JessicaKingerySC

Thanks for the input! I think I may need to save up to get one soon!

I am 5'8, I just started a few weeks ago at 193.6 and I am now 192. I would love to be 160...or at least like to feel like I weigh that much (tone more from weight training). I would love some more MFP friends...feel free to add me! :)

WOW...you are an inspiration! You look fantastic, Congrats!!!

Green smoothies are great for breakfast...I make them the night before, which saves me a ton of time! I put the blender pitcher in the fridge, pull it out in the morning, zap it a few times to reblend and put it in my to-go cups! I also love high fiber english muffins with raw maple almond butter and toaster waffles with…

thanks for the encouragement!

This is a great way of putting it into perspective!

Wow...it is realy amazing to see how different everyone is! I just started this a week ago with a MFP goal of 1200 calories. While it has not been hard to stay right around that number, I have not lost any weight...in fact I actually went up slightly. So after doing some research, as of today, I have increased my daily…

This smoothie sounds great! Is this recipe for one serving or do you split it between breakfast and lunch?

[/quote] [/quote] Just a thought but if you're switching goals to losing slowy and getting lean <and someone correct me if I'm way off> you might change your macros to 40/30/30 which would be a little higher protein and lower carbs that the preset MFP settings and make sure you're doing some weights with your cardio. That…

Thank you! This has been very helpful!!! I think I will try bumbing my calories to between 1400 and 1600. It wasn't even that hard to stay around 1200 calories...I wonder how I can use the extra 200-400. :smile:

I personally would not use a product like that...I think you are better off using real fruits and veggies, and that only has 2 grams of protein. I forgot to mention that you have to add some liquid to the smoothie as well...I use green tea, but you can just use water.

Thanks Kelli! Overall I would like lose about 30 pounds by the begining of the year...which is approximately 2 pounds per week. I have increased my calorie goal to 1400...I will try that for a week or so and see if I notice a difference.

I am 5'8", 192 pounds and a size 12. Today is the last day of my first full week of doing green smoothies, counting calories and working out and I have not lost anything so far...I have been staying right around 1200 calories. Do you think I would have more success if I increased my calories?

Thanks! My TDEE with 3 days of light exercise is approximately 2300...so cutting that by 20% would put at about 1840. That is much higher that the MFP goal...does that seem right?

I started doing green smoothies last week....today is my 9th consecutive day! I love them!!! You can have them for breakfast and lunch, but I would suggest having other healthy snacks to go with them...especially if you do not add protein to your smoothies. For recipes, you can pretty much mix just about anything. My…

Wow! You look amazing!!!! Thank you for putting so much time and thought into this post...it is truly inspirational!

I just joined 5 days ago and I am loving it as well! I need all of the support and motivation I can get!

Congrats! You are doing a great job and your share has provided tremdous motivation and inspiration to others here on MFP! :)

I am 5'8", 192 pounds and I wear a size 10 (sometimes a 12, just depends). I have a medium frame and I tend to carry my weight evenly.

Thank you for your input...I have changed my diary settings, so you should be able to see it now. I have been trying to watch all categories (calories, carbs, fat, etc...), and I have not been eating much processed foods. I did splurge last night because it was at the football game, but i only went over my calories by a…