NancySDA Member

I am 55 and lost weight in the past. But it has been 5 years, job loss, and a divorce later and I gained it all back plus. SO NOW, I am finally at that place where I am READY...to crawl out of my funk, take charge of my life again. I am determined...and I can be stubborn. LOL! I have 81pounds to lose.

I work with a dog rescue organization. My doggies are mixed breeds. dog #1) Max...boxer/australian cattle dog; #2) Lucy...boxer/basenji; #3)Jack...jack russell terrior/beagle. Jack was not meant to be kept but fostered and adopted out except he became my husband's "buddy". Jack is the funniest, cutest, most energetic,…

I know a size SHOULD be 10 pounds BUT I lost 20 pounds and have still not gone down another jeans size. Of course, I am short (5 foot) and my weight is spread evenly ALL OVER! I lose it in my extremities first so my hips will probably be last. LOL I just know what weight I was at when I was 2 jeans sizes smaller and to get…

are you doing that WITH the weights or just doing it?

I'm late to the party...hope that's okay. I am 51 and need to lose about 60 pounds. I lost 20 last year but I let life get in my way, again. Right now there is A LOT of stressors bogging me down so I need something to kick my butt and get my attention partially back on me. I have a family vacation in August and I don't…

"I stayed at home until my two kids were in pre-school and kindergarten, but I wasn’t happy not using my brain," I am hoping that you meant you were not happy not using your brain IN THE CONTEXT OF HOW YOU HAD TO FOR YOUR CAREER. Taking care of a household and teaching children is not being brain dead. And if i felt that I…

It all depends on what YOU can handle, what you WANT to handle...and how you interact with your children. If you are working yet carry home stress to them then they get the idea that working out there is crap. If you work and come home and spend time with them and communicate with them well and give them the support they…

Miralax on a twice daily basis for 10 days. that's what I have to do...until things start flowing again. also, and this may sound awful...or taste awful..but a tablespoon of olive oil each day is also helpful.

I would go with the breakfast burrito. I make those for my older kids (21 and 16) a lot of mornings...keeps them full and gets them going. They also love BLT's for breakfast, sometimes! My daughter uses fake bacon, though cuz she doesn't eat meat. for the burritoes I use whole wheat tortillas and for the BLTs I use whole…

Drew Carey. :tongue: The man knows how to exercise, eat healthy and make me laugh...PLUS he is intelligent. My kind of guy!

I guess I'll be burning a lot of calories shoveling snow. I refuse to get a snow blower.

Dr. Oz says not to eat anything 3 hours before bedtime but I am like you...I get so hungry at night! I drink water but it isn't always enough. I usually have some calories to spare, too. Frankly, I will eat some yogurt or some fruit...processed like chips or cereals. Raw veggies is also good...or popcorn. None of that has…

There are little exercises you can do WITH your baby that are great. YOu can spend time with her, play with her and you get some exercise at the same time. I am all about multi-tasking! LOL Look up some of them online. You would be surprised!

Dr. Oz recommends no eating 3 hours before you go to sleep.

I used to clean my kids' plates too when they were wee. Then I realized what I ate off of their plates was going straight to my hips/belly/etc. I would envision them spitting on the food and then I could NOT bring myself to eat their leftovers. LOL all of the other suggestions above are what I do...bring half of the food…

My daughter is a pescatarian and this would be great for her! I LOVE sweet potatoes and the chickpeas would be a great meat protein substitute. Thanks for this...will definitely try it!

got room for one more?

Xraychick... and you NEVER complain about anything??? If you don't think she deserved to feel insulted? Perhaps you should stop off at the local auto parts store and see if they can fit you with a filter. How old are you anyway? Old enough to know how to know what RUDE is.

Never mind the 3 pounds..you gained it, you lost it again...it cancels out. Just count anything else beyond those 3 pounds.

I love flavored iced coffee. So, I make my own using International skinny coffee creamers. I will sit at night and have my sweet iced coffee instead of eating some high fat high calorie snack.

So the idea is to work off AT LEAST 500 cals a day? or is that 500 cals that you work off and don't eat back?

My daughter is a pescatarian and I have no idea what to do with tofu or how to cook with it. maybe someday I'll have to get a 'how to cook with tofu' cook book

Just in time! I gained back 3 pounds (at least that is what the scale is saying to me this morning...blah. I need something to motivate me...I mean besides wanting to get thinner for myself. I got complacent.

I don't use a HRM and I am thinking that seeing that number on there made your heart rate quicken right there! And yes, it would have been a right handy piece of business that you were by the hospital! LOL Good thing you didn't need them.

To try on clothes and like what I see. And to look at pictures of myself and not wonder who the fat lady is.

that sort of thing got me losing weight again. In fact, my husband watches what I'm eating and I know he is trying to figure out how I am still losing weight! LOL Of course, I have also found that another thing that helps me keep losing weight is to keep moving. It isn't the major exercises that we do, it is keeping the…

Fiber One cereals with a handful of blueberries or strawberries thrown on top is what I go for...but I use soymilk instead of regular milk.

The water weight is the pits. I feel like a yo yo! LOL

I didn't recognize Justin AT ALL! what a make-over! He still sounded goofy but boy did he look good! Hannah is my favorite...although I really like Irene too!

when I started getting irregular heart beats constantly. My lower back was always hurting...and I actually hit hte 200 mark on the scale. But the irregular heart beats was the scariest part. With a better diet and daily exercise they have stopped. Now I work towards getting smaller all the way around and feeling GOOD! I…