CarolHudson11

4 apples 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup white wine Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F. Create a small well in the center of apples by cutting out the stem and core and leaving the bottom intact. Transfer the apples to an 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish. Fill each well with 1 tablespoon brown…

Buy your own scale. I used to do the same thing - weigh myself whenever, wherever with clothing and at least a half-days worth of food in me. I got my own scale, waited until the next morning, used the bathroom, took my clothes off and stepped on the scale. I was pleasantly surprised....I didn't weigh as much as all the…

I hate canned veggies and never buy them. As the others stated, they've got WAY too much sodium, and honestly...? They just don't taste good at all. They're mushy and bleh..... (Can you tell I hate them? LOL!). Go for frozen, definitely!

WooHOO!!! Nicely done! :drinker:

I weigh every morning (I just can't help myself!) but I'm only logging them every Monday morning. Try not to stress yourself out about it. :)

you are cracking me up today! lol

Oh, wow! Thanks for the laugh. And I only have one of those things at home - and they're correct. I could have used my son's $1 ball I bought for him at Wal-Mart when he was little! LMAO!!!

Don't be scared to eat. Your body needs fuel to lose weight. Try protein - eggs, lean chicken, fish, etc. You get calories without a lot of the fat. You don't want to fill up the extra calories with ice cream when you can eat better foods. I'm sure others will have more ideas for you, too.

Elliptical. No doubt. :happy:

Why don't you pick what you like, eat half, and get a "go box" for the other half? That's what I did at my favorite mexican restaurant the other night! That way you get what you want, but don't go completely overboard! I don't take a day off, per se, I just make up for it later in the day.

I just started it, too. I watched Level 1 first and thought to myself "That's not hard....I can do that" --- Hoo! That girl kicked my butt last night. LOL! I'm not in as good shape as I thought! I'm going to level up when I'm ready and not before. I don't think there's anything written in stone that says we have to finish…

My ex-husband was the same way until I talked to him about it. He was worried that if I lost weight and became much smaller I'd lose interest in him and want someone else. It was stupid, but it was the way he felt. We were better after I told him that I wasn't leaving because I lose weight. (Ignore the fact that he's my…

I haven't had one of those in forever! Thanks so much for reminding me - I might make it later on today. Yummmm!!!!

I got one today, too! I'm really excited to use it.

You can always get a heart rate monitor and just log the calories you've burned using that, instead. Either way, I think you're good.

Water intoxication leads to hypo-osmolality (not enough blood solutes) and hyponatremia (not enough sodium). The most immediate problem is cerebral edema leading to seizures, coma, and/or death. This happens rarely and you'd have to consuming mass quantities of water to manage to accomplish this fate. Drink your water (and…

Yay for no "X's"!!! Awesome! :)

Ditto! I've found that I've cut down a little since I'm actually doing something (exercise, walks, etc) besides sitting on my behind. But, I will quit one day. One thing at a time for me, as well.

I agree. But, that's just me. Everyone is going to do things a little differently, and that's okay. If it's unusual for you, go ahead.

I like triscuits topped with sharp cheddar cheese. Yum!

That's awesome! And you've inspired me since right now at this time I'm lucky to do 5 minutes on the elliptical. I keep trying, but it just kills me! lol I'll get there though. We all will. We just have to keep going.

It'll even out, honey. I promise. I naturally have a skinny face and when I lose a pound you can see it immediately. Just hang in there and keep going. It'll be okay! :flowerforyou:

I don't enter cleaning at all because it's something I've always done in my normal daily activities and I think they actually factor in the cleaning, grocery shopping, and other stuff that you would do even if you were pretty much sedentary. I did enter it when I painted the walls in my living room because it's not…

I don't know how much you like raw veggies, but I'll eat baby carrots, celery or even a tomato (like an apple) and they stop me from being hungry without using more than about 35-50 cals. Good luck! You can do this.

You might want to check your oatmeal entry??? Sometimes I'll search the database, put something in my food diary, and then have to go back and adjust the servings/serving size because I wasn't paying attention.

I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant the other night. They have no nutritional info listed on their website or their menus - I have no idea how many calories, fat gms, etc. are in any of their food, and one dish looks just as bad (nutritionally speaking) as any other. I ordered what I love, ate about 1/3 of it, and got…

My first weigh-in (this morning) said 6.5 pounds. I logged every single one of those darn pounds! lol I say, log them! Your weight is going to fluctuate daily - as a matter of fact, it's going to fluctuate during the day, too. It is more than likely not going to be same next week - it might only be one or two pounds...or…

I don't think you have to do an hour a day right now. Do 30 minutes. I hate to work out. I hate to get out of the bed or stop what I'm doing to work out. I'm lazy, too. But, I feel so much better after I do, that I make myself do it anyway. I started out at 20 minutes minimum, 30 minutes max. And now I do an hour. Any…

I don't know which one is exactly better for burning calories, but I feel like I'm more motivated to do it in the evenings. I have to get up at 5:30 every morning anyway....any earlier is almost impossible for me. If I plan a workout in the morning, I find that half the time I don't get it in b/c I love the snooze button.…

Welcome! I've been here not quite 2 weeks now and I love it!!! Friend request sent! :flowerforyou: