| August 1, 2010, 1:20 pm Hard to keep the sodium in check. | I am staying in a hotel room until September. I have been since May 22nd. I have a small fridge, and a microwave. I go over on sodium every... single... day. Yeah, I have a penchant for olives and such and I kind of expect it on those days where I have a craving but not every single day. I had a Ramen phase one week that I knew very well was incredibly unhealthy. I'm talking about the regular days when I'm trying to get creative and find new ways to get fruits and vegetables into my diet while I'm ... |
continue reading 13 comments July 2, 2010, 7:23 pm How do you handle "it"...
arlingtonbadger | Embarrassed... that's how I feel when someone say's "HOW much weight have you lost?"... I don't know why I feel this way. Maybe it's attention I didn't ask for. Maybe I was brought up to always look at what you did wrong vs what you did right. Maybe it's just a personal thing. I've had a few people come up to recently me and say that they didn't recognize me at work - these are people I've known for 10 years!
I was at a business training class with about 20 people from my company from all around the globe ... |
continue reading June 16, 2010, 7:35 am YAY ME!!! YAY NM!!! | Just had a physical and I now need to bring my cholesterol down with better eating and exercise or my doc will put me on meds.
He actually wanted to put me on them last week and re-test after 6 weeks, but I didn't think they were all that bad---
LDL-135, HDL-47, total-200 and 100 on blood sugar.
That was one week ago, and I just weighed in and lost 5 pounds! Yes, I know the first few are water pounds, but it is a start in the right direction!
I am so glad to have a tool like NM that is free.
I ... |
continue reading June 10, 2010, 5:24 pm The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.
kcnospam | Probably one of my favorite quotes (Goethe, of course). I think I now have a new one...
I got on the scale this morning and then entered my new weight into NM. The BMI number went to 24.7, and the little statement to the left said "A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5 and 25.0 indicates that I am likely at a healthy weight for a person of my height."
Wow.
I've been obese for more years than I care to count. I've been overweight for more years than I care to remember. I haven't been at "a healthy weight for a person ... |
continue reading May 24, 2010, 10:51 am Has anybody tried Alli
sarthur81 | I am thinking about trying out Alli. Has anybody tried it and what did you think about it? ... |
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May 9, 2010, 11:06 am Concerned About Increased Body Fat % While Still Losing Weight
gbutrim |
 I am working with my doctor to getting back on track with a healthier me. I think it was April 28th that I went to have a full physical, and it was better than I thought...thanks to NM. He said that if I had not started to do what I am doing on NM and with exercising that I would be on medicines by now. In fact, some of the numbers were still slightly elevated but not like they were 6 months ago. I am doing better in leaps and bounds. However, I still have a long ways to go ... |
continue reading April 21, 2010, 8:02 am Weighing Yourself During That Time of the Month | I know this has probably been answered 1000's of times already. If so, please respond with the link. I've searched but haven't been able to find the answer.
Is there any point to weighing yourself during that time of the month?? If NM tells you that it's time to get back on the scales, should you wait until "that time of the month" is over, knowing that this week an accurate reading likely isn't possible??
Please help...
ka ... |
continue reading 4 comments April 18, 2010, 12:45 pm Ta Da!!!!! |
 My husband has been after me to do a new profile picture that shows how I look after my weight loss. Sooooooo.......here it is! Thanks NM and all you guys and gals that make up the folks on this site. I am now at my goal weight! It wouldn't hurt to lose a bit more, we will see! ... |
continue reading 30 comments April 15, 2010, 5:11 am When does your body metabolize fat (weight) that equates into what I see on the scale?
arlingtonbadger | My general, rudimenatary undertanding of where body goes when you lose weight is through a series of complex metabolic processes, triglycerides (fats) are broken down into two different components — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidney and muscle. Here, these components are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.
The heat generated through these activities is used to help maintain your body temperature. The waste products that result are water and carbon dioxide. You excrete water primarily in urine and sweat and carbon dioxide in air exhaled from ... |
continue reading April 14, 2010, 5:34 am New Beginnings: Food is a Good Friend | I needed a site like this to really Mirror what is going on with me...OK Not a short term thing losing this baggage. Food has been a good friend and can continue to be, but like some people Food can pull us to be out of control. So we need to chose good food friends same as good people friends...Feeling Positive about this site! Now to control my not so good Sugary, Salty, Fried Friends and start a lasting friendship with my Fruit and Veggie Friends! ... |
continue reading 6 comments March 29, 2010, 7:02 pm Bloodwork results - PCOS
Melissa71 | Some of you might remember my constant frustration with no weight change in the past, being more or less green, alternating various exercise, etc etc. I finally got to see a doctor who prescribed some thorough bloodwork to be done. I said I was concerned about thyroid, insulin related issues, poly-cystic ovary, and too stable weight for the kind of food that I eat, so she did all sorts of tests. She said if it was not for watching my intake that that would have been the first thing she would have suggested. But with NM, no need for that ... |
continue reading March 26, 2010, 2:07 pm Three stories...
stra2612 | #1
I am at a training session for work, and the woman leading the class is telling a story about a group of really tough women who worked at her last location. She talks about how strong they were and how they could carry all of these heavy things around, and then said, "but they were small, like her," and points to me.
