ittybittypixie

poor puppy.... give him a damn cupcake already!

I wore shorts today to work out! Couldn't make myself do it before, because from the knees up my legs look kinda gross... but it's getting better all the time!

I love Lara bars! http://larabarstore.com I eat one in the morning and don't feel hungry again until lunch!

BUMP! Thanks, I really needed to hear this today :)

you CAN do it! Do you drink a lot of water? When I wake up I am always super freakin hungry, but if I drink a big glass of water it makes me feel much better. Then it is easier to choose something healthy to eat instead of grabbing whatever I can find. I also really like eating Lara bars. If I eat one for breakfast it…

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I love to drink Mikes too! There are some "Mikes Super Hard" lemonades you can get in a tall-boy can.... one of those gets me pretty messed up (I usually have 3-4 12 oz regular ones). They are still bad for you, but there is more booze so you can drink a little less of the sugary drink part... You can also get crystal…

Please don''t be depressed, you are working hard and you should be proud! Also, for weight loss/maintenance to be sustainable its reasonable to expect it to take about as long to lose the extra weight as it did to gain it. Being at a good weight means you have to make good choices every day for the rest of your life, and…

you can also do "push ups" standing in front of a wall. you put your feet a little further than arm-length away from the wall, and do the same thing as you would on the floor. hope this helps!

I got one of the "FitBit" monitors (if you look under the "tools" tab on my fitness pal they explain it) and it has helped keep me motivated. It logs how many steps you take a day, and how many flights of stairs, and how many calories... and there is a little flower that grows taller the more active you are. Good luck! :)

Beautiful :)

I got so sick of logging everything that I hurled my phone across the room. (I typically do not have temper tantrums like that). But it can be very frustrating to log every little thing. After the outburst I started writing notes on a pad in the kitchen about what/how much I eat and then log it all onto MFP a few times a…

My understanding is that if you put everything in correctly when you set up your profile, MFP automatically takes 100 calories less than your BMR (what you need to eat to maintain your current weight) and sets this BRM-100 as your calories for the day. If you log your exercise, it will add more calories because you need to…

Hi! You could try speed walking if that makes your knee happy. Several people in my boot camp walk just as fast as I am jogging, and their heart rate is still up so it seems like we are all getting the same benefit. If you keep hurting it will just make it harder to want to do anything else... good luck!

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When I know in advance that I will work out at the end of the day I go ahead and enter it in the morning. That way I know how many calories I will have for the whole day, and can split it up between all the meals and snacks instead of throwing it all in at night... hope this helps!

I just ordered one but have not gotten it yet. I decided to go with this one because it syncs up to MFP for you, and its a good way to know if you are entering the right amount of calories burned for you (because the stuff you select from the site is just an average)

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^^^this! Good for you, keep on with your bad self as long as you are happy doing it! Everyone, please be nice :)

http://pinterest.com/ittybittypixie/yoga/ I was pinning just yoga stuff, but I am starting to branch out... feel free to add me!

ouch!!! thanks for the much-needed wake up call... 1) Generic - Cabernet Sauvignon 2) Mike's Hard Lemonade - Alcoholic Drink (HORRIBLE FOR YOU, 220 calories/bottle and ton of sugar) 3) Ace - Pear Cider (Alcohol)

yuck, nail clippers!

Special K has some chips that are really good (sour cream, cheese, all kinds) ~110 calories for 27 chips. A very satisfying snack! http://www.specialk.com/cracker-chips/?utm_campaign=Intention-Brand&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Cracker%20Chips&utm_term=special%20k%20chips

I have been smoking for the past 13 years, and I really want to quit before I turn 30 (about a year left to get it done). I wish the best of luck to you, its a tough habit to kick! I did buy the Alan Carr book :http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Women-Stop-Smoking-Revolutionary/dp/1402765509 Great to hear so many other people on…

I go over on my sugars every single day too, it is soooo frustrating! You can change the "settings" (at least from your computer) to show other stuff like fiber and protein if you want to step around it :)