JenM76 Member

You eat the 1200 calories. Then, whatever you burn you burn. You don't have to eat back the calories you burn.

No way. You aren't supposed to do that. In order to loose, you have to burn more calories than you take in. If you burn X amount of calories then take back in X amount, you are back to square one.

I used to be 320 pounds before gastric bypass 7 years ago. So, my two worst moments were my two "Aha" moments that made it totally clear I had to do something, so I got the surgery. I was on the floor, next to the tub, giving my son (then 4) a bath. We were done, I got him out, dried off, and dressed for bed. I went to get…

LOL...would you rather Splenda Weening? :laugh:

I admit I have tried it. I got thru months 1 and 2 and honestly didn't think it did anything for me. I can say it did smell odd...not bad, but you could tell you sprinkled something on your food. I finally decided to turn the thing over to read what was in there, and I am still confused as to what actually is supposed to…

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support. I will try to take a breath. :D I know better than to get hung up on that stupid scale. So, I will do my best to mix scale weight with measurements.

:) Thanks. Yeah, I should just take a breath. No, I didn't spiral and eat a whole pizza or anything. I did have a string cheese, big whoop. It is just very frustrating. I'll change the battery and only weigh myself at most twice a week.

Uhh...my son wears his jeans. He is 10, and we go directly to the clubhouse to do the treadmill. If I go home first, I'm never going back out again. And, with it being cold, I'd rather do the treadmill. Still, even if we go outside when it is warm, he wears jeans. :D I have seen these people as well. But, if they are comfy…

I don't belong to a gym anymore. I am lucky enough to have a gym I can use for free at work, so I go there on my official lunch break. It is really a place people to for personal training, so not the same clients as at a regular gym. I also force myself to use the gym at the clubhouse at my apartment. But, when I did…

Congrats on the 100pound loss. I had gastric bypass 5 years ago. If you are talking anything hanging, that is skin and there is no exercise that gets rid of it. Only way to get rid of it is to have it cut off. 2 years ago I was down to 175 (yeah, I rebounded and am now working to get down to 150). Even so, I still had the…

2 cups of a creamed soup only 159 calories? Wow. I'm going to have to check that out.

I agree that if you are jonesing this much for chocolate, then get SOME chocolate. And, yuck to sugar free anything. I had gastric bypass 5 years ago, so I should never eat sugar. I tend to do very well. But, I also get a craving for chocolate or cheesecake from time to time. If nobody orders dessert, then I pop one (and I…

I think it is a matter of personal preference. I am most attracted to what society deems attractive (you know, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Jensen Ackles, etc). However, not one person I have been with looks anything like any of them. They have either been really thin or pudgy. Doesn't mean I wasn't madly and wildly attracted…

Hmm...sounds interesting.

I tend to not make resolutions since I never keep them. I'm great for maybe a month, but it all falls apart. BUT, that being said, in the back of my head I would like to loose 40 to 50 pounds. :D

I have the same problem. I've always had this problem. When I was in HS and big, I could never find anything I wanted to wear (as a teenager) that was cute and fit and was a reasonable price. College, same deal. I'm 36 now, and down to a size medium in most cases. Now, when I go into a store, I have the luck of finding…

We have several options for sodas. We have coke and pepsi products, so there is Diet Coke/Pepsi, and also Coke Zero. There is also water, but why pay $1.25 for a bottle when there is *free* filtered water? As for vending machines, there are a few "healthy" options. I just choose to stay clear of the machine all together…