#2
I see a coworker from an old job who I haven't seen in a few months, who looks at me and says, "You are getting tinier and tinier!"
#3
I go into Victoria's Secret and ask to be measured for ... |
continue reading March 25, 2010, 11:16 am
updated Mar 25, 2010, 2:13 pm Which is harder: Weight loss or Maintenance?
MelissaEileen | It is often assumed that once you've met your weight loss goal, your journey to good health is over. Like we've all learned on NM, this is clearly not the case. This why we prefer to show our "before" and "now" photos, rather than "before" and "after". The "after" presumes that since you've reached a healthy weight, you can go on with life, and never have to worry about weight again. This couldn't be more wrong. This is why so many weight loss programs such as Jenny Craig and NutriSystem fail. Because, after the person has reached their goal and ... |
continue reading March 24, 2010, 5:18 pm Flat Stomach | I just signed up for this today. I am trying to change my way of eating by tracking it. My main goal is to obtain a flat stomach. I have been told it cannot be done. Are there any suggestions on how to achieve it? ... |
continue reading 6 comments March 24, 2010, 7:23 am WOMEN need to exercise 1 hour a day 7 days a week (or 420 min a week) to maintain their current weight!
litlbrandi | I bet you're thinking...WHAT? Are you outrated? I AM. This was a segment on Good Morning American this morning. An MD came on to tell us this news.
I don't know about you, but this segment got me fired up this morning. What a load of BS. There are plenty of people on NM and I'm sure elsewhere that can testify to maintaining and even losing weight through diet (what and how much we eat) and moderate or no exercise.
I was pretty infuriated that a member of the medical community would go on TV to say something like this. I happen ... |
continue reading March 12, 2010, 6:50 am Help in Understanding Calorie Balance
CamperJ | Mike;
I occasionally get a message like:
My daily balance of 1035 calories should have resulted in a loss of approximately 4.1 pounds, but my actual recorded weight change differs significantly from that number.
It would be handy (and instructive) to include what it was. Perhaps if the message were:
My daily balance of 1035 calories over the last 14 days should have resulted in a loss of approximately 4.1 pounds, but my actual recorded weight change of 5.5 pounds is significantly higher than that number.
or
My daily balance of 1035 calories over the last 14 days should have resulted in a loss of ... |
continue reading March 6, 2010, 4:15 pm My Diary...well two weeks strong - still learning! | Hello all, and hope everyone is having a awesome week? I have been here on this site for about two weeks now and thought i'd put a lil blog journal entry. I have still great excitiment on being here and learning so much and seeing my eatijng habits and my calories and my proper intakes verses my actual !!
I have had some issues and have being honest been fighting my fat most of all. I also see that i do not always meet my daily reguirments of vitamins etc so am working on it. My eating habits strangly have vhanged ... |
continue reading 4 comments February 23, 2010, 5:15 pm Sugar Free Day 2 and Dr. Oz makes me cry
trudesab | Okay, here I am - sugar free day 2. Nothing in the house to trip me up before dinner...except...well...sugar. But, I think I can resist. It's been a good day - I have achieved. I ate well and got my exercise in. And I think that's enough.
And by the way, Dr. Oz makes me cry - every time I watch him. I managed to catch his show this afternoon when I got home from work. He had this married couple on, both of whom were very heavy. They had been married 4 years and never been intimate because of their ... |
continue reading February 22, 2010, 10:39 am Day One Monday Feb 22, 2010-beginner | Ok hello all i found this site last night while looking up free sites to help in the aid of weight loss. I actually was searching for topics on fasting beleive it or not and sub-categorys brought me to this site! I am frist ecstatic that this is free, boy you sure do not see anymore sites like this!! 2nd i see the format in which this is derived and love it, it puts me more incontrol with the REAL me and the way i eat and get my calories and from what. I'd like to say i am so ... |
continue reading 23 comments February 13, 2010, 8:29 am Have faith and it'll work
smcginniss | So, Since November I've been on a mission to lose 40 pounds by June 1st. I found NM not long after my quest began. In the beginning I just used it to watch my daily calorie count (I was losing 5 pounds a week just saying on calorie track). When I hit the wall, I started following everyone's advice to "eat your calories" and "go green." I was really worried this week because I was all red last weekend and had a couple of days where I was green but way under in calories. I spent the rest of this ... |
continue reading January 26, 2010, 1:17 pm Eating too much...
srp1777 | Okay, before you jump all over my food log, let me pose my question. And I am really hoping for the "Afters" opinions on this because of the been there done that with NM as their guide.
