MamaTrombone

After having two babies, my stretch marks turned to a silvery-white after a few months. Mine didn't stay purple very long. I never used any products on them. Just let time do its thing.

Cottage cheese topped with mandarin oranges. Pineapple works too. Or, sometimes I have a low fat ice cream treat. Because I'm human.

I am a mother and I play trombone. Also, in college, I was a music major whose primary instrument was trombone and a lot of my friends called me "Mama T." (T is my first initial).

I almost always eat back most (not all) of my burned calories. I try to make it something with protein, like string cheese. I've lost 34 pounds since September, so I'd say it works. Just do what works best for you!

Even though my recipe calls for four, I always use three bananas for banana bread. It's always delicious. Just make sure you have somebody to share it with. You don't want all those calories to yourself. :-)

I'll be spending the evening with my little boys, and my husband when he gets home from work. I wouldn't be surprised if we watched the Puppy Bowl. It's pretty much just a normal Sunday for us. We don't watch football.

I know a lot of women *think* they can only have 1200 calories a day, but MFP allows me over 1400 a day (net) and I have been losing over a pound every week. Maybe that's not fast enough for some people, but I've lost 29 pounds so far and feel great.

I used to teach middle school band and general music until I became a mom. Now I stay home with my kids. I'm an assistant marching band director for a local high school every fall. Good to see a fellow band director on here!