katieandlilly Member

It has been so long since I was on Metformin. I took it for PCOS starting 2009 I think. I remembe the cloudy head never really went away. If you only eat lean protein, whole grains, and lots of veggies the stomach trouble will cease. But every time you cheat and eat anything fatty you'll have loose stools (yuck!). I would…

I'm 32 and loving it!

Oh yeah, one more thing. The added benefit is if you go constantly you start to make friends with people that are healthy!

I have been going for years by myself. 5 a week. Everyone else does, too. I'd say it is rarer to go with someone.

Honestly? At some point in this process, I realized the agonizing and guilt I have after eating something fattening and bad for me actually makes the experience less enjoyable; so I just don't do it. Instead of oreos, try light & fit vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and graham crackers. Or tell you friend that you're watching…

Sorry - I meant to say "Surgery is not the best nor first option"

Between babies i maintained my weight loss for 5 years and the skin never went back, not even a little. It is largely genetic, some go back, some never do. Surgery is not an option but to make people think that their skin will just go back when, for many folks, it won't didn't go back is ridiculous, mean, and grossy…

I had a body lift to remove loose skin after massive weight loss and three pregnancies. I had 11.5 pounds of skin removed. When I woke up he told me he didn't do any liposuction and I didn't need a support garment, which is usually standard, because I had so little actual fat. My ab muscles were also completely separated,…

The HRM can sometimes (rarely) pick up vibrations from your exercises. Today I was doing 'family' kickboxing with mydaughter and we were doing squat/football type runs where you stand in place in a squat and run real fast. My HR was around 140 but when we'd do the fast feet it would shoot up to 180 and the second I stopped…

My thighs are huge, and my tummy is flat so it's hard to find jeans that don't look silly. I wear a lot of cargo and yoga pants! No skinny jeans, here!

I have worn a heart rate monitor and when I first started I was burning over 700 calories an hour in Zumba! Now, I'm in better shape and weigh less, but I still burn 600 an hour on average! and it is FUN!!!

190 is a little high, however, if you do it every day, it will take less than a week before your heart strengthens and you can do the same activity with a lower heart rate.

Do you have a gym membership? I used to think exercise was SO boring until I joined some group exercise classes. Zumba is the most fun, kickboxing gives you the best confidence boost, and spinning is a blast. These are all very very hard at first, but if you go a few times a week after two or three weeks it gets easier.…

Jessika, please let me know how it goes, mine is in 2 weeks!

I am using the Polar F6. I got it for my birthday in May of 2010 and have used it over 200 hours since then and had no problems at all. I love it so much. It absolutely takes my workouts to the next level!

I highly recommend the Polar F6 heart rate monitor so you can measure how many you burn. This morning, in step class, I burned 750 calories but the instructor only burned 650 so it's different from person to person. (I dont work for Polar, LOL)

Dreamfields pasta has low carbs, and is reasonable if you watch your portion size (3/4 cup dry is 190 calories, I assume this is about 1 cup prepared). If you have 2 cups of pasta (which is HUGE) with some ground turkey and pasta sauce you can get out of a HUGE spaghetti dinner for around 700 calories. They have a coupon…

This egg roll recipe is awesome and less than 100 calories an egg roll! I made it last night and it was AWESOME! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/139988-baked-vegetable-egg-rolls-w-pics-73-calories-each

I am done having children. I lost 80 lbs in 2002 and have had three pregnancies in ten years. My skin is detached from my core, and I'm at the very end of my weight loss goal. It's a severe case, for sure. Can't wait to be done with it - I have earned this with a complete lifestyle change that's lasted a decade.

Good luck! My lower body lift is 2-4!

I had a baby two months ago, too! I'm also breastfeeding. You aren't eating enough calories to get adequate milk production, you need 500 more than a normal person would. I eat 2,500 a day when I exercise (aerobics classes). I'm still losing weight, and my milk supply isn't affected this way. The days I eat a good…