DesdemonaRose

Wow, are there people who really don't know what a empty calorie is? Soda is a empty calorie, it gives you zero nutrients that your body can use. Depending on what ice-cream you buy, it can have things like protein and calcium (from the dairy). So, some might consider it empty because it's usually seen as a treat, but it's…

10 is great, the forums are more for entertainment it seems than real knowledge. Everything thinks they know the best and no one wants a real discussion. You should add something about, "ignore the stupid estimate." I like that I ate 1200 though, it let me see how many calories I was eating and what I didnt' need. I didn't…

That is great!! Thanks for the link. I have gotten use to the randomness of my bathroom scale, but having an explination is really nice.

I keep low fat snacks in the house for these occasions, and eat slowly. If you eat too fast your brain doesn't register how much you are eating correctly and you eat more before feeling full. Agree with the protien thing too, small cheese snacks are great if you are not avoiding dairy. They fill me up better than anything…

If you buy the stuff in the fridge section at the store it might have a lot of stuff in it, but good quality sushi should be fine. You can also buy sushi grade fish from some places and put together something yourself. You just have to make sure you're being careful so you don't make yourself ill. I've made sushi at home…

I'm in love with this thread! I eat Fage 2% almost every morning. I chop up a small apple or a banana and then mix in the Peanut Butter cereal crunchies that Kind makes. Sooooo good. I am adding some of the ideas on this list to my grocery shopping! Also.. Bacon... LOL!

I do shorter workouts at home. I am also able to work out during lunchc at work and I get some possible workout time Tues/Thurs afternoon. I have to wake up at 4:30 AM just to get to work on time (drop off kid, put on uniform, etc.. military) so sometimes fatigue is a issue for me. A short little 15 min Yoga session will…

In terms of just lowering calories, cutting simple carbs (white bread, stuff like that) can help a lot. The more vegi to everything else ratio you have the less calories. Some meats are leaner than others. I've started to buy Green Giant steamer bags since even the bags with cheese flavored vegis are pretty low calorie.…

It depends a little on the person. For an average healthy person calories in is all that matters, it's a unit of energy burn. However, if you have some health problems it may not be true for you. For example if you are lactose intolerant your body might pass those calories out through your butt and they will not attach to…

SW: 152 CW: 127 GW: 122 Oooh, maybe this will help me get past these last few lbs! The most interesting part has been watching everyone else. I live in CA. I've lived in ND and MI though, makes me love this state that much more.

It would be kind of funny to turn them on during a marathon or a public event. Everyone running all even and you tearing by looking scared, haha.

I had a few random bout of illness followed by a month of, "I am just going to take care of other stuff," so I took a bit of a break. I'm using the 5k trainer to get back into running mode before jumping back into the App again. I didn't get to far so I still have a lot left to go. I plan on going back and forth between…

Another "vote" for the frozen vegi steam bags. You can even find some cheesey ones with some pretty impressive calorie counts. Eat the meat and some cheesy cauliflower or broccoli for the side. Then it will seem less like you are "missing out." Of course if you like vegis as is you can still go with the plain ones for even…

The cold thing, though thankfully I'm in CA and it's starting to warm up again :) I just noticed the side sleeping knee pains a week or so ago.. hmmm.. the libido comments makes me want to work out harder... cardio.. I'm a single mom and I "aint' got time for that." It be great to have less of a libido!

A older topic... but don't feel bad if you need some time off, especially as a 24/7/365 parent! My son's dad is in his life and takes him every other weekend (he lives 2 hours away so those are his only days unless something special comes up) and I still NEED a break. I'm a introvert in an extrovert job (teaching) and with…

We do the every other weekend thing. We are both military so hoidays is usually whoever has the spare leave. He lives two hours away so he mostly just see's him when it's his weekend, unless there is something special going on and he can get the time off from work. He will also watch him, most of the time, if I want to…

Yep, I know those feels. Whenever I do have a weekend free I'm usually to tired to go out and look for anything. I'll probably be single til my kid turns 18.

Hello, not new to being a single mom, but new to this group :) I have a 5 year old son. His dad is active in his life. I am pretty lucky in that I got to skip the dad/mom drama that I know other single or divorced parents have to deal with. His dad is pretty good with working with me. My job is really busy, I work more…

It is kind of ironic... lose weight to look better in clothes but then you need to wear more clothes. Well, at least until summer comes. I live in the Bay Area, so we are not talking about any sort of intense cold (though it did hit 23 today which is intense for this area). I'm glad I don't live in N. Michigan anymore. At…

Ahh, but who's macros? I don't follow anyone's macros and still lose weight.. WOOT! I just dont' eat meals of butter or white flour (or toward any extreme high carb or high fat diets).

just weigh in when you first wake up and you haven't drank any water yet. Pretty much if you weigh in at the same time every day and eat/drink on a simlar scheduel you'll see loss when it happens. Unless you chug a gallon of water right before you weigh in it doesn't make, "that" much of a difference. Like Dr. RSB posted,…

Agree with JoRocka, you have to give your body time to adjust. As someone who has gained weight on BC (the shot not the patch) when I gained weight it was a LOT more noticable. I didn't just retain a little weight around my period (which I also do), I gained well over a lb a week, got stretch marks, etc. If you are having…

I try not to let it go too much, but if for a day or two I'm just a little over the calories I don't stress too much. Stress can be bad, keep motivation down, and make you gain weight, eat more, etc. I had an aunt who kept a photo of her at her heaviest on the fridge to remind her how far she had gone and where she didn't…

I have no tradition... which is my weird. I just don't get into holidays much. Unless of course someone offers to feed me, so basically I just eat other people's food. I am thinking about starting a movie tradition with my kid though (for years he's with me since I'm divorced). This year we will see Frozen on it's release…

This sounds amazingly good!

Part of this makes me laugh... part of this makes me want to hit my head on a table. The memes are funny, they represent gender frustrations. Men and women don't understand each other well, there are peer reviews studies stating as much (psych student). Though the idea then men are simple is a stereotype and not…

I use Zombies! Run Tues/Thurs and occasionaly other days during the week when I have time (I usually use two programs so it's a little over an hour). I try to do a short yoga workout at home Mon - Fri. On Weds if schedule allows I attend a full Yoga class. I bike on days I don't run or do Yoga and throw in some park time…

Interesting question, but I don't know if it's been studied. I always eat right before a tattoo though, partially to make sure I don't get light headed (though I've never had the problem). You could wear a Heart Rate Monitor, but I've read that if your heart rate is up due to emotional verse workout reasons it could give…

As someone who wants to get into running, this is a great read! Hopefully in 2 years I'll have a similar success story. Great way to start the second half of my 30s :)

If there was a real apocolypse I would really hope that I find a base and someone else to carve up animals, I don't have the stomach for it. I was the student hiding in the back during dissection day trying not to retch up on myself. Granted, in a real survival situation I might get over it. I got over my fear of puke for…