CrystalMarie253 Member

Ugh, probably a dumb question but what is soda cake?

I eat 3 meals a day and 2 or 3 snacks. I also work out almost every day. I think it helps to eat through out the day and work out consistently to get your metabolism going. I get up in the morning and work out before I eat breakfast. For breakfast I usually have eggs and toast so I get some protein. For lunch I have a…

EW! I would have been so grossed out! Reading that made me itchy! LOL! Every time I see a flea I feel like they're all over me and I get itchy!

I don't do gyms. I can't imagine going from work to the gym, or getting up in the morning to drive to the gym. I bought an elliptical machine and it's conveniently located at my house to use on my free time :) It does not sound like you have time to get up in the morning to work out before work like I do, but maybe you can…

My husband not only joined MFP after I did, he started running on his own, working out, and he eats everything I eat too. If he buys "bad" foods, he hides it from me. If I don't know it's in the house I won't eat it so this is good! LOL! By no means did my husband need to lose any weight, but he's lost 15 lbs and toned up…

LOVE being a girl! Love make up, clothes, high heels, dresses, purses, and skirts! Don't get me wrong I am not afriad to go outside and get dirty once in a while. I love riding my horse, yard work, doing search and rescue, hiking, and even climbing radio antenna towers too... but I just love being sexy girl!

THAT is the cutest insult I have ever heard!!! LMAO!!!

Thank you! That was taken at a christmas party I went to 2 weeks ago. Buying that dress was the first time in a LONG time I tried on dresses and didn't wanna cry afterwards! LOL!

Thank you! :)

Every morning after I work out and before I take a shower! :)

You can totally do it! :) Just stay focused! Good luck!

Thank you!! "With a vengeance" is EXACTLY what you need! That is what I did when I saw what a great tool MFP was, and I did it! You will too! So excited for you! :)

You're welcome! I am glad other people understand the struggle of having to deal with a family member with cancer. I know I am not alone at all with that one. It takes such a toll on you. I am so sorry about your mom :( Heartbreaking! Keep at it with MFP. Don't give up. I NEVER in my life thought I'd ever get back my old…

Thanks Leslie! :)

Honestly... diet, exercise, self-discipline. I had to make myself work out every day even when I REALLY didn't want to. I had to guilt myself on to the elliptical when I didn't wanna work out, by telling myself I'll just feel regret later if I don't work out. I had to look at bad foods and ask myself, is that really worth…

I hate tomatoes... SO gross!

I used to always sleep in a bra too, sports bra or something very comfortable w/o an underwire. I don't have big boobs at all either. I read somewhere years ago that it was bad to sleep with a bra on, so I stopped doing it and now I'm used to just a t-shirt. If I sleep over at a friends house though I still wear a bra to…

Oh that is interesting... I have not gone on vacation since I started MFP... I wonder what I will do when it comes to that? Hmmm.. in your situation, if it were me I would bring it because of the challenge. I don't think on a regular vacation I woud bring it unless it was a longer vacation.

I made the mistake of going out and buying nice new clothes, then kept losing weight and then none of them fit in another 2 months :( I took a friend's advice and went to places like Goodwill to get 1 or 2 pairs of dress pants for work to hold me over until I got to my goal weight. I didn't have much to lose at the point…

I was treated differently too. I don't know that a lot of people did it on purpose, I think it's just how some people think. I've actually gotten some negative attention now that I have lost weight too, which surprised me. A lot of people have given me crap for dieting and being so worried/concerned about counting calores…

Right now every morning when I run on my elliptical I listen to: #1. Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger #2. I Don't Want This Night to End by Luke Bryan #3. I'm in Miami B**** by LMFAO #4 Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO #5 Never Enough by Eminem I dunno why but right now they're my favorite songs cuz they get me pumped up and I…

I've been listening to Sexy and I Know it and I'm in Miami B**** every day on my elliptical in the morning! LOVE Lmfao!

We headed to the bar baby don't be nervous! No shoes no shirt and still get service! What!

That is amazing! A great feeling! Keep it up!! :)

I think what it effects most when it comes to skipping breakfast is not keeping your metabolism going. If you just skip breakfast once in a while I wouldn't worry about it too much. From everything I've read/ seen, it's best to eat at least some protein in the morning. If you like yogurt, try the chobani greek yogurt. It's…

I think it all depends on the question. Sometimes that bugs me too, but with some questions it's good to get more than one response to back up an answer. Like someone posted about food scales on here, and like 3 different people said they had this one particular one they really liked. To me that was very helpful cuz it was…

I'm really glad this was posted! I have been looking for a food scale too and had no idea where to start!

Ya I got nothin either! That guy is incredible! I used to make lots of excuses of why I couldn't work out, and then I actually to committed to working out and realized there should be no excuses. I don't care if you have kids, a full time job, or it's the holidays, or your cat is sick, etc..... if you really want to work…

Ugh! How frustrating!!! It's easy to eat healthier but it's harder to find the time and effort to work out regularly. I know what you're saying! Several times I fell out of working out and it was so hard to get back into it. I can tell you that if you can find the time and really make yourself stick to working out, in…

I spent way too much time when I was younger being worried about the consequences or afraid of failing at something new I tried, so I missed out on a lot of things because of my fear. So I refuse to be afraid anymore. I mean I'm not reckless but I finally started paying attention to the fact that half the crap I'm scared…