AshCarlson

HAHAHAHA This is great!

Ms. I look like Barbie and I make sure that EVERYONE knows it

My brother is currently stationed in Iraq as well and my husband is thankfully home now! I cannot thank you enough for your service. Please friend me and I will help motivate anyway that I can! :smile:

Ang, I know exactly what you mean. With the Zone you eat 5 small meals a day and my energy has skyrocketed! I have seen a difference too with my scale results :smile: Message me you're email and I'll send you all the information if you're interested! You do have to put in work to measure your portions, but I think it's so…

I'm in the same boat! 5'8" here and I would LOVE to lose 20 lbs, but I'd be content with 15. This site is amazing!!!! Let's keep each other motivated :smile: I'm only currently down 6 lbs after 4 months, but I am finally starting to see results!!

I love this question! Mine would definitely be: 1. Eggs 2. Protein Shakes (Advocare) 3. Fresh Vegetables 4. Chicken 5. Garlic Cloves There isn't a day that I don't use all 5! :smile:

I know how hard it is to change your entire life or it seems that way. I think this site will really, really help you as I know it did me. I'm 24 and in the same boat as you. I'm currently finishing up my Master's,working full time, have a wonderful husband, and no kids which equals socializing quite a bit! I know we can…

Hello! Right now I'm on Day 3 of the 30 Day Shred...could you share your results? :smile:

I did it for about a week or so! Level 2 is tough, but you can do it!

Hello! I did the Phase I of the South Beach back in January and actually stuck to the 2 weeks of no carbs/added sugars deal. I will admit that I lost weight, but I didn't keep it off. I'm not trying to discourage you from doing it, but I think completely neglecting yourself of foods that mean so much to you ultimately can…

Hello Keri! My name is Ashley and I'm 24 years old and a graduate student as well! It is tough to work full time, go to school, and take care of myself....will you be my friend!? :smile:

My all time favorite will forever be: "of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walked into mine" :smile:

Thank you everyone! What a great response! I love knowing that there are so many others dealing with the same emotions :smile: Let's keep each other motivated!!!

Hello Kim! Name: Ashley Age: 24 Kids: 0 Pets: 0 Married/SO: Happily Married :smile: Eating Lifestyle: sporadic and often not healthy Starting weight: 162 Goal Weight: 140 Goals for this 8 wks: to log each and every day no matter what I eat! Also to see a difference with weight loss! I love that you did this!!!

I love that so many of you out there feel the same as me when it comes to losing weight and our age! I look forward to keeping you all as support! How is everyone's day going?

WOW!!!! Thank you all for you responses!!! I can't believe what an amazing community we have here! I look forward to getting to know all of you and will check in throughout the day :smile:

Great job! You are really showing differences :smile:

Great job Kara! I'm so proud and honored to have been on this journey with you! You look amazing!

Wow, thank you for you response! I am definitely hoping that this 24 day challenge gets me past my current plateau. Any suggestions for it? I am sticking to the cleanse diet quite well so far with no bad carbs except for my one treat a day (Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches, I'd lose my sanity without one!) I am focusing on…

Thanks for starting another thread! Going strong on Paleo with the exception of a daily protein shake and occasional brown rice :smile: Let's keep each other motivated!!!

Allie- Definitely challenge yourself just for a week to do this, it's crazy hard at first, but you'll see results in your food diary!

Thank you! I found that even just placing my food on salad plates instead of dinner plates helps! Honestly, I challenge you to try it for a week and I bet that your calorie intake will go down by at least 2,000! :smile:

Allie, It really is hard to train yourself not to eat breads,pastas, etc. or all the bad carbs! I have found that if you simply replace them with whole grain and watch your portions, you really don't have to give them up. For example, when I cook a pasta dish now instead of using the huge pot like most of us do, I use the…

This is an amazing recipe! I made it for my husband and I last night :smile: It is a little time consuming, but very, very worth it. I reccommend doubling the recipe like I did so that you can have extras to grab and go! http://www.paleodigest.com/pd/?u=http://www.marksdailyapple.com/double-pork-stuffed-chicken-breasts/

Grokette, That recipe with the pork shoulder in the crock pot sounds awesome! I will definitely be making that this weekend :smile: Thanks for all the tips!

I really wish there was too, that would be so helpful! Thank you :smile:

Thanks! So good music? Any suggestions?

Thank you all for the tips! I have actually signed up for a 10k that is in about 2 1/2 weeks! And another 5k about two weeks after that! Crazy right? At this point I don't care about the time I just want to finish :smile: I have needed a push for a while with motivation so this is how I plan to do it. What do you all use…

So how is everyone's morning? I am training for a 10k (huge for me!) and was wondering if you all had any tips. I'm quite nervous!

Thanks Carol! I am definitely going to get some this weekend :) Pork chops are a house favorite!