Posts by slayersyrena

This site has some good parenting advice on rebellious children and how to establish peace in the home again: www.nogreaterjoy.org

Hope that helps...

BTW, as long as he's under your roof you DO have the right to take away any privileges, including his phone.

Anakin Skywalker or Burrito Supreme.

I just work real half n' half into my calories for the day. Most substitute creamers are full of processed (junk) ingredients whereas the real cream is good for you.

Wow, boy do I hear ya. I'm at that exact stage right now. I've gone from 175 to 161 lbs and my clothes are baggy and dumpy BUT I cannot fit into the next size down yet. What to do?

It doesn't help that I hit a plateau. I want to get down to my next pants size so I don't feel so ragged anymore. Unforunately it takes me a looong time to go down in clothing sizes (regardless of how many pounds I'm losing).

I'm a Christian (and a member of an Independent Baptist Church). I have to be very careful on our 'pot luck' days so I understand where you're coming from.   Sometimes I just declare Sunday an 'off' day (or a metabolism boosting day) so that I don't have to worry about being selective in what I eat!

God bless you. I hope you meet your weight loss goals!

I was a Soldier in the US Army and I had to lose weight before I could qualify to get in. Once I was down to 136 lbs (I'm 5'3 and female) I joined and made it in.

It was very important that I got down to that weight at the time as I wasn't going to get a break for a long time to come after that. Lots of looong marches with over 55 lbs of gear on, lots of runs, never sitting down, climbing over towers and etc etc...

I'm afraid I know nothing about the army experience in Israel though so I really can't answer your question specifically... 

God Bless.

Starting Weight: 175

Goal Weight:130

Last Week: 166.8

Current Weight: 165

Weight Remaining Until Goal: 36.8

Total Weight Lost in This Challenge: 10 lbs

Finally lost my first ten pounds. Yay!

Yup. Always had a belly, even when I was super slim. It's part of my normal figure and, to tell you the truth, I'd love to slim down back to that weight and still have that little belly. I was so much healthier then!

I think the 'baby fat' is just part of my normal makeup, even when slim.

Oh, don't find it intimidating! I used to be in the Army and whenever I saw a civilian spouse working out with the rest of us (in the gym or running on the roads) I always thought they were super hardcore, despite whatever shape they were in (since in the Army we had no choice- we HAD to work out).

I became injured, and then out of shape after that. I'm working to rectify those problems now!

Oh and  congratulations to your brother for making it! (Not everyone is able to make it through Army Basic Training... It's pretty intense stuff.)


vstar_pilot: A tropical island huh? Nice!!! And yeah, the lack of organic or healthy non-processed foods can be hard. At least there are a few choices (albiet small) that I can work with here. But the thought of going to a massive supermarket just chock full of healthy choices is a bit mind-boggling to me right now. I can't wait!!! :)

I am a gourmet coffee lover. I haven't stopped drinking coffee (since I began my new healthy lifestyle) and I'm still losing weight.

Note: I'm careful to track how much cream I put in and I use stevia instead of sugar. It's the best!

I think the posts above have given some good advice. I'd just like to add that, for motivation, I've been reading the book 'Never Say Diet' by Chantel Hobbs. She went from 350 lbs to 150 in two years. That's an 100 lb loss a year! If you're looking for motivation, it's a good book (she gives solid, common sense advice on eating healthy and exercising. No gimmicks in this book).

I wish you the best! You can do it!