Christie0428 Member

this is great advice! I am in the same boat. I started last year and didn't stick with it ... now I'm another year older ... the time is now. Friend request on the way! Lets do it together!

if your drinking soda and eating foods full of MSG and other preservatives and chemicals ... i'd call that dirty

great idea, i don't use instant oatmeal, but 'm going to see if they work with old fashioned rolled oats

feel free to add me. I am nursing my 16 month old and plan to nurse until she self weens.

bumpity, bump, bump!! YUM!

How the heck did you do that - do tell! :-)

I have a serious sugar addiction - its no joke - the only thing that has worked for me is to go cold turkey.... as of Jan 1st I eliminated all refined sugar from my diet. I still eat fruit - probably 2 servings a day (more in the beginning) and rarely have raw honey, but to stop the cravings you just have to live with out…

^ this

I've done weight watcher meany times with varying success. Any plan works is you work it. FOr me MFP is better that WW for tracking adn there is much more support for eating whole/real foods. I really feel that Weight watchers encourages you to eat crappy processed food. the foods they put their label on are really…

Every sunday we make a large batch of grilled chicken or taco meat or chili and I always bring a serving of that with a large salad. If you put the chili or taco meat on a salad it is really yummy and filling - think taco salad. When I make the chili or taco meat I use TONS of veggies so you get e large serving for…

In addition to YUM, avocados are awesome!!! ....you need dietary fat for your brain to function properly. It is the reason you need to give whole milk to babies, so they have enough fat for their brains to develop properly.

I LOVE AVOCADOS, but seriously ^ THIS!!!

good thread, thank you for all the great motivating replies

lost 12 lbs feeling stronger joints dont hurt as much 24 days w/o wheat or refined sugar eating clean and leaning into Paleo/primal ... considering doing the whole30 next month i now believe for the first time in years that it is possible for me to get back down to my lowest weight... an idea i had previously given up on…

I agree with the great advice you've already gotten! .. my two cents: just pick one positive thing to change adn make it a habit, then chose something else... and so on :-)

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THis is a great thread! I started (this time) at 294 in a very tight 22/24 ... I've lost 12 lbs and my clothes are fitting much better. The previous go around I lost 128 lbs I started at 276, size 22/24 and (it was 8-9 years ago) when I was 148 I was a size 8... sometime a 6 (very rarely)... I kept my "big" clothes much…

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like - oh wait, this isn't FB, but you get the idea

my only guess as to why is that at their core they are a bakery ... maybe they don't want to admit the benefits of low carb?

I make them all the time. thi sis copied from my post on a different thread on snacking: you can make quite good kale chips by cutting kale leaves (with the ribs removed) in to bite sized pieces and spreading them out on a cookie sheet. spray the pan and the kale pieces with olive oil spray, sprinkle with salt and bake at…

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That's great! So are you counting calories? Counting your macros (fat, protein, carbs)? are you just focusing on eating Paleo only foods? DO you mind providing mor details? I am easing in to paleo/primal. I eliminated wheat and sugar for the month of January and I have been counting calories, because I have a LOT to lose…

...yes, you can make quite good kale chips by cutting kale leaves (with the ribs removed) in to bite sized pieces and spreading them out on a cookie sheet. spray the pan and the kale pieces with olive oil spray, sprinkle with salt and bake at 275 for 20 minutes or so... watch them because they can burn easily - you want to…

You can really have anything as long as you measure and count the calories, that being said, it is really important to know which foods trigger you to want more. For me processed, sugary, salty foods things like rice cakes, cracker and special K bars are empty and just leave me wanting something else. This is especially…

Thank you!

I made excellent butternut squash leek soup and it was really easy! kind of based on potato leek soup: cut leeks in half the long way and then in to 1/2" strips, rince well because they are sandy between the layers saute leeks in olive oil until transluend add salt & pepper add cubed, peeled butternut squash and enough…

I didn't know you'd caught on to why women do that... :-) LOL! I love this! too funny ...

When I got pregnant I was very over weight (278lbs), I focused on very good nutrician - whole foods and lost about 10lbs in my fist trimester mostly due to morning sickness and then only gained 8 of than 10lbs back over the rest of the pregnancy - most of it in the last trimester. I had an excellenve midwife tell me "if…

good discussion, bump