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No...you said it right. My point was that he liked drinks like Jagermeister and Fireball because even though they -- of course -- taste like alcohol, they're two of the liquors that I know of that are "easier to drink" if you aren't a "drinker." My husband, even in his drinking days, couldn't, say, take a shot of tequila.…

I'm obese and have just started on my weight loss journey a couple of weeks ago, but I've found that I can still eat junk food and fast food while staying under 1300 calories a day. It's a matter of what you eat, how much and how often. For example, I'll have a FiberOne bar for breakfast (90 cals) and not eat again until…

28 days was great!! If you had more than you intended tonight, then I wish you better luck tomorrow. <3

You're probably right. He never really liked the "taste of alcohol" that much anyway...he preferred stuff like Jagermeister or Fireball when he did drink vs. like vodka or gin. He wasn't really a "lifelong" drinker like me, anyway, but when he did drink, he drank a lot. We could have -- and probably should have -- died in…

My heart is broken about this child's death. A big part of this problem is the multi-level marketing companies. Someone can invest a couple hundred bucks in an essential oil company (I'm looking at you, Young Living and doTERRA), and suddenly, after spending the weekend downing a bottle of wine and reading the "resources"…

Also, could you walk to the store but maybe take an Uber or something home? Do Uber drivers let you stash tons of groceries in their trunk? I don't see why not, they let people put luggage in their trunks, right?

Ouch! I hope you feel better soon! A better plan would be to walk to the store more frequently but to only get a couple of bags each time. I don't know about the snowstorm part, though. I'm a wuss when it comes to cold weather. I'm glad it only snows a couple of times a year here. :#

That's a cool way to think about it. I can totally see how the "never again" would create a bad mental block, whereas, "That's not something I'm doing right now" would be a lot easier. Congrats on 50 days in...that's amazing. It's also awesome that you have your sister's support, too. My husband quit drinking 3.5 years…

I've been really into sheet pan meals lately. You can find some on Pinterest. You basically roast your protein (chicken, flank steak, whatever) in the same pan with your veggies. Easy to throw together and easy to clean up. You can also customize based off of your picky family's preferences. If they don't like one veggie,…

Hi! I just found this thread, and I really feel like I need it, even though February is over halfway over. I have been a heavy drinker since I was a teenager. Somewhere along the way, I picked up a love for Four Loko malt beverages. $2.50 for a 23.5oz can that is equivalent to 4 or 5 beers. I would drink anywhere from 2-4…

I'm currently obese, and the idea of tracking everything forever makes me not even want to try.

Everyone is different. I'm someone who is used to eating fast food once a day. When I started (yet again) with My Fitness Pal, I tried to pretend like I was one of those super health nuts...I tried the whole "eat six times a day" thing with tiny portions of healthy food. And I was starving. And my head hurt all the time.…

I'm an obese, out of shape woman. Certain people I know, like my sister-in-law and her husband, are very active. They tell me about what they've done recently hiking and biking wise -- like they recently did a 20 mile biking trail -- and I thought it was fascinating and totally interesting! Sharing their pictures and…

Oh, if you save a couple hundred calories for late night snacking, there are so many options when you're craving something sweet. Brownie brittle is my new favorite. 120 calories in 6 pieces, and they're pretty big. They're so good! Chocolate chips...especially dark chocolate chips. Get the mini kind. Takes even more to…

Thanks so much for the support and tips, y'all! It was so hard to force myself to do it the past couple of days, but I was so glad I did. I felt so good after! No pain or anything like that, just nice and sweaty. I like the tip of moving it up to maybe 2.2mph and slowly moving up on speed but alternating that with slower…

Fruit is my most favorite thing to snack on! It's like nature's candy. It makes me go over my sugar, but it's still a way better snack than most. I also do yogurt or chips and salsa.

I'm cooking a little something for me, the hubs and my mother-in-law. I'm planning on making a ham, loaded mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole (my MIL loves it and always wants me to make it on holidays), fruit salad, a few veggies and pineapple cake. My plan is to skip the green bean casserole (I usually…

Yes! As others said, that's certainly not suggested, but it's what makes transitioning to a healthy lifestyle so much easier. The goal is to make adjustments that you can live with forever, not to put yourself on some strict diet that only allows you to eat certain foods. As long as you are tracking, eating everything in…

Bahahah!

Elastic waistbands for now!

Right? It's like...dang, if I'm going to weigh 400 pounds eating all this diet food, I might keep eating what I've been eating and stay where I am. ;) Congrats on being under your calorie goal for two days in a row...regardless of what the glitchy MFP app is saying!

200 more pounds?? oh ma gawd lol. Can we say glitch? I doubt you ate that much! One time, I added my wine, and MFP told me I had consumed 11,500 calories. I do consume too many alcohol-related calories, but I didn't have that much! Geesh!

Sorry, but I am so not into the whole "the government should tax and control unhealthy things." That is not the solution. At all.

Added extra, extra cheese to everything that I ate. I do love cheese, but now that I track, I realize that I can taste the cheese just fine without adding "extra." Also, wayyyy too many sickeningly sweet alcoholic drinks that made me feel sick anyway, especially with my (lifelong, really bad) acid reflux. What's so bad…

I definitely think activity levels are much lower for people of all ages, overall. I'm not even very old -- I was born in the late 80s, was a kid in the 90s and a teen in the early 2000s. When I was a kid, I had a Nintendo and a computer, and we had plenty of cable channels. I enjoyed those luxuries, but they were for the…

I am 5'8" and 230. You are not alone! Hey, we didn't get to this point in a day or two, so we won't lose it -- or ruin it -- in a short time, either. My first goal is to get below 200 (even if it's 199!). Then, I want to get to 180. I actually liked how I looked and felt at 180, even though I was overweight at the time. My…

I am 5'8". For years, I weighed 180lbs, which is overweight according to BMI, but I was so healthy and in excellent shape, and I think I looked pretty good. I did have a little bit of a belly and a little extra fat here and there, but people were shocked when they found out what I weighed. I'm 230 now and am on this weight…

Right now, I'm super out of shape...so I am just walking on the treadmill a lot for cardio. I also do a little bit of light weight training with my husband's weight machine a couple of days a week, but I haven't gotten serious about it yet.

Over the past 6 years, I have gained 50 pounds. I know that it was from a) drinking too much alcohol and b) not being as active as I was before. (I changed from living in the city (where I walked everywhere) and working as a waitress 12 hours a day/6 days a week to working from home on the computer and living in the…

I agree...more protein and fat is definitely important. Your body needs them and will crave them if it doesn't get them...so, you can either choose to eat HEALTHY proteins and fats, or you can crave them and potentially give in to unhealthy cravings. :( I would also say that perhaps you should consider treating…