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  1. LightRaven

    Epiphany...

    So I haven't been here since the beginning of August.... Ive been going through a pretty financially difficult time, and haven't been sticking to SF 100%... or even 80%. It's been hit or miss lately. Thankfully I've been hovering around a 3-4 lbs weight fluctuation, so I haven't gained back...
  2. LightRaven

    OUCH! (I fell off the wagon..)

    Ugh, for the past week.. week and a half.. I fell off the wagon. I wasn't *real* bad.. but bad enough that when I weighed in this past weekend, I was the same, and then when I weighed in a few days ago.. I was back up a few lbs (although, I'm going to blame that on the fact that I have been a...
  3. LightRaven

    40 years wasted--the ranting of a loon

    You know what started me on this whole weight loss thing in the first place is the fact that I will be turning 30 in November (SCARY!) and I didn't want to be 30.. and fat. I have also been overweight most of my life.... ironically I was underweight as a small child. It was when we moved to...
  4. LightRaven

    BACK ON TRACK AGAIN!!!!!!

    LOL! You remember that guy I started seeing a little over a month ago. Well it's gotten to the point where we spend all our freetime together, and then some. I am soo sooo tired. I'm getting home at like 1am every night just to get up 5 hours later to go to work. And everytime I think I...
  5. LightRaven

    JULY CHALLANGE

    Yea that's me. But let me tell you.. I'm TIRED! I am beyond TIRED! I am exhausted. I haven't been getting in until like 1am, and then get up for work at 5:45. And everytime I even think about taking a night off... he always comes up with something and really wants to see me. Which I...
  6. LightRaven

    BACK ON TRACK AGAIN!!!!!!

    Hey sparkel, glad to have you back.. even though I haven't been on here too much either. But I bet I have a better excuse! :8855: LR
  7. LightRaven

    JULY CHALLANGE

    ; :8855: Ahem, I have basically a new man and uh..... yea. That's what I've been up to... :o :lilkiss: :8855: But thank you! LR
  8. LightRaven

    JULY CHALLANGE

    4 lbs for me! :D I gotta do a new ticker! Haven't been home much though. :-/ Biggirl86 ~ 7lbs Lost 1lb - 6lbs to go Denise ~ 10lbs Diane ~ 6lbs Helen ~ 10lbs Lind ~ 10lbs LightRaven ~ 8lbs Lost 4lbs, 4 to go Sacha ~ 8lbs Lost 2lbs - 6lbs to go Sparkle ~ 8lbs Stirky ~ 8lbs Lost 1lb - 7lbs to...
  9. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    1 lb gone this week. Bring on July! :cool: Biggirl86 ~ 5lbs ~ Lost 4lbs! 1lbs to go Cherrysabs ~ 5lbs Gymfiend ~ 6lbs Hannah ~ 5lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 2lbs to go HollySlimlightly ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 6lb! Target met:D Light Raven ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 9 lbs! Target met :D Bonus 3 lbs! Woo!:character00100: Mandy...
  10. LightRaven

    JULY CHALLANGE

    :cross: I'm going to go for 8lbs. LR
  11. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    :-/ Who told you that? Should I change to situps? Man, I can't do those! LR
  12. LightRaven

    I am back.

    YAY! Welcome back! LR
  13. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Nope. Not at all. LR
  14. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    2 lbs down this week. YAY! LR
  15. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    Another 2 lbs this week! Cherrysabs ~ 5lbs Gymfiend ~ 6lbs Hannah ~ 5lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 2lbs to go HollySlimlightly ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 6lb! Target met:D Light Raven ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 8 lbs! Target met :D Bonus 2 lbs! Woo!:character00100: Mandy ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 1 lbs to go MrsMe ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 3lbs...
  16. LightRaven

    Daily Weigh-In

    I used to be the same way.. weighing in only weekly. But I have found that I like to check in every couple of days. Not daily... just every 2-3 days. I have found that it is helpful to see the scales moving down.. even if it's just a half pound or so.. and lets me know if I need to be working...
  17. LightRaven

    Daily Weigh-In

    I read an article on MSN yesterday about this. Apparently they state that people who weigh themselves daily are more likely to maintain their weight. "Weigh yourself. Stepping on the scale first thing (after the bathroom, before breakfast, wearing little to nothing) gives you the most...
  18. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    I stopped using that particular brand/combination that I originally was using midway through the second week... had some gastrointestinal upset. :8855: It was due to the fat flush part of it. It did work. I think I had lost like 7 lbs in the two weeks. I still currently take an acai suppliment...
  19. LightRaven

    First week weigh in!

    Hey Biggirl, welcome back! :) LR
  20. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    Lost 3 lbs this week and have met my June Goal! Cherrysabs ~ 5lbs Gymfiend ~ 6lbs Hannah ~ 5lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 2lbs to go HollySlimlightly ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 6lb! Target met:D Light Raven ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 6 lbs! Target met :D Mandy ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 1lbs to go MrsMe ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 1lb to go :D...
  21. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Lost another 3 lbs this week.... and have reached my June goal! Woo! LR
  22. LightRaven

    I did it! WOO!

    LOL! I am from the States. I know there are lots of things that we say differently.. I just didn't know pants where one of them! LR
  23. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    When did I gain my 3 lbs back?! :8855: News to me! I'll adjust... Cherrysabs ~ 5lbs Gymfiend ~ 6lbs Hannah ~ 5lbs ~ Lost 2lbs! 3lbs to go HollySlimlightly ~ 6lbs Light Raven ~ 6lbs ~ Lost 3 lbs! 3 to go Mandy ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 2lbs! 2lbs to go MrsMe ~ 4lbs ~ Lost 3lbs! 1lb to go :D Redmel ~...
  24. LightRaven

    Socialising/Eating out

    I am very lax on the weekends when it comes to SF. I often eat what I want for breakfast.. have a lean cuisine for lunch and eat what I want for dinner. It's back to the grind on Mondays... It hasn't really affected me at all. :) I just try not to go over board. LR
  25. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    Yea, I'm good. I've actually been chatting it up with a new guy, so I haven't been lurking around here as much. :o ;) Find a new love interest (if you aren't attached!) it does wonders for your diet! :8855: Anyone seen Lind? It's been like 3 weeks since she's been on. :( LR
  26. LightRaven

    I did it! WOO!

