beckyjeanleemaddox Member

totally not selfish!!!! you deserve it.

Someone that hadnt seen me in years gasped and said ÿouŕe fat as a hog!!!! loudly in Walmart. Yeah its funny now. I wear a size 16 now and just lost over 40 lbs.She didnt even see me @ my highest weight. I think I weighed about 170 and thats what I weigh now. But my highest weight was 227.

I really love Amys!!!!! I think its a great choice and convenitent:wink:

I climbed a latter this week!!!! (Something I couldnt do before I lost 45 lbs!) I quit drinking diet and regular sodas.

People who qualify for weight loss surgery usually have tried everything. A person who has 500 lbs of fat is kind of trapped. A lot of them cant exercise b/c of the weight on their knees and some cant even walk. It is not a picnic for sure. I've known of several people who have died afterwards.When I weighed 227 lbs @ 5'4¨…

A lady I work with commented that I was getting skinnier than her and one of my patients said You've lost weight and asked me how I did it and I told her about MFP

I doubt youĺl gain, just start fresh tomorrow. :smile:

Salsa and chips, chicken tacos, beans and rice.

I agree with Melatonin, good sleep habits, limit caffiene intake, turn off the tv and make your bedroom a peaceful place.

Do whatever works for you, I am flexible with my calories I usually eat between 1200-1400 calories, Im 58, hypothyroid and lose weight just fine.

Bananas are great for you, and low in calories, Enjoy!

It was like that at first for me but now my family is eating healthier too. But i've found you have to do it for you. Everyone gets bored of hearing about my progress, I don't blame them. So I talk less about it and just do it for me.

I plan to keep using it when I reach my goal b/c I love the friends here and logging, its just routine for me. I don't mind it and it keeps me accountable. When I get to maintenance that will be a whole new struggle so I'm thinking I'll still need MFP!!

I do sometimes think of giving up but it's rare. Since I've lost 40 lbs I feel so much better and that motivates me to keep going. I don't want to go back to where I came from and I'm excited that one day I'll reach my goal. Also it was hard work getting where I am and I don't want to lose that.

Satisfying my cravings by substituting lower calorie foods for higher calorie foods. Like instead of fried chicken, baked chicken, instead of cake, melon, Also quit drinking sodas, diet or other wise. I was a true addict but I stopped cold turkey. Limiting breads, pastas and "white" foods. I still have them but not like I…

watermelon, cheeries, bananas and peanut butter on one slice of white bread , coffee with milk..:drinker: sweet n low and 3 tablespoons of whiskey , but I'm so gonna try some chocolate covered potato chips.

I'm not a big fan of it either, however, I do recognize the benefits. I struggle with this even though I'm almost 1/2 way to my goal weight. Having said that I try to do work that makes me get up and move. sweeping, washing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning. Mowing grass. Doing things that I see results. (like a clean floor,…

For me food like icecream, cake, candybars b/c icecream makes my stomach hurt and cake, cookies candybars are trigger foods to binge and I leave them off my diet for now. (for the most part) But I wouldn't call them "bad" foods. I see people on her all the time that eat stuff like that and lose weight.I prefer lower…

This!!!! Is what I live by!!!!

If MFP still exists, and I can still type, I'm a lifer. I enjoy it and it helps me to be accountable to myself. I don't stress out about it though but I guess I'm obsessed b/c I don't want to go back to weighing 227 lbs.

I like walking and listening to my favorite music, doing yard work, or deep cleaning in the house. One of my pals says to honor personal preference and that's the key to success. I have a fitbit and try to challenge myself to walk at least 5 miles a day. I have walk steadily for 1 hour but the rest is just moving around…

Me too!!!! I'm still in a size 18 pants but they are huge on me. I can't where a 16 though, they won't button. I bought some large shorts today and they fit fine. I probably could wear a 16 woman's though but not misses. I'm just gonna get a belt until I can lose more weight. I've gone from a 3 x top to 1x. I can wear a…

My highest weight was 227. Eating lots of carbs and ALOT of sugar. Not moving, Sedentary job.. It was easy going on but hard coming off. Before vacation I was down to 178. I've got 48 lbs to lose. It's a lot easier to gain than the lose. In fact yesterday I ate around 1800 calories just eating "normally".

I've given away some of mine that were really big now all my clothes are baggy but I can't afford to buy new stuff just yet so I'm hanging on to them a while longer. By Christmas I hope to be in a size 10/12. I'm medium frame so that's normal for me.

This ^^^ Is great!!!! I agree!!!! I weigh daily but don't get freaked out if it's up a couple of lbs. I go more by my calorie intake. If I measure my food and am pretty sure I'm at a calorie deficit then I trust that I'll continue to lose weight. This was a progressive mind set. I'm getting close to losing 40 lbs and have…

I eat fruit every day and it has helped me so much with craving pastries, cakes, ice cream and candy. The fiber is a plus. As long as you have a deficit then you're going to cont. to lose wt. Fruit has a lot of health benefits also. I say eat the fruit b/c in the long run I think people are more successful if they include…

Hi I weighed about 215 when I started. Now weigh 180. I'm 5'4" and just turned 58. I know what you mean about no motivation but I lost this weight just taking one day at a time. Good luck and send me a friend request.

I actually think this is cute!!!! We're all naughty in our own way. I just turned 58. I ate a cookie and some chips yesterday. Does that count?:wink:

I'm 5'4" and have 51 lbs to lose too!!!!