smaihlee Member

That's the sound of me leaving this thread. Seriously.

tyrant--25? lol :)

Hi! I have a bit over 50 more that I want to lose; sending friend request :)

On the topic of "loose" and "lose", I hate seeing "lost" instead of "loss". As in, "I'm sorry for your lost". Though the people that do this also typically use "you're" instead of "your". Whenever I see this, all I can think is "How sincere can a condolence really be, that uses such poor grammar??" While my co-worker has…

A year ago I would have said I prefer not to. In fact, my preference not to extended beyond my husband and to basically everyone. Hence why I've been such a sloth forever. When we joined the gym last year it took me more than a month to muster the cajones to haul my butt in there. I signed myself and my husband up for an…

HA to both of those. I am an engineer and can appreciate the humor :) It's funny b/c now that I have adjusted up and have the same goal every day, I'm having a harder time meeting my calories! Last night I was a good bit under so I grabbed some cashews and then had a tiny bowl of raspberry sorbet after dinner. I haven't…

Thanks for the suggestions and support! I have tried to cut bak on the breads but I do see a lot of carbs in there that I haven't considered. I'm not really going to give up, I'm just more concerned that there's some elephant in the room, so to speak, in my food log. What funny is that of all my friends, I honestly have…

Ditto what everyone else has already said. I learned the snug-clothing rule the hard way after baring too much to the spin class next door! I wear capris or pants, a compression tank tucked into the pants, and a semi-fitted shirt on top. That's what I feel most comfortable in and it keeps me covered. I take 2 towels into…

I completely understand where you're coming from. I'm in my 40's and have craved sugar my whole life. And as you probably have seen and experienced, eating sugar begets eating more sugar. I especially craved chocolate (in fact, my motto used to be "if it doesn't have chocolate then it doesn't count as dessert"), but really…

We are in SC. My son is in 8th grade, in his 2nd year at a private school. It costs about $13K/year. Our town has some excellent schools, both public and private. My son actually attended a nationally top-ranked grade school that was only a few blocks from our home. He has Aspgerger Syndrome and had a LOT of hands-on in…

You know, there was a time about 4 years ago when I was getting up at 5:15 to walk or work out with a friend. I didn't want to get up early in the first place but we did it together to keep each other motivated. At first it was great but then she got into a very bad habit of texting me at the last minute to say she wasn't…

I'm a night owl, but signed myself and my husband up for a 5:15 am boot camp that started in January. It has been a real life-changer for me. Whereas I used to be lucky to get to bed by 11, I now am asleep most nights by 9:30. I maintain the early bedtime even on nights when I'm not getting up at 4:50 for BC. I have tried…

Had my left half removed 16 years ago and have been on Synthroid ever since. The original symptoms that led to my diagnosis (Hashimoto/goiter) were weight gain, depression, fatigue. First doctor dx'ed depression (I had recently lost my father) and prescribed Zoloft. Let me tell you the joy of that little blue pill--NOT!…

I love to eat more than anything else in this whole world, and have worked really hard to continue eating what I want (just in moderation) while losing weight. Please add me! 5'11", 41 years old, married mom of a teenaged son SW: 255 CW: 239.5 GW: 190

WOW--great job! How many times have people had to do a double-take when they realize it's you?? :happy:

Above all, it's most important to me that foods taste good. I'd much rather have a 25% of a portion of full-fat, awesome chicken parm than a ****ty-tasting light version. Even so, I'm open to creative cooking and have found lots of great blogs and sites with healthier "copycat" or lightened versions of my favorite foods…

I got my fitbit one for Christmas and honestly think it has been one of the key motivators for me to keep working at this. Like some others said, I really love the sleep tracker (it's actually my favorite feature). My second favorite feature is the silent alarm. You can set it up to wake you at different times on different…

If her pedigree was so great, you'd think she'd have a car and driver?!

My workout pants almost fell off in boot camp this morning. Thankfully they have a tie!

You. Rock. So. Hard!!!! Great job, and I think it's almost laughable that your current weight is considered "obese", considering you're wearing size 10's. That is nuts and I hate BMI, too!

Ditto. Have seen this over and over again with friends' kids who drink lots of soda. I'm sorry but if you're having multiple baby teeth pulled due to decay, there's a huge problem there and it comes in a 12-ounce can.

There are obviously lots of different opinions about whether diet soda is "bad" for you. I think instead you should look at everything you put into your body in terms of whether or not it's GOOD for you. That being said, I don't think any brand or variety of soda fits this category. The only thing your consuming soda is…

I now have both a Fitbit One and a Polar FT4 HRM. I researched the Fitbit vs other trackers and liked its features best, so I asked my husband to give it to me for Christmas. I have worn it diligently every day since and LOVE it. I especially love tracking my sleep. After reading lots of posts on MFP I decided to also get…

Last company I worked for had an employee named Phuc, and his middle initial was Q.

Imagine how great it would be if you knew that you could go to the gym every time and not have to worry about any of these things? Seriously!? Unfortunately, most gyms resort to more passive means of conveying the rules and expectations of their members--i.e., signs on the wall. I know you might not get through to 100%,…

1. The girl I see in the spin class who only half-*kitten* participates because she's too busy playing on her smartphone. The entire time. I can see through the window of the spin room while I'm in yoga and it drove me so crazy that I had to move to another spot. I'm just like 'WTH do you even go into that class?' 2.…

#3 - LOL (especially on the abductor/adductor machines) ;)

Thanks for the heads up on this! I was going to buy one tonight on amazon for $70. Just placed my order online and hopefully will pick up on my way home from work--woot!! :flowerforyou:

First of all, let me answer the OP question. I agree with those who use the Hershey Kiss "method". I find that individually wrapped small portions are easier to deal with than, say, just eating a little bit of a chocolate bar and putting the rest in my desk for next time. Because next time inevitably becomes "10 minutes…

lol.