lynz507

Home, since it's a life style change and I'm not going to go to the gym for the rest of my life, I pick free things to do. Plus, healthier food cost way more money so spend your money at the store and not the gym.

I talked to my doctor about what my calorie intake should be instead of just using 1200. Good thing I did because he told me for my weight, 1400 calories would be my minimum, which will be adjusted as I lose weight. It is different for everyone and it takes time.

I set my calories to 1200 also and really didn't lose anything. I set an appointment with my doctor and he told me to increase my calories to 1400. He also gave me guide lines of what carb/fat/protein combination I should use to get to the 1400 calories. I also drink plenty of water and exercise daily. I customized my goal…

I took my before pics the last week of December when I decided I was going to actually use mfp. I took 3 pics and taped them to the back of my bedroom door so I would have the visual motivation from the second I stepped out of my room each morning. I took a second set of pics last weekend (3 weeks later) and there was some…

I've only logged it once. I told my teenager to clean his room and I ended up in there for over 6 hours taking everything out and scrubbing the entire room, including the closet. This was outside of my normal activity and I logged 60 minutes. If it is a normal activity then you shouldn't include it.

First time poster; I'm a mother of three (15, 8, & 5) I joined MFP in March and did absolutely nothing with it. 2 days after Christmas I saw a picture of myself and decided it was time to get real with myself, so here I am. Today, it has been 1 week and I have been able to reduce my insulin intake from 200 units daily to…