SerenityDiva - Member

SerenityDiva

Joined December 2009

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Start Weight

176.0 lb

Lost so far: 10.0 lb

Current Weight

166.0 lb
Performance: losing 1.7 lb a week

Goal Weight

127.0 lb

Still to go: 39.0 lb

I'm a 42-year-old mother of 3 originally with 60-70 pounds lose (down 23 already!). I live outside of Dallas and love to workout, practice yoga, cook, read, and spend time with my family which also includes a multitude of fish, two cats and a 65 pound Australian Shepherd/Rough Collie mutt who follows me like a shadow.

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Hello, looking for support and buddies!
Gosh I hope you find some respite soon. I was thinking and both my daughter and I get that way for short periods of time, usually in the summer. I hope you feel better soon. I hate it when it seems like I can't lose weight too!

posted 25 Jul 2012, 18:27

Hello, looking for support and buddies!
Ok too full for salad. That was my first Amy entree and OMG they are a lot better than others.

posted 25 Jul 2012, 13:52

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Chasidy thanks for the information Smile

I think I've seen the Metabolism Miracle at Borders, well when there was a Borders LOL. And I'll check out the other link after lunch.

How is everyone doing today? So far so good, I was so tempted to get a burger and fries as I just got my younger 2 kids back after they were vacationing with my dad and stepmom--but I was a good girl and am having a salad and some Amy enchilada thing, which is a little higher than normal for calories, but by 100 and I already worked out so meh whatever I do my best.

Hi Kedria! I wonder what's going on with the smell food thing? I know when I bake (cookies and cakes generally) I HATE the smell of them after awhile and I think if I worked as a baker, I'd be skinny because I can't stand to eat stuff after smelling it all day. I wonder if it's similar?

posted 25 Jul 2012, 13:21

Hello, looking for support and buddies!
Great doing on the weight loss Rondakay! I think Atkins as done by the book works. I've done it and I think people always think its about fat and cheese and meat,,,so not true! I almost bought Wheat Belly, but opted for a different book, as I love reading about new findings with health and diet.

posted 24 Jul 2012, 18:24

Hello, looking for support and buddies!
Hi Chasidy!

Basically it's 3 meal replacements a day. He says use shakes for satiety, and I've found for me they do fill me up more than bars. They should be about 100-200 calories and 10-26 grams of protein and 0-6 grams of fat (bars should be 100-200 calories, 6-20 grams of protein and 0-5 grams of fat).

Then you have 2 frozen entrees a day from 140-300 calories, 10-25 grams of protein and 0-9 grams of fat. You can substitute soup, but the protein is hard to come by and the ratios there are 100-200 calories, 10-20 protein grams and 0-5 of fat.

Unlimited fruits and veggies. If you get hungry and fruits and veggies ARE NOT satisfying, add an entree or a shake instead of cheating.

Obviously he wants you not to add butter or sauces to things such as salad and veggies, and then he has 2 other stages you go to once you lose I believe it was 40% of your weight.

Do 20 minutes of additional exercise a day, so if you are already doing say an hour, add 20 minutes roughly to that, 5 days a week. I can't remember the exact exercise quote right now.

It costs me roughly $75 a week to do this at the most (usually $50 because I buy Muscle Milk powdered shake every other week about as I'm lactose intolerant and all the others made me flare up).

Also drink plenty of water.

I've been using a lot of Mrs. Dash no or low sodium seasonings to spice up veggies.

Another trick is to add your veggies to your frozen entree as there is usually more than ample sauce to add in, like with some pasta dishes I add spinach and it's yummy or squash too.

Hi Angie! Plantar fasciitis can be horrible! I had a steroid injection and it made it worse for months, I was miserable. I'm finally getting better (diagnosed in 2010) but OMG pain. It's hard having so much to lose because it seems like "forget it!" but I always try to aim for 5-10 pound goals and remember if I don't do something TODAY where will I be 12 months from now? I'm so short so it was a shocker to see myself in photos LOL.

posted 24 Jul 2012, 13:53

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