    So today is laundry day.. and all my good pants are being washed.. which are basically my 14/16 knit pants that really aren't a 14 or a 16. I slip on a pair of 18/20 knit pants which when I bought them, were a little big, but do-able, but when I put them on today it was like :eek: I look like...
  27. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    Lost 3 lbs this week! wOOt! LR
  28. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    3 lbs down this week. Half way to my goal for the month! :D LR
  29. LightRaven

    Really unhappy and really self concious

    Yea, I'm working on those parts too. Here's two more exercises: Bend over, with a flat back, soft knees, looking forward, arms hanging down to floor...and with a weight, resistance band (under foot), or can of something in one hand, "kick back" that arm so that it is parallel with your back...
  30. LightRaven

    The Slim Fast 2 week challenge - 100% Honesty

    Ooo.. you guys are brave. Good for you! I'm stayin out of this one! ;) :8855: LR
  31. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Roll call for Lind. Where are you?!? Is everything ok? LR
  32. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    Well, I stayed the same this week. But that is fantastic considering the damage I did over last weekend (Memorial Day Holiday) and then yesterday at work, we had a meeting over lunch and ordered pizza. But hey... 6 lbs for the month... 1 lbs over my target. I'm happy! :) LR
  33. LightRaven

    I'm coming to join you

    Good Luck Woxy! and Welcome to the forums! :) LR
  34. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Whatcha talking about? My goal was 5 lbs this month, I lost 6.. so I am a lb over my goal..... Of course, I'd still like to see a loss again this saturday... But I was really bad this weekend... with memorial day and all. LR
  35. LightRaven

    Out of interest

    Well, I believe that the SlimFast website has a section on Maintaining.. I'm sure it involves always replacing one meal with SF. Another way to go about it is once you loose your weight, to go to a website like myfitnesspal.com and figure out how many calories you should be consuming a day to...
  36. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Any tea is disgusting :p... they do have green tea pills though. I've tried them. Good for energy I think.. but not so much on the weight loss. (That I found anyways.) LR
  37. LightRaven

    JUNE CHALLANGE

    I'm gonna got for 6 lbs this month. Not done with May yet, have one more weigh in, but already met that goal (yay!). LR
  38. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Thanks Rachy..don't forget we all have off days though. :) I often don't strictly follow the SF plan on weekends. I'm not horrible.. (Tonight I was.. had orange soda! YUM!) But so long as it's not an everyday thing, everything will be ok :) LR
  39. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Lost 2 lbs this week YAY! LR
  40. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    Not sure how accurate this list is anymore for some of you. Anyways... down 2 lbs this week. 1lbs past my goal.. and still a week to go. Woo! Tish - 7lbs down - "as much as poss" Sattsy 9lb - 9lb to go Sparkelwings 4lb - 4lb lost - Goal Met Cherrysabs - "I just want to lose something"...
  41. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    :happy096: Awesome sparkel!!! LR
  42. LightRaven

    HELP! I've just binged :(

    Glad to have helped! :) LR
  43. LightRaven

    HELP! I've just binged :(

    Hey Pinkemma, we've all been there... I've binged quite a few times.. it's always at night... and always when no one's home or around and can't hold me accountable for what I just did. I haven't actually found a solution. But I have found that if I am craving something, and eat something...
  44. LightRaven

    How long have you been on SF?

    I've been on SF since February. So that is almost 4 months now. There are a few people here I believe who have been on SF for much longer. :) LR
  45. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    I have my good and bad days. Weekends are more of a struggle for me than anything... I don't get terribly absolutely overboard with being bad.. but sometimes I just can't help my self. And sometimes it's hard when my daughter is with her father for a few days. Then I just get bored. And...
  46. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    All ya gotta do is find your nearest UPS (you have UPS right?) store. Or any mailroom that with ship items for you :) Yes, the dead silence is the worst, that just means they are in cahoots with each other and getting into it. We should have a contest.. who's children are the naughtiest...
  47. LightRaven

    It worked

    I believe caffiene can make you dehydrated tho..... (Time to visit google.. ) ...............They say it's a myth... but they are talking about 4 cups a day... not 20! So I dunno... Caffeine and Dehydration: Myth or Fact? (NewsBite) But I'm glad to see you're seeing the scales move cherry...
  48. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Oh Ayleigh and Michela aren't even sisters and they fight like it! It's horrible! I do have to give them separate things... (Like separate pieces of bubblewrap) or they will fight. Sharing is not high on their list of priorities. I think it's more because Ayleigh never feels like anything is...
  49. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    :8855: Well she's too young to go her separate ways just yet, they do have a little daycare so you can go exercise, she's not ready for that just yet (I'm also waiting for her cousin/my brother's GF to join, so they can play together and not freak out that mommy went to exercise) ANYWAYS.... I...
  50. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    :8855: Sparkel... I know what it is like to have the kids pulling at you and housework or cooking or laundry to do... I really really do. But at some point, you are going to have to decide to put yourself first. This journey is not just for you. Your husband and kids will benefit from it...
  51. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Awesome job sparkel. I know you've been struggling a little bit the past few weeks... so awesome awesome awesome! Ahem.................. Have you started exercising yet? Even a little bit ;) /end of nag. :8855: LR
  52. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Yea, I was thinking about doing that too. It must be nice to look at your signature to see all the mini goals you have completed when you are having an off day! LR
  53. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    :8855: Yea, I did it again last night and held it for a proper 10 seconds this time... not the quick 10 I did the night before. LOL! And I noticed while I was doing my regular crunches before it and I could feel my lower abs that time too, because they were a bit sore! Yay! :8855: I'm glad...
  54. LightRaven

    What made you want to Slim Fast?

