marianb2001 Member

Count me in. I started Jan 1. I lost 15 but am losing motivation to lose the next 15. We can do this together.

I had the same thing happen. I gained back the weight, but it was because I stopped logging my food and went off the rails. I know it worked for me before, so I am starting over. I will log even in maintenance. I too have 30lbs to lose. Now is a good time because I will be depressed in the summer if I do not start now. We…

Both look fantastic. I would go with the bikini just because you can. Rock it Girl!

Amazing progress with the weight loss. Now you only have 10lbs to go! And that 10 lbs is probably going to cling on for dear life. BUT it WILL come off, and then you will have totally reached your goal. Keep doing what you are doing, no matter what, and it will happen. I have about 10-15 to go. I already see some results…

Hi OP, I am also 5'3", and MFP has me at 1200 calories. I eat a minimum (net) of 1200 or close to it, and I eat half of my excercise calories back as MPF tends to overstate the calories burned. I did notice, and this might be just me, alothough I have read many informative thread on here that show I may not be alone, that…

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I had some skinless boneless chicken breasts and the kids were getting out of school early today. So i threw this together this morning so I could give them lunch easily when they got home. It turned out pretty good. 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 can Campbells chicken condensed soup I packet McCormick Beef…

Yes - don't let it derail you. I've overdone it and ask myself if it was worth it. You just move on and try better next time. i also havenoticed that weekends are high calorie, and so I plan for it.

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In - 'cause I had a meeting today when I normally work out. :grumble:

That is funny and awesome at the same time. What a way to have an NSV. Thanks for sharing! edited for poor spelling

It is a diet. That is the correct word for what food you put in your body. Now that I am exercising I tend to think of food as fuel, which does -I must admit - make me make better choices.

You want a tip? Eat more than what you said. It's only negative to you because it isn't what you want to hear. [/quote] ^^^This - and here is why I agree. My typical day was like yours, and I would binge on the weekends. Although I thought that I was eating a little here and there, and going out for dinner with the family…

Funny you say that about your mom, because mine says we (my family) are built that way so we carry it there. Talk about discouraging! :ohwell:

Does anyone one know how many calories this was? Approximately?

Done - I broke it into sets of 10 - 15, and then finished up with 30. Thanks for the challange. Great I dea and good because I have a desk job and should be getting up to sttretch anyway. i agree that it was harder than I thought.

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This is intersting because I have been at the same number - 133 for about 3 weeks now. I lost .5 to 1lb per week until now. My calorie amount set by MFP is 1200. i usually have a cheat day once a week, but I don't go over by too much - maybe 100 - 300 calories. I am afraid that if I up my intake I the scale will go up…

I'm in.

If stores stuck to true sizes I would be able to shop on the internet. That would be awesome.

Awesome job. I noticed you said first progress photos. Keep it up.

You should do both in my opinion. I am doing something for cardio everyday and alternating strength training on upper and lower body parts daily. I am just starting, but at least 30 mins cardio per day. Still trying to figure out the dumbells though. I registered for a gym yesterday so I can do more than just using the…

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I do this when I don't have a good plan in place for my meals. You know - some nuts here, some cheese sticks there, a V8....and then I am trying to figure out dinner at the end of the day. It's tough sometimes but I thik in time it gets easier. I am at 1200 cals, so I try to break the day up into quarters including snacks.…

I used to think that line right under my boobs was a fill line for the tank:laugh:

This sounds so yummy. I'm gonna try it too!!!

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Bumping for later - Thanks for all the ideas. I just grabbed my husband's dumbells today to see if I could even lift them. I am starting with 5lbs on each dumbell. Is that too little/light? I am just starting.

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MFP is just the acronym for My fitness plan