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better... down 12lbs and tighter than ever
i started myfitnesspal june or july of last year and have definitely taken some weight off but more so am healthier than i have ever been and excercising much more (and so is my boyfirend!). the before picture was taken at myrtle beach 2 years ago.... i remember going and feeling pretty good about how i looked but after…
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under the weather
havent been feeling well as of the past couple days... some kind of bug...... i feel like i need to fuel my body MORE to help kick it (w healthy foods of course!!)..... thoughts? also im tired and feel a bit weak but should i work out at all? light cardio? or just wait?
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nsv.... even on a bad day
i had to go to a model fitting (yesterday) for an upcoming fashion show im doing hair for in a couple weeks..... talk about motivation to go to he gym, tons of GORGEOUS amazon, thin, thin, thin, more than half naked girls running around trying on fabulous clothes!!!! anyway TO THE NSV! myself and my two co workers were…
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fruit and veg logging
****whole fruit and veg...no sugar butter etc added**** who logs theirs and who doesn't? and for what reasons? i've been told that theyre not worth logging because they do more good than harm..... i would agree with that statement nutritionally but not 100% sold on it calorically... help!
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a little is hard to lose.....?
im getting a bit discouraged.... ive been on mfp since august of last year and have DEFINITELY made progress BUT i see all these posts with people losing lots of weight more quickly than myself who, in the grand scheme of things, doesn't have that much to lose...... i often wonder..... is it harder once you get closer to…
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i'm good enough, i'm smart enough.....
tough time of year we're facing..... in order to get through i'm encouraging positive comments about YOURSELF list three things you like about the 'new' you physical, mental, etc 1 i love that i am no longer a member of the 'complain but not doing anything about it' group 2 i love buying new clothes that help me see my…
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not 'seeing' results
so i started this journey as a girl that most people wouldn't even consider overweight although i still have always yearned to be smaller. i'm not at my goal (i'm around 1/2 way there but may end up deciding to increase what i want to lose once i get there) but for my frame/fitness level/starting weight i feel i've lost a…
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before and during
i am wearing (yes literally as i type this) a pair of jeans that i purchased last weekend while i was visiting my best friend in richmond. i remember when i first found this new line of jeans (levis curve id) i was soooooo excited when i tried them on and they fit over my curvy bits yet still hugged my waist.... so excited…
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satisfaction?
do you ever wonder if you'll ever be satisfied? i know ive made progress but when i look in the mirror i'm not stoked. i tell myself that i will one day be proud and love my body, ALL of it, you know, WHEN i get to my goal..... but i can't help but wonder.... will i ever mentally get there? will i ACTUALLY look in the…
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am i cheating myself?
i don't log EVERYTHING... at dinner out i may have a couple packs of crackers and not log it. in the morning i may have oatmeal w one tbls of maple syrup that doesn't make it on my counter. on occasion i will have one pump of flavoring in my latte (equiv. 20 calories) that i don't write down...... i don't intentionally not…
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brazillian wax
about to go on vacation.... and i'm tempted but terrified.... how bad is it really?????
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FIRST NSV!!!
i have for the past couple years gone on a few bouts of excercising and losing some weight then getting burnt out and stopping then repeating etc etc... although i didn't gain tons of weight back i just wasn't happy. about 2 years ago my best friend came to visit for my birthday and we went shopping. as we went to stores…
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the excercise monster
ok maybe i'm exaggerating about a monster however once i start hitting the gym constantly and my metabolism gets going i'm hungry all the time. i will eat a meal not in front of the tv high in protein eat slowly concentrate on eating and it's as though i can feel it zooming through my body. i feel hungry i'm talking…
