techgal128 Member

Nice job! I remember the day where I could actually see my toes. :D Keep it up!

Yep. No big deal at all. I'll walk right over to the weight training machines and just sit my fat a** right down. lol People are very supportive. I remember walking back to the locker room one time and my eyes were killing me. I was rubbing them so they were all red and watery. A guy said to me while I was walking by:…

Eh, if I'm going to eat Taco Bell, it's going to be so much food that I won't know what's worse: the guilt or the gastric problems I'll have later. lmao

As an experiment, I did two types of diets: low carb and regular carb (I'm a vegetarian). I found out that my weight loss was NOT any different between either diet. My mom got her gallbladder out awhile ago and she has difficulties with high fat items, not carbs. About the blood sugar thing, you can't really "ruin" your…

Ugh. Taco Bell was my downfall. I used to eat it 5-6 times a week. O_o Oh boy do I love their quesadilla sauce though...

How long I can run. At my heaviest, I could only run about 5 seconds before having to stop (not exaggerating). I can run for a little over 4 minutes now. Doesn't sound like much but considering I'm 219 pounds and could only run 5 seconds the first time, I'm proud of it and it clearly shows success. After I lose more…

It's been proven that everything is better for you in gummy form!

What I do for poached eggs is the same except for one difference. My mother taught me that when the water is boiling, take a spoon and swirl the water into a mini whirlpool. Crack the egg right in the center of it and it will stay together a lot better that way.

"No one will ever hire you because you're so big they'll be afraid you'll keel over from a heart attack."

A 32F? I stand corrected. Those ladies really didn't know what they were talking about. I'm assuming you got a contour bra with underwire for support. If you are still planning on losing weight, your band size will stay the same but your cup size will not. Be prepared for that. :)

Okay, I'm going to take this to a whole different level here. Maybe people will hate me, maybe they won't. We'll see what happens. I worked for 5 years in the lingerie section of Macy's. I was VERY good at measuring and for the most part, I could just estimate sizes by looking at someone. From what you described, it sounds…

That's the thing! It seems like the majority of vegetarian crockpot recipes are all soups and chili. I'd love to try something different!

Hey, that's another 10 or so pounds you don't have to worry about gaining back!

Yep. Your diet coke makes zero difference on your diet. Soda messes up your teeth though so do watch out for that (I speak from experience).

I've eaten entire pizzas as treats. Obviously not the best thing to do so don't use that as an excuse. :p I've lost 45 pounds even while doing that. As I like to say, there's no point losing weight if you lose your sanity along with it.

Does computer science count? I'm an IT tech.

I was born in Oregon. I sure miss it.

I feel like I'm the only vegetarian here that doesn't preach to other people about not eating meat. It's your choice and I just want to slap the people who try to make you feel guilty about it. For pete's sake you guys. You're just reinforcing the stereotype that vegetarians are pompous a**holes. If people are going to eat…

Ice cream. I used to have a bowl every single night.

I've lost 45 pounds and people haven't noticed. lol I don't care though since I sure do. :)

I believe there is a weight lifting option under cardio. I have a fitbit and burn quite a few calories with weight training (about 400 calories per hour). Keep in mind that I'm a big girl so pretty much any activity makes me sweat. lol

You need to consider your frame as well. 140 on a large frame is too thin while on a small frame, it would be just fine.

Eating pizza without cheese is like eating birthday cake without frosting. Yeah, it's still a cake but what's the point?

Yeah, if you are hungry, just eat something. Maybe a handful of nuts or a spoonful of peanut butter. It will help you sleep but won't hurt your weight loss.

My mom got her gallbladder removed completely and her diet isn't too restrictive. She ate a piece of cheesecake recently and was just fine. However, as RosaRose said, you should keep your fat down for the rest of the day if you do that. Generally if you just eat healthy, you don't have to go crazy with counting fat grams.…

I don't have any pics for you unfortunately. However, I did go through a period where I only lost 5 pounds in 6 months. At first I was all depressed but when my personal trainer measured me, I had lost 11 1/2 inches. Keep it up!

I second this. You can sort by ingredient, diet type, etc.

I'm a vegetarian and even to me this book sounds ridiculous.

Sure they work. It sucks all the negative energy and fat molecules through your body and channels it out your big toe. It works well with my fat burning belt and my dollar store diet pills.

I feel you there. At one point I almost got my own zip code.