hollygoddess Member

HI there :-) I'm a 47 year old newly empty nester myself! I have about 9 pounds to lose to goal (been working on it for 2+ years) so add me if you wish-Holly

You look fantastic, but you seem 100% better emotionally which is the most important part! Congratulations & GOOD FOR YOU!! :happy:

Sigh....since I became fat at 12, I have YEARS worth of noteworthy embarrassing crap... As an adult, I broke my own living room chair at a Christmas table full of people, having to squeeze my wide fat *kitten* into chairs I had no other choice but to sit & look awful in, having a surgeon ask my newly-wed husband how & why…

It's ALL about CONSISTANT PROTEIN & VITAMINS!! A minimum of 75 grams protein, my consistant intake is 90+ grams daily of high quality whey protein isolate. I take chewable multivitamins with iron & minerals 2x a day religiously. (see my food diary for my vit. list as it's long lol) Protein first, & the very best to you &…

WOW I love all these posts!! Hello all I'm Holly THEN- Height: 5'3, waist never the problem,thighs,hips & butt: HUGE, shoe size: 9W, pants size 22/24, size 3X everything... Heaviest weight 280 lbs Starting weight: 247 lbs, tight rings Surgery day weight: 225 lbs Sleeve WLS 6/6/13 NOW- 170 lbs (no hair loss!) rings falling…

Screw/ditch anything that does not provide POSITIVE re-enforcement!! Clearly your body has changed in size, based on the proof you can wear older/smaller clothes dear!

Go to my foods to enter your recipe ingredients, that way you can determine a serving size to be able to log it :-)

I agree, over-exercising with the everyday weight lifing...lifting should be every OTHER day, or alternate upper & lower body. There is nothing wrong with seeing the doctor & getting a FULL blood work up & all hormones checked/organ functions, something might be a problem you don't know about & your vitamin/mineral levels…

Hi there! I am on a journey to lose 100 too & am now 1/2 way to goal! Let's DO THIS :-))

50 pounds! Now in "Onederland"!!

Fabulous job! You look fantastic, thanks so much for sharing!

No refined sugar or carbs! Worked for me EVERYTIME :-))

Yep, Hand raised here too!! Age: 46 SW :246 CW: 211 GW: 175 Dream weight: 155 :-) Any other 200-200+ Goddesses feel free to add me too!

Do not go below 1,200...a SUSTAINED intake lower than that minimum can cause the body to look for other sources (if you have no excess fat to burn) to use such as muscle & organs!

1. PROTEIN! (whey isolate) 2. Reduced fat string cheese 3. Sugar free/fat free yogurt 4. Oatmeal 5. Nuts/peanut butter 6. Berries 7. Sugar free vitamin water 8. Green/bright color veggies 9. Apples 10. Plain almond milk

One time: One of those outrageous high calorie chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches....later it bit me in the *kitten* by making me sick as a dog!

Watch the fat & salt intake, also: ever tried NOT eating back exercise calories?

EPIC job! Good for you & thanks for sharing! :-)

Oh Lord I've heard "you have such a pretty face!" OOODLES of times over my lifetime....I showed my co-workers a photo of my diseased twin & I on my wedding day & the worst happened: "what happened to you, why are you so fat?!" Sigh....so idiotic & inhuman I wanted to punch the STUPID woman in the face! All I said was "you…

No short-shorts there ( I think of "Daisy Duke's" as short-shorts) perfect length to me!

Fantastic! love the 4 pack I see, good for you!

I weigh every morning sans clothes & breakfast...I totally agree with the daily thing! It's not a stressor for me at all & it allows me to monitor my body's cycles :-)

Height: 5"3 Age/Gender: 46 Female Highest weight: 275 lbs. Lowest weight: At birth 7.8 lbs. Current weight: 225 lbs. Goal weight: 140-150 lbs.

I've lost 25 lbs. since Jan. MFP=15,396!!

FANTASTIC job!! You look great & thanks for sharing!

NOOOOO thanks! Gimmie some MEAT baby! (no skinny guy zone)

PCOS queen X many years here, add me if you wish :-)

Thanks SO much!

So true! The bigger, the heavier=the lower they are! (duh huh?)