I am pretty much maintaining right now because I am going over on my weight loss calories and eating closer to my maintenance calories, plus I have a few days over maintenance. I know I need to eat less, but I am not sure how to do that and still get all my nutrients without going over my WL calories, especially on days that ... |
continue reading January 19, 2010, 1:03 pm 30.5 lbs Not "Lost"
garcia |
 I am just writing to say, I didn't lose 30.5 lbs, I know precisely where they went!
-They went into every conscious choice I made to log my food every single day I've been here since August 9, 2009!
-They went into every conscious choice I made when I decided to eat "the foods that love me back" and steer clear of the ones that don't!
-They went into every conscious choice I made to keep my days as GREEN as possible!
-They went into every conscious choice I made to drink my water!
-They went into every conscious choice I made to exercise, or ... |
continue reading January 16, 2010, 11:47 am Finish this sentence
MelissaEileen | "I knew that I was losing weight when...."
Here are my two:
1. I knew that I was losing weight when I hoped my nice pants would shrink in the wash so that I wouldn't have to buy a new, smaller pair.
2. When shaving my legs took less time because there was less surface area to shave.
Your turn! ... |
continue reading January 10, 2010, 6:49 pm (royalxa3) Oh no! It's a n00b!
RoyalxA3 | So, I use to be about 130, but laziness has put me at 190, and I'm short. Not a good combination!
What I want to do is get back to being lean, I should weigh about 125, and I want only a light muscle tone because I am very stocky as well. I have naturally large arms, even when thin, so I don't want to build them up too much. Problem is, the only workouts I am use to are extreme overload on everything. But as I am so out of shape, I don't know where to start because I get ... |
continue reading December 29, 2009, 11:54 am Getting negative feed back from family | So my mother and I are losing weight together. We're both doing it slowly but in a healthy way. She's lost 29 pounds and I've lost 30 since August. It's not anything huge but we're still going strong.
My mom told me that she found it odd that no one in our family commented on her weight loss. She's lost 29 and she looks amazing. I can see more changes in her than I can in myself (naturally). But I can see it kind of worried her a little bit even though I keep telling her that she look amazing. ... |
continue reading 15 comments November 20, 2009, 9:02 am Obsessing needs to stop!
colettejo | For the past 2 weeks now I haven't dropped a pound.
All that after starting to exercise after 5 weeks of surgery and being sick recovery.
So, I've been exercising for 2 weeks 5 days 60 minutes each and staying green on my calories and all other areas.
I've been playing with the exercise logs and my activity level. I wonder if I don't have it all accurate. It's hard to know how many hours I spend in light activity and which exercise to enter on the logs when I have to guess which exercise matches the one I actually did.
I weigh myself ... |
continue reading November 16, 2009, 4:13 am Headed up on the map and down on the scale!
USAndyD | So, I think I have found the secret...go up on the map and the scale goes down!! 214 this morning.
Yes, I actually packed my scale and since I stayed at an indoor campground last night (one of the best western style camps around) I had a place to weigh on a solid floor and with no wind chill effect! LOL!!!
It's gonna be a great day! ... |
continue reading November 14, 2009, 9:46 am Christmas comes early this year...
garcia |
 My first goal was to be 195 lbs. by 12/25/09 but when I weighed myself the other day I was already down to 195.5. Seeing as 12/25 is still about another 40 days away, I am thinking maybe I will hit my goal a little earlier than I anticipated. :-)
Now, I am trying to decide what to do about my next goal. I was thinking maybe I would stay with this weight for a little while before I set a "next goal." I do not feel uncomfortable at this weight like I did when I started out. I've gone down ... |
continue reading October 26, 2009, 9:43 am
updated Oct 26, 2009, 3:53 pm Weight loss & Feeling Cold
MelissaEileen | Since I've lost weight, I am freezing all the time. I find myself wearing my coat all day, even inside. I have always been a cold person, but it seems like it's gotten way worse since I've lost weight. In fact, it seems like I'm unusally cold. It's getting to the point where I might go see my doctor about it because I am so uncomfortably chilly all the time. But is there really anything a doctor can do? It's also driving my husband crazy because I never want to do any activity (other than running) where I might have ... |
continue reading September 29, 2009, 9:21 pm I Love Weight loss Surprises
kmcollier | Thank you all for your comments, I really do appreciate them. This is exactly what I have needed, the tools and a great support system. Thank you for the comment that suggested Black Strap Molasses, it has been on my list for when pay day rolls around but I was not sure of how it would taste. I hate the taste of milk so anything I can mix into it that is somewhat healthy is a huge plus. At my previous posting I was down .8 lbs and then when I weighed this morning I was down a total of ... |
continue reading September 27, 2009, 8:46 pm This is easy!!!
