leannerae40 Member

I'm no where near what a lot of people would consider "thin" and I never have been. Sent me spiraling out of control on many occasions, until my weight reached 316 lbs at 5 ft 9". I had unrealistic expectations of what "thin" meant to me. The best way to set a healthy goal is to have a body compostion analysis done and…

316 lbs at 5 ft 9"

When you drink milk straight out of cow, it's frankly disgusting. I've done it, on the farm, almost every summer as a kid. Not only is milking the cow nasty, their tails are full of crap and hay and they quite often swish it into the bucket. The milk is warm, flies land in it, cats are drinking out of it, and most of it…

BEST POST EVER.:flowerforyou:

You can totally do this. At first it might seem more expensive (I didn't have much food in the house when I started frankly) but now that I buy a couple of splces and ingredients almost weekly you can really get going on the recipes! This is MUCH cheaper than all the eating out I used to do. I'm a big fan of body weight…

I'm almost 5 ft 10 and I LOVE wearing heels. They're great, sexy, and make your legs look fantastic. They're also a great workout.

I just set the same goal with my trainer yesterday. These are all great ideas too. I can do the modified, BARELY, so she told me just to keep practicing those until my core and chest are stronger. I find that my arms trying to lift my belly fat, are just not working right now. I'm to modify however I need to in order to…

Oh so much THIS^^^^

I always do my exercise right after work. I'm still in work mode, I found a place between work and my house that I can go to which helps interrupt my commute. I pack my gym clothes and a healthy snack EVERY DAY to eat before I go. I change just before I leave work. Going straight home when I don't have sessions, change…

What an excellent way to measure success! Congratulations and good luck on your journey - it's so fantastic!

I guess it would depend how much you're going over in your fat intake. It's a balance beam every day with mine...I didn't reset MFP but am supposed to be eating around 150 grams of protein a day. I find that quite often I'm over in one thing or another but I don't worry about it too much. I'm still dropping weight, so…

You look amazing! You're very inspiring!

Train for a look, not a number.

I feel for you. Please call her. I don't think what she did is right - I'm assuming that she's not perfect - we all have something to work on, and we shouldn't throw stones through our glass houses. Normally, the reason I get upset when someone mentions ANYTHING to do with my weight it's because I feel guilty. Right or…

I've been waffling about whether or not to start the C25K and that's enough of waffling, and waffles for that matter. Thanks for your inspirational story! Can't wait to start and hear that machine tell me I'm a runner too!

You're amazing! Congratulations.

That's the best thing I've read on MFP to date. Congratulations to you and your sister! You're AMAZING.

What a great topic! We don't have a weight on our DL here in Canada. We do however have to send our weight in for a passport. I put my goal weight on my passport application. The reason? It's a 10 year passport and I am NOT putting my current weight on there, it's dropping off me like crazy. I'm still about 60lbs from goal…

Hope mine helps.

My quit date is August 25th, 2013. This was the PERFECT post - thank you so much. In order to gear up for this...I did make a list of the reasons I want to quit. It worked out to $4,704.00 per year by the way...so in 10 years, that's $47,000 that I have to spend on me - travelling, exercise, classes, ANYTHING I want. I…

I was definitely intimidated by the gym. When intimidated, stick to what you know was my motto, so, I walked on the treadmill. All through my 20's I was, quite frankly, horribly misinformed, and all I could think about was looking like Barbie. It was too bad, I could have had a lot more fun. Now that I'm close to 40 I have…

^^THIS^^. It's not insurmountable if you take it one day at a time. Also, see if you can get your Doctor to recommend someone to do a body composition analysis for you. That literally changed my life and gave me realistic, attainable goals! Good luck!

Enjoy it as a treat once in a while. It's delicious!

Congratulations, very inspirational!

Fat lasts longer than flavour does. Everytime I want something outside of my calorie range, I think about when my personal trainer said this to me. Love it!

When I was fat and not doing anything about it, it would hurt my feelings because I FELT GUILTY. Now, I would respond with something like, "well thanks very much Captain Obvious, please see me in 6 months." and laugh like hell. Because all that would do is fuel my workouts. And - I feel fantastic because I'm working hard.…

Congrats on working so hard at this! I myself still have 62 lbs to lose...and I hate salmon too. I just bought Tilapia and also Mahi Mahi. It's SO good. In regards to eating more, it took some convincing for me as well. I increased my calories by 450 a week and ended up losing 7 lbs in one week! I wouldn't worry too much…

My favourite...from the bar...discussing Doc Holliday... ...IKE..."What's wrong with him?" Barkeep///"He's a lunger." IKE..."Ya, well I hope you die." Best movie EVER!!!

WOW...just WOW! So motivational...you have no idea how much I appreciate it!

WOW...just WOW! So motivational...you have no idea how much I appreciate it!:flowerforyou: