AshleyBananas

You can really tell in the definition of your stomach that you've done a lot of firming and tightening. Awesome job!

I do a banana with peanut butter. The peanut butter ruins me on calories, but it's high in protein so it's a balance!

Try not to beat yourself up. A good friend of mine lost 34 lbs in the last year, and wow does she look different! But do the math, 34/12 is about 3 lbs a month. How would you feel about losing 34 lbs in one year? It would be very significant. But you have to keep it up for the whole year to get there, dont get discouraged,…

Disco fries are soooo good especially when the weather turns cold. But, they're so bad for you!!!

I started looking up caloric intake of fast food places once I joined MFP, and even places where I thought I was safe I wasn't. I counted calories on a Subway lunch I had.....here's the break down. When I had to count this in on my food in take I was like, no wonder I'm so big. I rarely eat out anymore. 6" Meatball sub, on…

Where do they sell Enell bra's? I'm a lane bryant shopper so I get their brand, but for exercise it's not cutting it.

Instead of jumping I move one leg out to the side and the switch and do the other, keeping both arms going like you would for regular jumping jacks. I saw it on a biggest loser work out dvd i bought, and when regular jumping jacks seemed like a wet t shirt contest i decided to try the modified version. I'm thinking a…

You can tell just by looking at these pictures that you not only look great, but feel great. Good job! And thank you for sharing!

I'm not sure if you're trying to hard, but what you could do is drink more water well before you work out to counteract the dizziness and wait longer after eating to workout to counteract the vomiting. Try to change those things and see if they work, then re evaluate.

Great job! And thanks for posting! What an inspiration! =)

Great job! Keep up the success!

3 lbs could be a trip to the bathroom....so it's kind of hard to take that kind of fluctuation too seriously. And the slow weight loss, I suppose if it came off too quickly it would probably come back on just as fast. You're still doing ! Kepp it up!

Sometimes when you go through a lot of life changes it can throw off the success of things like diets and exercise. I've moved cross country three times in the last decade and remember eating a lot of McDonald's and junk food on those road trips. Being sedentary in the car, then living in a hotel for a few weeks or a month…

Congrats! and thanks for sharing! You're an inspiration.

I try to eat smarter carbs. I've switched from white pasta and bread to whole wheat pasta and bread, and if I make french fries at home they're sweet potato fries. I have a three year old so yes, we have food like that in the house. I think it's not about deprivation it's about making it healthier and watching how much you…

Agreed! See if your gym has any fitness classes zumba and kick boxing are a lot of fun and great calorie burners.

Where I work we often have food brought in the building by advertisers. There's so much temptation. Last week we had a local wing and rib place and Olive Garden bring in lunch on the same day. I made myself count the calories and it was ugly about 1200 calories on lunch. My daily calorie goal is 1500. But - and I give…

I'm 5'2 and I've read on charts that 120 to 150 is a decent weight range for my height. If you're 5'5 you might want to allow yourself a little more leniency. Your weight will also vary depending on your muscle mass, so keep that in mind too.

Give yourself a little time and when you meet someone it will just click, and know that they need to like you for who you are today not who you'll be in a year or who you were a few years ago. There's an old french song and the lyrics are translated in english of course, i love you, i loved you and i'll always love you. I…

That's awesome and inspiring! Thank you for sharing and keep it up =)

You might want to get a measuring tape and measure certain body parts like your waist, hips, thighs, chest, and biceps. Keep a diary of these measurements. Just measure once a week, and see if they're starting to go down. They will if you're consistent, even if the number on the scale doesn't go down that much. If you're…

Sorry to hear about your problem, it looks like some people are suggesting surgery. I kind of think of it like, when your clothes are too big....it's a good problem? Otherwise your clothes would be tight for the wrong reason! IDK just trying to put a positive spin on it!

Hi I'm Ashley, I log on every m-f and sometimes on the weekends. I would love to have more active friends if you'd like to add me! Thanks =)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You look great!

When I see these posts it gives me hope that others are successful! Thank you for posting, and keep it up!!

Congratulations & You look great!! Thank you for posting this, it's nice to see that when people really stick to their goals things change. Keep it up sister!

Hehe...witty!! and great!! Congratulations =)

I stopped drinking soda recently and I dont really miss it. I went from having two or three cans at work, and then probably one or less 2ltr bottles at home a day. I was so stressed trying to find sales and stock up on soda so I could not have to shop for it for a while. It was really out of control. I'm so glad I'm not…

Good job!!! keep it up girl!!

You look great! It's funny how much of a difference 20 lbs can make! Congratulations! =)