tinytasha7 Member

Dog: American Eskimo female 16 weeks old named Yuki; Cats: 15 year old ginger males, Oliver and Vincent; 6(?) year old siamese female, Cleo, and 14 week old black and grey females, Sid and Shadow; 1 7+ year old Bearded Dragon male, Daku; 2 Mali Uromastyx, one female 7+ yrs old, Yoshi, and one male 5+ years old, Nigel; 3…

I'm 46, mother of a 23 year old human female, a 16 week old American Eskimo puppy, 5 cats ranging in age from 14 weeks to 15 years. Obviously did animal rescue for a number of years and got hooked...LOL... I joined a couple of weeks ago and since then have lost 12 lbs. I gained the majority of my weight just over 10 years…

I use the Visalus shakes. I have at least one per day (made with milk or almond milk and frozen berries). The first one I have in the morning and if I have a second one, It's usually mid afternoon if my lunch doesn't fill me up. The nutrition is excellent so they are great as a supplement and can be used to keep up fitness…

I started at 324 lbs. Two weeks later (last saturday) I was at 312. Can't wait till this Saturday! I also lost 16 inches over my body during that same time. My daughter is 23 and also overweight. I have been this heavy for just over 10 years due to a combination of quitting smoking and a new medication. I got tired of…

I have had good results with my cholesterol by eating oatmeal every day. 1/4 c uncooked, usually made with water in the microwave with a small container of 0 calorie flavored yogurt. I also have osteoarthritis, and it's a pain. Not sure what caused mine, but it's there. I'd like to know more about these programs. I've…

See....rehoming our garbage to the US....LOL...J/K...I actually like Nickelback. I have been systematically making all my meals as healthy as I can. I generally don't spend time with family at such gatherings because the only people I care to see who are usually at them are my parents and my daughter. The other family…

I'm in.....Last weight was 312 lbs....I know I've lost more but don't weigh in till Saturday.

I am also finding this. But I'm making a real effort to eat regular balanced meals. Good job to all of us!

Sorry, I must clarify. When I said I had been called a "fat pig", I wasn't referring to anyone here. That was in my personal life. I simply was using that to illustrate that I wouldn't allow comments to determine my journey. The comment was said to be nasty. But I took it really badly and let it sabotage me. After…

I agree with Bailey on the Aqua exercises. They are much easier on joints and you can get a pretty good cardio workout with some....depends on the instructor or if doing them on your own, how much you push yourself. I have a bad knee as well, and my doc basically said to do whatever I could without hurting myself to build…

How hard is this on knees? I have arthritis and have to watch until I bring my weight down more.

I think, like anything, milk in moderation is fine. In some countries, you might want to err on the side of caution, however when it comes to things being injected into the cows that aren't part of the natural product, like hormones and antibiotics. That being said, we were not designed to consume any milk except human.…

I think that's just an average based on your day. It says if you ate like this every day then, you will weigh xxx lbs in 5 weeks. One day I ate a bunch of homemade modified cookies (before checking things here and realizing I forgot about the calorie content of the margarine) and it actually told me I'd GAIN weight. As…

see if you can find a jello brand that is sugar free and use it instead. I know they make cranberry, but not sure if they make it sugar free

Count me in!

I think there are the tough love types....you know sometimes we really need to hear the hard and fast truth, and be willing to accept it in order to make the change. Then there are the types that really want to help, but have issues in their own lives that can cause a post to seem abrupt or even mean, or have their…

You need to really be aware of what is in the food you are eating. Some sugar is better than others....often foods that are "low fat" are high sugar...read your labels. Stay away from processed food as much as possible. MAKE time to prepare your own. Then you KNOW what's in something...even then it can surprise you. I made…

I've always had them, even when I was thin (about 10 years ago). I never used to exercise though, so I'm hoping that helps to get rid of them. There is no muscle per se in that area, but I'm sure working all the gluteal and thigh and pelvic muscles will help. At worst, it couldn't hurt. I have arthritis in my knee, and my…

One thing I've been finding lately is that I cannot find any processed foods, either "healthy" or otherwise, which have a low or lower sodium content. I really need to be careful with my intake as I can literally gain 35 lbs overnight due to water weight. I now cook all my own foods from as unprocessed ingredients as I can…

Sounds yummy...might have to be dinner tonight

I try not to but if I do, I like to still keep things as healthy as I can

Everything. It's been a very bad day for me. Surprisingly, however, I've mostly manged to stick with a proper diet. The only "no-no" was a cup of hot chocolate a few min ago but it still fit into my calorie budget. I am struggling with physical and mental illness, a substandard option for medical treatment and stress at…