VolcanoMouse

I'm 5'3", and I'm aiming for about 125lbs. 120, I've been told, looks a bit scary on me, and I'll concede that I always felt a bit shakey and frail when I was down that low. After reading everyone else's posts, 125 suddenly sounds high! Ah, well-- we've all got different frames, and mine definitely includes muscular legs…

I'm not in the region anymore, but I grew up in Chautauqua county, and dang it, it was pretty discouraging to get snowed it right after you made New Year's resolutions! Wishing you the best in this slushy and dark time of year. :)

23 here! I've been on MFP on and off for a while, but this time I want to stick with it for more than a couple weeks and see some real progress. I too probably need to friend some people and get some sort of support structure. Hello, and best of luck!

I'm pretty biased in favor of the 'eat fat lose fat' school of thought, but I suspect that whole milk and full-fat yogurt keep me fuller longer and thus better able to make good choices. I also remember reading an article last year that suggested that skim milk was mostly empty calories and that people who drank whole…

Bumping this for myself as well! I've been getting lingering headaches, waves of nausea, and feeling bloated since I started counting calories the other week. It was a very obvious correlation to the day, but I can't quite figure out what's triggering it. I've always been very good about getting enough water, I eat back…

I really like savory oatmeal. It's pretty weird, but nothing says oatmeal has to be sweet, right? I like to think of oatmeal as a carbohydrate, just like rice or pasta or a potato-- you can mix whatever you like with it! An egg, a bit of cooked sausage, a sprinkle of cheese, a few nuts, chicken breast, leftover veggies,…