jennyredfern Member

Hello! I am not new, but am looking for some new friends to add. I originally weighted 230lbs. I got down to 139 the summer before last. That only last a day! lol. Usually I'm around 158ish. That's about where I feel comfortable. I'm now at 172, so I want to get this thing rolling and be back to 158 by christmas. I have…

I have done a juice fast and also the Master Cleanse. The juice fast was ok. I did it for 3 days. It's messy and takes a lot of food to make a small amount of juice. The juice tastes ok. The Master Cleanse was amazing. I highly recommend it to anyone solely for the experience. You are allowed all the lemonade you want. The…

You are at a healthy weight. It can takes years to lose weight when you are at a healthy weight and fit. Also, if you are only eating 1200 calories and being that active, your body is not getting the amount of fuel it needs. Eat back your exercise calories and be happy with your body. :)

About 90 to 100 calories in a shot of flavored vodka. 60 in a shot of non flavored.

This! Me too.

I think that's a great plan. I did that when I had more weight to lose. It helped a lot. Once you get closer to your goal you can always change things up again. Good luck!

I have found that MFP seriously over estimates calories burned with exercise. I suggest a polar heart rate monitor. It will measure calories accurately for each individual. People are different... and lots of things can affect calories burned.... such as age, sex, weight..etc. Polars are great!

That's great! Good for you... once you add the exercise in you will see even more change. Glad to see you know diet is the most important thing with losing weight. My mom has been trying to lose weight (also has type 2 and very sedentary other than her short "walks" to lose weight) for years, but eats probably upwards of…

I use it and LOVE it! Have you tried the Watermelon flavor. My favorite! Thanks for the advice! :)

Good Advice! ;)

I'm a gadget freak! I need this if it automatically syncs! :D Does it upload the information daily? Soooo Cool!!!

Cool.... I will consider this one for sure! Thanks!

Sweet! I will be looking into Taylor!

hmmm.... probably have never changed my battery. Going to try that!

You guys are all so awesome! Thanks for all the input. I am going to... *cut down on sodium * drink more water * up my calories a couple hundred each day * and remember to take my vitamin everyday. Hopefully that will help out. I would try to sleep more, but I usually struggle to even get the 6ish hours that I do. I hate…

Loud music. get lost in a song. I heard a psychologist once talk about how self talk can help athletes. Lie to yourself. Tell yourself that you just have to run 2 minutes, then 2 minutes more, then 2 more...etc. Another trick is to tell yourself you have an hour to go and a few minutes now is nothing. Concentrate on slow…

Eat whole non processed foods. Vegetables, raw or steamed with no sauce. lean protein... i.e. chicken breast, fish, lean beef, etc. Try to eat low sodium so you don't retain water. Avoid simple carbs and eat little of complex carbs...i.e. oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice.

12?! pictures or it didn't happen. lol

Thank you ladies... lots of good info in your replys! :)

Yes, that. I bought one from target for my son. It was a New Balance, so I thought since it was a name brand it was a good deal. WRONG! Piece of crap. I love my Polar FT1... it's cheap, but does a great reliable job.

I see lots of people doing this at my gym. I don't because I get too distracted and lose my place too much. I do love listening to music though.

I would eat a healthy breakfast... fast during the day, and eat a healthy dinner.

I vote Galaxy. I have a Galaxy S2 and it's good. The no keyboard thing kinda sucked at first, but install swipe and you'll get used to it in less than a week.

a bit of punctuation might help here... but I totally agree... F*** what other people thing... LIVE BIG, LIVE LOUD, be strong, be proud! :D

bell peppers, tomato, shredded cabbage, zuchinni, mushrooms, celery, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, chili garlic ginger sauce, egg whites, a few beans, top it with some light cheese.

Thanks guys! I feel so weak I wouldn't even consider working out. Drinking as much as I can. I got a couple bags of fluid via IV yesterday, so that should help with the hydration... although I'm still drinking as much as I can tolerate. I'm going to try some cream of wheat and see how that goes. Wish me luck! If that goes…

Yes... good call on my misuse of the word. Believe me... I'm sympathetic to this. I've worked with special needs kids, and have an autistic neighbor kid I help care for. I usually don't misuse the word... I guess I was just to MAD to think right. Thanks for pointing it out. Good call! :)

I got a large bag at GNC for $11.00

So many good ideas.. I think I could do the coffee thing! Chia bread... how do you make that? Recipe? Whoa, Cha Cha Cha Chia... are these the same things I grew on weird little terracotta heads as a kid?!