    You know, at first I was really hungry. I had problems with concentration and dizziness.. but I didn't start with SlimFast, I started with something similar, RightSize. Now I will say that about and hour and half to two hours after drinking a shake or eating a bar, I will start to get hungry...
  55. LightRaven

    What made you want to Slim Fast?

    Well not really. Imagine a bite size pretzel... about the size of the 1st section/joint of your first finger... and it's filled with peanut butter. mmmmm... LR
  56. LightRaven

    What made you want to Slim Fast?

    Oh yea, I've never heard of them. But my boss loves peanut butter. She's had them before, and saw them in the cataloge for one of the places where we buy office supplies (they often sell snacks in bulk). I've been cursing her for two days now for buying them. They are very filling too...
  57. LightRaven

    Bit of a wobble today.

    Um... yea. We don't have that here (I'm in the states). Be nice if they did. :8855: LR
  58. LightRaven

    Bit of a wobble today.

    Whats a drifter? :confused: LR
  59. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind, I got a new "crunch" for ya! It directly targets the lower abdominals... the "pooch" alot of women experience after pregnancy. Lying on your back with your hands underneath your butt, lift your legs about 6 inches off the floor. Hold for 30 seconds. Slowly lower legs back to...
  60. LightRaven

    What made you want to Slim Fast?

    Purely convenience. I never tried SF before and always scoffed at the commercials on TV. I originally started with a product called RightSize, which is basically the same as SF, but it was expensive, and I was hungry alot. I started SF whilst trying to tweak my caloric intake.. and it was...
  61. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind, I'm so gald you are feeling better. I used to run/jog. It wasn't much or long.. about a mile, and I couldn't really run the whole thing.. but it was helpful. But I also hated it. It's important to remember that the purpose of jogging is to not go as fast as you can.. but as far as...
  62. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    1 lb down this week (it's that totm... I'm lucky to have any loss!) Tish - 4lbs down - "as much as poss" Sattsy 9lb - 9lb to go Sparkelwings 4lb - 4lb to go Cherrysabs - "I just want to lose something" MandyJ72 7lbs -7lb to go loulou13...... DawnT 8lb - 8lbs to go Carrot tit 8lb - 8lb to go...
  63. LightRaven

    WeightView

    Yea, from what I read, you are supposed to wear form fitting clothes. Hopefully I will have a little better luck this weekend. Let me know how the second pic goes if you decide to do it. :) LR
  64. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    Good Job Mandy, I think the consensus was to weigh in on Friday, but there are others like me who stick to their original weigh day.. which for me is Saturday. So just go with what day you like to weigh in as. :) LR
  65. LightRaven

    WeightView

    Aw Sass.. I'm sorry.. don't get too upset. Maybe the picture you provided wasn't close enough in the face to alter it without you looking weird? I looked at their gallery online and the pictures they have up seem pretty good... maybe you could do another? LR
  66. LightRaven

    WeightView

    I tried to take a pic last night and my camera says my memory card is corrupt! :mad: I'll try this weekend with my mom's camera. Let us know how it goes!! LR
  67. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Aw Lind. I was wondering where you've been at. It's not like you to disappear for more than a few days. Here are my suggestions: I don't know if you saw my other thread on Weightview.com, where you can upload a picture of yourself and they will basically alter it to a lighter you, up to 50...
  68. LightRaven

    WeightView

    Sass, have you tried it yet? I haven't yet.. I still need to take a full body pic and well.... my hair has looked horrid the past week because of the humidity. (It's been raining here for more than a week straight!) Stupid reason, but if I am going to get a pic of me 50 lbs lighter, then I...
  69. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Good Job Hannah... I know how deflated it can feel to not see the scales moving for a few weeks. It definitely sucks! LR
  70. LightRaven

    Week 2 WI

    Good Job Mandy, Keep it up! LR
  71. LightRaven

    Does anyone know utube squat exercises

    :8855: You know.. I don't have "time" to exercise either. Many people make a big deal that you get out there and go running, or whatever, for an hour or more. I don't have that kind of time being a single mom with a full time job. (so, technically, I have two full time jobs!)... what people...
  72. LightRaven

    Composition of your "fat"

    Yea, I know there is a different between the hard fat and wobbly fat. My dad had the hard fat... he was a big man... 400 lbs or so.. and if you punched him in the stomach.. nothing budged. And Yes sparkel.. I was bored! either way the question was still on my mind... I keep poking myself...
  73. LightRaven

    Composition of your "fat"

    Boy it's been dead around here lately. I know you all seem to have lives on the weekends and aren't around (can't say the same for myself!) but it's Tuesday people! (well.. Wednesday early morning for you guys... :8855: ) Anyways! I have a question. Whilst feeling around on my stomach, in...
  74. LightRaven

    Does anyone know utube squat exercises

    Sparkel.. how's the exercising going girl? Have you started? I'm really psyched tonight about my little exercise session... after finishing up, i was able to roll over, and do the yoga positions upward and downward dog, which I haven;t done in months... without my stomach on the floor. You...
  75. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Thanks Darling and Sparkel!! :) LR
  76. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    Good Job Tish!!! :) LR
  77. LightRaven

    What do you have when?

