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I get up early to exercise, drink coffee, check news, clean up and then drive to work. By 8 or 9, I'm hungry and, if I don't eat something, I'll give in to fast food at lunch. Though I prefer old fashioned oats, I don't mind low sugar instant oatmeal so I usually have some in my desk. Lately, I've been happy with 2T…

You need to have your profile viewable if you want friends. I'm not asking you knowing nothing! You might be some kind of weirdo! ;-)

I'm 48 with a 26 year old daughter and her 2 year old boy. Just now learning about strength training and I love it. So much more satisfying than just cardio. Started with 50 lbs to loose and have lost 18 (3 before joining MFP). I also have major gym-phobia and it took all my will power to start going to the university…

Yay for you! With your attitude, it will happen!

This thread is making need to start a batch of part whole wheat Dutch oven bread right now! I love bread like crazy but its not something one can eat much of if one wants to lose weight. My solution is to only eat really good bread. Since I am rural with no easy access to good bakeries, I have to make it myself. That's the…

That was beautiful.

Fan-frickin-tastic!

You all look so darling! Congrats on everything!

Franks hot wing with the sauce baked on until dry are the BEST! We use thighs sometimes, too.

New Mexico chile head here. Red AND green! I can leave a jalapeño behind (except for in guacamole) but we buy roasted green big Jim's and red Sandias in bulk. In fact, I need another 30# bag ASAP. The freezer is empty!

My first thought is how are calculating the exercise calories you are eating back? If you are using MFP or the numbers on a machine, they are WAY optimistic for most of us! I got a heart rate monitor and it confirmed that I was burning no more than half and usually 1/3 of what MFP said and even less of what my exercise…

Well, let me say that I make wine and my husband makes (really good) beer and I love them both. I have cut back to lose weight but when I tried to cut it all together, I got depressed! So I drink regularly. No cheat days. I just work it in. It has no nutritional value but I don't cut back on my food. I can't afford to,…

Sent you a friend request. I like your attitude!

I get this. I was painfully, pathologically shy all my childhood and youth due to undiagnosed chemical depression. I also have very thick hair. I would were it long and over my face to hide behind it. When I learned how to handle the depression, I cut it all off.

Happens to me every time, too. Also in my thighs. But never in the arms which seems weird, now that I think about it. Anyway, I take it as a sign that I've given the legs a workout!

I'm at lunch now sitting in the grad student learning center (a spiffy, comfy lounge I and a coworker put together) I pull MFP up whenever I need to log, when I need some inspiration and when I just need a break. I'm the admin person for a biology dept.

I changed black tops twice today for that reason. Settled on the one that's not too clingy, not too baggy with a pair of twill capris. BTW: the blue hair is an excellent distraction. :-)

Whew!

Remembering that I am weighing in on Friday is definitely motivating me! I started strength training at home (just dumbbells and a door gym) and I have started walking on my breaks at work. Mostly I use a stationary bike as I can't handle impact on my knees and hip. The college pool is an option I pay for from every…

That's fantastic!

Oh, I am picking up a fresh lime and doing this, too! I also am lucky to have a local tiny company that makes hot sauces and powdered seasoning mixes. Their jalapeno delight is basically instant guac but my favorite is a green chile seasoning. I just sprinkle it on top and dig in.

I can't live without my avocados! I usually halve them, twist out the pit and eat half at a time with a spoon.

This is likely the problem - and I share it! I make my own wine and I love to make it AND drink it so the thought of giving it up altogether depressed me. What I am now doing is logging every glass BEFORE I drink it to make sure it fits in the day. That's harder if you are going out but you could set yourself a limit and…

Hi! I'm 48 and started really packing on the pounds at 43 or so. I log everything everyday! I've been 2 months on MFP and lost 11 lbs plus 3 before that with a different tracker (no where near as good!) If you want to add me, please do!

Luis, I'm loving this cake! Maybe it can be recreated out of hummus and olives.

{quote} Wow!! The fish got a lot bigger!! Nice work! :P [/quote] :laugh:

As a student, do you have access to a student health clinic? You do sound physiologically depressed. I have been twice! The first time went undiagnosed and untreated for many years and I will always have psychological issues from the damage it caused, though you wouldn't know that if I didn't tell you. Forward a couple…

Oh, this totally belongs here! Yay you!

:drinker: I second that!

So I was working up my nerve to go to the college gym and try some machines out. Thanks, OP, for reinforcing my gym phobia.