hollyjo21

GREAT JOB!!! congrats! keep moving forward!

Thank you!! You give me a lot of encouragement when I see how many days you have been devoted and you are always on to give us words of wisdom!! :)

Just looked at your diary and yes you work out, so I guess just give it time it will come off..

Do you work out? I have found it very difficult to lose weight by simply watching what I eat, but by working out I have lost very fast!

You look great!! Congrats on all your success!

I eat my exercise calories most of the time but generally always have at least 100 calorie deficit. I have lost 12 lbs so far since starting 5 weeks ago. My calories are set at 1200 but that always leaves me hungry, so I simply work out enough that I can eat some back and still have some to bank. I generally burn 300- 600…

Great suggestion!! Never thought to use chicken broth!

wow! thats an inspiration to myself... u havent lost that much weight but I can definitely see the changes! We are at about the same weight right now... and i am excited to hopefully tone up that well!!

If theres still room I would love to join! My starting weight is 158 and I would love to lose 10lbs in the month of february!! I really needed something new to kick me in the butt and I think this is just the thing!!

I am 5'4 and my goal is 140. Havent been that since high school at least 13 years ago... So not sure if its a realistic goal, but we will see. Everyone has such different body structures its really hard to compare. I dont know if I would look good any smaller than 140 but I guess when I get there I will relook at my goal!!…

Wow thats a pretty big difference, I will look into buying one, but for now will just stick to what I have been doing and using the lower number which is always MFP number..

Right now I am struggling if I should be working out everyday as I have been or not. It seems to be working for me and I am not sore but I have read that its bad to work out everyday because you lose muscle mass.. what do you think??

Kinda new to this, not sure how you reply to specific answers...

Thanks so much for all the great advice. How expensive is a HRM and which ones are good??

I work out everyday, and it seems to work for me so far. I try not to push myself too hard everyday but I am seeing great results. My body felt sore the first four days but now I dont even get that sore. I am enjoying working out and feeling good about my success. Everyone is different and different things work for them.

I get hungry a lot too... but instead of eating a lot of calories at each meal, I spread them out and eat snacks every couple hours (like apples, bananas, string cheese, granola bars... etc). Plus I work out at least an hour everyday to earn extra calories. I eat a lot of protein too!! I am losing weight very quickly as I…

I am down 8 and a half pounds, would love to make it to 10lbs!! But my main goal is just to continue with my daily workouts and calorie counting!! It is a lot of work but I am seeing progress and so excited!!

I have a horrible sweet tooth, and I try to eat very small portions of sweets but dont give them up. I know if I say no more sweets I will quickly lose interest with the whole diet thing. So I just limit myself, or work out extra so I can have a piece of candy. I found ice cream sandwiches that taste great very low fat and…

Thanks so much!! I went to that website zumbacalories.com and gave me a great approx... I tried it for 20 minutes.. lol.. not sure I am so good at it!! I had a hard time following all the steps.. but I guess with time maybe I will get better!! But yes it is a great burn!!

I would love to join but have never done any challenges!! So if its not too late, I would love to join!

I could use the same motivation, I am 30 and the mother of four (two being my step children 10 and 12) and the other two are 1 and 3. They keep me very busy but since the birth of my youngest I have seemed to gain weight very easy. I really need to lose about 30lbs... I have a eliptical and 5lb hula hoop that I have been…

I just joined yesturday and I cant believe how much I was eating compared to what I should be eating to actually lose weight.. Love the way the site works and how easy it is to use...