    Hey Sjn, I am one of those who can't follow this diet as strictly as others. There was no way I could make it from a 6:45 am shake to 12 or 12:30 shake with only one snack inbetween. I would find that I was hungry at about 9am... but didn't usually take my snack unitl 10:30 trying to...
  78. LightRaven

    WeightView

    Yea, I was thinking that too.. why not more than 50 lbs? But maybe it has to do with images looking as realistic as possible. You wouldn't want to submit a picture asking for a 100 lbs loss and then get a picture back that looks cartoonish. I haven't submitted my picture yet, forgot to have...
  79. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Wow that's awsome! Can't wait to see what May Brings! LR
  80. LightRaven

    WeightView

    Hey guys, wanted to pass this along. I was avoiding work on Friday and surfing the net and somehow came across a website that will take a photo of you and then produce another photo of you up to 50 lbs lighter than your original picture! The best part? It's FREE! I've come across this idea...
  81. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey lind... looks like those crunches are helping.. lost 3 lbs this week ;) :8855: LR
  82. LightRaven

    hello, I'm new!

    Hey Susiesue, welcome to the forums! Good luck with your weightloss journey. This forum is fantastic! :) LR
  83. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Lost 3 lbs this week! :) LR
  84. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    Lost 3 lbs this week! :cool: Tish - as much as poss Sattsy 9lb - 9lb to go Sparkelwings 4lb - 4lb to go Cherrysabs - "I just want to lose something" MandyJ72 7lbs -7lb to go loulou13...... DawnT 8lb - 8lbs to go Carrot tit 8lb - 8lb to go ( going on 4 wi's ) LightRaven 5lb - 3 lbs down- 2lb...
  85. LightRaven

    Pressure - Dilema - Help

    I dunno.. turkey's seem to have big butts to me. :8855. But you're right, that is a different body shape. I had a neighbor once who was thin on top and but had a gigantic butt and thighs. Course, I have the worst type of weight/body shape. I carry 90% of it in the middle. It's the most...
  86. LightRaven

    Pressure - Dilema - Help

    All formal wear, in the states anyway, sizing is wrong. They always run really small... even in children's formal wear (like easter dresses, etc). bunch of punks. Nothing like going out and getting a prom dress and being told by the lady that you are 3 sizes bigger than what all your clothes...
  87. LightRaven

    More Weirdness....

    Really... we don't have 100 cal chocolate bars here.... interesting.... LR
  88. LightRaven

    Chat Room - Does Anyone Use It?

    I've tried using the chat, and I did chat with a nice lady from the CD section once... but I'm usually on here when all of you are sleeping! :wave_cry: LR
  89. LightRaven

    More Weirdness....

    Lol.. They are just Sugar Free Halls... .you have Halls over there right? :8855: LR
  90. LightRaven

    Does anyone know utube squat exercises

    :bunnydance: Haha sparkel!!! Glad to see you take the initiative! :character00115: LR
  91. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    exactly ;) Besides, you'll loose more weight in general with some exercise thrown in there. The first week I actually started to exercise, I lost 6 lbs. Which was like :eek: (Sorry for hijacking your thread lind! :8855: ) LR
  92. LightRaven

    More Weirdness....

    Yea, but colds don't affect me like that. The only time I don't have an appetite is if I am REALLY sick (strep throat is my specialty.. who still gets that at almost 30?!?! Seriously!) Still haven't eaten after dinner tonight either. Hell, if this is my cure for my constant desire to eat...
  93. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Yea Sparkel.. I don't like exercising either... I'm just getting in 10-20 mins when I do it. I figure even a small amount is a big improvement over my usual sedentary lifestyle. BUT I also know that muscle burns more fat than... fat. :8855: And my biggest problem "spot" is my stomach...
  94. LightRaven

    More Weirdness....

    Alright so I have a nasty cold (no.. it's not the swine flu!)... and I got kicked out of work yesterday by the owner of my company because I had a bad coughing fit and so he sent me home. Anyways.. on the way home I got some proper medicine for this cold... Mucinex and Sugar Free cough drops...
  95. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    BTW, I was reading on the internet last night that cruches are more beneficial if when you are coming up for the crunch, you do it in a 4 count and then a 2 count to lower. Slowing it down and spending more time in the coming up part activates and engages your abdominal muscles even more so...
  96. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    :8855: Actually they aren't that bad now. Interestingly enough. I can't do the 4th type with the legs in the air. So I do types 1,2,3 20x each and then repeat for 10 times each. After that, my neck is like enough! I'm getting more of my shoulders off the floor is seems. How far are you...
  97. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Eh Lind... exes are a pain. I'm glad to see you back though! :) LR
  98. LightRaven

    SF strugglers Club....... whats your reasons & motivation

    Hey Darling, thanks for the list. I'll be sure to look into it. It is very hard to eat dinner and actually enjoy what I'm eating when Ayleigh is eating too. I have to nag and nag and nag for her to eat. Otherwise, she'd just play and bicker with her cousin. It's irritating... especially...
  99. LightRaven

    SF strugglers Club....... whats your reasons & motivation

    I think I might have to join the club. :( I really can't stop cheating at night... after dinner. I want to eat it all.. and I haven't found anything to cure it. :cry: LR
  100. LightRaven

    First week gone and .......................

