ShannaHeidelberg

I drink gin and zero lime water from Wal-Mart. I will sometimes use diet tonic instead but it has sodium and the lime water doesn't.

One of my friends shared a pic on facebook. The caption read something like "Only in Midland, Texas would you see a guy working out on the elliptical in his insulated bib coveralls." I looked at the picture and immediately knew it was one of my friends. I sent the picture to him letting him know he'd gone "viral". lol He…

Congrats! You look GREAT!

Get the shrimp flavored kind and add real shrimp to it. It's wonderful. My boyfriend and I just threw this together by accident one weekend and we were both surprised at how good it really was.

How funny! lol

Bump for later :)

Good for you! Actually I think you look cute in both pics. :)

Alcohol.... I did go from bourbon and coke to gin and zero lime water, with an occasional shot of Cuervo! :drinker:

I've lost 25 lbs since May 2012 and I still have 100 to go. This site has helped me by making me accountable for what I put in my mouth and encouraged me to exercise. Hang in there! We can do this!

Midland, TX

In my 40's from Midland, TX here! I have decided what keeps me doing the right thing is accountability to myself and this site allows me to do that. I have lost 18 lbs so far and have over 100 to go but this is the first time in my life I have actually lost ANY weight and I'm keeping it off so I'm gonna keep at it! Good…

I'm losing weight for the first time in my life because I'm training myself to exercise, eat healthier and to control my portions! This way it becomes my new way of life whereas my old habit was to overeat and to eat all I wanted, all the time. If you wanted to make a vegetable soup with cabbage in it and have it for lunch…

Vodka or gin and key lime zero water. I see you can't have tomato juice but for those of you who like bloody marys.... Use okra pickle juice instead of olive juice and use the okra pickles instead of olives as your garnish. They even come in spicy flavor. It's only 10 calories for 4 of them and it still tastes great!

I drink Gin and Key Lime Zero Water from Wal Mart! Tastes great and the zero water has no sodium, where diet tonic does. I asked the manager at the bar I go to if she would buy it in addition to the diet tonic.

You look great! Congrats!

Bump! Great idea!

I totally feel ya! I don't have a computer at home and don't have the internet on my phone so I only post my food and exercise Mon - Friday while I'm at work. I have still noticed that being accountable, even just on weekdays, has helped me lose 15 lbs so far! It's saying something that we are able to return to our healthy…

Great idea about the coffee cup. That's why I love this site. I get ideas I never would've thought of on my own! :)

It's hard to get motivated to work out. I walk around the parking lot at work on my breaks and at lunch, even if it's just 5 minutes at a time. My coworkers encourage me and so I go, even when I don't feel like it. After I walk, I feel so much better about myself. You know you will too! Get to that gym this evening!!!

I've only lost 13 lbs and I feel like I look the same but my underwear and pants fit differently now. I actually got to reach into the back of my underwear drawer this last weekend and pull out a pair of my old panties that had gotten too small and now they fit! Yay I've got a long way to go but this was a small victory…

You are so right about focusing on other things like.. is it getting easier, are you getting stronger, etc. I know muscle weighs more than fat and you need muscle to burn fat so that's where a little of the weight gain may be happening. I've stayed steady for a month now and I'm looking at that in the positive light that…

I walk (fast) around the parking lot during my breaks at work. It may not be much but it's better than nothing. I started out walking for 3 minutes at a time because it's been a long time since I got any kind of exercise so I had to start out slow. I just got back in from my break and I walked 10 minutes this time. Yay!!…

Been there, done that! Very embarrassing moment I'll never forget. I didn't see anyone laughing but it was very humiliating anyway.

You look great! It sure does take longer to take it off than it did to put it on for sure!

It's all about getting more for your money nowadays so I think the "All You Can Eat" buffets contribute to the problem also.

I can't seem to make myself work out before or after work so I started walking fast during my breaks around my parking lot at work. I may only do 5 or 6 minutes at a time but I try to do it 5 or 6 times a day. My coworkers have been very supportive so when they go smoke, I walk! Every little bit helps!

I understand what you mean about not being respected. Obese people are labeled as being lazy, which makes it harder for us to get jobs and certainly no one wants to invite us to be on any kind of sports team. Instead of being depressed all the time, I try to have a sense of humor about my weight. Don't get me wrong, I…