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Thanksgiving's at my house!
So excited I get to cook healthy Thanksgiving dinner this year and everyone's coming to my house! I don't have to worry about the mac n cheese calling my name because it will be healthy! Hopefully there won't be any nasty comments from the peanut gallery, but we all know that isn't going to happen. At least there won't be…
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Parents - Making sure your kids grow up healthy
As a parent that is now taking action to be healthy what are you doing to make sure your children grow up to lead a healthy lifestyle? I don't keep bad food in the house and rarely give my children junk food, but I want to make sure they don't grow up having food issues like me. I allow them to get up from dinner when they…
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Hubby vent
Was taking in some clothes last night and hubby brings his pants down to hem them. No problem! THen he proceeds to start playing with his new helicopter he just bought. #3 in less than a month for a total of $500. I wish I could buy new clothes since mine don't look too hot after taking them in so much. I could get a whole…
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How have YOUR priorities changed?
Before I used to make sure my hair and makeup were perfect before leaving the house. I also ALWAYS had a perfectly immaculate house. Now I am more comfortable in my own skin and I can go out without having straightened my hair and with minimum makeup on. I don't spend as much time cleaning either. The house isn't…
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Donatos pizza
So hubby joined me on MFP about two weeks ago. He has been doing great, but his new eating is so drastic I am concerned it will be hard for him to stick with it. I try to keep encouraging him, but without the unsolicited advice we all hate. So he saved up calories yesterday to have one of his favorites - Donatos thin crust…
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Why are you eating sunscreen?
So I was unpacking the diaper bag and put the sunscreen on the island. My 2 year old asked what it was. I told her it was sunscreen. She wanted it, but I told her no since it wasn't sunny and we weren't outside. (Logical, right?) So 10 minutes later I find her eating the sunscreen. After taking it away from her and…
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NSV office chair
So before my weight loss my manager splurged and bought out whole team VERY expensive office chairs. About $1,100 each! They came in sizes too with mine being an XL of course. (I was about 250 lbs then.) So now that I have lost weight I need a medium, but I can't very well ask my boss for a new chair. So one of my smaller…
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Anyone else scared of Halloween?
I am a HUGE candy lover. I am so scared to buy all that candy to give away for Halloween and have it in my house. I know I do well with my restraint on almost everything around the house. Hubby and I have different weaknesses so he buys red meat and salty snacks, but he never brings home candy. I can stay away from the…
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NSVs on Vacation!
So I went on vacation for 9 days to beautiful Florida! It was so much fun and I kept so busy. My first NSV is that since we were driving we ended up eating in the car a few times. I had to hand food back to the girls (1 and 2 years old). One thing my oldest likes (that she only gets maybe once a month) is french fries. She…
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Pediatrician nutrition questions
So I took my 1yo and 2yo to the pedi on Friday and had to fill out a questionaire for the 2yo. 1.) how many hours of tv does your child watch per day? 2.) how many servings of fruits and veggies does your child eat per day? 3.) # sodas/day? 4.) # juices/day? 5.) # times eat fast food per week? 6.) # times eats at the…
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You want another what? (TMI)
So now that I finally have my body back after having 2 children in the last 2 years I am so happy. Hubby keeps pressuring me for another baby. WTH? Really? After I just lost weight and finally my stretch marks have lightenend up you want me to balloon back up again? He has been packing up all our baby stuff and I keep…
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NSV
So a friend at my office just asked me how much weight I lost. I told her 57lbs, but 10 of that was baby weight so really I lost 47lbs. She said sarcastically "Oh, ONLY 47 lbs." Then she asked me if I was a size 6 now. Really? I am a size 10 and don't think I look anything like a size 6, but it sure felt good to hear her…
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NSV Health!
Got a physical and I am so happy on how my numbers improved! Last time was in November about a month before I started getting healthy. Besides the weight loss which obviously has made me healthier I am now NOT boderline with glucose, bp and triglycerides!!! November 2010 August 2011 Weight 238 161 BMI 35.1 23.8 Total…
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Maint calories
So I have been eating close to my maint calories for the past few weeks. I went for a physical yesterday and my doctor said to stop losing weight now that my BMI is below 25. That was my motivation to get back on track and stick to my 1lb/week goal of weight loss. Weird I know, but I have exactly 4 weeks until vacation in…
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NSV/SV
So my non scale victory? I went in the bathroom to get on the scale and hubby was brushing his teeth. He peeked over my shoulder and said "Good Lord! How much weight have you lost?" Pretty nice to see he noticed since I try not to talk about it much with him. Of course he notices and compliments me, but he never asks how…
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Waist Size Risks?
