Posts by mariyumm

I drink a glass of water before eating and drink a cup of green tea during the meal ~ .. both no calories and filling

remember to always have green in half your plate.. thats fiber ~ it will expand and not digest and make you feel full

Me too I love food~

once i reached my goal weight .. of 135 and then 132 .. i started eating like no tomorrow~ drinking, and dancing and all that.... but guess what I have gained 10lbs and I am not happy~

im at 142 as of this morning and i feel chunky in my size 8pants~ i even bought size 6 clothes in the summer coming down from a size 16/18~

that said I am finally back on track and im hoping to stay on it and motivated like I did a year ago~

I definitely did!!!

had regular breakfast, no lunch,  two coronas, a bottle of wine a hamburger, tons of chips....  on friday

had a bowl of cereal a banana and thai dinner lol plus chicken breast ice cream and cake saturday lol

then on sunday i had regular breakfast, a meal from wendy's and chinese food for dinner

sooooo in total according to scale i gained 9lbs~ ... they will be gone by midweek... im 140 now~ [=

Seco de chivo w/ yellow rice ... lol

congratulations and keep at it.. you and all of us will get there this does work!

dating: either you like him/her or you dont... walk away if you dont... dont invest in nonsense

family: strange creatures.... but will be there when the going gets tough .. they will judge and will be there for you regardless

puberty: .... this too shall pass [= and will get better lol

problems: dont let it over whelm you - think about - find a solution - and make it work for you.. if not then let it go - not worth your precious time and energy

work: sucks [= but its money that pays your bills - do it 100% - every day .. day in day out~ ... show up on time and dont let your personal life interfere w/ the set schedule unless its a major catastrophe [=

friends: some are true some are not - all including you will look out for number 1 ... if you can do the favor do it - if not- try to find out who it can do it - but remember if you can do it and dont do it...hmmm karma is a b*tch

sex: can be fun protected - make sure you are being satisfied - if not walk away.. dont waste your time or energy~... remember look out for number 1  -- making love on the other hand is very precious to share w/ a loved one~

sexuality: explore it all - you only live once - but once is enough if you live it whole heartedly

of course i remember you ! ...jajajaja

how are you ... share pics later~....

Welcome back!

ive been on this for 8 months.... and i do not talk much about it.... and people do not react unless interested will ask what am i doing but again will just not be interested when I say .. water, walking and counting calories

you have to be on this day in day out until you get the hang of portion size and all that...

but boring and annoying I do understand.. I try to be well rounded on all topics and will talk about it if asked...

Hi... Im pretty comfortable where I am right now but I know what you mean in the excess fat/flab happening... all Im doing is more cardio and strength training 2 or 3 times a week.

Hi.... only that I will only be doing this for a week... kinda wished i started last week

hubby is deploying next wednesday and we have 3 boys~ but for now we shall enjoy it!

...... best advice given to me back in February was to start jogging.. since I started in Nov. i had only walked on the treadmill

then i jogged... 2 mins walked 2 mins jogged... now I do a program on the treadmill for 40 mins that goes higher incline, lower speed or vice versa.. its very good and I can feel it once im done... "according" to the treadmill ... when I used to manually do it.. i would burn like 300 in 30 give or take.. now I burn 500 cals in 40 give or take again... now whether or not those calculations are correct... idk~.. but i lost the weight steadily up until March where I started maintaining.. still logging my food... eating my bmr and above.. so the weight has only fluctuated between 132 and 137... which is not bad at all ~

try incorporating the jogging like sharz96 says.. so far its worked for me~

personally I wish I had taken measurements since the beginning.

So do that.. measure and see how you do in a few weeks or two...

I measure monthly...

remember the scale is not the do all be all or vice versa [=

but I do believe even if the scale is not going down but your clothes feel looser then you are definitely tightening up the muscles ..

sometimes people look smaller than they weigh but its because its muscle.. not fat...

a pound of muscle is better looking than a pound of fat

best advice ever from fellow CCer's

look out for number one = you

and you will understand..... i have a friend who we both started out w/ calorie count .. and she wanted me to log in her food wanted me to buy all the healthy stuff

now blames me for not losing weight.... b/c i didnt get her a treadmill or the low cal foods... so basically look out for number one~

go out and do the friends stuff but steer clear of calorie subjects... thats what we are here for!

it goes both ways

just because you are skinny and get to eat whatever does not mean you are healthy.. and vice versa.. ok...

its very hard to make healthy choices to snack on or a meal... especially w/ bbq's and get togethers.. but you have to only decide for yourself... aint no one else going to wake up the next day retaining water but you... so think about that

(ok i just gave myself my own 2 cents of advice) gotta love forums!!

personally Ive typed it in as individual ingredients - and the wrap... ive averaged it between a few b/c it can vary....