schelly81 Member

I recently won a contest at my gym called the biggest mover. I took the most classes of anyone for 2 straight months. I also gained 7 pounds during this time. Food is very important.

I've gone from 230 to 156. I'm 5'6.

It tends to slow down. You might want to post your stats so people can help you a bit more.

"You look amazing! I haven't seen you since your wedding!" So I looked like hell on my wedding day? Thanks?

That's what I thought! Ive been going by my highest non pregnancy weight all along but I know some of my friends go by their pregnancy weight. I always considered it kind of like cheating.

"73 pounds? you don't look like you lost THAT much. " So, you think I'm lying or something? Or my MIL, "you need to just stop losing weight and stay right there" Thanks, but I'm still overweight and I have a goal. My personal favorite "I heard you lost a lot of weight! You must have really watched your carbs!" Yeah, I…

I've been pretty quiet about it on facebook. I do get tagged in posts from gym friends, or I will mention things once in awhile but very rarely. My plan is to post when I hit my goal, with before and after pictures and a quick explanation of how I did it. I find it annoying when people post daily about that stuff.

Langley, BC here!

I was shopping yesterday and bought medium shirts and a size 29 jeans (Canadian sizing). I was actually happy with the way things were fitting. My back fat is basically gone and my love handles are small. I did a happy dance in the dressing room

depends on how big the cherries are

I get this with new shoes. You're lacing too tight most likely or your shoes are too tight. After my shoes get broken in a bit it no longer happens

yes I went through something similar. I was in the 180's for most of my 20's and would hit the 170's again and again but would gain back every time. In my early 30's I hit 245 while pregnant and was 230 when my oldest was 6 months old. When I started losing weight I did great, until I hit the 180's. I thought I couldn't do…

I'm also an Aries. My kids are a Leo and a Cancer so I'll just fight them for their food. They're little but they do outnumber me, and they're feisty.

One of my co-workers is a crash dieter. When he's on his diet he eats 1100 calories a day and does 40 minutes of cardio daily. He told me that he realized to be a normal weight he would have to do this every day for the rest of his life. His sister, who I also work with, lectures me on eating after dinner. Any carbs I eat…

I only eat before if I'm hungry and then I have something small.

During

Usually I'm fine. I do my workout because it helps with cramps and might go over my calories just a bit. A few months ago I had a very rough time and sent my husband to the store for midol and the biggest chocolate cupcake he could find. He brought it home and I devoured it with a giant glass of whole milk. So I do my best…

Tyra banks has a large forehead and she's a (retired) supermodel. You're probably the only one who really notices. If it really bugs you, get some bangs cut.

My workout shirts are a bit big now and I've noticed in spin class they slip down and there's a lot of shaking, bike riding cleavage. Our spin room looks out over the large weight area. My friend started calling me boobs magee.

My husband stays home with the kids during the day while I work, then when I get home he goes to work 4-midnight. He gets very little sleep and is super dad all day long. He's pretty spectacular. He does the majority of the dishes in our house, washes the laundry while I fold and put away. Takes the kids to the park, on…

me too! I swear I'm the only girl I know that is at their lowest weight during my TOM

I've been eating a lot of roasted garlic hummus the past 2 days and I forgot how gassy hummus makes me. Let's just say I wish the music had been louder at the gym today.

Confession: I was expecting my weight to be up today because this past weekend was Easter, and my birthday. I had two dinners out, one night of drinking, and one day of chocolate eggs and turkey dinner with all the fixings planned. Well, my entire family got the stomach flu so I missed all of that. I'm down a few pounds…

My biggest pet peeve is people who snack on nuts while working out. I have a nut allergy and I'm a bit pissed that my gym will hand out bags of nuts during launch parties in between workouts. I just picture traces of nuts on everything. Not too long ago I was waiting for a core class to start and there was a girl in there…

I've heard you burn more calories digesting them, then they contain if you're Irish. Negatives Calories do exist! I'm only 1/4 Irish so I'm not sure if that means I only count 1/4 of the calories or what? I'm going to have to do more research.

I'm also in Canada. Would it kill them to put the weight on ice cream? Has anyone at Health Canada every tried to squish ice cream into a half cup measurer (okay, 1 cup) and then scrap it out before it starts to melt?

I'm in Canada and I had already planned to go to Superstore tomorrow. I can't decide if I love you for telling me this, or hate you for telling me this.

3 years ago I found my dad's birth mother. She lives less than 10 minutes from me. She met him once but doesn't want to have anything to do with any of us. She had another child and refuses to tell her about my father. I don't get it and I feel guilty for working so hard to find her just to have her reject my father.

I will often get up and jog on the spot for 200 steps. I also have a private office so it's easier. for a few hours a day I'm in a big office with 2 others. I dance or hop to the music while I file or fax. I often make 10,000 but I have 2 small kids at home and I'll play tag with them in the house if my steps aren't good…

A co-worker asked me advice a few weeks ago on how to tell her daughter that she was getting fat. I honestly don't understand people.