lisalynn35 Member

I'll be sending you a request right away. Welcome, I hope you find this site as useful as I have.

Welcome! This site has been a fantastic tool for me, I hope it is for you too.

I have to say that I agree with most of your responders, you can't make someone do what they don't want to.

Cause Oprah told him so. What is 6 x 6?

Welcome! Consider yourself supported!

Welcome! MFP has been the greatest tool for me. Enjoy the new you!

Before I had my LapBand surgery the per-surgery doctor told me that I was taking myself too seriously and gave me a homework assignment. Everyday for one minute she said I should look in the mirror and laugh, just laugh. This was more than a year ago and and I still do it (yup, every day), it really works on getting the…

Get your water in! That is the key for me. If I get in at least 8 or 9 eight ounce glasses of water a day my weightloss stays pretty consistant. You'll get through the party and everything will go back to normal. I promise, I just did the same thing.

Rock on!

I'm with you on this one. I end up not being able to spend as much time with the family in the evenings however the thought of getting up any earlier than I already do (5am) is frightening to me. Not to mention that my husband leaves for work at 4:30 so to get a workout in before he leaves would mean getting up no later…

Well, you're not awful. Sometimes life gets in the way of the gym. You'll get back into your routine in no time and it'll be like you never had a break. Besides a break every once in a while isn't such a bad thing. :wink:

I understand completely and if you read my profile I think you'll understand that I do mean "completely". I just don't want to die either. The others are right, start small, baby steps are best at first. I started with a walk around the block with my 2 year old (so, sloooow pace). As far as gyms go, check out your local…

OMG! I can't live without watermelon, however I can live without peanut butter and broiled catfish, oooo and califlower.

In my faith we say MAZEL TOV! What an incredible blessing! My son is 3 now and despite the terrible 3's ('cause the 2's were a cake walk comparatively) he is still the most fun I've ever had and the greatest thing I'll ever do. I never wanted children, even as a little girl. I was pregnant when I was married the first time…

I was born in BC, does that count?

It's actually called a Dowager's hump: An abnormal outward curvature of the vertebrae of upper back. Compression of the front (anterior) portion of the involved vertebrae leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back. (see http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14071)…

You should feel GREAT about this! Good for you! Keep pushing you're going to get there!

Okay, I know it's Thursday but I double up my water and reps yesterday and it felt good!

Though I agree with the above quote, I get it. It's hard to be the biggest person in the room. Welcome to MFP, I'm sure you'll do great!

Consider yourself buddied!

That's how I understand it.

It's amazing what happens to the way you think about food once you start caring about what goes past your teeth. :tongue:

Thank you, that was perfect for me today!

I'm a proud LapBander too! I don't know why people are so judgmental nor do I care, I sure wasn't losing weight without it. I tell everyone willingly and proudly. There is no short cut involved; I still have to watch what I eat, I still have to exercise and if it is a choice between death by fat or improbable death by…

:tongue: Bring it! I'm in!

In addition to working our your pecks and finding a really good sports bra (don't go to Walmart and expect to get the support you need), along time ago, on one of my many weight loss journeys, a woman I knew told me to drink skim milk and I thought she was full of it. She was not, I've tried it and it works to a certain…

Way to make it work! You just proved that you can make anything work for you if you just give it the ole college try! Nicely done!

Nice to meet you too. This has been a great tool for me, I hope it is for you as well.

WAY TO GO!!!!! Keep up the good (albeit hard) work! You're doing great!

Browned ground turkey with Lawrys Taco Seasoning (you'll never notice the difference), whole wheat tortillas, tomatoes, lettuce, etc., fat free sour cream (but use Fat Free Sour Cream by Naturally Yours it's the only one that's any good), some Sargento reduced fat shredded chedder (Sargento is the only brand I've found…