female, 35 years old
somewhere in, NC
| Recent Journal Entry ArchiveSeptember 22, 2009, 6:34 am jim_ray | I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to let me know that I AM doing fine..thank you for caring and showing concern...that is one of the many reasons I love it here!!! You know..I will be fine...I am doing good and I need to make sure I keep that in my head when I get in an "oh poor me" moods...I am stronger than I have ever been and I am getting healthier everyday...I am succeeding and even if I don't lose any pounds, I know I am still doing good..I am not gaining and I ... |
continue reading 7 comments August 26, 2009, 2:18 pm woooohoooo!!!! | I weigh in on Saturdays...this past saturday I passed a "mind goal"..I never really set this particular goal but in the back of my mind I always thought about it...I now am at a weight I haven't been down to in TEN years!!!!!! Now I still have quite a ways to go but to be "smaller" than I have been in 10 years feels AWESOME...This was a big boost for me to keep up all my hard work and make sure that I meet a huge goal by my NM one year anniversary Sept 19th...I am so excited about this...everyday ... |
continue reading 17 comments August 3, 2009, 8:01 am getting anxious!!! | OK..I am only 3 pounds away from a HUGE goal that I set for myself...I can't wait to get there!!! I needed to share this with all of you because there is no doubt you all have helped me get to where I am now and where I am going...I don't journal too much, but I do read all the posts and comment on them...I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this site last sept and have since lost 68 pounds!!! There are a few family members I can talk to about this change in my ... |
continue reading 10 comments July 1, 2009, 11:37 am sodium...seriously?!?! | I just have to tell you...I, like many others, have a bit of trouble getting my sodium in the green...so yesterday I think I am doing good..have a bowl of cereal for my night time snack and BAM!!!! 1% over...RED!!!! ONE FREAKIN %..come on...I was soooo close..well I will be striving today for that stupid sodium to be green..I will win over the dreaded sodium...everyone have a great day!!
Chris ... |
continue reading 10 comments June 19, 2009, 5:12 pm Oatmeal vs cream of wheat | I want to like oatmeal, I really do but no matter how I make it I end up choking down the last few bites...I just can't eat it...I do try to eat it once in awhile....what about cream of wheat? Is it just as good for you as oatmeal? I tasted it today and like it so much better than oatmeal...someone PLEASE tell me it is good to eat cream of wheat....thanks for the help
Chris ... |
continue reading 14 comments June 18, 2009, 7:29 pm protein smoothie | I just made a protein smoothie recipe I got from an email, it's from Jillian Michaels...I didn't think I would like it but still wanted to try it and it was really good...it called for strawberries but I used a berry medley...here's what's in it:
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 1/3 Tbs peanut butter
3 oz tofu
2 Tbs protein powder (of your choice)
1/2 cup berry medley(strawberries, blueberries, blackberries,& raspberries)
8 ice cubes
blend all together in blender...I had a one cup serving..it will make 4 cups
some nutrition info for one cup serving:
120 calories..5g fat..74 g sodium..11g protein
I did add 4 ... |
continue reading 3 comments June 10, 2009, 7:28 am making progress | I was not exercising regularly when I first started NM in sept 08...once a wk,maybe...well, since february I have been exercising 4-6 days a week, usually 5 days a wk..anyway, I am making progress!!! I had no upper body strength at all...I can lift more weights than I used to..I can do more reps, I use the elliptical quite often..when I first started I could barely make it 10 min, with no incline and resis 1...now I go for 40-55 min...I start it on incline 6 with resis on 6 and go to 13 incline and resis 10, I go ... |
continue reading 8 comments May 29, 2009, 5:35 am Happy Birthday to Me!!! | Hey everyone, I am so happy today, I wanted to share it with you...today is my birthday and I just realized while setting here at work(shhh, I should be working right now)that I am 47 pounds lighter & 10 inches, total, smaller than I was on my birthday last year, 47 POUNDS!!!!! It took me seven months to get rid of those pounds and now that I have been really focused and determined these last 5 months, I am going to be a completely different person by my next B-Day (God willing) Not only smaller, but healthier & happier...I am ... |
continue reading 14 comments May 14, 2009, 12:41 pm Polar HRM customer service response | I just want to share the response I got from Polar customer service...I questioned the calories burned counter on the HRM, they seemed very high to me...this was part of their response: "Hi Christina,
thanks for your email and questions on the F11 calorie calculation. Based on the information you sent, it appears that the F11 estimates the calorie consumption ok. Naturally, varies a bit from one activity to another. Your resting daily energy expenditure is appr. 2100-2200 kcals(appr. 1,5 kcal/min) based on the formulas used in the calorie calculations. I believe that you can quite safely use the F11 in ... |
continue reading 4 comments May 13, 2009, 6:28 pm Question about my Polar HRM | I used my new Polar HRM tonight at the gym...I love it so far...My question is the accuracy of the calories burned...all my info is entered correctly and I do have ALOT of weight still to lose...my heart rate stayed between 155-158 for 45 min, the monitor said I burned 1100 calories!!!! that seem like a whole bunch of calories, don't get me wrong, if it is accurate then that is awesome...I just want to be sure before I log all these calories burned... anyone who has Polar know if it is accurate? Thanks for your help.
