Sporks42 Member

Houston, TX, USA! Originally from England.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far! You've got this! Just keep logging and move as much as you can. Try lifting weights to tone up and drop body fat =)

You know I never really thought about it but I am halfway to my goal. Wow you really just made my day. Congratulations on your weight loss!! You look phenomenal!

I did the exact same thing! I jumped for joy and put them back in my work clothes rotation so every time I wear them it reminds me of how much I've lost. Congratulations!!!!!

I got myself a Bluetooth scale off Amazon for about $40, easy@home with body fat. It doesn't synch to myfitnesspal.com but it measures accurately and getting it to synch with my phone is a breeze. I was really worried because I use my Bluetooth a lot but it's amazing. It really holds me accountable because I can't just…

Or he'll what? If you walked out when he was yelling, what would he do? Would he get physical? Are you scared of him? I think you need to take your kid and run as fast as you can to a women's shelter or the police station. I think the excuses are less for weight loss and more for your marriage. You allow him to bully you,…

Thank you for this! I know I'm fat, even when I was in denial I couldn't avoid the fact that the pants that used to fall off me (literally) were getting snug, I have huge body issues, if I got an email from the hubby telling me I was disgusting and gross to the man I love the most I'd lock myself in the bathroom and cry…

I always have a generic Slimfast for breakfast, usually for lunch too. I make sure I always have a bag of leafy greens and a pitcher of water/tea. I've found that I get fuller much faster with a lot of liquid in my tummy. I get a big plate of greens, two TBS of dressing, and have my pick of the day. I get the crunchy…

Not for $150, that is way too much! Honestly I think it depends on your goals, I've seen personal trainers with my gym assist their clients with running on the treadmill, and I don't understand why they are paying for a session to have someone stand awkwardly beside them, seems like a waste. I do however wish it was in the…

I was beginning to think everyone on MFP believed GMOs were the Devil's work and that looking upon them would cause fat cells to double in size! Thank you for proving otherwise!

I spent a lot of time wishing the guy who was flirty and nice to me would want a relationship with me at the same level. It never happened, even when he told me his feelings could change, basically what this guy is doing to you. I'm coming to find that if someone wants to be with you they will make it happen. He took…

Second that, always put on a few before TOM and it slowly goes down during until I'm back where I was.

I actually do understand where you are coming from Op. It's really hard to motivate yourself to do anything when there are no consequences for not doing it. No kids to need stuff. I have two semesters before grad school so I'm at home with the dogs and myself while the hubby is working. What helped me is making a to do…

TDEE calculates your calorie burn by what you tell it you do, so you want that many calories every day. MFP assumes you will eat all of your exercise calories back (to keep you in a safe deficiency). You are correct that the exercises in the database are way high! Use your heart rate monitor to calculate your exercise…

Definitely this. Kids don't always like their veggies, but hiding them teaches them it's okay to never eat them! My suggestion, if your budget allows it, try taking them to the grocery store and letting them each pick out a veggie they want for dinner, then look up ways to prepare the one they choose (most likely they will…

I have no advice for you, but congratulations on beating it, and getting to a healthy weight!!! I wish you the best of luck continuing your healthy life, and for the return of your monthly.

The soreness does go away after a few rides, by the second ride, I hardly feel it at all, stick it out, it will be worth it! I love spinning because it really wipes me out in ways other exercises never do to me, and I don't feel so self conscious when the lights are low!

Bobble! http://www.waterbobble.com/ They are filtered water bottles. I increased my water intake many fold with one of these babies. I hate unfiltered tap water, and this allows me to drink from water fountains anywhere. The come in three different sizes (I have the biggest and the smallest) and all different colours. I…

Hmm both my local HEBs (Texas grocery store chains) go clockwise. Clockwise starts me in the produce, followed by the seafood, butcher, sandwich meat, packaged meat and cheese. Counter clockwise would start me in the pharmacy entrance. Come to think of it, all my local stores but walmart and a Randall's do, maybe I'm just…

Make sure when you can afford a test to get the early test, it's more expensive, but a lot more sensitive, and follow the directions carefully. I've had this twice now, but no babies. The stress of boy knowing makes mine later. Ultimately it's just going to be a waiting game! Good luck!

I'm going to mean as well. When I started dating my guy I piled on the pounds, I went from a slightly overweight (but hot) 155 to 200lb, and since the wedding it's gone up to 225. It seems like a common story, you get into a happy relationship, you go out to eat, you pile on the pounds. The problem with my husband and I is…

Mmmm... My Italian is a momma's boy through and through, it's why I married him, coupled with his delish love of cooking =D Edit to add; I don't know if I could handle him being vegetarian!

I have the exact same thing, legs and everything. They aren't painful at all just very unsightly. I have a bunch of little ones on my left thigh, and I just discovered another on the right this morning! In for anything anyone has to say =)

Mine are usually World of Warcraft, which I play too much already!

Are you drinking lots of water? I usually pack on the pounds after eating something less than amazing, and it's always sodium retention. It's kinda counter intuitive, but way too much excess sodium dehydrates you cells and makes them grab onto every drop of water they find, the only way to get then to let go is to prove to…

What they said, but also, one year ago you were 32 pounds heavier, you may have fallen short of your original goal, but you're still in the green!

Mine matches up with my scale pretty well, I think it comes down to how evenly your fat is distributed, mine is pretty evenly all over me. If you carry a lot of fat in certain places, it won't be as accurate. I think they are pretty stable though, so loosing body fat will lower the percent pretty accurately, even if the…

I glanced over the responses, so I don't know if someone said something like this, but exercise like running and especially insanity made me so ravenous I ate back my calories and then some, and always out on the pounds after an initial loss. You log all your calories so that doesn't seem to be the issue with you, just…

I try to avoid being snippy, but the comments on that scare me, people will really read one article and stop eating a whole type of food? I didn't see any sources on it, just broad generalizations made with no relevant data. Please back yourself up with a real article, or at the very least don't condemn pork based on the…

Came to post something like this, was not disappointed.