Valerie_Malone Member

I'm starting low carb today!

Hi, I just started the 21 day fix yesterday.

If you have to have the surgery I would say go with the lap band. I had a friend that had the bypass surgery and had complications from it and was under nurished. His body couldn't handle it anymore and he passed away, at a young age.

Strawberry cheese quake.

I don't know if it is true or not, but you can do abdominal exercises everyday because those muscles are the fastest recovering muscles on the body. This is something I heard years ago from a trainer, but it might not be a true statement.

You can always check YouTube for workouts and it's free.

This topic came at a perfect time. Yesterday my doctor told me yesterday to start eating small snacks every 2 - 3 hours to control my hunger, while counting the calories. So hopefully I'll see some results.

Fresh fruit and fat free vanilla yogurt.

Getting up at 4 a.m. is for the birds, but it is the only way I will get my exercise in. I've been getting up at 4 a.m. for the past three weeks to workout for an hour and a half for 5 days a week. I found that If I don't exercise in the morning, I usually find an excuse not to exercise later in the day.

Kim Kardashian... Obviously the media coverage has a lot to do with what I think, but I just can't stand her.

This also creates a big market for weight loss drugs...

If there was a magic potion, I think Oprah would've found it by now.

Grrrr, had a very bad week/weekend... I gained this week. SW: 200 3/20: 194 3/29: 193 4/3: 193 4/10: 194

Just got subway for lunch, got a 6 inch ham with provolone, tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, onions, banana peppers, green peppers, black olives and vinegar. I try not to make it a habit because it's loaded with sodium.

Unfortunately for me, I don't need to buy smaller sizes, because all my old clothes are smaller than what I wear now. I keep telling myself that I have to be able to fit into some of them by the summer, I can't afford to buy another waredrobe for summer because I got lazy.

Great inspiration, can't wait to post mine.

I actually enjoy cleaning, because for once in my life I own a house, and am not renting, so I always want it to look it's best. It drives my husband nuts because it is definately OCD for me to find something to clean every day. I think a good challenge would be some window cleaning, especially after the long winter we've…

CW: 193. Didn't lose anything this time, but I didn't gain either.

I like Champion. I found a pair of yoga pants that are the same as lulu and cost way less.

CW: 193 lbs. One pound lost and I will take it.

I say go for it if that's what you want, but I wouldn't do it because I'm a germ-a-phobe. I wouldn't want to pick up ring worm or some other fungus from just leaning up against something. It's happened to someone I know.

My doctor put me on a low carb diet and made me cut out all sweetners, that's how I lost 6 lbs. in one week. I don't expect to lose that much next week, since I just started it 2 weeks ago.

I'm not sure, I haven't had any problems with mine sticking at all. It could be because you're baking them.

Saint Clair Shores here!

I had a planet fitness membership, but had to cancel it because I moved and there wasn't one close by me anymore. I had a yearly fee to pay of $40 on top of the monthly fee.

Try adding some ginger and maybe cinnamon.

194, down 6 lbs. this week!

I was this way too, but it was because my brother tormented me and would sometimes hide under my bed and actually grab my ankles when I would go to bed.

There is a "Low Carber Daily Forumns" group you could join, to hear their stories.

This is my second time going low carb. The first time I lost quit a bit of weight, but after the induction phase, it slowed down greatly. I think this had to do with getting the atkins bars, shakes, and snacks. I used quit a bit of artificial sweetners and found I always had cravings for something sweet. This time around,…