SassyMoonbeams Member

Thanks hun! Great idea to get some fitbit friends.... .5 lbs for every 25 lbs you're overweight? I'm not sure I understand what you mean? .5 lbs to lose per week? So if I'm 50lbs overweight i I should be losing 1 lb a week?

Steady state cardio? Hmmmmm......i just googled it. I guess so? My workouts consist of lifting plus 36 minutes of turbojam three days a week, Endurance and cardio and ab work one hour a week, and the other 3 days a dance workout like Richard Simmons or Shaun T's rockin body for about an hour each. I exercise every day…

Guess I'm just going to have to man up and switch to 1 lb a week. I'm definitely not giving up my chocolate either haha! I'd go crazy!

I weigh myself every few days lately to get an idea. But usually once a week. I also found that my Body went through almost what seemed like a detox period where, once I started eating good foods again, my body was NOT reacting well. I guess it was getting rid of all the crap I had eaten while on vacation. I'm gonna check…

I'd love to go to Canada some day....I've got a friend in Montreal and another in Ottawa and I love me some hockey! Funny story, here in Melbourne I went to a hockey game a couple weeks ago and even they were serving poutine LOL. Yeah that's exactly it....it's so good you understand what I'm saying. There are fresh fruit…

........ I never said aussie food doesn't lead to weight gain.....I never said you can't find good quality food in America. Lol You are creating strawman arguments and putting words in my mouth.......there's a lot of crap here too and oz has an obesity problem as well. I was simply saying, once again, that the general…

What.the.heck. The mechanics of weight loss/gain honestly are still largely a mystery aren't they....?

I use a polar F7, I also have a fitbit but I rely on my polar for logging exercise calories

So strange!! Maybe it's cause we've been at such a restriction for so long that once we go to maintenance our body refuses to go back?? Maybe your body is just happy where it is now?? So weird!

Yessssss girllll you know what I'm talking about! I was born and raised in the us and have lived in Australia for over 8 years. I am not anti American, I love America and am currently working towards moving back to America. There is a difference between downright insulting and berating a country vs being critical. And yes…

Yes I eat back all my exercise calories. That's partially why I work out so hard, so I can "afford" chocolate every night LOL

Thank you so much for the advice guys.... <3 I suspect it is that I grew accustomed to eating at maintenance and now my body is being a big big baby. I don't like the idea of eating under bmr because I dont want to lose lean muscle, so I will go to 1600 for a couple weeks and see how it works out. I'm bummed to go down to…

I must say it was harder to find good quality food in America. It CAN be found but the standard of food i have grown accustomed to in Australia is superior by leaps and bounds in my opinion. For instance, I eat this beautiful pot set natural yogurt here in Oz that can be found at your basic supermarket, but the only decent…

Tummy in various views and to show you the texture of the stretchmarks and fat. The last photo makes me cringe the most but I know it will improve as the fat empties out more

I think the keys are to make things convenient and make healthy choices easy. I pre-pack snacks and workout at home. I do everything I can to eliminate excuses and when I make excuses I call myself out on them and challenge them. At the end of the day, excuses will get you NOWHERE in life. You have to face yourself and…

Hi guys! I'm so excited to be posting here. I'm very proud of myself for finally facing the reality of my situation and realizing I could no longer pretend and turn a blind eye to my weight and health. I took responsibility for what I had done and realised it was up to ME to get what I wanted out of life, and it had to…

This. Absolutely this. It makes them feel better about eating junk and not taking care of themselves to put you down. This is the attitude I had before overhauling my health.

25 lbs a serious amount of weight? .... :p I wish the amount I'm eyeballing was that low! Hehe. oh lordie I've lost over 100lbs and still have 50 to go! Feel free to add me if you like, guys

I also think jumping straight into something hardcore like Insanity or the Jillian Mihaels DvD's is not the best idea IMO, especially if you're not used to exercise. You don't want to do a workout that is so advanced that it discourages you. I second fitness blender and if you like dancing check out dance fitness with…

Haven't seen it purposefully because I avoid Seth Rogan as much as possible. Into the Woods was about an hour too freaking long. I went with a good friend who loves musicals and she turned to me at one point and was like "I've had enough!" And they just....kept..singing....and then the prince kisses the bakers wife and I'm…

Frances Ha. I forced myself to watch 40 minutes of that self-important black and white mumblecore drivel. Then I realised that i KNEW the movie was going to end with me REALLY angry because I got absolutely nothing out of it besides feeling like I was just tortured. I ejected the disc and walked it straight to the garbage…

^^^^ ouchhhhhhhhhh. She should know better. Btw I LOVE your profile pic!

Oh I've got a few of these too.... My most recent embarrassing one that made me really realise I needed to make a change was a few years ago. I was in a meditation class and all they had were these crappy folding chairs that tend to have a low weight limit. Anyway my chair was already kind of messed up but when i sat on…

I'll feel really dumb if I've posted this in this thread already LOL. I'm 5'7" and currently 7 lbs lighter than the after photo. Lifting heavy ftw.

Ohhhh yeaaaah girl!!! You better watch it cause I'm coming after you! HAHAHAHA! Congratulations honey!

I can't see your photo, but 110 lbs....well done, sir!

You have done great!! A round of applause for you lady!

Hi hon! My ultimate goal is about 150 too and I've lost over 90lbs now. Feel free to friend request me!

The punch tastes like burning

Ain't gonna lie.....would take home. Especially if you play hockey, like you look like you do.