maryannmiclat Member

I don't eat a lot of processed stuff. My biggest concern was the sugar in some of the fruits I eat. Even though it's a natural sugar and not processed crap I just wanted a little clarity.

Thanks for the input everyone!

Thanks everyone

The one of me in the black dress was taken Aug 2011, the current one was taken 9 March 2013.

Freaking awesome! I just posted a pic of me in a new topic. I'll post here as well. I'm 320 in the before, and 258 in the during.

That's still awesome! Every little milestone helps us to keep going.

Sounds good

Wow! You look awesome!

I've done this. I must try it with walnuts! :)

You're right. I became overweight by eating tons of the bad unhealthy crap! Everyone knows not all calories are created equal. I can eat 1,500 calories of junk or 1,500 calories of healthy stuff. I will still lose weight either way, but the first example will leave me "skinny fat." I know its important to eat your…

So true! My grandma's feeling get hurt if I don't eat what she puts in front of me. The same thing goes with Filipino culture. My husband is Filipino and he and his family love me with food, LOL. Most of our friends are Filipino and it's always "Mary Ann, eat! Eat!" So hard to say no sometimes.

That makes more sense, thanks for that!

I get confused on this as well. I mean, I would be eating another 1,100+ calories a day if I ate back all of my exercise calories. When the scale isn't moving in my favor I will up my calories to see if that will start the losing process again and it normally does the trick. But eating back all the calories everyday, not…

I was raised the same way your wife was. Being from a Southern family there never were any healthy options. I swear my mom is just like Paula Dean! What I do for my sweet tooth is eat fruit! If I feel the urge for something sweet I turn to fruit or just pop in a piece of gum. Sugar-free popsicles are another option, even…

Doesn't it feel wonderful?! In my DL I weighed 320 but said my weight was 265 and now I'm 253. :)

Beautiful! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

Smart. I wish I would have thought about doing that.

Thanks everyone! I'll have to get started on some research.

Amen to that!

I'm a total fat kid! I have been skipping my weekly cheats to allow myself one day of unholiness! Cheesecake here I come!

Pickle juice is also good for cramps and electrolytes. They sell small bottles of pickle juice like Gatorade.

I'll eat a rice cake with PB2 and sugar free jam.

Wow! You look great! Keep up the good work.

Such a pretty girl! You look great!

Ha! Ha!

Listen to your body. If you're hungry then eat! Personally, I don't eat back my calories. I may eat 100-300 back on some days, but if I did each day I'd be eating close to a total of 3,000 calories a day and I don't want to do that. Also, what's worked for me is keeping at my normal daily intake and when I decide to have a…

Everyone looks SOOOO good! I think maybe now is the time to really hit the weights more seriously. Here is my before and during:

You know what drives me crazy?! When I'm out to eat with a group of people and I order something "healthy" and they make the comment "Oh, you're on a diet?" I'm like "No, I just eat healthy. Today isn't my cheat day."

You look awesome! I know how hard it is to lose weight with PCOS, but you did it! :)

You look pretty freaking awesome! How tall are you?