Andrea7701 Member

Very well said. Do what works best for you! Thanks!

Thanks for the insight. I will definitely have to find what works for me.

Very helpful everyone!! Thanks!!

Hello everyone! I'm Andrea and am joining the group. I have not completed the shred before and am starting today. 2012 was not so great for me. Gained about 8 lbs, but it's time to get busy!! Good luck!

I, also have slipped these last couple of months of the year. I have been good majority of the year up unitl October. I exercised today and plan to stick with it. I have only gained a few pounds back, which I find amazing. I am still 20-25 pounds from my goal and am hoping that my body and metabolism will kick in to high…

Love it!! So true!!

Wow! Miracle whip? I'll have to give it a try next time I make banana bread.

Hello! Feel free to add me as well. I started running this year too! Mostly 5k's. I am like you struggling to lose the last few. In my case its more like 15 or 20. Have been very frustrated as well . I'm even more than half way through the "Insanity" program. I know I've really toned up, but haven't lost lbs :( . I'm not…

Welcome! Good luck!

I started doing 5K runs about 5 months ago and have found that I have gotten a little faster. However, I am a slower runner. I will run the full 5K where I see many people walking then running much faster than I do. I guess I prefer to keep a steady pace throughout the entire run. That's what has worked for me anyway :).…

Thanks everyone! Definitely going to change it up. Diet and exercise!!

Way to go!! What a great feeling!!

Bienvenidos! I'm from Colorado! Feel free to friend me :)

Wow! Great job!

From what I have heard and read our bodies will only use what is needed and the rest will be flushed out of our systems.

Hello from a million miles away in Pueblo, Colorad USA!!!!

Wow! Welcome! I have found Myfitnesspal to be very helpful. Hope you will too! Good luck to you on your weight loss journey and during such an exciting time in your life!

the only one i experienced is the yukky oily stuff that comes out when you go to the bathroom. i found it to be bad only when i ate very fatty foods. i mean when you could actually see the greasiness in your food. yes, it is a really gross side effect and you have to be prepared for it, but i took it a couple of years ago…

I'm not in to the whole zantrex or any energy pills, but I did lose 15 lbs with alli. Yes, it has a terrible side effect, but it helped me to eat a diet with very low fat.

Welcome to Myfitnesspal!! I very much enjoy the site as well as the app! You'll find pretty much everything you eat in the database, I have. It really helps to be able to actually track exactly what you are eating. Just try to stay motivated. Start out with short workouts and work your way up and watch your calories.

Way to go! Keep up the good work! I love Myfitnesspal too!!

Hello! Welcome to Myfitnesspal! I have been on about 2 months now and I have found it to be great! It's amazing how many of the foods I eat are in the database! I haven't really run into anything I couldn't really find. It's great to see other people working towards the same thing. Enjoy!

I have heard that even though things may be shut off you should unplug them.

Way to go!! I have felt frustrated at times and I have come to realize that no matter how much weight I have lost, I am so much more healthy than I was. I just ran a 5K and I never in a million years thought that I could be a "runner". Like you I just feel better. That's what is important!!

Wow! Thanks for all the insight into the calories and counting. I had not realized how important it is. And it makes so much sense!

I try not to weigh in more than once a week because I like to wait and see progress.

Yeah, maybe I'm just being too impatient. It's just that I have never been so active before. I thought for sure that the running would make a huge difference because I've never been a runner. Thanks all for your thoughts.

Nuts are a good snack for in between meals.

I would say no more than once a week. I know it's hard to wait that long, but that's how I do it and get excited about seeing a result. Makes it worth the wait.