Posts by pamperedkeri2000

I just wanted to say that "plateaus are surrounded by cliffs"!!!

Hang in there.  Your body is just adjusting.  Keep doing what worked for you before and after several weeks of nothing you may step on there and see a 2 or 3 pound drop (that is "if" your scale works ).

I think a lot of people dont take into account the hormonal changes women go through.  I use the scale daily and have been on calorie count for over 3 years.  Every 2 week my weight goes up or holds for a bit.  First its when I ovulate and then when I cycle.  Us girls have some crazy stuff to deal with!

Trust me I am not thrilled when I plateau but sometimes it is a conversion time where I am building muscle and losing fat so it just isnt registering on the scale and then whammo I am down another size just when I am about over it all.

Stephanie (sgbear98) is my best friend and she says I have to join .

I also am in the 25 pound range for wanting to lose weight.  I truly need to go further but 25 would get me to a healthy BMI and the rest would be the 10 pounds of toning at the end.  And to complete it by Nov 09 would just be awesome. 

SW: 220 (Jan 2006)

CW: 180

GW: 144 but I will start with 155.

Lowest weight recently: 158 (Nov 2007 the day I found out I was pregnant)

Calorie intake range: 1500

I am 31, 5'7" with 4 kids. I am an office manager for an irrigation company (underground sprinklers).  Sit down computer job.  However the 4 kids keep me busy after hours unless I am parked at the computer messing with facebook.  (Evil site )

I have recently started looking into eating right for my blood type and while I am not using it as a bible I am looking specifically at the foods they say encourages and discourages weight loss.  Anything that helps right?  Especially since it just helps me to eat healthy food instead of processed.

I recently lost 3+ pounds as I have started my weight loss journey again.  And again.  And sometimes again.  Its been a slow start since having the baby and I think I am finally getting the hang of it now that I am not breastfeeding and he is reaching a year old.

Nice to meet everyone!

okies...it was nice reading chat for minute, lol...off I go...ya'll have a great day!

Im not here...you dont see me....but what heck are you referring to with the word 'lever'?

Off to work.

((HK))  okay...but Im feeling old and crotchety today...comes from a 7 week lack of sleep called a newborn...hehe.

*peeks in*  I remember 3-2-1 Contact on PBS...geez, does that mean I am getting *eep*....old?

I started out around the same weight you are and ate 1700 calories...Im just saying that because some poster up there doesn't understand that not only is it okay but its important that you eat enough for your body weight to have consistent weight loss.

Because I have such a sugar addiction I have to be careful with my GI too.  If I eat low GI then I don't have to fight so many cravings but I do have to figure out what to do with all those calories.  Nuts was one solution for me.  Protein bars and string cheese also.  Oh, and smoothies...frozen fruit, yogurt and milk.  Yum!

Renting is VERY expensive.  I bought a top grade Medela used off of Ebay for $115 instead of $300.  I bought my first one brand new for 200-something 7 years ago but after 2 kids it burned out and I had to get a new one.  The Ebay is much better quality than my first one.

Kickboxing burns about 800 calories an hour.  Its also fabulous for building and toning lean muscle.

Hey hun, Im pregnant with my 4th and an easy method to help the body along without causing any unnecessary side effects is Raspberry Leaf tea.  I was able to buy it last time at a regular grocery store in the healthfood section where they had all sorts of herbal teas.

Feel free to google.  Its been used for centuries to help promote uterine wellness when you arent pregnant and help the uterus to contract when its the right time when you are pregnant.  It even tastes great.

I also have used the "sex" method with my last two.  Apparently there are hormones in sperm that help the prostaglandin release to encourage labor.

(((hugs)))

This is my 3rd pregnancy and I have had much more trouble with constipation this pregnancy than previous ones.  I wish I had taken something like Colace in the beginning when it was really bad. 

Its gotten better as I have progressed but I only go every 2 or 3 days which is very weird for me but at least I don't have to strain or have any pain.  I drink 80-100oz of water a day which is much better than I did when I wasn't pregnant.

Well poop!  I have a wedding that day.  Ya'll have a great time!!!

Married now...but I have to say that I am interested in the person, not their size. 

During my marriage I did get heavier than my husband which was a little upsetting for me but that is because he is 6'5" and I shouldn't have weighed more than him.  lol.  I fixed it though.

There is nothing wrong with tub jets as long as you aren't shooting it up your crotch.  It doesn't matter if it hits the stomach and don't let the temp get too high.  Thats about it.

After 3 kids I will try to look at it positively like that, lol.