Sophieanna17 Member

Thank you! I feel so welcome, and so far so good! I have learned a great deal just by lurking here, and now am putting these tools into action! I appreciate your kind message.

I am doing it too! Last night was Night One. It really wasn't that bad. I had some green tea, but only because I was a little tired and there was a tv show I wanted to see. I slept SO WELL last night!! Feeling great today. When I feel the urge tonight, I'll hopefully remember my success last night and how I feel right now.…

Thank you! Love the idea of the app, will definitely get it! This is the best group. Thank you!

I LOVE this group! I have been lurking since February and am so grateful for what you have all shared. I have materially cut back on alcohol since February, and I'm proud. However, in both February and May (Friday,) my blood work detected "inflammation" (via the CRP test) and my cholesterol needs to come down (as does my…

I'm in! I really need this, thank you.

Just for today I will walk at least 30 minutes or three miles. Just for today I will drink 1 gallon of water. Just for today I will take a multivitamin and fish oil pills.

Happy New Year!! This is perfect timing - I have just realized that I binge eat. I know that sounds stupid - I knew I was doing it (hence the 35 pound weight gain), I just didn't know it had a NAME for it. That is a relief. Not sure if that makes sense... But anyway, here I go: Me - 0 Binge - 0

Please add me, thanks!!!

Just installed Evernote Food, thanks for the suggestion! I've tried so many things, this may work for me. Thank you!! Anyone else here use Evernote Food?

Yum! Can't wait to try this!

Yum! Can't wait to try a few of these. I love anything with asianesque flavors, those suggestions will be first. I hope I find a cabbage recipe I like!

French press, stick blender, wine foil cutter

Thank you!!! I just downloaded the New Rules of Lifting for women and can't wait to devour it!!! I appreciate everyone's support and suggestions. Good for you for repurposing your dining room, it's very symbolic. You don't focus on eating in that room, you focus on your body. I love it!!!

Wow!! I never thought of lifting!!! That actually looks interesting and doable. I spent the afternoon reading all 20 pages of that thread. Those ladies are such an inspiration! (And I could count and log my activity on a beloved spreadsheet!!!) I also like the idea of tracking goals on an app. I will look at Map My Walk,…

It makes me feel good that you get it....I am in the 16-20 Oz boat now, and I didn't even realize it until I started logging two weeks ago!! Ugh. Cutting back started pretty much immediately. Had 12 Oz last night. I have wine to relax so now I skip the first glass and get in my hot tub instead. That had helped…

I like the idea of just immediately putting on the exercise clothes!!! Thanks! I should have clarified that my to-do list isn't prioritized, I'm doing all three. I just numbered them because that's my habit (I'm an accountant, I love a numbered list.) I saw a water bottle at the drug store that had a clicker on the lid to…

Tonight I'm making Turkey Meatloaf, from skinnytaste.com The entire recipe makes 4 servings. My husband will have 2/3 of the loaf and I'll have 1/3 of the loaf - One serving is 258.8 calories. I like making this recipe because when it's gone, it's gone. No sneaking (nightime sneaking is a bad habit of mine, I've realized.)…

I love that Costco pizza slice...and had no idea it was so bad!! So now I'm surprised about that. Wow!

Yesterday I did the same thing (fries at lunch).... But I MADE myself log it today in my diary. I didn't want to and kept telling myself, "Well I have already eaten it, what's the point of logging now? It's in the past." It took me until today to log those fries. But I did, it was bad, they were good, and now I'm moving…

Belly paunch

I had a busy day and rather than using that as an excuse not to exercise, I squeezed in 30 minutes on the bike and added extra intensity.

I have given this a great deal of thought....what is interesting to me is what I perceive as a lack of acknowledgement by the OP of constructive suggestions made by respondents. I am going out on a limb here and I will say I detect defensiveness and anger by OP.That's fine, but shedding that baggage first is mandatory…