DucklingtoSwan Member

Hi, ladies... I have probably about 130-140 pounds to lose but am just thinking about that first 100 for now. We should start a group :-)

First off, congratulations on the tremendous results your first month!! That's awesome! I have read that a year for 100 pounds is reasonable. The chance are your loss rate will slow a bit after such a dramatic start (Nancy has it right, the more you have to lose, the quicker it is in the beginning.) I am shooting for 100…

Lorde- "Royals" Just heard this one recently and I can't figure out why I even like it! The song itself isn't even very good when you break down the lyrics. But I do find the tune and beat catchy, so that must be it. Pink - "Perfect" Dislike the singer, love the message.

What an insightful post. It also made me think of a teaching moment that was handed to me about 15 or so years ago, I had a young friend who had been very thin her whole life- her mom and sisters were built the same way, these tiny little wisps of women, even her dad and brother had slight builds. She wore her hair various…

I've read about avoiding certain yoga poses, usually anything that involves inversion, but I don't know to what exercise she would have been referring. I only have a few of her workouts, mostly the walking ones.

I am meeting a friend for lunch today at Red Robin and fully intend to enjoy a burger (I know they have salads but I'm not going to fool myself into thinking I'm going to order anything but a burger.)... though I'll cut it in half so I have some calories left for today to "spend" on some more reasonable stuff later (plus…

I wholeheartedly agree! I adopted this method a long time ago... that way I can indulge my scale addiction (though I have cut back,) and I don't wig out so much about about temporary fluctuations any more. I only log a loss if it shows up a few days in a row, so I know it's real. (And even that can fluctuate, I may show a…

I'd say heck yes... just about any movement counts more than sitting around! (And it'd still work even if you were using a sander even if not quite as much exertion as with sandpaper alone.) Plus you're probably up and down off of a stepstool or ladder, right? DEFINITELY work. I wish MFP had a way of logging that kind of…

I too am in it for the long haul :smile: I would love for any of you to add me if you like. I have been doing this on my own for a while and I think it's time to quit lurking and actually make some friends on here :glasses: DucklingtoSwan (Margaret)

Hm, just saw the OP's account is gone... well, anyone else in here feel free to add me anyway :smile:

hi :flowerforyou: I need to lose at least 120 pounds, probably more but not exactly sure yet, so I'm for now focusing on that first 100 and see how I feel when I get there. The reason I don't exactly know is because I've never been a 'normal' weight for most of my childhood and all of my adult life, so I have no real idea…

I am in a very, VERY similar boat... too short, too round and (feeling) too old :wink: Just before the holidays I had my Type II diagnosis and decided it was time for the diet game-playing to stop. IT'S ON. I have probably at least 130 pounds to lose but am just focusing on that first 100 for now. Both of you ladies fee…

I know a lot of people on here are saying that the OP may be overreacting, that he didn't say anything wrong, so I read it again just to be sure. What he said was just plain mean. Calling it a "useless diet" is mean. If he REALLY feels the need to say anything at all, something like, "Honey, are you going to be upset later…

I have looked straight at my husband and told him, "You are not ALLOWED to say anything about my food, my diet or my weight. Period. If I want your opinion, I will ask. THAT is the way you can help me. Anything else will be considered cruel and abusive and I will respond as such." It has more or less worked.

I happen to love frozen bananas anyway, what great ideas to dress 'em up, thanks! :-)