Charbonie1

You saved your own life! May you never go back.

I'd suggest you don't eat below your BMR and instead increase your activity to 30 mins daily -- that would be much healthier and you'd lose a pound a week.

I'm 48.

Sounds about right to me. I can't walk down stairs without serious shakes or put on my lipstick when I'm done. Over 165 for the entire session would be a little much however, but I am pretty sure you'd faint or vomit if it was for that long.

I totally get it -- Rome is a very scary place to drive! These are all great recommendations for exercise videos but mine is related to driving -- if you are interested, maybe your husband could take you somewhere on the outskirts where it's quieter and you could slowly ease into driving, gradually going to busier areas as…

I am 48 and lost 35 pounds 4 years ago, gained back 10 and am now trying to lose another 30. Exercise, just 30 minutes a day is what makes a huge difference for me. Otherwise I stay the same weight or even gain. You don't have to kill yourself, but something that gets your heart rate up like snowshoeing, dancing, a light…

I double checked and mine is 160 for .5 c cooked..........that's better.

Depends what your goals are...if you're trying to build some muscle you want to eat at least a gram of protein for each pound of muscle you currently have ---- that can be calculated from your body fat percentage.

Feeling lighter when I run Not being the largest lady in my jazz class Looking younger Feeling hot again when I walk into a room

What exactly do you mean by 'hot pants'?

Who are you with while you're eating the chinese? Get them on board and ask for their help to not enable you. That's if you're serious about getting in shape.

My hubby and I joke all the time about my cute hottie trainer. At Christmas there was a gift under the tree signed Love from ''"'''' as a joke -- obviously it was my hubby who put it there for fun. He pretends to be jealous sometimes and we really have fun with it. he knows I'm not stupid enough to have a fling, even if…

Have you considered gastric bypass surgery? With your health problems, losing weight is a matter of life and death for you, and the risks of being 100+ are far more at your age than the risks of GB surgery. My 51 yr old brother was 100 lbs overweight and died 2 years ago of liver failure due to fatty liver disease which he…