Blesmols Member

Howdy! I've been here before, but I'm back. Would love to know more people who are prepared to kick butt! 👍 🚀 🎆

Insurance companies tend to see the skin removal procedure after weight loss as cosmetic. Additionally, I would also think they would want a medical assessment to see if you are a risk for regaining the weight. I'm not trying to be unkind when I say these things, either. I have an amazing amount of loose skin. I'm 46, have…

I started out around 244 pounds at 5'6" and let me tell you, I very much understand the knee situation. Both my knees, my left hip, my back, and a number of other things hurt me every day. I started exercising by walking as slowly as I needed to walk and only as long as I could stand. At the beginning, this was about five…

I'm a busy college student trying to break into a business in which I have no experience, so pick a series on Netflix I want to binge watch. I use an episode a day as a carrot and stick to get me exercising (i.e., no workout, no episode for the day) and if I hit a mini-goal, I take the evening off and watch as many…

I'd eat back most of them. It works for me, too. Just bear in mind two things: one, you are unique. Some people have different situations that make it harder or easier for them to lose weight. For example, my thyroid problem and my age makes it harder for me to lose weight and keep it off. Over time, you'll learn enough…

@toblave: I didn't either, really. However, I have a lot more to do than go through people's posts and profile pics to dig out any kind of issue they may or may not have. No offense intended to others who enjoy that kind of thing. ;) My right collarbone protrudes because it was broken about two lifetimes ago. Big knobby…

When I started eating better, I was hungry a lot, but I've been doing this since July and now, it's all I can do to get enough food in to cover my calorie allotment! I'm a poor college student, too. Consider Healthy Choice Steamers. Walmart has had a long-running sale on these recently, too, for $2 each. Some of those have…

To the guy talking about "ripped models on men's undies": oh my God, I so know what you mean! My heart hurts for guys anymore and I mean that sincerely. I watch boxing quite a bit and because of course, women don't watch boxing, the media markets heavily to guys on those shows' commercials. Workout programs with oily…

I somehow doubt that. I am a vampire that doesn't get up until 2 pm CST. I eat dinner sometime around 2:30, 3 AM, every day. Has this always been an issue for you, or is it new? If it came on abruptly I would consider seeing a doctor about it. It may be an increase in salt in your diet (sometimes the culprit is the very…

I didn't know that about the net calorie situation. Thank you for clarifying it! :)

That I stayed away from my family so long (12 years) that by the time I came back, my grandma did not know who I was anymore. She was 93 and had a stroke before I came back. If you could spend one day being anything on earth, other than another human, what would it be?

Thank you for all the suggestions!!! I am so irritated by it I'll likely try all of them. Especially the sweat GUTR. We've had a cool summer here so it hasn't been as bad as expected, but it sucks so much when sunscreen joins the sweat in one's eyes. :explode: I appreciate all of you dropping in with great advice! :happy:

That sounds awesome!!! Will Google it. Thankee! :smile:

Random vampire, coming through...saw you and just thought I'd greet y'all. Got to get back to the kitchen. Sweet tater, steak, and organic mixed veggies...mmmmm...dinner's always about 2:30 CST here. Have a good night! :bigsmile:

Thankee for the suggestions! I love the name of that stuff! It sounds like the Chicken Poop Lip Balm. LOL I will look into and thank you again! :)

Zero, I so can't even comment on that. LOL :) It's not politic at all, if you get my drift!

Well, I do think stress contributes to weight loss. However, if it was an absolute contributor, after the hundreds of thousands of miles I drove in 5 years, I'd have been a toothpick. LOL

Thankee for the response! I run into trees otherwise. I'm buying glasses with Crizal lenses. LOL I'll look into it de-fogger, too. :)

Her credentials: http://www.livestrong.com/our-advisors/alyse-levine/ I think her certifications mean she holds a masters of science degree and is a registered dietician. :)

I'm a former professional truck driver. I lost fifty pounds of the 160 I lost during my trucking career. I can't swear it was the driving, though. I kept a stepper in front of my bunk and used it for an hour a day. LOL I will say that being in the air ride seat will jostle a body all over, and I think stress factors into…

This sounds absurd but I did it. I ate baby food. I read all the labels for salt content, too many carbs, etc. Some of it is actually very good if a little bland, but if your gums hurt, you may not want a whole lot of spices anyway. I also resorted to pureeing whatever suited me in my blender for a while when I was in…

I appreciate the replies! No, he doesn't use fake tan and his diet is just as normal as you could want. After some research, I think he may have a rare (and not exactly life-threatening) condition known as chromhidrosis. It does not, unfortunately, explain the mind-numbing sweat odor. If I don't wash his clothes…

The day I turned 40, I was sitting at a Pilot in Tifton, GA. That was when I was still driving my Freightliner Century. I woke up and pulled open my curtains only to realize that sometime in the night, a cattle truck had parked next to me. He was gone, but what was not gone was the ENTIRE CURTAIN OF COW POOP SPLASHED ALL…

This might sound odd, but even though I am 43, I do exercises designed for elderly people. I basically mean range of motion exercises. They are more oriented to functionality and flexibility than they are for weight loss, but they help me considerably. I'm not physically predisposed to doing yoga. I tried and it was almost…

I have Hashimoto's, which many people do of course, but it still isn't well known. I became profoundly sick in 2010, but I have no idea how long I was subtly ill. It changed my life. I lost my job as a professional truck driver due to fatigue. I wound up taking radiation to kill my thyroid in 2011 and have been taking the…

Here is a credible source with a calculator: http://www.healthcalculators.org/calculators/protein.asp. This is offered by the University of Maryland Medical System. Matter of a fact, here are some other calculators you might find interesting from the same people: http://www.healthcalculators.org/index.html. Some apply to…

I am so wanting to try smoothies on a regular basis! It's not that I mind cooking, but I'm a college student searching like crazy for a job, and I have to mow five hours a week because we live in the country and have a huge yard. I just don't have time for much cooking. I do, however, love throwing things in a blender and…

Hello everyone! I'm a casual biker. I had to quit it because I had an illness but this year I'm looking into getting back into it. My other half bikes to work every day, round trip 8 miles, and it's making me antsy because I'd like to roll! LOL We do it collectively because of the tremendous gas savings. Last year we saved…