kmcollier | I have never stuck to a diet before and hate being limited on what I can or can't have. I love having this help with my life style change. This is only day 5 for me on NM but I am seeing results. I weighed myself this morning and have already gone down .8 lbs. I am so thankful that I found NM and wish I would have found it before but then I don't know that I would have used it like I am now.
It is a real eye opener for me. I love seeing just how I am ... |
continue reading September 27, 2009, 9:14 am The fountain of youth is Green
USAndyD |
 Well, I can confirm that there really is a fountain of youth and that it is definitely Green.
Today, I am proud to say that I have regressed to my teens...did you catch that people...TEENS!!!
With the four pounds so far this month I am now at 219 for a total of 42 dreaded pounds and what feels like 42 years gone.
And what's more, if any of you remember my "Aspen Belt" from 1987 it is now on the last notch when I couldn't even wear it when I started this adventure in April! So I definitely know that it has been ... |
continue reading September 11, 2009, 2:04 am Can't believe it...finally did it.
iowarose3 | I did it with NutriMirror....1st..
I met my short term goal of losing 15-20 lbs. I have loss 17.2 lbs. since joining. That's a total of 28.2 lbs. loss since I started trying to lose in May before joining this site, but I don't believe I would of loss as much on my own without the help from all here. Yay..for NM!!
2nd... My older sister from Rhode Island is visiting here in Iowa for the week..so my younger sister takes me and my older sis out to Olive Garden (never been there before) for our birthday's (my sis was ... |
continue reading August 31, 2009, 9:48 am Goal Met...Early! :>D
CountessOfHope | When I started NM on July 1, the first goal set was to lose 25 lbs by my bday Sept. 26. Today is August 31 and the weight loss is at...(drum roll)...28 lbs!!!!! A month early & three lbs. more than the goal.
My face just won't quit smiling. :>D ... |
continue reading July 16, 2009, 3:35 pm More weight??
MelissaEileen | I recently saw my sports medicine doctor to make sure that my body is still in good working order to continue marathon training. I'm seeing a sports doctor because this is the first time that I've ever trained for something so extreme and I want to be extra cautious that I don't get injured.
Anyway, as per usual, he said that I am in good shape to continue training, except that one of my knees makes a tiny little click. He said that this shouldn't be a problem now, but if I don't take preventive action, that it could result in ... |
continue reading July 8, 2009, 2:52 pm Frustrated
leannerk | I have been getting a little frustrated lately. It's not too bad yet, but I wanted to ease my mind before it became a BIG frustration. Now, let me start off with a little background: I never used to eat healthfully. I always just ate what sounded good, and usually, that consisted of junk food/fast food. My metabolism always took care of me and I was always O.K. with my body. Well, I guess part of growing up is that my metabolism slowed down, so for the past 6 months, I have been eating GREAT compared to the way things ... |
continue reading June 29, 2009, 4:25 pm Skype buddy for weightloss?
jruiz08 | Hi everyone,
I'm interested in finding a buddy to check in with on a regular basis- share frustrations, successes, and motivation on the weight-loss journey via Skype. I am a 23 year old female in southern FL, working to lose 30 lbs by the year's end. Comment on my post if you're interested :)
Best,
Sofia ... |
continue reading June 29, 2009, 4:20 pm Skype buddy for weightloss?
jruiz08 | Hi everyone,
I'm interested in finding a buddy to check in with on a regular basis- share frustrations, successes, and motivation on the weight-loss journey via Skype. I am a 23 year old female in southern FL, working to lose 30 lbs by the year's end. Comment on my post if you're interested :)
Best,
Sofia ... |
continue reading June 24, 2009, 10:14 pm Weight Loss Stats | Jessica asked about total weight loss among NutriMirror users. So Kel doesn't have to do the math for everybody, I've created a new page that will update automatically every day. It only counts users active within the most recent six months, so I don't expect to see dramatic changes to the numbers each day. But I've broken out some averages based on how active people are with the system. As you can see, the more you log, the more you lose.
