Peanutmanak47 Member

Wow. Lots of really good stuff in your post. I think the food log sounds like a really good idea.

You know I never thought about it like that but it's so damn true. The fatter I'm getting, the less I really can do, and the stuff I can do I'm stressed out about it being a problem because of my size.

I do plan on doing this Monday actually. Going to find someone else and see if a fresh mind can help me out. I'm a big believer in therapy.

Tie my damn shoes without huffing and puffing afterwards.

Been going at it for a month now. Lost 10 pounds and plan on losing another 100. Already down 30 total. I'm on every day multiple times a day.

I need some new friends! I did really good for a while and lost 60lbs but then fell off the wagon and put 30lbs back on. I'm back to get on track again and start losing. Feel free to add me!

I couldn't bend down to tie my shoe without completely losing my breath. There were a lot of other reasons such as to be able to play with my kids more and such, but the losing breath while tying my shoe was the final thing to happen before I started to lose weight.

Just had to get rid of friends who are no longer active on MFP. Could really use some more!

Chips and pizza. I can down a whole bag of chips without even second thinking it. Pizza is probably just as bad as chips, if not worse.

I was in a place very similar to yours. Fat and sad. Tried multiple "diets" and such and just never could stick with them and the results kind of sucked. I would end up putting on even more weight than when I started the damn thing. The thing that helped me was to view food differently and how it is part of my life.…

Well the 48lbs I've lost while drinking a diet soda or two a day says other wise.

Well I just had to do a monthly purge of friends who are no longer logging so I'm in need of some new ones!! I'm on multiple times a day and pretty active.

It is much easier to use pre-package foods for logging lol. What I've done in the past for foods like this is go to multiple websites that do calories for foods, then get the average of the food. Always put it a little higher than you think also. You'd be really surprised that steak isn't a horrible food either for what it…

Whatever works for you is whats best for you. I personally am happy just to see the scale less than what it was before. I have my calorie goal set to 2lbs but I also use a few different calorie calculators and calculate the average of them and use that number. To me as long as I'm losing I'm not disappointed. I've had…

Steak cooked over charcoal to a good medium rare. Garlic buffalo wings. Curly fries. Deep dish pepperoni pizza. Publix fudge brownies and a slice of ultimate chocolate cake. I think I would die fat and happy with that as my last meal lol.

Try combining it with something you really like. For me personally I go for a 30-60 minute walk during my lunch break at work. I don't ever feel like walking but I couple it with listening to something from ESPN radio's podcast center so it makes it much more enjoyable for me. I honestly don't even think about the walking…

Well I'm going to be walking almost all day Saturday. So for Sunday I'm going to borrow those extra calories and be a complete fat *kitten*. Chips, Dip, wings and whatever else goes down the hatch. Then comes Monday I'll be back to eating good.

I'm at my desk almost all day as well and for me it's as simple as bringing my own lunch and calculating what I bring before hand. I can't snack on food that isn't there. Also drink a but load of water. You should be sipping on water all day long. If you have an hour lunch break go for a 30 minute walk as well. It will…

I would say chips were definitely one of my addiction foods and this is exactly what I've done. I think I've purchase snack size chips maybe 4 times in the 2 1/2 months I've been losing weight. I just don't have it around and now I could really care less about having chips.

I'll be happy to take in some more friends. I've been clearing out my friends list lately and ended up dropping like 15 people or so due to them not logging in for a long time.

Swimming is a very good exercise for any size person.

Pizza is a food that I will almost loose all control over myself. I have to utilize all restraint possible to not eat more than two slices of pizza, which fails at times. It's one of the foods that I'm trying to bring back into my diet slowly because I know it's a food that is a huge weakness for me.

Binge eat on some fruits and veggies. I use to binge eat the hell out of some potato chips. I'd eat a whole bag at a time and not think twice. What did I do to change that? Never bought chips again and if I feel the need to binge it's on some grapes and berries. I can eat a lot and it doesn't really add up to a ton of…

I agree with this.

I'm still working my way up to feeling okay with that lol. I lost my first 20lbs rather quickly but the last 5 have come at just a little over 1lb a week. As long as I'm losing I'm happy though.

Become enemies with you fat? Get a hatred of it instead of self-hate for it. Talk **** to your own body. Build the mentality that you own your body and your going to make it great and the fat is going to straight up **** off and your going to love the new body that replaces it. Key is that you have to find a positive way…

I use to be totally against crockpot use but I have really changed my mind. Ours can be set to 10 hours slow cook so check it out. Grilled pork chops, baked chicken, grilled chicken, chicken and rice, pork chops and rice, taco's, spaghetti, breakfast for dinner.

This is how I feel with my kids. I can tell them to eat better and all but it means nothing if they see me eating like crap all the time. It's a huge motivator.

I have a few things that keep me motivated. - My kids are young and active and it kills me that I'm limited on how much I can play with them before I get winded. I want to set a good example of eating right, and excising. - I want to look good for my Fiance. - I remember how my sex drive started to go away the fatter I…