Athena125 Member

Wow. Well, if he wants to eat what he wants, fine. But it isn't your job to buy crap, cook crap, then have to try to get healthy for yourself. If he wants, he can pick up some fast food on the way home and eat it in his car. Or, you can cook something healthy & he can help out in the kitchen and cook whatever he wants. My…

Feel free to add me. Just do a little better each day and each week. If you make a mistake, learn from it & move on. Focus on how you're changing your behaviors not on just the goal. I did Zumba for a whole year and only lost about 10 pounds! BUT....after a year, I felt so much healthier, I started to feel confident enough…

add me if you want. I'm on several times a day. I usually eat healthy unless the PMS monster hits...you will see those days it's all up for grabs!

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! YES!!! I HATE HATE HATE this. Half the time it's the same people who tell me I need to lose weight. Or the people who are freakin' oblivious and after I tell them I'm eating healthy they come over, we eat dinner and they want to go out for desert. They are the fattening friends. How I deal with it is…

I honestly started focusing on my workouts ONLY about a year ago. I just kinda said f*** it when it came to food and ate whatever I wanted. I gained some weight, but then eventually I started to want to eat healthier because I was working out so much and really liking the classes I was taking. I wanted to eat good food to…

I plan to be here for a long time...I don't know what I need to lose. All I know is I want my body to look much firmer/muscular. Feel free to add me! I'm an English teacher and Zumba teacher.:flowerforyou:

I have had similar issues. I noticed at FIRST, I get bigger. Then after 8 -12 weeks, the fat goes away. I have a bigger tummy, butt and thighs. I have had success in the past, and it is sort of happening again (I am gaining muscle but it's under the fat it seems). I can tell I look better. I believe after the 2-3 months…

This one really made me laugh.

Hi Lattyrich, If I could start over again, I would eat normal (like how I was before the diet) for a week and log everything. Then I would have some sort of starting point to work from. I could see how much I could eat and stay the same (not gain or lose). Then from there, I would exercise everyday, aiming to burn at least…

I totally agree with this. I'm probably netting around 1000 or 1100. I only go over when I eat junk. When I stick to healthy food, I am so full. But I am short-ish (5'4'') and only have around 15 pounds to lose. The people who say they eat a lot more than me seem like they either started out with a lot more to lose and/or…

I feel your pain! argh! It is sooooo much harder to get in shape now compared with even 5 or 6 years ago. I've been working out majorly since the beginning of 2012, and have managed to so far lose 13 pounds (in a YEAR!!!!! - WTF????). If I had worked out like this in my early 30s even, I would have been in top shape by…

I'm doing pretty well with this but have struggled with it ever since my mid-20s. If I eat sugar without protein, I get headaches. When I got off sugar, I went through MAJOR withdrawal. I was literally on the couch for 4 straight days feeling with low blood pressure, nausea, etc. In my 20s, I was diagnosed with anxiety and…

Agreed. And all the Thai food I thought was "healthy." Calories and sodium add up fast, and most of the time my stomach hurts after I eat this stuff. Not worth it!

Sweet! Thanks!

I barely eat out anymore and I barely eat anything that is processed. I upped my veggies and lowered my grains.

I think about how much better I feel, how much better my butt looks right now (ha!), and how much I'm firming up all over with my strength training. Some of my clothes are already fitting better. There's weeks when nothing happens...then all the sudden a couple pounds come off. I think it's hard for us women b/c sometimes…

Probably be better to use the family area or at least yell out before coming in - hey, I'm bringing my daughter in for a minute - cover up! I don't like when people bring their opposite gender kid into the changing room. It's awkward.

Thanks for posting this. I have no idea how people eat 1200 calories. I can *net* 1200 if i workout & burn 300-600 calories. On days when I'm supposed to be eating only 1200 and can't workout, I always go over. I wish I knew how much to eat. I literally have no idea how much I should be eating. Every website calculates it…

I was in the same boat as you. I looked at your diary to see what's going on. Here's the issue: 1. You are so not eating enough!!! You need more nutrition. Your body is starving for, not just calories, but nutrition. You can see my diary for ideas OR watch the documentary Hungry for Change. It will change how you think…

I notice that when I eat grains of any sort, this happens to me. When I eat more veggies, nuts & protein, this problem is less bad. For me, wheat and oats are the worst offenders. Rice and corn seem to be less bad. Dairy is also a problem. Was bloated all day because I had a little chocolate. I would cut the grains and…

would like to be 1/5 that strong! I was just wondering this morning why I see so many chubby (like me!) girls doing cardio and all the lean toned ones lifting weights. Now I know! I love cardio and think it's great, but I am starting to focus more on weights. After seeing this, now I know my observation has some validity!

I have made it because I can't have soy or milk...it is REALLY good. And no, you don't taste any avocado. It just tastes like a very creamy, heavy mousse.

Smokin' hot! :-) Your face looks soooooooooooo much younger! Congrats!

I know I won't be perfect, so i plan a few healthier versions of what i know I'll eventually cave and eat. Like I made some low carb banana bread, bought some dark chocolates, and I buy gluten-free bread and have on piece if I really need it. If I'm stressed, I watch a movie. This seems to help better than anything ...or…

Friend me! I'm always looking for more supportive people. I'm 38, live just outside Chicago and I'm really all in this time with getting fit. I'm focusing A LOT of fitness (building muscle) and not just losing weight. That way when the scale won't budge, I won't feel so defeated! When I want BBQ, i buy one of those…

I tried it and got a GIANT headache. I'm going to try again but more slowly - go 10 hours no food for a few days, then 11, then 12, etc. until I'm 8 or 9 hours eating and the rest not. I workout in the morning, so I notice I feel really lightheaded if I don't eat a small amount before the gym. I would suggest have your…

I'm trying to do this too. I've cut WAAYYYY back on the processed food, but still eat some of it (only if it is gluten, dairy & soy free though). Feel free to friend me :-)

I have the same problem. I notice cutting down on processed food and sticking to fruits & veggies helps. So does strength training.

Take classes at the gym. or park district. You will make some new friends and it will get you out of the house. Watch movies. Do some little nice things for yourself like buy yourself something nice to wear that isn't too pricey. I don't take prescription meds, but I have sometimes taken an herbal supplement called…

McDonald's soft serve vanilla ice cream. Is there any milk actually in it? It doesn't taste like any other ice cream from ANYWHERE!