Lose Weight (and get fit) Before Roo Thread

Katbur, that's awesome! There is nothing wrong with walking a 5K. I need to sign up to walk some. I don't even think about it now that I can't run. I really want to do the Color Run. It looks like so much fun!

I'm at 206 the last time I checked. I have weird fluctuations like that I guess.

Down 2 lbs since the start of using MFP 8 days ago. YAY!

I'm custephf & would LOVE to be your friend! There are a bunch of us there.

I'm not too active on MFP, but a bunch of us are on there (I'm Bonzai3) and there's even an Infofit group!

Congrats to everyone who is losing!!!

I haven't found infofit yet but custephf found me. My wife and I are doing weight watchers...(well, she is. I refuse to pay for both of us) I found mfp to be a great way to track what I'm eating since I cant use the ww app...dougGmyrek, that's me, no typo...trying to lose about 45 lbs by roo (will put me at 185-190). I've found the hardest thing for me is I always seem hungry. Any thoughts?

I hit a weight on Friday that's lower than I've been since before I met my boyfriend. That was over 8 years ago! He came in the room last night and randomly said, "Damn...you're getting so thin!" Not that thin is as important as healthy, but every bit of encouragement helps.

Of course... I ate a ton of salt this weekend and went right back up a pound. But I know that's not real! ;D

I have just re-activated my MFP. Right around the time that school starts until after the holidays every hour of the day is occupied. But that's over now.

I found a bunch of my old "skinny" clothes while I was packing stuff in the attic. They are really cute.

MFP name: karenilogue

I know almost nothing about dieting, just to get that out of the way first. I am blindly following a plan given to me by someone who knows me well and my eating habits, and knows health and fitness well because they have a thyroid condition. I have been on this diet for a couple weeks now and I have to say that it really has been easy. It comes from changing my way of thinking about food. The #1 change is:

Food is fuel for my body. It isn't for enjoyment.

Not to say that I don't occasionally eat for pleasure, on the whole I eat to fuel my body. I "cheat" one day a week or less. This time I'm going 2 weeks.

Once that changes for you, you will start to embrace the way your stomach feels with less or no carbs in it. Just start snacking on carrots and hummus or rolled up low far turkey breast or ham, no cheese. Add meats to our salads, that's a major help. Little to no dressing. Bake off 3-5 lean chicken breasts and munch on those.

If you just cut out carbs (meaning don't ever eat bread rice pasta potatoes etc, not Atkins) and rwduce fats, you can eat a ton of food. Just have to choose the right foods. I actually feel full often but am well below my target of 1500 calories a day.

Hope this helps!

If anyone who hasn't already added me on MFP, my sn is the same here and there. Good luck and keep logging into mfp!!!

Serious low carb started today, hopefully I'll be melting away before your very eyes

Wait... where did katbur go?! Hello?

I realized that I have been drinking for the past 5 days in a row... and a decent amount each time. 4 of the 5 nights was sugar filled wine... I'm pretty sure that's not the smartest way to drop the lbs.

Bastard! That's kinda rude of it. Does it yell like Jillian Michaels?

I was hoping that the rumors were false.

<dragging feet>

You did originally, and I saved it to my desktop before you switched it. Thanks for the addition to my spank bank!