a child care out of my home which takes up 12 hours of my day! I use to work out in the evenings, but with the kids getting older and getting active themselves I had to switch from evening workouts to EARLY morning workouts! My daily schedule 4am-wake up 4:30am to 6am- work…

he he! that's me I'm one of those people that have "a little coffee with my creamer"! or at least use to be!

i have a keurig that I absolutely love. Many different flavors to choose from! Chocolate raspberry truffle is my favorite and it has no artificial sweetners

I agree! I gauge my progress according to my BF% more so than the scale

Any time I see someone on the heavier side at the gym my first thought is NEVER "ewww"!! I think that is it totally awesome that they are taking the first step towards getting healthy! My younger sister is close to 300lbs and she refuses to ever join a gym again because of the very same reason you are venting today! it…

Yep...between resistance training and cardio i need the protein to help maintain my LBM

i get pissed off and moody when I skip my workout just like this morning! i beat myself up all day, but try to make up for it by focusing on my diet for the day and then I have my trainer kick my *kitten* the next day for missing the day before! That's when a trainer really comes in handy!

according to MFP it says 87g daily protein for me and that is putting in 90 mins of high intensity working out, but my trainer recommends I take in 200-300g daily to accommodate my work out routine! so in my opinion i wouldn't worry to much about going over if you're exercising as well!

your entire face!

so.....it's sounding like weighing everything in grams is about the most accurate?

i'm guilty! i do weigh a lot of stuff (protein, veggies, fruit) but cereal, oats, rice, noodles ALL my trouble foods including peanut butter AND salad dressing i have used cups and spoons :( and yes i licked the spoon :( i feel like a dummy...i still lost weight but to think how much more I could have lost!!!!! ugh

short term goals are a great way to help you reach your long term goal! I do it all the time! no matter what you're working towards!

Congratulations! that is a huge accomplishment!

mine has always been my diet! I LOVE TO EAT! I love breads, noodles and rice, but those 3 things KILL my weight loss unless I KILL myself at the gym! I gave up them up for a long time and had great results, but I just never felt satisfied!

also...thank you everyone for your support and advice! I'm thinking monday morning...bring the portable DVD player and pop in a fun comedy to make me laugh and smile! TV does work for me but there is NOTHING on worth watching at 4am! lol however I am a sucker for infomercials! :) i love those app things you guys were…

I just got done competing in a gym challenge! it was awesome cause i am super competitive and I too need that "something to work towards"! I would love to do kick boxing which my gym offers along with a ton of other classes but they are only offered during the hours I work which leaves me little options!

There's not a chance in HELL you'd find me doing cardio WITHOUT music! LOL

yeah...machine cardio! I've tried every machine there is! but I do enjoy the elliptical for shorter duration cardio bursts!

I've been considering the insanity work out or something like it to do at home and then going to the gym for my training! I'd just hate to spend all that $$ just to find out it sucks! I had a fun pilates based aerobic dvd that I just loved, but I can't find the darn thing anywhere!

I know it can be real discouraging to work your *kitten* off feeling like you should have lost a ton of inches and realizing you'd lost a TOTAL of maybe 2 inches ALL OVER! BUT...if you keep with it you will LOSE those inches! I went from a size 18 jean to a size 4 in 4 months! It took almost 2 of those months just to hit a…

same lifestyle here too! I workout from 4am-6am mon-fri weekends off