Sarahr73 Member

First off, I am sorry he is acting like this towards you. He should be supportive of your choice to get healthy. At first, it was hard for my fiance. He had to either learn to like the things I was eating or cook himself his own meal. But, after he saw how much better I valued myself and all the confidence I was gaining…

OMG! That sounds so good! I love feta, onions, and tomato! Thanks for sharing.

Maybe take a break for a week. Track your calories still but don't worry about it if you go over 100 or 200, just take some time off from doing it hardcore. I took a week off last week. I just couldn't seem to keep going, I had the helpless feeling you get when you feel like you are failing. I still ate decent, but I did…

It's a Comcast generated screen name from when I was younger and it is so easy to remember. It's my first name, first letter of my last name, and then my birthday month and day. Since you all know when my birthday is now, I better get gifts! :laugh:

Chex makes a chocolate caramel 100 calorie pack. It is so yummy! It is plain chex cereal and some are dusted in cocoa powder and others covered in caramel. And you get a lot for 100 calories.

I agree. Get some cropped leggings if you feel uncomfortable. But, it does look good on you and you seem so happy in it.

If I didn't pay taxes up front on it, I would first set some money aside to do just that when tax season comes around again. Then... Pay off me and my fiance's debt excluding the house Sell the house and move to NH ahead of schedule Give some money to our parents, brothers and sisters, and close freinds Donate some money…

Just so you know, you don't need an HR department for the laws of HR to be in effect where you work. Part of my schooling was HR and yes, we did study HR laws. And, I have worked for companies where people have got fired for what they wrote on social networks about the company and/or it's employees. I don't care if you…

Not that I am offended by this post, because I'm not, but I just want to offer a word of caution to the people who are writing about their co-workers while at work....anything in writing is subject to subpeona. Just be careful about what you put in writing, it can always come back and bite you in the butt.

If you know the brand of deli meat, you could look for it in the food database. If it's not in there, you could try doing a search online for the nutritional information and then add it to the food database. And from what I have experienced, packaged meats are worse for you than meat from the actual deli. They both use…

Check what nutirients and vitamins you are taking and see if any of them are in two or three of the supplements. I recently found out I was overdosing on vitamin B6 and I thought something serious was wrong with me. I had fatigue, memory problems, loss of appetite, nervous system problems, nausea, and equilibrium problems.…

I am going to give this a try for my at home workouts. Thanks for sharing.

I noticed about two weeks in that I have loads more energy even when I feel tired. It's weird, but awesome. Also, I have stopped one of my asthma meds (the one with steroids in it) and my ulcer doesn't act up as much. I just feel better all around and even though I haven't met my goal weight, I have way more confidence…

I have an ice cream treat almost every night. I'm good about and get skinny cow or weight watchers, but I'm sure I don't need the ice cream as much as I have it! It's just so good and ice cream and I have a bond that can't be broken.

I took a look at your calorie outcome in your diary and I see no problem. I looked back about a week. The lowest I saw for net calories was about 1000 and a day of that isn't horrible. The rest of the days looked about 1200-1400 net which is completely fine. I think you are doing good for how many calories you burn from…

It could just be your body. I sweat profusely even when I go for a mild walk. You could try an experiment and do some different things for the same amount of time and see how much you sweat for each and compare. Like walk for 15 min, jog for 15, run for 15. Or do your stairclimber and then do a bunch of jumping jacks or…

You measure your waist where your natural waistline is. Here's how to find it: http://www.ehow.com/how_2307504_measure-waist.html I measure my waist, thighs, arms, stomach (the thickest part), and hips. At Curves, they also measure my chest at the biggest part of my bust but I don't have much weight there so for me I don't…

I have a hardboiled egg and oatmeal with granola every morning. This week I was finishing off my packets of Better Oats oatmeal and next week I will start eating my steel cut oats. They are so yummy and it's plain so you can add whatever you want to it. I am also hooked on Bear Naked granola, the Vanilla Almond Fit kind…

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My friend gave me a great fruit dip recipe. Here it is 1/2 cup greek yogurt (I use vanilla most times) 1/4 sugar free applesauce a pinch of cinnamon Sometimes I add a tsp or two of vanilla sugar free fat free instant pudding mix to make it into a desert, kind of like a thicker pudding.

It is good to switch up what you do for exercise or your body will become accustomed to it and not burn as many calories. So, if you walk differently each day, you might actually be confusing your body enough to keep the burn going strong. So, go for it. Walk slower some days and faster others.

I used to have that problem and for me it was not enough water. Make sure you drink some water before you exercise and again after. That helped me with mine. Hope it works for you too.

I don't think it's so much the thin that is great, but rather becoming healthy. I was already "thin" by most people's views, but felt unhealthy. Now that I am closer to my goal, I feel better. I have more energy. Even when I am exhausted I still feel like I have enough energy to run around the block a few times. I also…

You should do something for 30 minutes everyday. Does it matter if it's 10 minutes in the morning, 10 at lucnh, and 10 at dinnertime? No. Here's an article from Webmd that has some ideas on what you can do in 10-20 minutes for a good burn. It even has some ideas for at work.…

When I was in middle school, I was actually called anorexic a lot! I was really thin then, about 105-110 at 5'9'' but I ate all the time. I think I just had a high metabolism. Around the end of 10th grade I gained a bunch of weight and was at 175 and 5'10''. Then, I was called fat. I used to do the guess your weight thing…

You have a good point. I am thin with what I call 15-20 lbs of fluff (more like 5-10 now) and I do look thinner with my workout clothes on (they're a pair of dark pants and a dark top...very slimming :smile: ). I'm already signed up for Curves for 12 months so I am going to stick it out. what you said also makes me think…

Curves was better last night. I think it had something to do with the fact that the ladies that give me dirty looks weren't there! I also saw another "skinny" girl there. She mainly kept to herself, did the circuit, and then left. So, if she can keep going without caring what those other women think, then so can I. I might…

I made an egg salad sandwich last night with a wedge of laughing cow instead of mayo and I really want another, so that might be dinner tonight. And maybe I will turn some sliced cucumber, tomato, and onion into a veggie salad with balsamic vinagrette. Mmmmm...I'm getting hungry.

I saw these at Walmart last night and was debating on trying them. I didn't know if they would be good. Now that I have a confirmation on their tastiness, I am going to have to try them :smile:

I love Hageland's dark chocolate bars. The squares are a little bigger, but you could always break it in half. I am actually eating their 71% Costa Rica dark chocolate right now! One square of that is 80 calories and it takes me FOREVER to eat it so it's like a 1 hour snack.