amyjeaninga Member

You look fabulous, and your story is very inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing it and your progress pictures, it gives me hope that someday I can get to the same level of fitness!

Mine are usually steamed in the instant pot or roasted in the oven, or sauteed/stir fried in a skillet with a little olive oil(like green been almondine or sauteed asparagus). I've learned I like things like broccoli and brussel sprouts and asparagus best with a squeeze of lemon or lime. Add new flavors. Rosemary is good…

So many teas and tea lovers! :) OP, why do you want to give up your coffee? There are potential health benefits to drinking coffee just as there are to tea - you just have to be careful what you put into it. I used to hate coffee. Then I discovered the mocha, which is a calorie-laden bomb if you buy it at Starbucks, but…

January Step Challenge Goal: 7500 per day (tracking w/ fitbit) Jan 01 - 2,297 (I took the darn thing off to charge it and forgot to put it back on!) Jan 02 - 6,237 Jan 03 - 6,818 Jan 04 - 6,648 Jan 05 - 8,342 :D Jan 06 - 6,849 - :s ...too much time in car, but could have done better if more effort made Jan 07 - 6,479 - no…

Daily goal 7500 Jan 01 - 2,297 (I took the darn thing off to charge it and forgot to put it back on!) Jan 02 - 6,237 Jan 03 - 6,818 Jan 04 - 6,648 Jan 05 - 8,342 :D Jan 06 - 6,849 - :s ...too much time in car, but could have done better if more effort made Jan 07 - Have a great weekend!

Hi, would love to join. Sent a join request at the group link, (at least I hope it went through, hard to tell).

Daily goal 7500 Check-in for Friday: 1/5 Jan 01 - 2,297 (I took the darn thing off to charge it and forgot to put it back on!) Jan 02 - 6,237 Jan 03 - 6,818 Jan 04 - 6,648 Jan 05 - 8,342 :D Jan 06 - Jan 07 - Have a great weekend!

Yep. BMI is 44.3. 5'0 and 227lbs. Lost 40 lbs a few years back and for whatever reason didn't stick with it and gained most of it back. Have started walking some, am going to get the equipment for strength training this weekend. Here's to a healthier 2018, best of luck to you all - feel free to add me as a friend!

Hi, I'm Amy, from Georgia. Back on MFP after ignoring it for 5 years. I would welcome new friends to help keep me on track! Good luck and Happy New Year, all :smiley:

I'm in! I've been too sedentary for too long, so I'm setting a lower goal for this first month - 7500 a day, tracking w/ Fitbit. Good luck everybody! Jan 01 - 2,297 (I took the darn thing off to charge it and forgot to put it back on!) Jan 02 - 6,237 Jan 03 - 6,818 Jan 04 - 6,648 Jan 05 - Jan 06 - Jan 07 -

You mentioned your goal weight but you didn't say how far away from it you were. It's not that difficult to lose a couple of pounds in the first week when you're 100 pounds or more over weight. But if you're only 5 lbs over weight, those 5 pounds can take a long time and a lot of effort. A week is probably too soon to…

This article, Fat Trap, may answer your question. According to the article, losing weight causes metabolic changes in your body as far as hormones, etc, that make it difficult not to regain the weight/fat lost. It's not just that you don't learn to eat healthy or you stop exercising. according to this article, studies have…

Fish tacos from the local mexican restaurant. Yummy, and I didn't have to cook. :)

I agree with taking pictures. You see yourself in the mirror every day and become accustomed to how you look so you won't remember exactly how you looked before you lost weight. Taking pictures will help with that...start now!! :smile:

Happy Saturday everybody...hope everyone has a good weekend. I got on my Bowflex today, so yay! Tomorrow I'm resting. Keep up the good work, ladies!

Count me in...I have a little over a hundred pounds to lose. I'm going with the recommended 1 lb a week, and am trying to do Couch 2 5K as well as work out on our bowflex 3 times a week. Good luck to everyone. Feel free to add me!

Tortilla chips and salsa - but you have to be careful with the chips, especially if you don't get a low fat kind. I think 7 chips is a serving and has 150 cals. Vegetables are always a good option. Carrot sticks - I buy the baby carrots for my kids and me to snack on. Grape tomatoes. Cucumber slices. A spinach salad tossed…

Count me as another sugar addict. I've been addicted to Coca-cola for ages. I've never managed to kick the habit permanently. Currently I'm drinking one Coke Zero a day, plus lots of water. I also love cake, ice cream, and chocolate. A few weeks ago when I started MFP, the very first night, I had the worst chocolate…

Because....food tastes good. Because people hate feeling deprived. Because our lifestyles have changed so that we don't have to do hard work on a regular basis. We have cars to drive us around. We have machines to do our work for us. We're sitting at desks instead of gathering food in the fields. And because many of us…