    Great Job Mandy! I'm glad to hear you are doing so well. I cheat at night. :copon: It is something I haven't gotten over yet... after I eat dinner.. I want more more more. Even though I'm not hungry. I haven't really figured out the cure for that yet. Sometimes I wonder if I should switch...
  101. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hmm... haven't seen Lind on here in like 4 days.. where you at?! Hope everything is good! LR
  102. LightRaven

    MAY CHALLENGE

    I'm going for 5 lbs. Lets see if I can manage that. LR
  103. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind, was thinking about you this weekend, but didn't get a chance to post... I was out shopping at Burlington Coat Factory for some more clothes for Ayleigh (like she needs them... tsk) And I came across some really cheap exercise equipment... one was a type of ab roller, and the other...
  104. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Oi... I stayed the same this week. And I guess because my next WI will technically be in May, I guess that's it for me this month. 4 lbs... 3 lbs shy of my goal. BOO! LR
  105. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Shopping and Cleaning! I want to get one of those outdoor climber/slides for her this weekend... And I always try to clean and dust when she's not around.. try not to trigger her allergies/asthma. LR
  106. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Meh. I didn't do them last night... my back was really hurting and I'm not a fan of pain (who is?) Because exercising is new for me... atleast in the past 4+ years... I'm trying not to over exert and injur myself. I am prone to injuries due to my weight. Bad knees, back ankles, bad hip, and...
  107. LightRaven

    Water / Juice

    I want a Wii.. but they are like $200+ dollars here.. and then another $80 for the steppy platform thing... and then don't forget the games/exercises :cry: :wave_cry: LR
  108. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Yep... It's me who usually misses everyone cause I'm in the states. But I usually check my email first thing when I get into work.. and if I have time.. I reply :8855: LR
  109. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    :8855: I was looking at the ceiling! Ooo you should try resistance bands. expecially the ones that are looped (a complete circle)... or that have two velcro attachemnts so you can attach them to the ankles.. or wrists. It makes it really easy just to sick your ankles in there and do leg...
  110. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind.. got questions about the crunches. I did them tonight. I pulled out some rubber play mats that I used to put down on the floor when Ayleigh was an infant so she didn't crack her head on the hardwood if she fell...So I did all of them except the last one. Well.. I got three in before...
  111. LightRaven

    Water / Juice

    Technically, nothing can replace the benefits of drinking plain water. I used to be a huge soda drinker... I could drink 2 litres + a day. And I hated .. HATED water. And when I first went on a diet late last year, I replaced my soda with basically.. flavored water. I figured the calories...
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    Where did I go so wrong??

    Thanks Lind! :) I'll try these tonight. Hopefully Ayleigh wont view me laying on the floor as an invitation to use me as a jungle gym... :8855: LR
  113. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind, can I ask you a favor? Could you tell me what kind of crunches you are doing? In detail so I can do them? Or atleast where to find instructions of the ones you are doing? Also, do you think it would be ok if I did them on my bed as oppsed to the floor? We have hardwood floors in...
  114. LightRaven

    20/4/09 started slim fast! excited!

    Hey Cat, just wanted to mention something to you that I've read in the past. There have been alot of studies that show that if you eat within an hour of waking, that it boosts your metabolism. I see you don't drink your first shake until 10:30... and it could be that you get up close to that...
  115. LightRaven

    BigGirl's Diary

    Good Job Cat. Keep it up! :)
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    Where did I go so wrong??

    Thankfully we have Lane Bryant in the States... its a more fashion forward retail store for sizes 14w-32w.... but other stores that are for plus sizes... it's like.. yea. My grandmother might wear that. That's about it! :8855: As for your friend.. its amazing how we try to sabotage our...
  117. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    :D I'm glad I could help. I could only get one finger in there as well. Also, when I was telling my mom about the whole diastasis thing it got me thinking: From what I understand about anatomy... it wouldn't make sense for excess or even excessive weight to cause this problem. Diastasis is...
  118. LightRaven

    three shakes a day?????

    Hey Puddin, From what I understand, SF is not meant to be used on it's own without other food. I don't think it is as nutritionally balanced as it would need to be to be a total meal replacement. If you are going to still eat fruit and have salad... I guess that's better than living entirely...
  119. LightRaven

    Finally!

    Good Job Cherry! I'm glad the scale gods finally smiled down on you. I had sts for the two previous weighins... but it was mostly my own fault! :8855: LR
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    Slimfast April Challenge

    Aside from getting back on track with SF (Had two weeks in there where I did really poorly...) I started an Acai Berry Cleanse last saturday. Seems to be giving me a boost...which I had desperately needed to keep the motivation going. LR
  121. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Yea, there are alot of scams out there with all the free trials of different weight loss supplements... I just saw one last night for Acai where they charge your card $200.. and then when you try to cancel, there are no phone numbers to call, etc. It becomes a nightmare. I did buy this at a...
  122. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind, I did a little more research on the subject... and I wanted to share this with you: HowStuffWorks "Diagnosing Diastasis" Basically it is a way of self diagnosing if the muscles have separated (interestingly enough, I didn't find any information saying that carrying too much weight...
  123. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    -4 lbs this week. need 3 more to hit my goal. Lili 5lbs -5lbs Lost - Goal Completed :happy096: Sparklewings 4lbs - 2lbs lost - 2lbs to go Lucyjo 6lbs - 2lbs Lost - 4lbs to go Flubber68 7lbs - 7lbs to go Sattsy 6.6lbs - 0.88lb lost - 7.8lbs to go (i rounded your 0.88 lbs loss upto a pound when...
  124. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    down 4 lbs this week :) LR
  125. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Well, almost 5 lbs lost this week! I will be posting it as 4 lbs in the weekly weigh in because last weekend when I weighed in, I didn't report it because I rebounded .8 lbs that I had lost the week before..that I also didn't report because it wasn't a full pound... if that makes sense.... lol...
  126. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Hey Lind.. I'm very very afraid of having extra skin... it's to the point that when I think about having to deal with that, I want to give up on loosing weight. It's like, what's the point. I mean.. if I had the means, I would do the surgery to get rid of it... but money is always tight...
  127. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Congrats Lind & Sass! :) LR
  128. LightRaven

    BigGirl's Diary

    Congrats Cat and welcome to the forums! LR
  129. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Me Too!!! LR
  130. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Ok. This is what I got: It was a two bottle package.. two different types of pills that were sold as a package. The first one is the 14 day Acai Berry Cleanse. It contains Acai, Calcium, Blueberry, Cranberry, Litchi, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, Cascara Sagrada powder, Slippery Elm and Ginger...
  131. LightRaven

    One Word Story !

    into
  132. LightRaven

    Does anyone else.....

