VogtAndrea

I get a few stares when I get out of the swimming pool and I don't do well in a gym where there are big mirrors and windows where people can see me. It's not about the others who are working out but the looky-loos. They bug me and I do feel a lot of them are passing judgement. It shouldn't matter to me though. Those people…

I heartily agree with you there.. I'm 1/3 of the way to where I want to be and plateaued for many reasons. Not the least of the reasons was a respiratory infection that wouldn't quit or get better in spite of 3 rounds of antibiotics. The depression that went with it left me spiralling the wrong way. It dawned on me that I…

I don't get motivated by watching people get yelled at or pushed past their endurance. It's good that these people want to lose weight and will do anything to get there but it's hard to watch a trainer using tactics like screaming in their faces to get the job done.

Gentlemen.... pull up those pants. Your underwear are NOT outerwear. Ladies.... Leggings....if you're going to wear them so tight everyone can see your shortcomings, you're advertising things that are better left hidden. At least put a tunic over them that cover the essential bits.

If you're looking for a short term weight loss, it does what Dr. Oz said. He also said that the downside is that when you stop using it,.. your body normalizes and it will throw you into fat storage so as far as I'm concerned, its a temporary thing at best. Not for the long haul.

Usually when I binge, I'm alone. A lot of the time it's when I'm mad at myself, upset about something, sad and feeling sorry for myself or it's because I want something and don't know for sure what it is..... but its not what I put in my mouth a minute ago. I binge when I'm bored. In fact, I would binge right now but I'm…

In order to finally get around problems with family and my diet, I decided that I'd tell everyone the same thing. I am eating what I want, thanks. If they ask what kind of diet I'm on, I say..... IIFYM (If it fits your macros) or I say why.... I am eating what I want. Though I have logged just over 30 lbs lost here, I lost…

Most of us have made the decision to work to better our lives and our health by making very healthy changes and are doing it for all the right reasons. There are always those who have relationships that fall apart because the change in lifestyle and the absences from home have made the insecurities of the spouse who hasn't…

Try setting out a VERY small portion of greek yoghurt and a small glass of water. If you don't feed your body a whole lot of sugar or carbs, you may find yourself able to go right back to sleep and find the need for those Night Time Food Pit Stops less and less necessary but you might still satisfy that urge.

It sounds like your husband is a very frustrated man but that doesn't make it right for him to emotionally blast you in order to vent his frustration. Just gently put down everything, get the kids ready, and go walk gently till your stomach settles... but leave him behind if he's not ready. When the kids are whiny, ask him…

Pull out of the drive through, park the vehicle, check your bags, figure out what's missing, take the bag and walk into McDonalds. Walk right up to the counter and ask to speak with whoever's in charge right now please. Explain nicely what's missing and that you're really not happy about it. Tell them to make it right…

Sometimes a person's pride will keep them from begging at a window while their best friend will do it for them. You paid it forward and that's amazing! Besides, that burger really didn't have your name on it, did it?

I could only wish to be a size 12. To someone like me who started out at 300 lbs, size 12 is tiny. To my boss, I'm sure size 12 looks like a blimp wears it. It's all perception.

We all go through times when we're depressed or our bodies start screaming at us to eat. If you've been depriving yourself of things that you really do love, you're setting yourself up to fail. I should know. I've been there enough. I've been consistent in my diet since February till about 4 weeks ago when my pain…

Get your doctor to refer you to a dietician / nutritionist. It will explain the whole picture to you and why you need a certain amount of each kind of food when you eat. They'll give you really good information and help you lay the groundwork to keep your sugar levels where you need them to be.

I tried doing them barefoot but found that I need the cushion of good shoes. (could be that when I started out I was 300 lbs and under 5 ft tall). Now I still do them with a good pair of runners on and I'm just over 1/3 of the way to my goal. LOL If you're looking at my weight loss here. I started after losing 40 lbs…

Cheap night at the local movie theater or on DVD.

Boundaries! My daughter tried that with me exactly ONE TIME. In order to show her that she had a very priviledged life we exposed her to alot of harsher elements. I actually started by removing things from her room that were not entitlements and gave her 24 hours with only basic necessities, grounded to her room. Then I…

I'm under 5 ft. barely. My calorie intake is between 1200 and 1500 on good / not so good days. Most of my cravings and urges happen at night when I relax after a long day. Some evenings I'm fine with it; some evenings I'm ravenous and *** help the person that gets between me and the fridge or cupboard though I work very…

I'm sure that most men who have never had a weight problem have no idea of how hard it is to lose weight in a healthy way or how long it takes in order to do so and stay healthy. It was insensitive of him but men don't think like women do. We work on our emotions. Men work differently. If someone asked him the same…

I either drink mine black, with skim milk, 1% if I know that I haven't a great fat intake that day, or with skim and cinnamon if I'm feeling adventurous.

I have almost 100 lbs left to go too. If you dwell on where you want to be and aren't, it can become discouraging. If you imagine yourself with the body you'd like and look into the mirror, seeing only the person that you are right now, it's discouraging. I don't look at the longterm goal anymore except to know that it's…

That's GREAT!!!! That reminds me to haul out my holiday stuff and try it on. (I might have gone from too fat to fit to where it's wonderful too - almost too much to home for them being too big tho)

Some of the local highschools will open their gyms for people to walk in inclement weather. Our local rec center has a "walking program" several mornings a week and alot of people will walk the stairs and bleachers in our local arena as well as the mall and places like that. I also do Leslie Sansonne's walking dvds but at…

When your heart's involved,its hard to just let go but you need to do just that. It was obvious that the guy had been thinking that he needed to either be on his own or out there in the world. He's YOUNGer than you both in years and in maturity. Let him go and grow up at his own speed. You need to take a deep breath, look…

I have a wonderful family. Both of my brothers married really lovely women so I could have sisters(in-law or not). My only daughter passed away a couple of years ago leaving a grieving husband and 3 little kids but they're all wonderful too. I don't think I could have handled yukky family. There might not be much money or…

I'm 57. MFP was suggested to me when I'd lost almost 40 lbs and now I'm down by 65 lbs since February 2012. It's been quite the journey so far... Oh yeah.... I started at 300 lbs... and I'm barely 5 ft tall on a good day. My calories stay between 1200 and 1500 (on a really rough day) but I swim laps 5 days a week plus do…

I learned very quickly to be very careful in the forums, not to get involved in any inflammatory situations,and to ignore those who come into the forums looking to be rude, nasty, and to lay their hateful side out for the whole world to see. It's just another form of attention seeking for those who never got past the need…

Here's a few tricks: 1. drink a glass of water 2. plan a low cal snack for evening with protein in it 3. find something to concentrate on that involves your hands and / or alot of thought 4. do something physical One of them is sure to work.