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Starting P90X TODAY- March 1st
Is anyone else starting today?
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beets & kale chip (instead of potato chips)
SLICE BEETS IN BOWL MIX 3TBS GRAPESEED OIL WITH OLD BAY (OR SPICE OF YOUR CHOICE) [/ur] LAY OUT ON YOUR ADORED NUWAVE - SET FOR 6MIN/TURN/6MIN (OR BAKING SHEET--- BAKE AT 500 OR BROIL) **(crisp at 6-8 mins on each side make sure to flip ; also remove lid when it's done otherwise the steam from cooking will soften and make…
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a few answers about losing 131lbs... and counting
I love it iIlove it iIlove it... it took me a minute to get my mfp act together too.. but then after that it was smooth sailing. Keep it up folks the result will show. Right now I myself have devise a "forced plateau" where by I give my body a break to adjust before I go after my final 30lbs. I realized there came a point…
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NEED a CRUNCH- beet and kale chip
SLICE BEETS [img_5660.jpg] [img_5661.jpg] IN BOWL MIX 3TBS GRAPESEED OIL WITH OLD BAY (OR SPICE OF YOUR CHOICE) [img_5669.jpg] (alternative to oil-- season and then spray with pam) ADD BEETS AND MIX (i also mixed kale) [img_5671.jpg] [img_5673.jpg] LAY OUT ON YOUR ADORED NUWAVE - SET FOR 6MIN/TURN/6MIN (OR BAKING SHEET---…
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i feel fat today
today I feel FAT... my friend at work was raving to her friend about my weight loss and I feel like a fraud for feeling fat. I just had to express it. i was never one of those gals that felt "fat" cause at 290lbs i WAS FAT. but today i am overwhelmed by this insanity. why???? i was looking at oxygen magazine and some of…
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People Magazine Annual Half Their Size Issue
I have to say it!!! 290lbs 2yrs ago i have to say it. I got people magazine annual half their size issue &almost cried cuz that's me2. I always get that issue but this year looking at those pics in the magazine is a different experience.
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Be true to You
Hey wonderful gang, I am on vacation and thrilled to be maintaining weight loss... I have NOT given in when someone hands me that bull-crap statement of "oh have a bite you're on vacation you can diet when you go home" the problem with that statement is there is always something happening all year... birthdays, sadness,…
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It's better to come back from vacation happy
I am HAPPY that I can go on vacation and still be thin when I return. Wow this year has been a learning and growing process. Seven years ago I was supposed to jump from a plane, I was super excited cuz I am a daredevil at heart. I was excited until we got there and the form required your weight... all of a sudden I got a…
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Dare I Dream
Dare I dream that I can be that hot tamale I always wanted to be. I laugh as I post this but it's true. I watched the Biggest Loser last night and I heard the words spoken by one of the contestants that I've heard so often before "the girl with the pretty face who need to just lose weight". I almost choked. Today I…
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Thanks to MY counter
Thanks to my counter, I am happy... In fact for July since I was traveling I decided... yes DECIDED to take a month off from losing weight. So I programmed my counter for "maintaining" rather than losing weight. I sure as hell didn't want to gain anything. And it worked!!! I had a great month now I'm back on the losing…
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Has anyone done the Fluidity Barre Program or Windsor Pilate
I'm curious, I am finally at the phase where I am CRAVVVVVING exercise. (who the hell is this woman occupying my body... i love her) So a friend loaned me her P90X vids to try, to see if I want to order them. But I have also been thinking about trying the Fluidity Barre. I want to mix things up so I don't get bored... and…
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Results from 30 Day Shred
So I bought the DVD waaaay back in Feb or March. I finally opened last night. But I just curious and would love to hear what kind of results everyone's been getting.
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Weight Loss Irony
Now I'm ready to exercise.I shed these first 62lbs primarily with diet(thnx calorie),a little walking, drinks half my body weight in water (I read that the standard 8 8oz glass was for a 128lb person that we are to drink water for our correct weight in order to lose). In the past I always jumped head-on into a killer…
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The Weight Loss Ticker
I just looked at my ticker and realized that my little frog is no longer standing in the rain. What does that mean to me? - My clothes are looser - I'm wearing makeup again (because God knows I didn't put any effort unless I absolutely had too) - I sang Karaoke at my friend's Birthday party, usually I sit and just cheer…
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updating pictures
:happy: I am updating my picture. At first I was going to wait but then I realize I need to see them too. So this morning I took a quick shot. I still have a ways to go but I need to say to myself "good work". I put it in my profile as I don't know how to add to this page I look forward to what's to come...
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GATHERING COURAGE
I have wedding coming up next Saturday and I need to gather up courage. The wedding is not mine but it's filled with land mines. It's my friend's wedding. I'm sure any wedding is filled with it's dieting complications but this one is gonna be a tough one. See my friend is marrying a world-reknowned award winning chef. He…
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A BAD MEAL
Ok so I was sooo excited to make an omelet for breakfast this morning. But the cooking Gods weren't with me and it was bad. Yucky in fact... but why did I eat it? Well i hadn't gone grocery shopping yet and eggs were what I had and it was getting late and I had to eat breakfast. I learned something though. In the past if I…
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Stepping Up My Game
Stepping Up My Game Most ball players whether they are amateurs or pros at some point use the phrase "steppin' up my game". I first logged-on this site back in January. Between January and February I lost maybe 7-9lbs. February to mid-March I gained it back plus the dutiful few extra lbs. Which put me at a whooping 290lbs.…
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Hungry today
I have been hungry since just before lunch today. So I made it a point to log my food before I eat. I'm still within my calories and now it's 8:35pm, I've eaten dinner and still have 232 calories left. Now I'm like Mr. Burn from the Simpsons thinking "exxxxseeeelant" but what do I have for my final snack? A part of me is…