    You know, sometimes I still want to eat after I've eaten, even though I'm obviously full.. and I think it has something to do with the taste of food in your mouth. I have found after dinner when I still want more...if I pop in a piece of gum, the want for more food goes away. Maybe that will...
  133. LightRaven

    Moving from SF to CD

    Hey ScaryMary.. good luck with CD. Dont forget to stop in here to say hi! LR
  134. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    I dont know if there is a difference between the Acai Berry Pills, and the Acai Berry Cleanse that I am doing. When I get home tonight, I'll post the information that I have on the pills that I have. LR
  135. LightRaven

    Does anyone else.....

    Oh yea... after dinner is the hardest part. I think it's because we so look forward to our one precious real meal, that when it's over.. our brains are like "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" You are allowed to have a snack after dinner... like one of the snack bars. Or grab a little cup of those premade...
  136. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Alright, so I snuck a peak at the scales this morning... and I'm down 3.5 lbs from Saturday. :eek::eek: I mean, I really did alot of damage over the weekend with Easter dinner and some candy... So I really wasn't expecting that.. I was hoping just to be the same weight as I was on Sat...
  137. LightRaven

    One Word Story !

    was
  138. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    My normal weigh in is Saturday morning.... I did start it Saturday afternoon. So this afternoon would make it 3 full days. But I'm sure I did some damage this weekend being Easter an all. Maybe I'll take a sneak peak tomorrow morning to see what the damages are... to have a better idea of...
  139. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Everything seems to be going pretty smoothly. No adverse side effects, which is a huge bonus... as I can put up with lots of nonsense. :8855: I've thought about the irrigation.. but that just creeps me out too much. I can't really image someone messing around down there.. I have a hard...
  140. LightRaven

    One Word Story !

    twitching
  141. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    The package that I bought is two different pills. One is the Acai berry flush, which is 2 pills in the morning and then 2 pills in the afternoon, and then there is a fat flush that came with it as a bonus.. 2 pills in the morning and two in the afternoon. I was surprised that they aren't horse...
  142. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Yep. So far, no strange side effects. One of pills has a good amount of caffeine in it, but I have a high tolerance for caffeine. :8855: LR
  143. LightRaven

    One Word Story !

    one..
  144. LightRaven

    Acai Berry Cleanse?

    Hello ladies... and gents...;) I'm sure some of you have seen commercials on Acai berry... as well as the cleansing products out there that say we may have 5-20 (I've even heard up to 40) pounds of waste spackeled to our intestinal walls...(ew)...(and can you imagine?!) Anyways... I'm always...
  145. LightRaven

    One Word Story !

    grace....
  146. LightRaven

    Things are looking up .....

    Hey Girlfriend, congrats on the PT job! :0clapper: As for your skin.... I don't think it's the SF. I do think it is from stress. I remember my last two years at college, and a year afterwards until I had gotten pregnant with Ayleigh, my skin was crazy. I was completely stressed out because...
  147. LightRaven

    I blew it!!

    Really, I don't know what I;m passing on to Ayleigh. I really haven't paid alot of attention. Maybe I should start analyizing what I do and how we eat.... hmm.. LR
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    Feeling conflicted.. need some guidance please!

    I'm glad it's working for your Jolie. :) I haven't been listening to the CD as much as I should.. things have been a little bit too busy around here. By the time I go to bed.. I just want to sleep.. not listen to the CD for 25 mins. :8855: LR
  149. LightRaven

    **Wednesday** 100%

    Well my 100% day went well :). I think it was more of a 99% day.... I did have a bite of Ayleigh's peanut butter and jelly sandwich (she wanted to share)... but I mean come on... how many calories are in one single bite of a peanut butter sandwich? :8855: And I did have a bite of her ice...
  150. LightRaven

    **Wednesday** 100%

    Ok, I think I'm retarded for even attempting a 100% day.. but I'm in. Maybe it will give me the incentive to not munch after dinner. Here I go! LR
  151. LightRaven

    I blew it!!

    I dunno Sparkel... do you think we are damaging our kids' image of eating if we are alway hurrying them through meals? Perhaps our parents hurried us through meals and we are the result? I mean, seriously, there have been times where it's taken Ayleigh a good 45 mins + to eat dinner.. she gets...
  152. LightRaven

    I blew it!!

    Aw Lind, thanks. :) Ayleigh got cleared by her doctor today and said she sounded good. (on a side note, he didn't talk to me like a blithering idiot today.. but I think it was because her father was present. Retarded old fashioned Dr!) I'm still not being as good on my diet as I usually...
  153. LightRaven

    I blew it!!

    Thanks for the encouragement guys. I appreciate it. Today was better, but I wasn't 100%. I never really am anyways, but I try to keep it under control and to a minimum. I do still feel really really deflated about yesterday/Friday. It's almost like when you wake up from a really vivid or...
  154. LightRaven

    I blew it!!

    Hey Guys...seems like it's my turn to beat myself up. :cry: I blew my diet in two days. Ayleigh had gotten sick thursday night... she came home from school coughing.. every 10 seconds.. coughing. Even though she's been on all her allergy meds, and all her asthma meds for atleast two months...
  155. LightRaven

    100% day today - Thursday

    Arg.. night time after dinner is my worst... I can tell you now.. I just can not avoid sneaking in something after dinner..... Although.. I've been on a pickle kick lately.... pickles aren't horrible. It's the bowl of cereal I crave at night!!!! LR
  156. LightRaven

    I weigh less now than ......

