scrapdreams

Count Me In!! SW: (Starting weight) 186 (that was my highest) CW: (Current weight) 177 GW: (Goal weight for the month) 172 Weigh in Dates: 8/1 177 8/8 8/15 8/22 8/31 Total weight lost: Just for fun: What is one thing you have been wanting to do when you have lost enough weight? get off blood pressure meds!

That would be a record for me, but why not try?

scrapdreams has been my online moniker for 10 years... ever since I got involved in scrapbooking... it's how I'm known all over the internet.

Just found this group. I am 50 years old and my period is now more regular than it ever has been in my entire life. Every 28 days... lasting for 7-8 days. Blech. I know I have to be getting close to the whole menopause thing, but if I follow in my mother's footsteps, it won't be until I'm 56. More blech. Besides hot…

Start with a couple pair of good fitting basic black pants - the nicest you can afford because you'll be wearing them a LOT! Layer from there. I can wear a pair of black docker style pants with a nice sweater, black dress pants with a pretty blouse, or turn those same black dress pants into a suit pairing them with a nice…

I may be waaaaay behind you in fitness Yolanda - but when I was in physical therapy last Fall because of my knees, one of my major goals was strengthening the quads to support the knees. But because I had knee issues, things like the squats and lunges that others are recommending here were pretty much out of the question.…

I have the same issues - a plateau and a sugar addiction. The best advice (although it is hard to follow sometimes) is to eat more vegetables and to stay away from the processed foods (cereal, granola bars - anything that comes in a crinkly package) and eat more foods in their natural state. Sugar from a piece of fruit is…

Thanks to everyone for the helpful comments! Keep 'em coming!

I do a 1/2 hour yoga program 4 mornings a week - I consider that mostly stretching. I get to the gym 2 or 3 times a week where I'm doing treadmill and strength training. I have had to take the exercise part very slow because I've been in physical therapy for both my back (herniated discs) and my knees (chondromalacia).

I'm average build, but my weight loss is always slow - I average .5 lb a week. So you aren't alone!

I saw that you burned 600 calories on elliptical plus you did weight training. That's a lot of calories. Are you eating to make up for what you've burned? If you are eating at your calorie level, but not eating extra when you exercise, you may not be eating enough. Then your body thinks you are starving and slows your…