Posts by mafabo

Thanks for the fast response! Yes,I did make a typo I meant per serving which was 2.5, 1/2 cup servings each at 80 calories per half cup. Oh no,I didn't realize about the salt in the soup! Thank you so much for letting me know that,now I know what i'm looking at when it comes to salt in food. Yes,I do love to cook,most days I cook two meals a day and I do alot of it from scratch. I guess I won't be eating anymore can soups. I had eaten a few diet meals but when I looked to the back and saw all the salt I stopped those. I have begun to realize that anything diet has salt in it. Thanks again I wondered why I felt somewhat dizzy after eating dinner tonight,it was the salt I think.

My husband and I both suffer with our sinus's and I love my neti pot! Another thing that helps us to take a thin towel,(cos the thick ones are too heavy when wet) fold it in a square,put it in our bathroom sink and run hot water over it until its completely wet,wring it out and put the towel in the microwave for about 3 or 4 minutes. Be careful when taking it out because it will be HOT and the STEAM will BURN. Once it cools some and can be handle go lay down and put the towel over your fore head eyes and nose(not your mouth,but keep the mouth closed) breathe in deeply the stream from the towel until it cools,repeat until head ache is gone. Your sinus's will open up and you'll feel better and you'll get a facial too! Let me know if it helps you.

Thats why I love coming here several times a day. The support is awsome! I know I am going to make it by taking all the advice I get from caring people who are having the same problems I am!

Wow johnnypeso your making me "Blush"Lol! No you didn't offend me. I know what I have to do now and I'm going to make it like I said one pound at a time. I've been sitting on my arse too long. Gotta get to moving more. Up until last year I walked two-three miles every other for three years,then I just got lazy and stopped putting back on 60 pounds,I had gotten down to 170. Thanks again. I do have a treadmill and a elliptical machine that I had started using again(used faithfully when I walked)but havn't used them but three times since I started over this time. I love to walk and excerise and I will start tommorrow on my treadmill the other will have to wait as my shoulder is still hurting and my machine has ski bars.

Thanks everyone for the advice. Yes johnypenso I didn't get to this weight overnight I have been at my lowest 118 pounds at 20 to my largest which was 232 pounds at 52, this past August. This morning I had gained another 2 pounds putting my total weight gain back as 4 pounds. I'm not giving up by no means. I'm going to fight this weight off pound by pound. The problem with me is that sometimes I get down on myself about it. So I weigh 218 right now and have been yo yoing from 214 to 216 since Jan.7th and like I said this morning I had put the 2 extra ones on. I weigh every morning after going to the bathroom. I think I'll stop that and just start weighing in on Fridays from now on.

I have tried that and I have ended up gaining another two pounds as of this morning.

I'm 5 foot 3 and 52 years old. I weigh 214.5 as of the last 5 days and have dropped anymore weight. My calorie intake is 1450 per day. My other problem is I'm eating too much fat. I thought I should be eating a 30% fat,20% protien and a 50% carb total each day am I wrong? If I am what should I be eating? I usually always go over the 20% fat here the last few days. My burn calories are 2200.

 So this morning I had 2 eggs,with pam,1 cup oatmeal with sweetner, 1 slice regular bread toasted with low cal butter spray, two thin slices of bacon(110 cal)

Yes I have a problem with some foods staying in my system to long. The main one is slice bread. Thats why I don't eat it very much it constipates me and I have to use another source of fiber.

Try rinsing the fat in the  ground beef by running very hot water over it in a collender,or boil it and then drain. Its sounds yuck,but its not once the seasonings are put on.

To be a matter fact I've only had two partners and I'm 52. I lost my V at 15 to my first husband,married him,at 17,stayed married two years and divorced..a year and a half later I met my now husband and we have been married 32 years. And I was a child of the 70's . I'm not saying I didn't have chances to be with more people,its just I had a list..clean hair,teeth.body etc. And believe me I'm no prude,just picky. Who wants to swap food particles with someone you barely know. Yuck.

I'm 52 years old and had been a Pepsi and Diet Pepsi addict since a young teen. The drinks had started causing problems with my health around age 30. I had kidney stones at least twice a year,I started having Irrital Bowel,Acid Reflux,bladder infections,my teeth had began to have cavities and I didn't have any until 29. I even put on weight. I tried getting away from them by going first  to sprite zero and water,after awhile I started with iced tea. I now rarely drink sodas when I used to walk a few miles sometimes to get one as a teen. I now just mainly drink the iced tea and water.

Thanks everyone so much for the advice and support! I have been on a few weight loss sites over the years but this one is the BEST!

Thanks so much . I love this website,I am getting so much love here and I feel good when I come each day! I have posted my huge food log that I have eaten today. I know the hamburger patty 80 % lean - 20 % fat is a no no

A ER doctor told me this the night I went to the ER three weeks ago thinking I was having a heart attack. My family doctor said I had GERD and told me to do the South Beach if I wanted. Yes,i BELIEVE the ER doctor is behind the times.

Thanks soooo much for the advice and information. I told the doctor how did he expect me to have a healthy diet since it would consist of basically eating nothing,and he passed it off. I seem to be doing well so far on my diet,doctors are good but they are not god and they don't know our bodys as well as we do. So that is why I am still eating carbs but not just as much. I think a weight loss and not eating before going to bed is helping me. Thanks Again!