    Thanks everyone. I felt alittle deflated yesterday when none of the pants fit. I guess I didn't really realize how big I had gotten. And because I haven't worn fitted pants (jeans or trousers) in many years, I had no idea what my true size was. I always wear knit type pants. Although it is...
  157. LightRaven

    I weigh less now than ......

    Well I pulled out one bag... I *almost* fit into a pair of trousers that are a size 18. I was a little confused, because I am wearing the same brand pants, that are a size 14/16... but they are knit pants, and trousers are fitted. So.. .all the jeans are a wash right now, they are all size 16...
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    Slimfast April Challenge

    Or we could enter into a friendly competition between the other sections of the forum.. to see which section can loose more in a month... But it would have to be with a section that has a similar diet structure.. wouldn't be far to compare the SFer's with Lipotrim.. they are eating like 400 cals...
  159. LightRaven

    I weigh less now than ......

    It dawned on me this morning during my morning commute into work... that I weigh less now than I did when I first found out I was pregnant with my daughter more than two years ago! And now there is a good 4 inches between me and the steering wheel!! (used to be like a 1/2 inch.. enough room...
  160. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Great Job Hannah... As usual ;) LR
  161. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Hey Mary... I think the list you've made is a great idea. Especially if we add up the total loss at the end of the month to see what we collectively lost as a forum. THAT would be awesome! :) LR
  162. LightRaven

    About to start shakes, any tips?

    Yea, I switch back and forth between shakes and bars all the time.. depends on if I remember to put a shake in the fridge the night before :8855: My biggest tip is water water everywhere. You'll be in the bathroom alot.. and going down bumpy roads will be really uncomfortable... and you'll...
  163. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Thanks :D I was like :confused: when I got on the scale. We thought it was broken, so then my brother got on (and apparently he's lost 30 lbs and didn't notice... jerk!)... and still thought it was broken.. so then we weighed the girls... my daughter and his daughter.. and they were correct...
  164. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Wow Lind! That's awesome! LR
  165. LightRaven

    sugar free jelly

    I mixed sugar free preserves into the vanilla shakes.... the peach didn't come out well, but the strawberry wasn't too bad :) Other than that.. I don't like jelly much, so I don't eat it on it's own. LR
  166. LightRaven

    newby

    Hey Vicki, I didn't like the shakes at first either... But you get used to them. :) Hang in there! LR
  167. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Sorry Sparkel, I'm only on breifly during my lunch break at work .:( LR
  168. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Meh?! I'm confused. I'm aming for 7 lbs this month... :8855: LR
  169. LightRaven

    help!!!!!!!!!

    Just did in your ARG thread ;) LR
  170. LightRaven

    aarrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!

    You have to paste the (BBcode I think?) into your signature. When you do it, there are two codes at the bottom of the ticker page your created.. copy the first one and paste it into your signature, which you can alter from the User CP section. :) LR
  171. LightRaven

    aarrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!

    Sorry to hear about your baby... my daughter has asthma as well, but it's only induced by allergies and colds. But that means she is sick for all of spring, and a good portion of the fall. Good luck on your journey... and as a tip, I always keep SF snack bars in my purse.. just in case.. and I...
  172. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Hey everyone! I met my march goal and then beat it by 3 lbs! :eek: Turns out digital scales are cool after all! :woohoo: LR
  173. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    I lost 6 lbs this week! :eek: I'm confused and pleased at the same time! LR
  174. LightRaven

    Hungry Hungry hungry

    You know.. I find that I continuously snack if I'm really bored. Sometimes actually finding something else to do will take your mind off of food and on something you enjoy. :) LR
  175. LightRaven

    New here

    Great job Stirky and welcome to the forums! LR
  176. LightRaven

    oooooopppssssssssiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee

    I have... One meal isn't going to screw you over Netuk. Your loss might not be as big as you were hoping if it was the night before WI, but just like we don't loose weight over night, we don't gain it over night either. So keep on going :) LR
  177. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Good Job Claire! I weigh in tomorrow morning... and I will be using a digital scale this time that I am stealing from work... I'm nervous because I'm afraid of digital scales!!! :faint2: LR
  178. LightRaven

    Slimfast April Challenge

    Yea, I have one more weigh in for March.... I set my goal at 8.. but not sure I'm gonna get to it. So for April... I'll aim for 7lbs. :) LR
  179. LightRaven

    Fresh Start

    Hey Sass... welcome back! :) LR
  180. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Way to go Hannah!!! LR
  181. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Way to go Hannah!!!! Is your scale digital? (I'm scared of digital scales!!) anyways... I know that the digital scale here wont work if you don't kick it and let it zero out before you get on. Otherwise, it will say you weigh nothing.... Just a suggestion :) LR
  182. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Thanks Lind and Sparkel. I'm on the East coast.. and I think there is a 6 or 7 hour time difference between us. I usually hop on around my lunch time.. it is 12:29 here... and then again once Ayleigh is off to bed.. which is sometime after 9pm. That is usually when I spend the most time on...
  183. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Hey Sparkel.. Yea I'm ok. Sometimes it just hits you at times when you aren't coupled with someone.. that it would be nice to snuggle with someone other than my daughter....lol. And I would love to get on her and chat.. but I'm too many time zones away.. no one is ever on. :cry: LR
  184. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Good Job nikki... glad to see you are no longer lurking and joined the fun :) LR
  185. LightRaven

    has anyone tried.....

    I do take green tea pills... They also supposedly supress apetite (not happened yet), increase energy (Seems to be true) and helps burn fat (I dunno.) They aren't expensive and aren't too hard to swallow (can't stand giant horse pills).. I hope that they do help burn fat, but mostly I use...
  186. LightRaven

    just joined - a new start!

