Leanna

Selfie I took today. I feel so good after wearing my Darth Vader mask (sleep apnea) for the first time last night. I slept for seven hours... two without the mask (whoops). I feel more awake than I have in months. Steve said I didn't make a noise last night and he even checked to make sure I was okay. Usually at this point in the day, I'm falling asleep at my computer and have to go lay down for a nap. I still have circles under my eyes, but Steve says it's less noticeable! Yay for proper sleep.

No smoking for me today! (or tomorrow... or the next day, etc.) NOPE!

You guys are awesome. Thanks for all the advice! Jen, I picked up Special K cereal yesterday and that's what I'm eating now. I also picked up some apples, bananas, and pears. I was going to pick up some frozen fish, but the only fish they had was covered in batter and I figured that wasn't diet-friendly. Marti, I try to be fairly active. I don't drive, so I walk everywhere. Some days, I just go to the mall and walk around. I hate walking just to walk, so if I'm on a mission or if I have a destination, I can walk for hours. I have a gym membership that I'm going to start using starting tomorrow. I'm very nervous. I know it's all in my head and that no one at the gym is going to stare at me and gawk, but it's a huge fear of mine. At home, I do Zumba, Just Dance, Wii Sports, dance videos, fitness videos, etc. I'm addicted to Fitness Blender. I love doing their stretching videos. I really need to start utilizing MyFitnessPal again. I just suck at tracking my calories. Even with a food scale, I don't feel like I'm always accurate about how much I eat. Sometimes it's hard to measure everything. And if I burn a lot of calories, how much do I need to eat back? I think my biggest problem is the snacking at night. I don't overeat during the day, but as soon as I'm relaxing at night, I snack. I have mostly cut soda out, which was a serious addiction of mine... I lived off Coke for a while. Now I use our SodaStream and make carbonated water that I can add lime and what not to. I really struggle trying to find out what's good and what's not. I think I'm going to ask my doctor for a referral to a nutritionist because I know calories aren't the only thing I should be looking at.

Burnt toast.

Greasy breakfast. Gatorade/Powerade.

Would be great to hear from you Markus! :)

Thanks Colleen!

Okay, thanks DD!

Hey everyone: So as part of trying to lose weight and keep it off, I've been trying to change my eating habits. However, I struggle with trying to find healthy items. I really need suggestions on what foods I should be eating, what I can pick up for staple items, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions? What types of meat I should buy? Fish I should buy? Canned items? Vegetables? Snacks? Best cheese and milk products? I can't eat eggs, so I'm kind of limited for breakfast. Unfortunately, my weight is starting to impact my life more so than ever and I need to make some serious changes if I want to feel better.

Congrats LB! 7 months is an amazing quit. :) Thanks again for paying it forward with your blog. :D

Thank you SanDar!

It's a big ol' NOPE day for me!

Thanks guys! This is my dinner from last night. I made the sauce (no canned sauce here):

Hey everyone: I really miss this thread and it's been buried, so I thought I'd start a new one. I know I'm not a fancy cook or anything like our Scott is, but I have a recent appreciation and love for cooking. My friends get cranky when I post food pictures on Facebook, so I thought I'd post them here instead! Here is my meal from tonight. Not the greatest picture, but I made crockpot chicken using a bunch of seasonings and fresh garlic, rice, steamed broccoli, and Steve made me some mushroom gravy. I'm using the leftover chicken to make homemade chicken and rice soup.

Ahahahaha. Omg, can't breathe!

Awwww ((((Nancy))))), I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts go out to your family. Very hard to lose a furbaby.

Whoa, that centaur is well equipped!

Hey Nat: Sorry I'm late to answer. I'm just here to say you're doing great and don't ever worry about asking/posting. :) That's what we're here for!

I've only just started reading Where She Went, but the book has gotten some decent reviews.

Read this one earlier today and thought it was pretty funny: Rick Astley will let you borrow any movie from his Pixar collection, except one. He's never gonna give you Up.

I am so disappointed!

An agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac stays up all night wondering if there's a dog.