LivLovLrn Member

Good morning ladies! I hope you are all doing well today! Any big plans for the weekend? (well, we know of one big surprise party, right?) Hubby and I have a busy weekend planned, he has two dinners to go to for work; one Friday and one Saturday. The one on Saturday is in Portland, which is near where my parents live so…

I suggest you start by just logging everything you eat. Put your diary setting on Private so no one can see it but you so you are not tempted to omit items you don't anyone to see. Log everything you eat for one week. If you exercise, log that too. For the first week (or for 2 or 3 days if you don't want to wait a week)…

I am a dance instructor so I teach 3 days a week and use that as my workout for those days. Currently I walk "with" Leslie Sansone (video) once a week and do some sort of aerobic kickboxing video once a week. Sometimes I also walk on the weekend, but my health is somewhat delicate so I can't always do that.

Are you "on a diet"? Are you just trying to lose a few pounds quick? Or are you ready to change your life so you will feel better and be able to do more? If you are on a diet it just doesn't matter because you will likely gain it back. If you are changing the way you eat then some good options are Fresh fruit Fresh…

We live in a quick fix world and I am afraid you are falling into the trap of seeing quick weight loss and wanting that quick fix to get to your weight goal. If you put into MFP that you are on your feet all day then they figured that into your calorie amount and may be why it is so high. If you are honestly not hungry, if…

The thing is that CICO works if all you want to do is lose some weight and don't care how you feel or if you will keep the weight off for any amount of time. I think what some of these people are trying to say is CICO ALONE is not your best choice. Yes a calorie deficit is what you need to drop pounds. BUT to keep them…

My body can no longer tolerate sugar cane. Many years ago I eliminated it completely from my diet...to the point that I check every ingredient of every single thing that goes in my mouth to be sure it doesn't contain sugar cane. The differences I noticed are numerous; no more bouts of depression, a mysterious rash I had…

Hello there. What did you put for your settings in MFP? If you put that you want to lose any weight then you are already eating at a calorie deficit for that; MFP figures that for you. My opinion is that you should start eating back at least half those exercise calories; your body needs fuel to function properly and it…

Good morning ladies! Today is another day of dance for me...what could be better? More Tango, more Salsa Rueda, time teaching others the world of dance; this is the life for me. When I was a kid, maybe around 8 or so someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I can remember telling them I wanted to be a…

I think this is my favorite one :smiley:

I'd be happy to be part of your support team :smile:

Good morning ladies! Well I am feeling a little better today; and had a great time teaching classes yesterday. I always ham it up with Tango in telling and showing the kids it is a dramatic dance, and the other class seemed to really enjoy the little bit of Salsa Rueda I taught. Tonight is my night to teach littles and…

I weigh in about once a month. While I do want to see weight go down, it is not an important enough descriptive for me to buy my own scale. Plus if I had one I would be obsessive about it and get depressed any time there wasn't a positive change. I always weigh in first thing in the morning.

Good morning ladies! It sounds like several of you are having nicer weather; so glad to hear that. Miss Alanna was sick yesterday morning and so we did not go to church and had her dad come pick her up a bit early. I had tests to correct so spent the rest of the day between that and doing nothing; sometimes that is just…

Hi Lauren, I am Jeanette. I am not gluten free, per se, but cannot handle wheat at all; I'm pretty sure it is the food itself and not the gluten. However, I have been eating gluten free for....several years now. I can tell you I remember how much better I felt once I stopped eating wheat; it made a HUGE difference in my…

Good morning ladies! Got my fitbit, not sure I'll keep it though. I have to have it within inches (it says it can be up to 20 feet away or something like that) of the dongle for it to sync and it tracked 10 minutes less of exercise than what I actually did...we'll see. I did look into the Garmin products but when I looked…

Just got a fitbit surge today; I'll see how it goes Name: Jeanette Starting Weight: 202 Goal weight:150 Sleep: we'll see what the fitbit says...usually don't sleep too well Weekly or daily steps: none yet Calories burned: today; my guess is around 300 Weekly weight loss: this will be a monthly check in for me as I don't…

Good morning ladies! Yesterday it was warm enough here that Alanna and I played outside for a bit and I opened my windows to air the house out for a couple of hours...it wasn't quite warm enough to keep them open longer than that! My daughter and her soon to be ex-husband both seem to feel that their meeting yesterday went…

I think part of the problem is that we still eat like we are teenagers/early 20's and expect the same results...our bodies just can't take that any more LOL

Good morning ladies! It is a bright sunshiny day here today. I might have Miss Alanna for a bit today so will take her outside to play a bit; she loves being outside MaryLynn – Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture! It must be wonderful to get to hike in such beautiful scenery. I am an optimist; it's just the way I am…

Good morning! Boy, your tornado stories are scary!! We don't have that kind of weather here, and I am very thankful for that. I don't have time for personals today, didn't sleep much last night so I let myself sleep as late as I could before Miss Alanna is here. Then off to teach and then I'm thinking I'll try to nap. I am…

Good morning ladies! I am sitting here trying to type around my cat. When I sit, he jumps in my lap. Sometimes I get a reprieve, but not usually before he gets some attention. I don't mind so much; this cat adopted us but it took him a really long time to act like he was comfortable here. Janet - Do you not like to…

Good morning! I trust you all had a good weekend. So far Alanna and Avery’s (Avery is 4 months old) dad has been very reasonable about visitation requests! I am so very surprised and pleased at this. I can only attribute it to prayer because this is very out of character for him. It is just down to money. I believe my…

Good morning ladies! I hope you are all having a good weekend. I have been trying to talk my daughter into letting the dad see Avery right away to try to diffuse some of the anger I’m sure he has. So far she has not agreed, but I think she is starting to see my point. I very very very much appreciate your prayers and words…

Good morning Ladies, Thank you so very much for your prayers. I will keep you posted on the developments. I am a bit out of sorts today so no personals except Bert- have you ever considered acupuncture? It might be worth a try Myra - good to see you back Have a wonderful day, be blessed and bless those around you Grace and…

Good evening ladies. I have a prayer request for those of you who pray. Sorry if this is TMI. My daughter Andrea has 2 girls, Alanna and Avery. We have known all along that Alanna is Andrea's husband's, but there has been some question as to whether Avery was his. Andrea has insisted that she was not; but the court ordered…

one of the great things about quinoa is that you can find it in so many forms; flour, pasta, grain....it is very versatile. Hummus is another source of protein, and don't forget about combining foods like rice and beans. Tofu is ok but too much can mess the system up

Good morning! I hope you all are having a good week! I think I have decided my body is ready to try some light muscle building exercises. Previously this has meant just creating knots in my body but I seem to be doing better and know my lower back would benefit from some better stomach support. I don't want to do anything…

any time your body warms up from exertion you are burning calories (heat = calorie burn, thus the term "burn")

Good morning! I ended up with Alanna all day yesterday; to the point I actually had to take her to the dance studio with me and her dad picked her up there. Then I taught my two classes; then I slept pretty well last night! This is a big deal because it has been that the more I do the worse I sleep, so that I had a very…