    Welcome to the forums Piggy! :) LR
  187. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Great Job Sparkel! LR
  188. LightRaven

    Good intentions for mothers day lol

    Huh... I was unaware that mother's day is earlier over there than where I am. Interesting. Anyways Sparkel... that was sweet of your family... breakfast in bed! I wish! Don't be too hard on yourself.... it was an occasion! We aren't always angles... :) Sending hugs your way! LR
  189. LightRaven

    So excited!!

    I'm not sure what the purpose of this berry is.... I guess some people don't like sour things.... but I can't wrap my head around eating a lemon.. and it not tasting like a lemon. What will it taste like then? Now they just need to find a berry that makes everything taste bad so we dont'...
  190. LightRaven

    aahhhhhh why am i sooooo fat

    That's an interesting thought. That your body is doing other things with the good things you are doing for it. Your body can't sit there and say "gee.. she really wants to lose all this weight... so I'll just stop everything else I was doing and focus on that now" It'd be nice... but our...
  191. LightRaven

    I want to eat everything in sight!

    Thanks everyone. She is doing better, but I just sent her off to her father until Tuesday, and he is horrible with her treatments. In his mind, if she is not showing any symptoms, why give her the medicine. I wish asthma was that easy.. Especially in young children. It's not about wheezing or...
  192. LightRaven

    I want to eat everything in sight!

    :sigh: Yes that is really how I feel. i just want to eat everything in my kitchen. I'm not hungry... I'm not necessarily bored... I'm just exhausted and stressed. Ayleigh is sick again and i really don't like her doctor very much. He's not a "bad" doctor.. but his bedside manner is...
  193. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    3 lbs away from goal. Dunno if I'm gonna pull that off this week. blah. LR
  194. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    1 lb this week. :cry:I know I have no reason to whine, it's still a loss, and I have changed the way I ate this week (eating when I am hungry as opposed to trying to hold out until the next snack or meal), AND I weighed myself after I ate breakfast because I was really hungry. But still. I was...
  195. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Woo Lind! :clap: LR
  196. LightRaven

    Recipes for SlimFast?

    I have found that SF doesn't freeze. At all. I keep a case in the trunk of my car so that I always have lunch at work... can never forget. And in January here.. the high never really gets above freezing... with lows in the single digits...and it never froze! :8855: Me and my co-workers...
  197. LightRaven

    Feeling conflicted.. need some guidance please!

    Hi Flubber... I am sort of doing that now, as I don't want to give up on SF because I am having success. Maybe I'll have to check out his quit smoking book too. I've been smoking for about 10 years now.. I have a prescription for Chantix sitting in my wallet, but haven't filled it because...
  198. LightRaven

    :D :D :D

    That's great LadyX! I've heard that when you have alot of weight to loose, it's common to loose alot in the first two weeks as a good portion of it is water weight, etc... the not drinking pepsi also has alot to do with it as you've cut out ALOT of sugar... but then you are supposed to level...
  199. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Good job Hannah! :) LR
  200. LightRaven

    Recipes for SlimFast?

    Hello :) So, I've never seen anyone on here make suggestions for recipes for the Slim Fast shakes. Does no one alter it? :confused: Today, I went to the grocery store up the street to pick up some SlimFast for my co-worker... She's been too busy to get to the store and it was on sale at the...
  201. LightRaven

    Feeling conflicted.. need some guidance please!

    The CD so far has been good... It took me a min though to get over his accent and the sexy way he lowers his voice throughout the CD. I think I cracked up for about 5 mins before I could take it seriously. :8855: It reminded me of the Right Said Fred "I'm too Sexy" song! i finished the...
  202. LightRaven

    Where did I go so wrong??

    Good Job Lind! I just bought two pairs of pants that are a size too small... thinking I might be able to fit in them.. or at least, very soon. But Ihaven't opened the package to try them on yet! :8855: LR
  203. LightRaven

    weekly weigh in

    Good Job Zarina! :) LR
  204. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Half way there to my goal! :)
  205. LightRaven

    Feeling conflicted.. need some guidance please!

    THanks for the advice and support KD and Claire. I would like to try this non-diet, but it's almost as if all his advice and rules go against every single diet book I've ever read.. and I've read alot. It's not that it doesn't make sense or I think it's wrong, it just that.. the biggest thing...
  206. LightRaven

    Feeling conflicted.. need some guidance please!

    Hello everyone. I decided to take Ayleigh to the bookstore on Friday night.. I needed to pick up a book for the book club in one of the other subsections on minimins and Ayleigh loves books. So as we are walking by the front window, I see a book called " I can make you thin" by Paul McKenna...
  207. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    3 lbs lost this week :) LR
  208. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Show off! :p:p:p:p:p lol LR
  209. LightRaven

    nothing to do with diet..... just so v worried

    :confused: I am thinking redundant means laid off??? I'm sorry to hear that Sparkel. what kind of industry is he in? I am luck in the fact that my industry is basically recession proof. Companies are going to make drugs and research cures for diseases no matter what and therefore they need...
  210. LightRaven

    What will you do when you've lost the weight?

    :8855: :8855: :8855: OMG! (My co workers are looking at me like I am daft because I'm laughing so hard!) LR
  211. LightRaven

    What will you do when you've lost the weight?

    I've thought about getting a tatoo, but I'm really not good with pain. If I did, it would be my daughter's name most likely... perhaps spelled the correct way (the Scottish way... which i cannot remember right now) Other than that.. find myself a real husband! :8855: LR
  212. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    My Ex loves Guinness....and at one of the bars we used to frequent they had guinness buffalo wings. Now THOSE are to die for. ( I don't like beer thought). