LauraDubbleya Member

Hi there. I'm 54. Feel free to add me. I need all the motivation I can get!! Thanks.

I'm currently doing a smoothie version of dieting. I've done it for a week now and I've lost 5 lbs. when I check my MFP macronutrient profile, I find that I'm bang on for my protein/fat/carb percentages. I make sure to eat a healthy dinner. I stay within my 1200-1300 calorie range. Here's the bottom line for me. It's more…

duly noted. Thanks for the wake up call.

Annabellemayh, I'm planning on trying the juicing approach as well, with the mindset of doing it in a healthy way. I'd be interested in tips and which juices you liked and didn't like, and which ones helped. I say, if you're doing this in a healthy way, taking in around 1200 calories (which is what MFP tells me I should be…

I had a 15 yr old girl screaming profanities at my 8 yr old once. I went over to her house to complain to her mother. Turns out the apple didn't fall far from the tree. The lesson I learned from it was this: Never argue with idiots; they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience!! Now I just tell my child…

I'd be up for it. I'm at week 4 now tho. It's taken me 3 months to get there!! I keep starting and stopping as well. I have to pay my monthly membership to the gym tomorrow but would be able to start on Sunday. I'd even be willing to start back at week 3.

I've just recently started drinking BioX Whey Protein shakes. I need to increase my protein ratio on my macronutrient profile and these help. I hate the taste of protein powder too but this brand is really palatable.

Three pages of people confirming what you already know is a pretty good indicator that you had good instincts in the first place. I wouldn't wait to leave him, I'd go NOW. If he gets wind that he's been called abusive he may very well become more violent. There's nothing playful about his actions, he's manipulating and…

Just checked the site out and saw the same message. That was fast!! too bad. It sounds like they had a good idea going there!

Halfway through this I thought... oh wait.. its April 1st today!!! lol. Got me!!

hey there.. OMG if I knew I was going to have to do math for all of this I would have paid more attention in school!! gah!!! Anyways I did my calculations and got these numbers TDEE=2043 -15%=1736 BMR=1486 What I want to know and have checked thoroughly, is how do I change my settings on MFP to allow for the 40/30/30…

Hi there. I"m Laura, 49 from British Columbia Canada. I've been on MFP now for over a year and a half. Two years ago I was 195 and had been diagnosed with Hypertension, which scared the beejeebers out of me. I joined a gym, lost 15 lbs in 3 months and then joined MFP and haven't lost very much since!! Sucker for punishment…

Dammit, I scrolled through 3 pages of replies hoping no one had said the obvious but someone beat me too it. Hi? or High? Bwahahahahahahahhaahahahaha omg that was so worth a calorie!!

I had a relationship for 5 years and every year he completely bailed on Valentines day. One year he got me the card that you give with flowers? you know that one?? but no flowers.. just the card.. He finally came through on the last year we were together but by then it was too late. Now I celebrate Valentines day with my…

Sigh, I think I've said about 8 of those things. lol. Damn Girl Guide Cookies!! lol.

Lower blood pressure Longer Life expectancy $50 if i win the Biggest Loser @ Work contest (between me and my boss. I have a 50/50 chance here!!) and finally To be Fit by 50!!

With my new fitness goals, I need all the support I can get!! Count me in!!

Sorry you're upset. An option would be just to move past any posts talking about this.

Sometimes it's the smallest thing that can trigger an AHA moment. Doesn't matter how it happens, just that it does and you remember it.

man, I need an IPhone!! Strangest place I've checked MFP is at work or home. how boring am I?

Halloween Candy is about 1 pt for Weightwatchers or 50 ish calories. Maybe limit yourself to one or two peices a day, move the punkin away from your area, throw celery or carrots in the buckets to prove a point, lol. It's going to be a will power thing on your part though. Good Luck!!

Do not ever stop listing your NSVs. They are the things that mean more to you than the numbers and measurements and BOY!! Don't they feel awesome? Way to go!! You must be so proud of yourself. What an inspiration! Enjoy your senior year!!

I agree with Curves. Didn't do SQUAT for me. I went for almost two years and the only thing I lost there was about $300 bucks!!

Fantastic job!! You must be so proud of yourself!! Way to go!

<This one. I just climbed a mountain this past weekend. 9300 ft. I made it to 8500 ft. Last year I wouldn't have made it 200 ftt!!!

Guys like him are massive balls of insecurity. They marry or date women they see as inferior to them because they need the power they lord over these "grateful women". I get that maybe you weren't in a good place when you met him and didn't see his insulting behaviour as abusive. They make it sound like they're "helping…

It's hard to break a plateau. I know.. I haven't gotten past my present weight in 8 months!! It's almost a process of elimination for me right now. I'm eating too many carbs, so this week I'll try to cut back. Next week, I might try more protein. I know, by your posts, that you're on a tight budget and have kids and so…

When he's ready to believe Santa isn't real, he'll tell YOU. I know.. I tried for two years to tell my daughter Santa wasn't real and she called me a liar!! She refused to believe it. Chances are he knows and doesn't want the magic to end. If he asks whether Santa is real, ask him what HE thinks... if he still believes,…

Can someone give me their recipe for this? I'd like to try it out. Not for the weightloss factor but because i love cabbage and figure this is a no brainer low cal meal idea.

Holy Crow. I can't believe the rude and insensitive comments these people have been making. Where in the heck do you work? A government office? lol. When someone says, Looks like you are the heaviest person in the office now, I'd reply sweetly " That 45 lbs you lost must have been all brain cells honey cuz that was the…