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guess I am the odd woman out... I quit weighing. period. It was making me crazy. the "up a pound, down two pounds, up two pounds, down a pound' fiasco was almost the death of me. So I quit weighing. Stepped on the scale on July 1, 2013. The next time I stepped on it was January 9, 2015. guess what? Down 87 lbs.... probably…
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http://media.olivegarden.com/en_us/pdf/olive_garden_nutrition.pdf The above link is the nutritional value of everything served at olive garden. If you do your homework before you go, you will find a nice variety of things that are lower in calories. Don't know where you got the "everything is over 700 calories" mentality,…
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there are good choices in fast food IF you do your homework ahead of time. If the boss wants to buy you lunch, great... find out where he is going, go online and check the nutritional value of all the foods offered there and place your order. I do not eat fast food very often, but when I visit my granddaughters, they love…
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When I visit my daughter in Seattle (I am in Minnesota), it is a given that mom needs to do her thing. Plain and simple. Sometimes daughter joins me... other times, the granddaughters join me (especially when my jaunts take me to the store where grandma can spoil them :smile: ) I like my hour or so a day to myself... and I…
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I am (was) a lifetime member of WW way back in the day where there weren't any points. I remember making an "egg salad" sandwhich using cottage cheese and mustard... lol. That was waaaaay back in time. Anyway, just wanted to comment on the "zero" points for fruits... Before MFP, I tried WW online and was excited about…
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I go the opposite: instead of cutting out what I am going to eat, I make sure and walk more. I calculate what I am going to drink before I go and then spend that much extra time on the treadmill. Plus, I have MFP set to lose 2 pounds a week, which puts me at a 700 cal deficit each day... so I know that those 700 calories…
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10K steps minimum for me and yes, it makes a big difference in weight loss. On work days, I usually hit around 15K, and then will come home and generally do about 45 min to an hour on the treadmill. On the days I don't work (3 days a week), I push myself to get those steps in. That is motivation enough for me to stick to…
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my kids call me "tiny tank"... :-)
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I don't keep things like that in the house and if I get a craving for something, I force myself to walk to the store to get it. The nearest store is about 2 miles round trip... I've yet to actually make the purchase when I get to the store :-) And... living in Minnesota, where the temp is currently -1F, that walk would get…
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if you have free reign as to what style of dress you get, do you necessarily have to get it in a shop where you have to order it? Can you not go to a dress shop that carries in stock dresses and buy off the rack? That way you can wait up until a couple of weeks (or even a week) before the wedding to make the final purchase.
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I've lost and gained a ton of weight in my life... and truth is, this last time was actually the easiest. Why? Because I finally realized that *I* am the only one who can lose this weight for me and *I* am the only one who can keep it off. And to do so, it meant having to do a lifestyle change-- not just "diet". The food…
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here's the thing with me: I have literally been fat all my life with the exception of a few hours back in the late '70s. Just shy of my 58th birthday (July 2013), I came to the realization that I spent my entire life (except for those few hours in the '70s) making excuses for my weight problems and that excuses are nothing…
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I weighed 9 lbs when I was born 59 years ago; 65 pounds at the age of 6; 99 pounds at the age of 9..fast forward to 50 years old and 270 lbs. I believe I was at a normal weight for about 5 hours once in 1982 or 1983. I just got tired of being sick and tired and literally woke up on July 1, 2013 and decided I had…
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I weighed myself on July 1, 2013.... then forced to step on the scale at the end of November 2013 for a pre op physical... but haven't been on the scale since. Will step on it at the doctor this Friday 1/9. Banishing the scale from my life was the best thing I could have done and wish I'd have done it years ago. No clue…
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Hi ... I am 59, my height is5'2" and I once weighed 270 lbs. Not sure where I am today as I haven't weighed in 18 months, at which time I was at 230. I *think* I am around 135 but will find out for sure next week when I go to the doc for a checkup. I attribute my success to using a Fitbit One, walking a minimum of 5 miles…
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I have a couple of glasses of wine every night... and have done so for 18 months... managed to lose considerable amount of weight by doing so. BUT, I account for each glass plus I mix my wine with diet Sierra Mist .... 4 oz of wine to about 20 oz of diet Sierra Mist times two is very filling, right around 200 calories and…
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peanut butter. Okay, it's in the house because my significant other can have a tablespoon on toast... and he stops there. I would have a tablespoon sans toast... and then switch the tablespoon out for an ice cream scoop! I can pass by the peanut butter very easily as it has been 18 months for me... just afraid of what…
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...and I should add that today I walk a minimum of 7 miles a day... averaging 15K steps... an hour a night on the treadmill is a breeze AND AND AND I am actually jogging! another former I can't/I won't that turned into I can/I will :D
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take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror... that's the inspiration you need. I woke up one morning 18 months ago and finally came to the realization that there is no one in this world that can do this for me except ME. I remember telling my significant other that I am just plain sick and tired of feeling sick and…
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mykaylis, thank you for your post. You stated the facts and that is exactly what people need to hear. I am opposed to surgery-- the three people I personally know who chose to go this route have had their lives altered radically and can never go back -- one ended up in the hospital/intensive care for well over 8 months and…
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measuring for sure.... scale was messing with my head and found myself slipping up whenever I would think I lost weight but the scale said I gained.... so shoved it under my bed on July 1, 2013.... have gone by measurements and the way my clothes fit instead... not sure what I lost, but started out at a tight size 18 (down…
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Sure wish there was a "like" button on these forums because MrM27 has hit the nail on the head.... IF you found a doctor who is willing to perform a weight loss surgery on you, I'd question his credentials. A reputable doctor would order not only a physical eval but also a psychological eval as well. And if the…
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This quote was from someone who was validating weight loss surgery and how to make it successful... but please read those words and you can apply that to a "get healthy without surgery program"... NOTHING is easy.... and seriously, as the quoted poster stated -- they know people who have had this surgery and was very…
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you said it yourself: your activity level decreased and your food intake increased... this metabolism/starvation mode theory is a bunch of crap. Simply increase your activity level and/or decrease your food intake. I vote for becoming more active. Really, do some serious soul searching and take a good hard look at your…
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well, I guess I am just plain different... went from a 46D to a 34DD... so cup size got larger as bandsize decreased... (size 26-28 to a size 4)
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oh and one other thing... I hate it when chatise others for going under the magical number of 1200 cal a day. 1000 calories of good, healthy, nutrional food choices is a heck of a lot more healthy than 1500 calories of chocolate. Oh... and STARVATION MODE....argggghhhhhhhhhhhh can't even get started on that one....
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Makes me crazy when people think they deserve a "cheat" day... IF they were serious about losing and maintaining weight, there should be no reason for a "cheat" day... I also hate it when people talk about being on a "diet"... a diet is temporary... lifestyle change is permanent. and then I suppose I make people crazy…
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[/quote] It is standard for seamstresses to do alterations in the weeks running up to the wedding get them to adjust the dress to fit you perfectly and have a wonderful wedding day [/quote] uh...no, it is not STANDARD for seamstresses to do alterations in the weeks running up to the wedding or adjusting the dress to fit…
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Goodwill is my best friend. There was a point and time when I was changing sizes every two weeks, so to be able to pick up a pair of jeans or a top that I knew would only get worn a couple of times or so for a few bucks... heck what a deal. Plus I like the idea of knowing that (hopefully!) the clothing had already been…
