Posts by kristinedaqueen

I used to spend $800-$1200 a month on 4 people. CRAZY!!! I completely changed the way I cook and what goes in our basket.

My new budget is $300-$400 a month for a family of 5.

I make EVERYTHING from scratch. Well except for tortillas and bread. We are Mexican so we eat a lot of pinto beans. I make very healthy lean mexican meals.

Lowering your grocery bill takes a lot of planning. I plan out my meals weekly to bi weekly and make a list off of those meals. I only buy whats on my list.

The wrist test is wortless for frame size. Its puts me at a small fame, when IM clearly large.

The best way to determine frame size is the elbow breadth test.

Original Post by shaded44:

My bf is happy that I'm losing weight for my health (I'm pretty overweight), but he has already told me not to get "skinny".  I asked him why and he said he likes women, not 13 year old boys.  So basically, he wants me to keep my curves. 

But it really comes down to you talking to him and not us because only he knows why.

This is exactly what my husband told me. I just laughed. Cute.

Definitely have a sit down with this guy. You both need to have a long talk about this issue.

I'm 5'9 and my hubby is 5'6 (he claims 5'7).

It was kinda weird for me at first but I'm totally cool with it.

The funny part is when ppl would said....."your taller than him"! Its quite funny.

My Vo2max is 31. Im 5'9 and 239lbs.

If you read the manual it will tell you how to customize your settings. You need to calculate your heart rate at rest and that should help. I played around with mine one time and found that the lower the heart rate at rest the less you burn when exercising as per the HRM calculations.  I could be totally wrong though. LOL.

In a 35 minute Elliptical workout I burn 350 calories. Thats with an average heart rate of about 139-140 BPM.

LOL, Well you all are gonna think Im a sinner since I only drink whole milk.

Im looking for a buddy too.

Im 5'9 and currently 237lbs. I am looking to lose about 60lbs.

I lost 40 lbs last year got down to 200lbs. I was a size 14. I was happy, but i was obsessed with losing weight. I plateaued for a couple of months and lowered cals to a very low intake. I had slowed down my metabolism and started gaining weight if I even looked at food. So here I am now, I took the entire year to repair my metabolism so I can eat a normal amount and lose weight. I have come so far and learned so much in the process.

If you go to my profile you can find a link to my own personal website dedicated to my journey in weightloss.

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing....

Im slowly getting over my back injury so I should be able to pick up the exercise this Sunday. I cant wait. I feel like a big slug. LOL. I have been doing great calorie wise.

How is everyone else doing?

LETS KEEP THIS THREAD GOING!!

I would love to join!! Although I will be happy losing 10lbs by then.

Im right with the above poster, Im always good for a week or 2 then those old habits/excuses creep up on me.

I bought a tub of the Slim-Fast Optima in Chocolate Royale, and I absolutely love it!!. I actually chose to buy the mix because I wanted something to replace my nasty protein shake.  I only use it once a day, so Im not really doing slimfast. They have changed the drink a lot so it gets me really full. Its really weird that a drink can make me full.

Anyway, like I said I only use it in the morning, basically because its convenient for me. Then I eat lunch and dinner. I dont count calories, I just eat healthy and within reason.

I am not counting either. My reason is this: if I count Im ravenous all day and never feel satisfied. If I dont count and just eat, but eat healthy and within reason, I always feel satisfied and happy. I do a tally at the end of the day and always come in around 1500-1800. For some reason I do better when I dont count. 

MY goal is to keep not counting and lose weight. I dont wanna be hooked on numbers.  

WELL, weighing out a certain amount of water and drinking it, then hopping on the scale to see if it detects the same amount.

Everyone has their own opinion about scales. I was simply stating mine on Taylor brands. to each their own.

Tanita is definitely a keeper. Very pricey but well worth it.

My mom told me a story one time that happened when she was a child.

My grandma and her five kids went to visit my aunt in Bakersfield, Calif. There were a couple of old friends that came over to visit also. Someone had the bright idea to take out the Ouija board for some kicks. So all the kids were sent outside to play. The adults turned out the lights and lit candles all over the kitchen. They goofed around a little until my moms aunt actually contacted someone.  It was a man who was very angry. All of a sudden there was a huge heavy cold wind that burst through the windows and blew out the candles, Mind you this was a stale hot summer night . Everybody freaked out and jumped up when one of the kids came running in yelling that the car was rolling through the yard towards the cliff. One of the men caught the car in time to stop it. Everyone ran over and realized that the emergency brake was on!!

Kinda freaky.   

stay under 2400mg a day. I usually stick to 1500mg a day.

wow, seems like there are many women eating about what i eat. I think i may keep it between 1800-2000 but push myself to exercise more. Say 30-40 minutes everyday.