Life is best lived in balance. I've realized that my health and well being are dependant on this. That and forgiveness. Forgiving myself for the mistakes I have made in the past and not dwelling on them. Recognizing that I am doing my best to live ...

So, I've been trying to quit eating in front of the TV. It's sort of my "last frontier" of changing up my eating habits, and I've been resistant to it. But, for whatever reason, I feel like I'm still a little higher in the body fat percen...

I forgot why I was doing this. I forgot to care about myself enough to keep working hard. I have not been able to stay on track at all the past two months.It started with a pretty excuse. I would quit smoking before I would try to continue my weig...

Before I kill someone, I figure I ought to vent... Here's the story So... Back early in November, I talked to my DH about inviting my stepmom for Christmas. He said ok, and handed over his credit card so we could buy the plane ticket as her gift. E...

After another day of essentially binging my ways through meals, I stood outside havign a cigarette (I know, that isn't what you should be doing if you have quit smoking). However, I do some of my best thinking in these quiet moments.I thought, "...

Where I am, where i want to be by the end of January 2009. Will update with results every thursday. Will post review of accomplishments as well as February goals on Feb. 1, 2009 WeightCurrent is 220.5 -- goal is 213-215 lbs (5.5-7.5 lbs) Body Fat%C...

So, for about ten years now, I've wanted a pair of Frye riding boots. They're black, they're leather, they'll be in style forever and they're expensive. I have very few stylish desires, and I'm not exactly a person who spends a lot of money on cl...

Yes. I think it has finally gotten into my head that I am...........*GASP*..........SKINNY! I am finally blogging about my journey. I'm not sure why it has taken me so long. Maybe I have finally realized that my "ponderings" are valuable an...

I joined MFP back in August and I have now lost 26 lbs! I can hardly believe it. I've struggled with trying to lose weight for so long that I was beginning to think my body wouldn't let go of the fat - no matter what I did. I blamed it on menopau...

I believe that dreams are the minds way of processesing information and sorting out the days events. Sometimes, dreams bring forward information that your concious self has not yet acknowledged was there. This morning, I woke up in the middle of a d...

By Monica Gomez Rank these mixed drinks from highest to lowest calories (based on 8 fl. oz. or 1 cup's worth). While 8 fl. oz. may seem high to some, consider that a lot of people are likely to consume that and maybe a bit more of a certain cocktail...

alrighty.. this is my first post, but definitely far from the last... i just joined yesterday. i ate pretty well relative to what i've been eating up until this point. i had a salad that came with a small bag of chips but then i woke up just a coup...

Well, did I EVER go out to eat last night!I spent a fortune in money & points!I'm glad my plan allows for things like this, but I feel a little guilty about indulging so much. I keep having to remind myself that I don't have to feel guilty - it's...

For the first two weeks on this site, I still binged and did my usual pattern - being good Monday to Thursday (including filling out my food diary) and then binging through the weekend (and I would pretend MFP didn't exist). It caused me to mainly ma...

...You know how it is when you run into someone you haven't seen in years and they don't recognize you? And in the back of your mind you're thinking, I wonder what they're going to say when they see someone else we BOTH knew. "Did you see Tame...

from myself! And I think it helped! I realized I didn't like the way things have been going for the past month. I stopped working out, haven't really quit smoking like I had hoped I would have, and haven't lost an ounce. I have been under an unus...

Here's my happy for the week:I finally reached a 10 pound loss!! Ten pounds . . . gone!! I cannot believe it. I weighed on Monday at work and they were just gone. Not long ago, I was ten pounds heavier than I am today. Not long from now, I'll be much...

So I've been using MFP for almost 2 weeks now, and I've come to see a trend - I eat a lot of protein (sometimes too much), and almost never enough carbs! This is especially not good since I run. so I'm going to do something about it.For now, I'm goi...

I closed a lot of doors behind me years ago when I realized that I was overweight and it would not be something I was likely to change. I gave up on hopes and dreams. I gave up on believing that I had the ability to achieve much at all and was alwa...

So, I recently read the book "Intuitive Eating" (thanks again Mary ;) and one of the things it mentions is that stress bingers are lucky. Lucky in that we have a physical symptom that we're overwhelmed by something. In olden times, miner...