AmiC0717 Member

I started in May of 2012 at 265 pounds. I was given 1400 calories per day by a dietician through my local hospital. Others in my group that had less to lose were given 1200. They took measurements of our bodies and calculated our BMI, BMR and activity level. I am now on 1300 by my choice even though I was told 1200 by the…

Oh this is such a good topic. Prior to May I was completely addicted to Coke. I mean the real coke not diet and would usually get one 20oz bottle in every day and that was after I tried to cut way back. Before that I am sure I had a 2 liter each day. It was awful! When I first began this in May I was at least lucky enough…

Wish I had seen this earlier I didn't track my miles yet this month only minutes. When will I ever learn LOLLLLLLL. Ok well February I'll be in!

I was a water hater. Meaning I bet I went months between drinks of water and I'm not kidding. Now I get 8 or 9 glasses of water in each day but it was hard in the beginning. One thing that did help me was to flavor my water so whatever it takes just do it to get it in. I like the cucumber and mint but I love the apples and…

Tattoo - I have it all picked out. Of course I'm also learning to run and I plan to run a 5k this summer so I'm excited about being able to do that.

I started my weight loss journey in May by learning that I hated walking but loved biking. My husband got me a better bike with a great seat and we discovered our community has great bike paths. I was so bummed when the cold weather and snow hit and couldn't ride outside anymore! However he picked up a bike trainer for me…

I know this sounds ridiculously stupid but it worked for me. I still sometimes get hungry before bed and honestly I think for me it's just a mental thing. So what I do is take water to bed and a diet rootbeer. Yep. I do. It gives me the feeling I have something sweet and it's not a brownie LOL. Diet AW rootbeer is my…

I work for a physician who feels a regular multi vitamin is great but you can add B complex and Vit D to help boost immunity. She also says fish oil but other than that the rest of the "Body Building" stuff is expensive and probably isn't going to help you lose weight. Have you spoken to a dietician? They may be able to…

Yesterday!

It's definitely a stronger tasting cheese but I do like it with eggs and tomatoes sort of like a Greek omlette and I do like it crumbled in tiny amounts on salad. But I definitely prefer other cheeses :) Maybe if you don't like it you can share with someone who does at work??

I buy the 99 percent lean ground turkey when it's on sale. We use a lot of ground turkey for meatloaf and greek turkey burgers. I also still use very lean ground beef and mix it with turkey when I make nachos or chili. I think it's a preference. But where I live the ground turkey is less cals and less fat in all instances.…

I'm in - joined the North USA challenge!

I'd like to join if still open. Thank you.

I just went and looked at them. Thanks for sharing. I will give them a go this weekend!

Another thing that I did when I first joined the gym was to avoid going at the busiest or popular times. I created my schedule to not be in people's way that had been there for a long time. I also had a fitness member take me around and show me what machines did what and made sure when I had questions that I went to the…

Oh now this I love. I am admitting it. I've totally had the same thoughts and I don't care. I can't rearrange my schedule to go at 5am to avoid them. I have kids and work early. My only hope is that they prefer other locations of the Y not the one I go to too :)

You look awesome! Just think how far you have come! Amazing job!

AGREEEEEEEE this is the story of our lives :)

One of our new nurses at work is eating this way and when I asked him about his "lunch" he told me he's been trying this. I'll have to get more information. I notice he eats a lot of canned peas UGH :)

Hahahahhahaha oh wow. Too cute.

Amazing job and I wish you nothing but the best!

I work in an STD clinic. Nuff said. Oh and the guy who is afraid of peeing razors. Get tested ;) REGULARLY!

Congratulations to you! You shared an amazing journey with us and I for one am very proud of you. You were beautiful in your prom dress to begin with and don't forget that either! You are still you just smaller on the outside! Stay strong and determined and you are going to rock this new life after high school!

What an amazing story and your sense of humor and true strength just came out in each sentence. Very proud of you!

Same thing for me! Mine wasn't quite 10lbs but it was enough to make me momentarily freak out and then I took a deep breath and went back to normal and lost it quickly plus another pound too. :) Congrats to you too!!!!

Good job! I always say if I'm going to go down for something it better be something awesome and pizza usually isn't it for me. LOLLL.

I work with a lovely hispanic woman who eats it this way quite a bit and she gave me a bite....super yummmmy!

Have you tried another gym? I mean there was one that used to make me feel intimidated but when I decided to join the Y, it was totally different. All shapes and sizes at the Y and we are all there for one goal, getting healthy. Sometimes though its just a matter of going and doing it. You may find you make some new…

Congrats to you! Being able to wear smaller clothes is the best feeling isn't it?

198 today. Thankful I didn't keep too much of the thanksgiving weight :)