I went to a wellness lecture yesterday and they said that any woman with a waist above 32 inches is at greater risk for several health problems including CD and Diabetes. So since mine is 33 inches I was a bit surprised. I am 5'9" and a size 10 at 161 lbs. My BMI is normal and I don't look as if I have a large waist…
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I deserve the credit
So when people ask what I am doing to lose weight I always say low-calorie now because when I tell them I use slim-fast it seems I do not get as much credit. I don't do the 3-2-1 plan I just use the shakes most mornings and the meal bars as snack to hold me over between meals. I just wish I would get the same amount of…
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Birth Control
I have 2 children 23 months and 11 months. I am NOT planning on having more kids, but my husband isn't quite on the same page yet. My last pregnancy I had a c-section and they couldn't get my bp up for hours afterwards. It was 75/27 and they had to give my ephedrine twice to get me to be responsive. I don't want to risk…
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NSV! Got to a size 10!
I am so happy I went from a size 20 to a size 10! Attached are pics! 56 lbs gone and just 14 to go , but I never thought I'd get here and I am super excited to be here now. Before (size 20) After (size 10)
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What's changed in your life?
So I was thinking about everything that has changed since I started my weight loss journey. I thought I'd ask everyone else, "What are the pros of your new lifestyle?" I'm happy to go shopping It's easier to keep up with my kids I hold my head higher I can now accept a compliment!
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NSV - Compliment from Mom!
So my mom has always competed with me on my weight and has always found terrible ways to motivate me. In high school she even made me log my food everyday and she would lecture me at the end of the day about how terrible I ate. It caused me to start not eating hardly at all and in less than 1 year I went from over 200lbs…
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Body fat % calculation
So where is the best place to calculate my body fat %? I want to use measurements and I don't have a machine that doe sthe skin fold measurement. I tried and I got so many different results. 25-39% from the same website? WTH? I just want to know where I am so I can set a goal?…
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Should I lower my goal?
So now that I am closer to my goal I should change my goals from losing 1 lb/wk to 1/2 lb/wk, but now that I am so close to my goal I don't want to slow down. I have 14 lbs to lose and I am at a normal BMI (24) now, I just want to be at the middle of my ideal weight range. So if I continue at my current rate I will be at…
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Body Fat % measurement - need advice
So I want to go have my body fat % measured so I know where I am. I know my BMI, but I want to know where I am with my body fat %. Do I go and pay the $120 that a personal trainer wants to charge me for a Polar Age Assessment or should I go take a free trial membership at the gym where they give it for free? The assessment…
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Wearing skirt to work!
So I need to do laundry and didn't have any pants clean so I decided to try on my size medium skirt from college that I haven't worn in 14 years. It fits! Its actually too big and I have to keep pulling it up. I couldn't be happier! I think I'll tailor it so I can wear it again. I'm gonna try to find a picture of me…
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Hubby's so sweet
So I told hubby I was wearing my "goal dress" that I kept in my closet hoping to fit into someday. I told him I needed a new "goal outfit". Well he bougt me 2 bikinis! Seriously? I have never wron a bikini. Even in high school I would wear a 2 piece tank suit, but never a bikini. And they were both string bikinis! Well I…
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NSV Shopping!
So I went to get a dress for a hot date I had on Friday and bought it out of the juniors section! Seriously! It was a large, but I didn't care. Its so nice to not be shopping in the women's section anymore. On another note I had to get new bras and thought for sure I had gone from a 42DD to a B, but found I was a 36D!…
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Credit card NSV
So one of my most commonly used credit cards was my Lane Bryant card (store for plus sized women). Well now that I am a size 12 I can no longer fit into any of their clothes so I get to cancel my credit card. I know this is a bit wierd, but I never thought I would get rid of that card. I am excited to make that phone call…
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Should parents lose custody of super obese kids?
http://news.yahoo.com/parents-lose-custody-super-obese-kids-200342454.html So my opinion is that it should be up to the doctors to get the parents the help and education they need to help children make the right choices. For younger kids I think the doctor should intervene and maybe work with social services to find…
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Maintenance Calories
So I know that my maint. calories will be 1,810 when I am at my goal weight and they are 1910 at the weight I am now. So I keep telling myself I can eat up to 1,910 calories per day and still not gain weight. I wish I didn't know those numbers so I wouldn't use them as an excuse to eat more than my calorie goals that I…
