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Way to go! You have worked hard and have made wise choices to help form habits for a healthy new lifestyle! You should be so proud of yourself!! You are definitely an inspiration to us MFP'ers! :flowerforyou:

Hi everyone! I'd love to join in on this group! I'm going to check out the sit-ups challenge and will definitely do the motivation challenge. I just restarted my "healthy food choices and exercising" today after being off the wagon for 2 weeks. So, I'm sure this will be a great motivation for me. I will be posting my SW…

bump... sounds like it should be a great challenge for me! =)

I have a horrible sweet tooth!! What I have found is that when I get a craving for something like chocolate cake (or a brownie) I tell myself I can have it "tomorrow" if I still want it, I choose a healthy alternative or drink a glass of water (and most importantly I don't have it in the house, so I'll *have* to make a…

[/quote] During my TOM I have crazy dreams about food I know I shouldn't have--- Giant-size bag of Peanut Butter M&Ms, milkshake the size of an oatmeal can, chocolate caramel kisses falling from the sky like rain drops....and then I wake up with a headache and even more irritable that all those yummy treats are just…

I stopped losing when I started surviving on the "soft" foods. Like yogurt, cottage cheese, chilli, scrambled eggs.... they don't fill you up as quickly or keep you full as long. I'm learning to eat more fruits/veggies and lean protein. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy those other foods, but I don't just eat them now. I…

Saving to my topics to read later! Looks so good! Thanks for sharing! =)

I have one, it's an awesome tool, but you have to work with it. Get regular adjustments and follow what your doctor says!

Congrats!!! Keep up the good work. We're rooting for ya! :bigsmile:

I prefer pre-mixed shakes, and my favorite is the Muscle Milk Light (100 calories). I drink that in the morning with my meds b/c I can't really eat first thing in the morning but like to get my meds in and can't take them on an empty stomach. My favorite powdered mix is chocolate Amplify, I get it at GNC. It's awesome. I…

I've never heard of roasted ricotta cheese before. But it sounds like it'd be good. Can't wait to hear what you do with it.

Congratulations!!! :flowerforyou: I am so happy for you! I know when I went from "Morbidly obese" to "obese" it felt great! I'm so looking forward to continuing my journey to healthy and I'll be excited when I hit overweight too!! :bigsmile:

I love to read! My favorites are murder mysteries and vampire books. I'm reading "Dead Witch Walking" right now, I think it's by Kim Harrison. I just got a Nook from Barnes & Noble and it was a free book on there. Really good so far.

See your doctor asap.

Thank you so much!! I'm going to learn how to cook so I can make this a lifelong thing. I'm really starting to think about what goes into my body.... I'm worth the time and energy it takes to learn how to cool. My hubby loves to cook, but he doesn't cook "healthy".... so I'm trying to learn now.

Thank you so much for the ideas/suggestions! :bigsmile:

I have it and it isn't fun!! It makes it harder, but not impossible to lose. So there is hope. If you think you have it, get to your doc and have the blood tests done that are needed to tell (hormone levels, and glucose tolerance test) since it's also linked to Type 2 Diabetes in women. Cut your sugars if you haven't done…

My favorite Mexican restaurant has incredible fish tacos that are serves with pico de gallo and a salad with guacamole on top of it. I get that and skip the tortillas. It's grilled tilapia and so good! I know the guacamole is fatty, but I consider it to be healthy fat, so I dont feel bad when I eat it. Sometimes when the…

You have done so wonderfully! Don't let anybody make you feel any less successful or important! Like others have said, you need to remember that you're doing this for yourself. We are truly rooting for you here!! :heart:

I was really thinking about joining WW (again) but came across this site and it really is basically the same thing. I like the support 24/7 of MFP. Also, whenever I've been to WW meetings, they're pushing a lot of "fat free" stuff that is filled with chemicals or sugars to make up for the fat. I'd rather have healthy fats…

I agree! A "like" button would be awesome! Wow, how Facebook has changed the way we think nowadays. LOL ~~~~ Sorry for my interruption ~~~~

I've learned that when I exercise, I can eat more, which is good b/c it makes me hungry! :wink: I've learned that when I have to log those reeses cups on my food diary, I might choose not to eat them! I've learned that having others to bounce ideas off of is very encouraging and helpful. I've learned that if I do what MFP…

It's strange, I've been overweight my entire life! I have done basically every diet known to man. BUT I haven't counted calories in about 20 years, LOL. I've always been most successful on the high protein/low carb diets and when I was just making sure that what I chose was healthy and acceptable for those requirements I…

Thanks everybody! I'll have to check out that site. I just did it the way gotmilk suggested and that wasn't bad, but I was kinda guessing too. I didn't really want to go back in the trash for cans to compare nutritional values. I'll be more prepared next time! LOL

They sound good!! I might have to remember these when ToM comes to visit! LOL

Thanks guys! I really appreciate your help. I used ice last night, didn't think about ibuprofen, dangit.. I'm not really into taking pills, so I forget about that option most of the time... I just suffer through it. Sitting on the bed wasn't bad, but swinging my leg onto the bed, hurt like the devil. I think I'll be…

Sounds like a plan to me! Only one time I got a little to distracted and almost tripped on the treadmill... luckily I caught myself before I looked totally crazy. Also a good thing I was on the back row and he was in front of me. LOL

Those sound delicious!! I might have to look for flaxseed and wheat flour when I'm at the store now. Thanks for sharing! YUM!

That really does sound great! YUM! Thanks for sharing. =)

That sounds great! I never think about fruit in my salads! Thanks! :smile: