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I hear you guys! I've lost all of 16lbs since July 2011...and it gets discouraging to see all of those stories. I keep having to remind myself it's not going to come off as fast as for other people because I've always done cardio and light weight training (by always, I mean for the past 7 years). The only thing I've added…

didn't you dedicate an entire thread to that one time? haahahahhaa... mine is creme brulee....YUMMMMMMMMMM

Just a heads up ladies, there's a sale on barenecessities right now, with an extra discount for bras, so if you plan on getting any bras (or if you need some), I would order them asap. I'm trying to be good and not buy one of EVERYTHING, hahahaha. Good luck!

Under "My Home" there's a tab for "Goals", click it and change your goals, you can reset your macros but also other nutrients to reflect what you want to accomplish. I would put your protein at the very least at 25%-30%, but I think the MFP default is like 15%? I can't remember what the original settings are, but you can…

After browsing through your diary, I agree with what was said earlier: you need to up your water intake and lower the amount of sodium you consume. I would also take a look at your macros, because MFP's default for protein is very low. Many people on this site recommend 1g protein per lb of body weight, but that can be a…

older than me?

I agree with what was already said: up your protein intake and goal, lower your carb goal (default is set pretty high), add in more vegetables and healthy fats (olive oil, avocados, nuts) and definitely limit your cereal. It seems as though most of your carbs are coming from packaged foods, are you getting enough…

^THIS I know a few other posters made the same suggestion...

^This. I might not agree with the rest of what was said (which is why I didn't quote it), but looking at your diary you only listed 5 cups of water at the most, while 1-3 cups (if it was logged at all) was more common. If you're truly consuming between 14-41g of fiber per day, you probably need at least 9 cups of water to…

HAHAHAHAHAH I made a group.......maybe we can put the thread in the group once everyone officially joins....:drinker:

Thanks for starting us off for the new year Mands! I'm going to say my starting weight is 180.2 (I'm STILL bloated, why is TOM so long this month???), and my Easter goal is 165. Cheers! :flowerforyou: P.S. Are we also going to make a group?

NEW CHALLENGE! Um...maybe start in the New Year?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...sorry I think the sugar is finally kicking in. I still have to do my final weigh in once my bloating goes away for the KCC challenge. Maybe I'm being selfish, but I kind of like our little group...just my two cents. Have a great day girls!

Actual hobbies: - Scrapbooking - Jewelry-making - Painting (acrylic and watercolor) - Reading - Hiking - Baking Things I'd like to try one day: - Photography - Pottery - Snowboarding - Ballroom dancing - Archery Hobbies other people enjoy that I have no intention of trying: - Extreme sports (sky-diving, scuba diving,…

Happy Christmas everyone! So sorry I've been MIA for the past few days (MFP needs to make message boards available on the iphone app, haha), but I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday with family and friends :D I must say, the best gift of 2011 has definitely been you guys and all of the love and support in this…

Aww, have fun Joni!! And I agree, good pep talk Mands :D I don't think I can do my final weigh-in this week, TOM arrived yesterday so I don't want to use the number I saw this morning, especially since I know it's not accurate. Maybe we can do final weigh in at some point next week? (just an idea) I'm up early and eating…

Over 4000??? Wow...I really need to up my game. This weekend felt like a bust food-wise. I had my cousin's wedding banquet (think 10 courses of Chinese food) and then more Chinese food today because we had an evening event at church and had dinner catered. Although I skipped all the fried food today and had vegetables,…

Hey girls, I'm so glad that we've decided to post daily, or somewhat close to it... Today I barely stayed under...I had breakfast and went to the gym early this morning but had a HUGE meal right after; I was sooo hungry it was ridiculous! Haha, but I ran around the rest of the afternoon doing errands and baking cookies…

Today....I ate a cookie ice cream sandwich. LOL so much for good food choices. But I still came in under calories and I didn't log my shopping/running around Berkeley because I figured the cookies might have more calories than what I think they did. I definitely did not eat the healthiest today, but I felt good with my…

I'm with you guys! This water retention is killing me! I keep feeling like I'm rationalizing and justifying not working out this week because I've been running around doing errands and all of that. I weighed in this morning at 177.4, but hopefully it will go down tomorrow? I will update you all when I wake up (it's 9pm…

The epic "paper vs. dumbbell" debate....which also included feathers and rocks if I recall correctly EDIT: didn't see Jorra's post, sorry!

Yeah, it is now...sorta. I was one of the coordinators for my church's appreciation dinner this past weekend for those serving on English ministry teams (as opposed to the Chinese ministry teams), and it was just a very long week of last minute prep, including day of and during the event. People didn't RSVP and showed up,…

No worries, Haribo has a wide selection of gummi candy, from coke bottles to burgers to spaghetti and clown fish. There's even a fruit salad variety. All food groups will be covered :laugh: And if you want to stock up... http://www.candywarehouse.com/haribocandy.html?page=1 hahahahaha, enjoy!

Ok, you mentioned subbing gummy bears and gummy worms, but what if I want to sub the Haribo frogs? Is that acceptable? I promise to take them with the appropriate wines....:wink:

Hey ladies, I hope everyone is having a good week thus far. Joni, can you just keep me as the same as last week? This weekend was super stressful and I'm still recovering sleep-wise. Thanks!

Weighed in at 178.2 this morning :( and about to leave for my first gym session in almost 3 weeks! 26 more days till Christmas, let's do this!

Ooooh awesome job Ali! Keep at it girl! Joni: ummmmm, that sounds like incentive just to come over there and check him out :D but i know what you mean, the check-in guy on friday nights at my gym is a total cutie Mandie: for sure keep us updated! i'm glad you had some lovely family time this weekend I weighed in at 177.4…

totally off topic, but do they come with wizard cards?? hehehe

awwww alicia, i hope you feel better! get plenty of rest and let me know if you need anything, i'm only across the bay. you will definitely be in my prayers tonight. love ya!

"Booooooooo, boooooooooooo, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" "Why do you do this?" HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA...i love that she's called "The Ancient Booer" in the credits

if you truly wish to count it that way....but why would you want to take a black tea caffeine pill?