Christina ... |
continue reading 7 comments May 4, 2009, 7:04 pm Hello to tinakaymac, bkw1177, & JAF92886 | I wanted to welcome my mom, sister, and friend...they all joined today and yesterday...I am soooo happy they finally joined...we are all getting healthy together...wooo hooo... I am so excited...they are going to love this site and get addicted like me!!!! ... |
continue reading 10 comments April 29, 2009, 12:47 pm biggest loser cookbook | Kimberly asked about different things to eat that were healthy without killing the budget and I forgot all about this book...It is the Biggest Loser Family on a Budget Cookbook...I bought it a couple of months ago and have used quite a few recipes out of it...I found it very helpful, it gave me all kinds of ideas and I changed up a few things to my liking, still keeping the meals healthy..I bought it at walmart.com and am so glad I did. It is worth looking into if anyone else is having trouble coming up with meals...One day I ... |
continue reading 2 comments April 22, 2009, 9:56 am logging exercises | OK, I normally do good logging exercise but I'm not sure about this..I don't want to give me too much credit or not enough credit...I have 3lb weights I plan on useing while I am doing my walking...that is 6lbs total, holding them, raising 'em over my head and all kinds of things while I walk...I know it will burn more calories, but do I log my walking like I normally do and then do light weights? or will that give me too many calories burned? if anyone could help, I would appreiciate it, I want to be as accurate ... |
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updated Apr 21, 2009, 1:33 pm m.o.m.'s salmon patty recipe | I just wanted to say that I used the recipe for the healthy salmon patties from m.o.m. They were sooooo good...my kids even loved them and my youngest doesn't ever eat salmon with us...she doesn't like and yesterday she was asking when I was going to make them again. My mom and my sister in law were over and they liked them, too..Thanks for that recipe!!! If no one else has tried it, you should...I can't get over how good they are!!!
update: for mad_sad_mom...I used canned salmon with no bones or they were too small and soft to notice ... |
continue reading 5 comments April 18, 2009, 9:37 am confession is good for the soul | OK, I was on vaction this week. My kids are out of school for spring break so I thought I would take some of my vacation time while they are out so we can spend quality time together...bad idea!!! We went out to eat Wed for my youngest daughter's 10th B-day( I didn't do too bad), then we went out for lunch on Thurs, then yesterday my sister in law, sister, and all our kids went to the park, and we took pizza!!!! I can't tell you how long it's been since I ate pizza. I haven't had this much ... |
continue reading 7 comments April 4, 2009, 8:19 am 5 POUNDS THIS WEEK!!!! | OMG..I have been doing pretty good this last few months..since the middle of January I have been losing 1.4 to 2 pounds most weeks..couple of times there was no loss, but I didn't get discouraged..I stepped up my exercise some this week and I lost 5 POUNDS!!!! I met my short term goal 4 days ahead of schedule and past it by 2 pounds...I am soooo proud of myself...it's been about 8 years since my weight has been where it is today...never going back, only moving forward...nothing can ruin this day for me...I am feeling awesome...well, just wanted to share ... |
continue reading 23 comments March 31, 2009, 5:59 pm THANKS MIKE!!!! | I just wanted to say thank you, thank you for working so hard to fix the problems from today...I know it is frustrating when all of us keep screaming "HELP!!!" We just love this site so much. So thank you agian for fixing the problems...You know we love you!!!! ... |
continue reading 3 comments March 27, 2009, 8:42 am Proud of my girls & myself | I have two daughters, they are 14 and 9. The 14 yr old applied to a college prep high school to start next school yr(9th grade) & she got accepted!! I am sooo proud of her, she has worked so hard for this...My 9 yr old is in 4th grade and was tested for AIG(academically/ intellectually gifted) she will be in AIG classes for 5th grade and has started some this year..I just have to tell everyone how proud I am of my children...God has blessed them and blessed me with them....Now, because they both were informed in the same ... |
continue reading 4 comments March 14, 2009, 9:10 am weigh in day | Today was weigh in day...I lost another 2.4 lbs this week!!! That is a total of 13.8 lbs since January 17th...30 lbs since Sept 19,'08. The start of 2009 has proved to be the start of a great year for me...I know I can do this..I used to doubt myself all the time...but this is proof, I WILL lose weight and be healthy!!! BTW, 6 more lbs to my short term goal!!! Thanks to all of you at NM for your encouragement and support. ... |
continue reading 7 comments February 28, 2009, 6:43 pm weigh in day | today was my weigh in day..i was so nervous to get on the scales...but i did and i lost 4 pounds this week!!!! that is 11 pounds in a month..i do have a lot to lose so that is great!!! i am so excited....just wanted to share my happiness... ... |
continue reading 19 comments February 14, 2009, 7:57 pm OMG!!! | omg...I lost 3.6 pounds this week!!!! I have just got over one of my personal hurdles. I haven't been this weight in over 3 years, probably closer to 4 years. I even put on a pair of jeans I haven't worn in 3-4 yrs...they fit & aren't even tight!!!! It has been sooo hard but sooo worth it. I am more motivated now than I have been in a long time. Still have a long way to go, but I am getting there...finally getting there. Just wanted to share, hopefully help someone else get more motivation, I certainly read these ... |
continue reading 3 comments February 12, 2009, 5:35 pm Hello | Just want to say hey to everyone...I have been on NM for a few months now. I didn't start out great at all...always in the red. Lately it has been better...a lot better...I have been losing (and gaining) the same 20lbs...this past week I finally lost 3 lb past that dreaded 20 lbs...I weigh every Saturday morning, so I have 2 more days until I see if I have lost anymore..sometimes I go 2 weeks with no loss at all!! I have been reading all your entries and have learned some things I didn't know. I do know quite a ... |
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