MercedesV Member

You look Great! Congratulations!

You look great and you look so happy!!! Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!

starbux- Hiking is a great idea. I live in CO so there are actually moutnains to hike. lol peanut- I love netflix. I hear you on "Boring" but I've found for me that boring is actually really nice. I would take Boring vs Young ppl problems anyday! These are all great ideas. Thank you all!

I like the Date night Idea. :)

LOL... Yeah works to make her mad! :explode:

i heard sitting on a large exercise ball instead of a desk chair is good and it makes you work out your core. haven't tried it yet. I'm at the front desk. i might be moving later in which case I so want to try!

that's a good point, maybe you can do some lifting in the arms and give your knees a rest. Water may not be a bad thing either since it's no impact???? worth asking???

Very helpful. I just joined a rec center and they have a 5:40-7am kickboxing class. I woke up at 5:20 but didn't get out of bed. HA! Might have been eaiser if I had had more things ready. :)

I love all of your ides. It's funny because a lot of them don't cost that much. funny how the funnest things can be free. I love the window shopping idea because it gets the legs moving and it serves as free inspiration for how to decorate the house!!

Congrats!

I want someone that comments on my activities and looks at my food diary and says, "Mercedes, how are the brownies working out for you?" so i can respond, "They are not." and thus be more motivated. I want someone that knows what I'm going through.

you are motivating me!

The day is not over. When i have one bad meal my first reaction is to throw the whole day out the window. Have a healthy dinner and work out. Progress not perfection. And Drink LOTS of water. :)

Bring in carrots and celery, insist that they eat it, and look at them weird when they say no. HAHAHA...

Congrats! Woohoo!

congrats. It's funny when I do esteemable things I esteem mysel better. Working out, eating healthy, sticking with it, are big deposits into my estembe bank account. I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Greif is hard and it affects us differently. Not knowing your friend, I would assume that he/she would want you to…

I hear Gin and soda water is only 90 calories. Double check but that maynot be a bad route to go. Avoid juices and grenadine. :) Or not. Have a happy Friday!

wow. i see both sides. I log in my cleaning because I believe there are some activities that are out of the ordinary. Also, I set MFP to sedentary and I sit at work for 8 hrs a day so it is legitimate. Cleaning 3 bathroom floors, tubs, & showers or steaming cleaning hardwood floors, or vacuming stairs work sme out a lot. I…

Anyone try sprouted bread? It's more grainy than regular bread but now I'm used to it. It's bread in it's most natural form. YUMMM!

Agree. Calorie Dense. Pudding and crackers are no good. They are empty. Almonds are my fav and low fat yogurt. :)

Wow! You look awesome.

Congratulations!

the side profile pics show the biggest change. I think you increased muscle and that's why the scale didn't change but you look more toned.

congrats. 25lbs is a big deal!

this was so useful i'm printing it out! that's right... usefull enough to print out! That's pretty serious...

i would do no creamer. I've read the labels and the ingredients list is super long and full of chemicals that require a master's in chemistry to fully understand. Try to go slowly to black coffee w/ a touch of cinnamon. did you know cinnamon boosts metabolism??? just my 2 cents, but different strokes for different folks. :)

Congrats. :) You look great!

Loving this thread. Funny, I'm 5'11" and ppl think I weighed 125 back when i weighed 150 and conversely 150 now that i weigh 171. Its weird but it's like tall women can hide 5 pounds much easier. Anyways, I love this thread. Great idea!

You look awesome!