I'll create a better link so you can find this page more easily later, but for now just click below:
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continue reading 32 comments June 24, 2009, 7:21 pm When do you have your meals?
Melissa71 | I am still trying to bottom my non-weight loss. So I was wondering - you guys who are losing weight successfully, when do you have your first meal of the day? When is your last big meal of the day? And when is your last snack? Did you notice any changes when you changed times of those? Much appreciated! ... |
continue reading May 26, 2009, 3:25 pm I must be doing something right... | I was plateau'ed for a long time, about 3 weeks, and it was really frustrating because I was hovering right around my first goal of 200 lbs.
Well, I must be doing something right because in the last two weeks I've gone back to losing 2 lbs a week again, something I haven't been able to maintain since I was seeing my personal trainer every week last fall!
Over the weekend I felt really lazy, so after a normal breakfast my husband and I went out to eat for a late lunch/early dinner. Saturday we had BBQ (I couldn't finish the meal ... |
continue reading 7 comments May 16, 2009, 8:43 am It's working!
BetsayJ | I just wanted to share my happiness with you all! I have lost a total of 6lbs since I started. NM's community has really helped me through this and I wanted to say thank you to you all. We all are very strong people and are going to do this together!!! ... |
continue reading May 14, 2009, 6:45 pm Finally broke the big 2-0-0 | I went to the gym today and weighed in. I've been hovering around 202lbs for around two weeks. Today I was 199.8! I'm going to count that as under 200, and say that I finally met my first weight goal! ... |
continue reading 23 comments May 5, 2009, 4:28 pm Step Aerobics kicked my behind! | So, I've wanted to try some of the classes that are free with my gym membership. Here it is in May (I joined in September) and I'm just now getting around to something besides yoga. :)
They actually canceled the yoga class I used to go to on Tuesdays because it wasn't getting enough people (that's why I liked it!), and they've now replaced it with a class called "Step n Sculpt". It's basically 30 minutes of intermediate step aerobics and then 30 minutes of stretching and weight training.
Have I ever done step aerobics before? Only if you count when I ... |
continue reading 4 comments May 1, 2009, 9:47 pm Finding the body that I KNOW is in there.
LLMcCall | So I know I can loose weight. But I really need help sticking to a plan that helps me reach my ultimate target weight. It seems I always get on an excersing kick and two week later, and maybe 5 pounds lighter, guess who's back to drinking wine 3 times a week and pulling the "I'll just run tomorrow" card.
Not this time! I am the heaviest I have ever been...weighing in at 169.5 around the first of the year. I got married in Oct and weighed just over 150 pounds. Well we honeymooned at the all-inclusive (might as well ... |
continue reading April 29, 2009, 3:48 pm Pictoral Evidence |
 I never felt as big as I was until I looked at a photograph of myself. Don't even get my started on my wedding photos from four years ago.. my husband and I have joked about re-shooting them :)
Anyway, I added two photos to my profile today, one to replace my oldest photo, as the one I added better shows my body shape, and one to show my recent progress. Hooray for not being afraid of cameras!
BTW, I think I'm making an awfully funny face in the most recent picture, but it showed off my curves the best! :)
Now I'm ... |
continue reading 17 comments April 20, 2009, 10:08 am Taking a break? | So, when I started to make all these lifestyle changes in August '08, my goal was to get down to at least 200 pounds in two years. I'm currently at 202ish. When I started seeing a trainer last fall, she asked me what my IDEAL weight would be, and I said 160 pounds, around what I weighed when I started high school. She suggested a happy medium of 180 pounds, and when I got there I could decide on the last 20 pounds.
What made her pick a goal above my ideal was the fact that I have been overweight for ... |
continue reading 8 comments April 12, 2009, 1:14 pm Not sure if I want to share just yet... | I joined a "lose to win" competition at my community center in February. I joined NM early March. I have been kicking some butt in the competition (although there are two men who have greater percentage weight loss than me) I was the top female in the mid-challenge weigh-in. THANK YOU NM!! I want to tell everyone, but the competitor in me is saying... wait just a bit. I'm feeling guilty that I am withholding a gem of a secret. I am making up for it though, by telling everyone else. I just want to thank ALL OF YOU for ... |
continue reading 3 comments March 5, 2009, 7:57 am Should I be in a rush? | When I started trying to lose weight in August, I knew that losing 2 pounds a week was OK for my size, and I had the approval of my doctor and trainer. My goal is to get down to around 180 pounds by the time my husband and I want to start trying for kids in another year and a half. I was able to keep up around 1.8 pounds a week from August through Christmas, but since then, the I've dropped to 1.5 or 1.2 pounds a week. I've also gotten a little lazier since I stopped my training ... |
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