mbennett024 Member

So awesome, you look great! I am right now 178 lbs at 5'4", one point into the obese category which is not fun. I don't really have a goal weight but the ballpark of 150 is what I'm aiming for, a healthy BMI. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

I have three right now and plan on getting a ton more :)

I got back to my pre-preg weight from just breastfeeding and not eating as much junk in about four months, though I was overweight to begin with so I am still trying to lose more. It seems to have stalled out here at 11 months. I eat anywhere from 1200 - 2200 cals a day, usually more like 1500.

I like nice hands...

This has happened to me a couple times during intense workouts, idk why though.

I've had a lot but the one that offended me the most is when I was about 13 I went on a diet and got pretty skinny. A about a year later I had put a little weight back on, I was still a size three so obviously not fat or even overweight. My dad came up to me and squeezed my side and said "Well you were actually skinny…

On long car trips I keep peppermint and citrus essential oils to sniff. It seriously helps a lot to give me a little boost, esp the peppermint.

I've started baking chicken and potatoes instead of frying, once you get good at it you can make em crispy and delicious. I also use whole wheat flour instead of white flour and reduce the amount of sugar in my tea and add extra lemon. :)

You've got a nice figure. You aren't skinny but why would you want to be? When I weighed 175 my husband flat out refused to believe me and said there was no way I weighed that much. People all carry weight differently depending on your frame. I was/am pretty pudgy though, not lean like you! :)

Carrots are awesome! I dip them in hummus or salsa. I grate them and put them in spaghetti sauce as well.

Trying to up my friend count as well, I log every day :)

I got my first real boyfriend at 14, we dated until I was about 17. He was a little older and long story short, it was your typical teenager-too-blind-to-see scenario, he was kind of mean, to say the least. I moved away at 18 back to my hometown and semi-dated a guy who was a drug addict so that wasn't fun, and I drank a…

Spicy food is my favorite! I ate so much spicy food while preg I think I burned out my taste buds lol it has to be really hot to bother me anymore. I like Pain is Good salsas and jalapenos in anything :)

Ugh I made the mistake of buying the little foil wrapped Reeses eggs....omg I ate so many it was insane. But if you have self-control (unlike me) 2 of them are 100 cals. Not too bad.

Apathy. Lack of self control. Just don't give a *kitten*. Didn't know how to cook. Medication side effects. Depression. A lot of reasons. I just don't buy junk anymore and then I can't eat it.

Hahaha I laugh because this is the most annoying part of exercise for me, all the damn fat jiggling and flopping ugh lol it's painful, really! Good tip.

Since I've been eating healthy my sodium level usually stays at less than 1000 mg a day. Excess sodium can be hard on your cardiovascular system. I've noticed a lot less bloating and my legs aren't so puffy anymore. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you.

This irritates me to no end. I can't even find full fat, plain yogurt most of the time because everyone is on the "no fat" bandwagon. :'(

I trim fat off of chicken because it's DISGUSTING and that's where most bad things end up...I definitley do not have an eating disorder haha that's a funny thought.

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Hey that is a huge victory! Congratulations!

Wow! Awesome job! Thanks for the inspiration.

I finished week one of alpha and started week two today. It's already getting easier I love it :)

Milk Beans Salad stuff PB Plain yogurt FULL FAT DAMNIT all you dieters are making the full fat practically non-existent!!! Bread Canned tomatoes Onions Brown rice Corn tortillas Whole natural almonds Olive oil Grapeseed oil and that's about all my actual staples the rest varies with the dinner plans.

I don't have a scale but I plan on rewarding myself with a pedi after I've got two weeks of sticking to my exercise program and no binges. After I finish my workout program I'm going on a shopping trip! :) I don't reward with food, seems counter-productive.

Damn! Nice! I'm on week two of alpha and trying to eat healthy most of the time. I hope my results are as good as yours!

Don't be down! Six lbs isn't a lot. With a couple weeks of conscious eating and exercising you'll be right back on track :)

People are just so down about themselves that they have to be hurtful to people, I guess. And it doesn't help that childish people think it's funny to read arguments on forums and post ridiculous "gifs" which egg on the bullies because people approve of their rudeness, which is what they were aiming for, to be "cool".…

I've found that yogurt stays good for quite a long time after the exp date as long as it's been properly refrigerated :)

Salad with organic greens, carrot, tomato, baby bella mushrooms, a boiled egg for protein and soy ginger dressing :)