FirewifeCarrie

I just bought a Ninja blender and have been incorporating smoothies into my daily intake of nutritious food. I still EAT food, but I find blending some fruit and veggies together is highly delicious and packed full of vitamins......AND a lot easier to eat than eating them raw. Don't get me wrong I still do eat salads and…

I started yesterday! :)

At first I was like WHAAAAAT?! Love this! I need to get this in poster size please!:laugh:

I'm contemplating having mine done too! I probably will stick with the barbells just because I'm a teacher and don't need anything showing. Hoping a padded bra will hide my new addition! How much did you end up paying for yours if you don't mind me asking....I called a place and they seemed pricey but I have no way of…

El_guapo...like the current pic but I'm loving the zebra one, lol!!

Love the purple hair and I also like the 2nd pic...pretty lady!:flowerforyou:

Turkey bacon is 'okay' but REAL bacon is SOOO much better! I think turkey bacon tasted so processed (mine did at least) and I ended up not buying it anymore. I'm actually getting ready to eat a BLT for lunch, lol! :laugh:

OMG...you look amazing! Can I ask what you are doing? I used to only do cardio and then a smart friend of mine told me that lifting would be better for me...and she was right! Keep up the good work:flowerforyou:

Very sexy triangle indeed...that is the hardest place for me to get toned (inner thigh area)! Job well done lady!:flowerforyou:

Seems I can't get away from I-55, lol! Have been by that highway all my life!

Jeff County born and raised! About 30 minutes south of St. Louis:)

Nice muscles! ;)

I just recently had a great friend of mine help me with this. You should eat below your TDEE but above your BMR. I don't have a set number anymore but a 'range' of calories. The closer I am to my BMR the more weight I can lose (I'm assuming) but I don't necessarily believe in drastically cutting my calories. I just listen…

Just wanted to tell you how nice it is to hear that you are so happy! When you find the right combination of exercising and eating healthy it just comes naturally! Good job woman! :drinker:

Screw that scale! Because you are a knockout!:love: I'm on Day 8 (lol) and this motivates me to keep going. I just took my before pics and getting ready to measure. What a huge difference half way through, can't wait to see you in another 45 days!

Vanilla protein shake with a banana and 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries..trying to recover from my cardio this morning. Will eat something soon but I don't know what.

I don't have a Polar but I do have a Suunto M4 HRM and mine has been doing the same thing. I'm thinking I need to replace my battery soon. I usually re-wet the pads on the strap, make sure it's hooked together tightly and "patiently" wait for my HR to appear, lol!

I don't eat them anymore but when I did I usually added salt! Aaah..well before I was watching my sodium intake. I can't imagine what my levels actually were back then??? All that sodium you would think they would taste better.

I'll have to try this for sure! Thanks:smile:

You can get Zumba workouts on YouTube for free! I've done some of the actual Zumba workouts..but they aren't as fun as the one's I've found on YouTube. You can only find 2-4 minute ones but you can put them all together on a list and play them all at one time. You can find them with the latest songs to and they are so much…

Amen! Geeze people we are all here for the same reason so why all the lashing out at one another?! I am a 5th grade teacher and have quite often wondered how many calories I burn during the day at school...not for logging purposes but to just know. One of these days I'm going to wear my HRM just to see. I'm constantly…

I've been so busy focusing on calories that my fat gets too high. You would think they'd be about the same, but nope! andrejjorje you were nice! ;) I don't believe going back down to 1200 is right for me. I've noticed the more active you are the more calories you burn and the more fuel you need. A lot of people have had…

Thanks everyone...I opened my diary back up so criticism is welcome but please be nice. Thank you cmriverside for saying that about my calorie goal. I was getting so confused. One minute I hear you should be eating more, then the next I should eat less. I believe a big culprit in my diet is the sodium. I don't really keep…

The binder...yes, I need to get that back out and read it! Thanks:)

Dark Chocolate Granola thins with some natural peanut butter...Yum!

Your progress is amazing!!

Sounds like my kind of cheat! I'm having wine but I may have to break out some of that hidden dark chocolate! :)

I did the same thing! I don't know really anyone else that has done this so it was nice to hear this! It's really nice not having to worry about swallowing a pill or if something is placed correctly. I've had mine for about 2 years now and I couldn't be happier!

30 minutes south from St. Louis...will that work?! :wink:

It's just a shame that others can't accept the fact that you just want to talk about what you are doing..not to rub it in their faces or show off, but to simply talk about it. I think that's what is wrong with so many people is that they keep everything bottled up and don't communicate. A healthy relationship is built on…