mskatec22 Member

Southeaster Ma, Welcome to MFP!

I pretty much ate the same foods all the time for 2 weeks...it looked a little like this: Breakfast-egg, sausage/chorico, cheese Lunch-tuna/chicken, salad/lettuce wraps Dinner-chicken/ steak tips/haddock/kielbasa/beef, lots of veggies and another salad Snacks-string cheese, celery w/ cream cheese, hard boiled eggs I found…

Hell no! I just got back from an 11 day vaca and only weighed myself once (at the grocery store of all places!!) I wish I hadn't. It put a little of a damper on my trip. I won't do that again!!

I haven't done the Zumba for Wii, but I have been doing the Golds Gym Dance workout. That one kicks my butt all the time!! I've been using it for about a month and just today started w/ some of the advance levels. I can tell I wasn't quite ready for a few of those advance ones. Good burn though, so it was worth it.

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Congrats!! Nothing quite like getting your health back!

Wish I knew how to do that myself! I'll be checking back in though to see if anyone else does!

congrats! you look great and I love the dresses!

I agree! I eat wayyyy more veggies when I'm forced to limit my carb intake. I feel like I'm teaching myself how to make healthier food choices by not relying on breads or pastas to fill me up. There's definitely an important lesson to be learned b/c my body is looking and feeling better day by day. I'm wrapping up week 2…

Sounds liek you really have a handel on the idea that losing weight means making lifestyle changes and being OK with it! Great job! I myself am still working on that!

I've always crossed checked my Wii with another scale, literally at least twice a week. I think you could say I'm officially obsessed! I've found the Wii to fluctuate around 1-2 lbs from the other scales, but it's probably due to changes in my body as opposed to the Wii scale itself.

:glasses: I'm a teacher too! Only 7 days left!! The girls at my school are all in this Biggest Loser challenge, that's how I got started with mfp. I've found that logging and exercising has held me accountable. I've lost 14lbs in 11 weeks! (But I'm still only in 2nd place! ugh!!) One more week without carbs, will hopefully…

I have shin splints from running barefoot. I find when they act up, if I rest, ice and ibuprofen them and then wear sneakers the next time I run or workout, I'm ok. But since I've developed them, they have not gone away completely. Partly my fault b/c I will still run and work out barefoot.

If anyone who comes across this thread is staying under 20 carbs per day, can you friend me? I need some inspiration for meals. I currently have no idea what to eat for breakfast this morning!

I started w/ MFP about 10 weeks and have been losing weight pretty steadily, about 10 lbs overall. These last two weeks my weight has varied between 3lbs+ and 3lbs-. It's soooo frustrating. Today I started the induction phase of the Atkins diet. I'll friend you so we can compare diaries. It's amazing how quickly 20 carbs…

Agreed! I'm iin need of positive reinforcement during this weight loss battle!!

Great NSV!! I can't wait for my Wii to tell me that!! I loathe how my Mii gets fatter as the BMI scale rises!!

48 mskatec22 I'm getting mixed up with my weigh ins,but I think I have lost 2 lbs since my last weigh in. I weigh 141.0 lbs now. I have no idea how much more I have to lose b/c I can't remember where I started 4 weeks ago!! Losing my mind tonight :) I took it easy this week on exercising b/c of my back injury. I did get in…

#48 mskatec22 I did not lose or gain this week, so my current weight is 142 lbs. Last week This week I still have 19lbs to lose! Yikes! I do not drink soda, so I did great with that challenge. I'm going to start working out again today. I threw out my back last Sun and haven't worked out since. So hopefully I can meet the…

I like capt n diet and raspberry vodka w/ seltzer, both roughly around 70 calories.

**UPDATE** This is a cautionary tale. I decided to do a Golds Gym Dance Workout after having 2 margaritas yesterday and now I have to admit that wasn't such a good idea after all! I threw my back out jumping rope. I managed to make it through the rest of the day either bent over or in the hot tub, on muscle relaxers, 600…

In April, I... Lost 8lbs Worked out 19/30 days Stayed under my 1,200 calorie limit for 21/30 days. Fit into my "skinny" jeans. Have been generally happier. Didn't eat any chocolate. Skipped the "goodies" on the teacher's room table!!

trying it tonight for dinner...thanks!

48 mskatec22 sw:143.2 cw:142.2 I lost 1 lb. boo.:grumble: I have 19lbs to go. I did not count my steps, but I bet I did an extra 500 everyday in workouts. This week's challenge should be easy. I rarely drink soda.

Try shopping at stores that cater to 20-30 somethings, like H&M and Gap, or if you're hitting up the department stores go for brands like Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and INC (at Macy's) or Vera Wang & Daisy Fuentas (at Kohls). You won't find these brands in the Juniors dept, but IMO they're much more stylish, better quality,…

Wow! I'm so glad I found this thread! Happily into 2 margaritas for my birthday celebration...thinking of getting a little exercise, even with a small buzz on! Time to dance!! **clink** Cheers!

Wow, I never thought to put cocoa powder in my oatmeal or yogurt!! Thanks for the ideas! During the week I love cottage cheese with strawberries and cantelope. My second choice is brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal with dried cranberries. On the weekends I splurge and eat eggs, bacon or chorico, and fried potatoes!!

That's sooooo satisfying!!! good for you!

Yes or No. It depends. Are you hungry? I usually drink mine. lol.

I don't have much more to add in terms of whether or not alcohol causes weight gain...I think the answer is "yes" just like everything else we consume, if not burned off...will lead to weight gain. My feeling about alcohol is, if you're not happy with giving it up, don't. Any changes you make to lose weight that you're…