LauraMarie37 Member

Remember it's 170 calories *over and above what you need*, every single day for five weeks.

Wow, I feel like I'm the opposite. The heat and humidity make my workouts seem 100x harder and I want to eat a TON more when I'm done.

I'd defimitely vote go for the buffalo wings! I tried to not eat something I was craving on Sunday (ice cream...on a nice hot sunny summer day), and I ended up mini-binging later on because I was feeling deprived and grouchy. That's just me, though - I know I will never 100% "eat clean" because I don't want my eating to be…

Awesome job!!! That sounds like you are healthier and more fit - that's all that really matters! Congrats!

Good job with logging honestly and moving towards healthier eating choices! So, after browsing your food diary, I would say a couple of things right off the bat: 1) Try to eat breakfast every day. It really helps keep you more full throughout the day! I try to get 1/4 to 1/3 of my total calories at breakfast. You'll need a…

You're right - college is a very hard time to lose weight! I found it was much easier when I was living in an apartment and therefore cooking more of my own meals. Good luck!! And enjoy the free and close gym while you have it - one of the things I miss most!

I found this out too and it makes my day when we can do that! But unfortunately we watch a lot of DVDs in our house (also usually do two workout DVDs per day), so we always have to eject the 30DS dvd and cancel out the magical no intro effect. =( Thanks for responding to my rant and helping, though! =)

Thanks for clarifying that. I feel like it was all over the board with people's goals here, and I wasn't sure if I should be feeling bad for eating chocolate mousse when it was within my calories (even though I wouldn't find it helpful to be that harsh on myself!) Of course, everyone can be here for their own reasons. Just…

I wonder if he's also concerned about how attached you are to working out. If you miss a day of working out, do you get super stressed? Are you always thinking about your next workout, even when he's trying to spend time with you? Are you valuing working on your body over working on your mind/soul/relationships, and he…

I agree with this except for something that involves carrying 20-30 lbs at a time, 10-12 times, at least a block...I would set the minimum as "moderately active" rather than "lightly active" before not counting it. So...if you are sedentary or lightly active, I would maybe log this as either cleaning, or maybe the "hiking,…

I think it depends A LOT on your frame size and how much muscle mass you carry. My husband is 6'1" and is shooting for 225. He played college football, and his playing weight was 285 (obviously he's not going to eat/workout like that for the rest of his life, but he did build the muscular frame for carrying around more…

Hahaha this made me laugh out loud! I assume that's a made-up food (or at least I haven't heard of it), but it does sound like the ultimate junk food! OP, I second what someone else said about guilt not really helping you lose weight, either. Yes, if you're making a habit of this, you may need some tough love. But you…

Not to be off-topic, but that kills me! It's supposed to be a *20* minute workout, not nearly 30 (especially after you sit throguh that annoying opening speech you can't fast forward through...)!!! She says, "1 min warm-up, 3 min strength, 2 mins cardio, 1 min abs (3+2+1=6), three times, 1 min cool down". 1+(6*3)+1...that…

I strongly disagree with this. Studies have shown that while your metabolism does slow down while you are sleeping, it doesn't affect the percentage of food that is turned into fat storage - just the whole process takes longer than if you were awake. (And this is a good thing, because when you are awake, humans normally…

Personally, I've tried a low-carb diet where I was cutting out as many non fruit/veggie carbs as possible (and I don't eat a lot of fruit, so that really meant my main carbs were coming from veggies and the smaller amounts of carbs in things like greek yogurt, cheese, fish, maybe a sprinkling of granola...etc). I found it…

It happens to me, too, when I have rehearsal (I'm a dancer) and then have to go to a meeting, then meet a friend, then go teach, then, finally, go all the way back home on public transportation, all before I shower. =\ I think it's just part of life for those of us who try to "do it all". If I feel really gross, I may give…

Interesting - so it seems like you look leaner when the FFAs are released from the fat cells (when they become "empty"). I wonder what happens if the FFAs are released from thr fat cells but don't react with the lipoprotein lipase to go into the mitochondria to get burned? Do they just float around your bloodstream until…

Awesome!!! Congrats and more NSVs will be sure to follow!

Day 2 was still a challenge for me - I didn't binge but was also over my calorie goal (only by a few hundred, but still). My husband got really, really sick - I still think we may he going to the ER soon, but he's a "tough guy" and wants to wait until morning to see if he improves - and I think the stress made me eat a…

Me too! Well, I was more in the 800-1100 range. And now I eat NET 1400-1600 and cannot believe how much more toned I am getting and how quickly I am losing weight!

You can also friend Kristyo (the original poster) - she will republish this topic to the message boards each day and then it will show up on your "my home" page, and you can click to access it.

I agree that pretty much being social = eating or drinking. So I just have to plan ahead and know I am going to exercise before the social gathering, or I will have to just have very small bites of all of the delicious food (and I know I won't want to do that! My day one was a meh day - my husband and I had been planning…

Some days I just eat more...and that's ok. I give myself one day a week to be 300 calories or less over my goal, and one day that I'm WAY over my goal. That may not work for everyone, but it does for me. Either way, if you're really, truly hungry (not bored or upset or whatever) and you eat, I think that's a good thing.

I am totally in! I LOVE this challenge and can't wait to do my best to meet it!

Wow - that's a huge milestone! Halfway!! If you lost 58 pounds once, you can lose 58 pounds again! You look great!

Ditto this. Lemon water helps me a lot, as does fruit (especially fruit that takes time to eat - I have to ask myself if I REALLY want to go to the trouble of peeling an orange or dismantling a pomengranate...)

Rachel, welcome! High school is not nearly as fun as pretty much everything else afterwards, so don't stress too much about what your friends think now! (Easier said than done, I know...) At 16, your body is still doing so many different things that I wouldn't worry about dieting. Instead, think about hiw you can make each…

It's not the most healthy for a variety of reasons (read through the links in the page I link to in my signature for some of those reasons, but basically you are depriving your body of the nutrients it needs to repairs itself each day, so you are more likely to get injured or develop a chronic disease). Plus you are…

Hahaha I'd love to know why you thought Chicago - I agree it can be a hard place to lose weight when all you want to do is hibernate all winter!!! Thank you to the people who suggested counseling, and prayer, as well. And for the people who posted links to stories/videos - I feel like I have a whole arsenal of tools to…

Wow, there are some extremely brave stories from some amazing, honest, and courageous people here. Thank you so much! This is such a fantastic community, and if my friend does ask for help losing weight, I will be sure to tell him about MFP and direct him to some of you who have volunteered to friend him. I love the…