Clovergirl143 Member

I used to be a coach, but I'm not a salesperson. So here in my advice: If you are looking to gain muscle while doing Insanity, whey protein is your best bet, IF you need a shake. Like many have already said, the shake is really only useful if you have a hard time hitting your protein goal with normal meals. Shakeology is…

I recently just had to stop drinking Shakeology, partially because of the price and partially for other reasons. I found another meal replacement/protein shake that I will be going with (hasn't come in the mail yet, so I haven't tried it), but here is the link:…

OMGosh THIS!!! I freakin' HATE that scale man! I can crush my Turbo Fire workouts every day of the week and be way under calories and eat GREAT...And it'll say I GAINED weight. WHAT THE CRAP?! LOL Then you'll have a bad week where you don't workout hardly at all and eat crap food, and the scale is like, 'You lose 5 pounds,…

Seriously, be open and honest with the guy...You're about to have sex with him after all! 'I'm on my period, are you ok with having sex still?' then if he's not totally disgusted by the idea (my ex was like that, but he would still do anal while I was on the rag...odd that a little blood bothered him but up the poop shoot…

I started at 374, and I had this SAME problem for probably the first 3 months! I started walking (it was painful at first since I was used to being almost completely sedentary) and doing sit ups a little more each day. It took probably 3 months of me eating healthier food AND exercising before the scale really started to…

OMGosh THIS! It took me over three months to finally break the 350 barrier...Every time I would get close (within one week's normal loss away) I would gain and go back up. I was ecstatic when I finally went under 350. Now I'm stuck at 340 (even though I already went under, it just went back over). I've always been…

Thanks for not cheating ;) Though I did realize that after I posted and changed my ticker :) That will be an awesome day when I get to 280! :)

I would say a gorgeous 140 :)

I too struggle with fighting emotional eating. I started doing it in my teens to cope with depression...I didn't care what I ate, or how much I ate, or when I ate it. I would eat until I felt sick, not until I felt full. It's really hard some times, especially when I'm really stressed out to not turn to food. But you have…

Where to start... 10 Honest Feelings from a Morbidly Obese Woman 1) I don't believe we are born hating our bodies or ourselves, but are taught to. I grew up as always being the 'fat girl', the one few kids in elementary school would be friends with because it would jeopardize their chances at being popular. 2) I used to…

Yes....I put on 4.6 pounds, putting me back in the next higher up weight bracket (I was at 348 before Christmas, now at 353). It was also my period this week, so I knew I was going to gain some. But at least it wasn't too bad! :)

Let's see...I've gotten the whole 'You'd be so pretty if you just lost the weight', or 'Your boyfriend will really have to work to keep you after you lose the weight' (Side note, Like I'm not worth him fighting to keep NOW?) Then there is the one time I was asked 'When are you due?' in Walmart...Thank goodness it was…

Honestly, an easier question to answer would be, 'When am I NOT in the mood?' :laugh: (I'm a 25 year old female though...) But yes, especially so after a good work out... And for those who say, 'Eww, sweatiness....Gross...'...Honestly, am I the only one who thinks shower sex is hot? :wink:

I wish I had checked out threads like this before I bought my HRM...It only cost me $11 on ebay, but it is just a watch, no chest strap and I think it's giving me over-inflated calorie burns. When I save up enough I'll check out getting a Polar one. I have a rather large chest :blushing: , Is that going to be a problem…

I have quite a bit of weight to lose myself. The best advice I can give you is to be patient; You didn't gain the weight overnight, and you aren't going to lose it overnight either. And don't beat yourself up over making a mistake...This is a learning experience. I'm here every day and try to help my friends as best I can.…

THANK YOU! I started 11 weeks ago from doing nothing...I started walking and was beat after only half an hour. I had blisters on my feet. I could barely manage 30 sit ups, and forget push ups. I was miserable. And then I did something I had never done before. I kept going. I didn't quit. 11 weeks later, I did 138 sit ups…

That I understand. And I know those aren't booty shorts, just was one of the first pictures I found on google that illustrated my point :tongue: When I lived in MD, the sweatshirt/short shorts thing was rampant pretty much all the time; To me, if it's warm enough to wear short shorts, you don't need to wear a heavy…

First off, there are quite a few that irk me...My Step-Dad sports at least one a day :grumble: Sweatshirts with booty shorts...Yeah, NO. http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/image/BLM/products/4/optimized/8263644_fpx.tif?wid=1200&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg Socks with…

@gryfonclaw Clever girl ;)

@meredithgirl9 I don't have to be hateful, I can just say 'Bless your heart!' ;)

Wow, you are AMAZING! :D My name is Amanda as well, I'm 25. I've never been healthy. Ever. I've never been under 300 pounds in my adult life. 9 weeks ago I made a change to get healthy. Not skinny, not 'sexy', Healthy. My Mom has diabetes, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, and a high risk of cancer since both of her…

LOL Honestly, (not to be gross) but my Mom and I still go into the family bathroom together sometimes and it's not weird (I'm 25). Dressing rooms we usually don't because my Mom *HATES* trying on clothes...But if she weren't so against trying on clothes, we would definitely still do it. We still do the whole, "How does…

LOL Oh man...*Somehow* I doubt I would need one of those pills :wink: Almost like I was born with an IV drip of the stuff built right in :blushing: :wink: But I digress... I'm all for a pill that helps the ladies want to get down and have a good time...And *something* tells me, that the guys won't have a problem with it…

AMEN! I ate a lot of Mcdonalds as a kid, and I personally like their food (or used to), but lately every time I eat there I get sick later and feel bad, so I don't buy their food anymore (or very rarely). Bottom line is, the CEO of Mcdonalds didn't walk into my house with a gun and make me go there and buy their food and…

Me too! I love those things! I would get the big bag so I would have some to 'snack' on over weeks...Yeah it was gone in a weekend :/ Then I tried getting a smaller bag...And it was gone in 2 days! So I just don't buy them anymore (even though they are AMAZING) because I just can't trust myself not to shovel the whole bag…

Honestly, I thought the same thing when I saw so many posts about getting to 'Onederland'. My ultimate goal is to get to 180, in a healthy weight range for my height (according to the BMI scale). I would have to go back to when I was probably 12 years old (To be honest I'm not sure, since I didn't pay attention to my…

LOL!!!! Thanks for the laugh ;) I have to admit though, there are some that are AMAZING...Like the Chocolate chip ones, or if you toast the Cherry ones...*drool*

I'm at 371 at the moment, hoping to get down somewhere between 180 and 200 (depending on how I feel/look when I get there...I'm 6 feet tall so it depends). Feel free to add me, I'm here every day! :)

I personally *LOVE* my eyes, especially with my new glasses that really make them pop :wink: . Other than that, I'm starting to really like my calves. Non-physically I love my sense of humor and, well, other qualities :blushing: :wink: .

Ok, so newbie here...I've been reading about food scales on the forums and have been looking into buying one. However, I'm not sure how it works? I've always measured with cups/tablespoons/teaspoons etc, how does weighing with the scale work exactly? I want to try and make my measurements more accurate with how much I eat…