Anamdalta

I think that sounds like a healthy way to think about it. I guess my biggest concern is that I'm eating 1300 cal/day, which is clearly not enough, because I'm losing weight. I can see value in letting my body find it's own equilibrium - I guess I'm more concerned about figuring out what is that healthy intake for…

Lol. Relaxing was what got me *into* this mess to begin with :) But, I hear what you're saying... Alright...so, small increases, and don't flip out about fluctuations... I can do that. (fingers crossed)

Yep. But, certain types of exercise make my cramps worse, and make my lower back scream. Yoga is great, Nia is great... I avoid things like crunches (lol) and high impact stuff... (actually, who am I kidding - I avoid high impact stuff all the time, lol)... I agree that some ibuprofen or something like that is helpful.…

Welcome :) MFP is a great resource and a great source of support. You'll find lots of people here who will be glad to share your journey with you. :)

Lol. Not the only one. I was meeting with one of the guys in the financial literacy program I run, and he asked me when the "happy event" was. I had NO IDEA what he was talking about (I was thinking... lunch? in about twenty minutes...) Nope, he wanted to know when I was due. To his credit he was appropriately mortified…

If it wasn't so sad, I'd LMAO at that.

Try drinking water and eating a banana a bit before your work out. Bananas are a great source of potassium.

I'm going to have to hire some young, virile spotters for this program ;)

Awesome. :)

Joined. Thanks!

oregano

I'm finding that my sleep pattern is changing as I eat better, and work harder... Part of what I've found is that if I start feeling tired, I have to just go to bed (sometimes, it's 9pm, which is somewhat sad, but...) If I fight it, I end up awake half the night because I've caught a second wind or something. I don't know…

Hi from Hamilton :) Welcome :)

Oh, god. There's a "medium McDonalds Big Mac meal with sweat tea...." I don't know which part of that is the worst. gag. :D I've heard of people "sweating buckets..." never sweating potatoes, or onions... sounds painful. :wink:

Bwahaha! :laugh: Good luck!

:) thanks

I couldn't believe how high it was the first time I was logging a Subway sub. Mr. Submarine is much, much better, but still higher than you'd expect from bread, cheese and veggies...

This. Artificial sweeteners give me a migraine, so I avoid them anyhow, but there is a growing body of research that suggests that daily consumption of "diet" soda leads to weight gain. One theory is that regular intake of artificial sweeteners teaches your brain that sweet = no calories, instead of sweet=carbohydrates,…

Let's be "friends!" I'm a single mom of one, and the thing that saves me (in terms of getting time to work out is that a dear friend of mine happens to live with us (and, she works from home), so, it means I can duck out 15 minutes before my daughter leaves for school, hit the gym (literally halfway to my workplace), and…

I've never done it, but I think I'd nuke it first (to make it runny), and mix it in just as it finished cooking... because, even in hot oatmeal, I think it'd be difficult to blend evenly.... Wonder if it would work with marshmallow fluff... :wink: ~k

My goal is to lose 30 lbs, get down to (and stay down at) 123. I've made some pretty significant lifestyle changes - i got to the gym for cardio and weight training 5d/wk and take yoga another day. My activity level has increased, and my food choices and portion sizes have become much healthier. I'm down 12 so far, so i'm…

Weigh-in, Sept 1: 144lbs

I'm so in. :) This is my first MFP challenge, and I am looking forward to it. SW (July): 153.8 CW: 144 GW for Sept: 139 GW: 125 So far, I haven't gotten any crazy comments - everyone's been really supportive (or, possibly, they're afraid I'll eat them - lol). Jumped/fell off the wagon hard today. Mostly intentionally, but,…