Elayne10 Member

Congratulations on coming back. This is my 2nd time around too, back for a month now. I'll send you a friend request if you'd like, as support and encouragement are a big help on this journey!

I'm sending you a friend request. This is definitely easier to do with support and encouragement of others!

I'm sending you a friend request. I'm 60 and have 35 lbs to lose. Got to goal with WW a number of years ago but gained some back and determined to get there again. My sister just gave me her old Fitbit so that's motivating me to get out and walk.

I'll be glad to send you a friend request too. I'm not diabetic but have presumed celiac disease and osteoarthritis. I lost 80-90 lbs with WW a few years back and regained part of it which I'm now trying to lose. So far I've been maintaining rather than losing but it's better than gaining more back. I'm committed to…

I'm "trying again" too and would be happy to have a new friend! I'll send you a friend request. I live in VT now but went to 1st through 3rd grades in Memphis while my dad was attending medical school.

I'm sending you a friend request. I eat gluten free, dairy free (probably 5 years now) and a lot of other things free after having LEAP food sensitivity testing done a year ago. Fortunately I love to cook and bake, everything has to be from scratch and I experiment with a lot of substitutions!

I'm sending you a friend request!

I'm over 50 as well and just recently "started again" on MFP. I need friends too and will send you a request! We can do this!

Hi Clareece (I love your name), I just saw this after being away from MFP for quite a while. I'm going to try again. Got to my goal weight with WW, stopped going for different reasons (mainly lack of time and struggling to stay at goal), came here and stayed on track for a while but then stopped. I have a very busy…

Peel and slice thin. Place on broiling pan. Top with sweet or red onions. Add spices/garlic if desired. Broil. Add cheese and broil until melted. Yum! Also can be added into stir fries. Or dredge in egg and then flour (I'm gluten free so I use almond meal mixed with salt and pepper). Spray with Pam or use a little oil.…

From what I've seen on the message boards, I think the Striiv pedometer is more accurate than the app. I have the pedometer and it registered 10,500 steps so far today, 342 stairs, 4.8 miles and 1137 calories burned. I walked at the track, did some treadmill and ski machine at home plus regular walking around. Being able…

I LOVE my Striiv smart pedometer. Can't sync with MFP but I can manually enter time and calories burned. I love that I can donate to several good causes by walking and earning trophies and energy for the game is very motivating. My daughter has one and we can challenge/race each other also which is fun. Before my Striiv, I…

I love my Striiv pedometer too! Mine was a Christmas gift but it came from Amazon. My daughter has one too and I love that we can compete with each other, try to best each others steps, stairs, etc. Great fun and I've been moving a lot more!

I got a Striiv smart pedometer for Christmas and love it so far! I discovered that I can't sync it with MFP (only the Striiv Play) but that's okay, I can just add calories burned. It's already motivating me to do more exercise and my daughter is going to get one so we can challenge each other. The Fitbit would probably be…

I started having tailbone pain after losing 85 pounds. I have a sit down job and couldn't take the pain anymore and finally ended up in a surgeon's office. Diagnosed with small pilonidal cyst so he said would do surgery for the cyst and than "shave" my tailbone if it was needed. The cyst ended up being nothing but my…

For some reason I don't track water in my food diary and I feel like I don't drink enough. This is a good reminder about how important it is and I'll try to be more mindful of getting enough water! Thanks!

Yes, very busy week, but that's okay. Looking forward to the weekend. We have Teen Challenge coming for our morning service Sunday and a meal afterwards with them and then my husband and I are off to the pastor's and spouse retreat in North Conway, NH which will be a welcome break from work for a few days and an…

It sounds like you got plenty of exercise walking around Boston all day! My favorite forms of exercise are walking and bicycling and also gardening, love the outdoors. It's starting to get cold here. Since I'm not a huge fan of the cold weather, I'm now starting to do things indoors. No gym membership but I have a…

Welcome! We all need support, encouragement and prayers. I voted but I still need to exercise tonight! I'll send you a friend request, if you don't mind!

We have some things in common! I'm also a pastor's wife and work full-time. I have a home office, though, and flexible schedule for work as long as I get it done but I have to be really disciplined to keep up. Sunday is my only day off from work but I teach adult Sunday School, help with children's church and am the NMI…

Welcome, Sue! Making lifestyle changes is what it's all about and it takes time, patience, learning, and we can't do it alone. Over the last few years I lost a lot with WW, maintained for over a year, then gained a little back and now am here trying to lose again. It's a never ending battle but we can win because we have…

We just had high winds in the northeast corner of Vermont, but no power outages. On Monday I made a huge pot of homemade chicken soup and beef stew (for my husband and daughter, had flour and tomatoes in it, so not for me), so I didn't need to cook yesterday which was really nice! Extremely thankful that our power didn't…

A few favorites lately: apple (sometimes with peanut butter for protein), air popped popcorn, green smoothie, nuts (but have to be careful because I can overdo on those), carrots, cucumbers....

I just read "Live a more disciplined life, and listen carefully to the words of knowledge." Prov. 23:12 Choosing spinach over pasta is definitely practicing discipline! There are many areas we can practice discipline in and I think food is one of them. God can help us make good choices!

Yes, sleep is so important! Because I work from home, my schedule is flexible but it's always a struggle keeping up with the amount of work and balancing it with everything else. Some of my best work time comes in the evenings when all is quiet in my home and I can work without interruptions. I'm usually up til 12 or 1 in…

Thanks. You all are encouraging me too especially as I see you logging in daily, tracking food and exercise, and participating in our group. I think my body is used to being in maintenance mode because even after tracking for at least 2 weeks I haven't lost anything (hoping for at least another 10 pounds). I think I need…

This reminds me of the verse, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Matthew 4:4 Thank you, Lord, for the Bread of Life!

I can so relate to the busyness of daily life but I'm learning that I NEED to take time to take care of myself if I want to be the wife, mother, pastor's wife, friend, etc that God wants me to be and also to be productive and clear-headed for my work. A definite blessing for me is that I have a home office (medical…

For the crustless pie you can use any pumpkin pie filling recipe and add 1/4 cup gluten free flour (or regular flour). I altered a recipe because of dietary needs but this is what I did: 1 c sugar (it was sweet possibly because of the almond milk, next time I would try 1/2 c) 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves 1…

Check out Yonanas machine. I got mine from Amazon. I use it once or twice a week for ice cream made from fruits. The base is usually bananas but I've also made it using plain pineapple or pineapple and cherries, etc. Endless combinations of fruits can be used! Delicious!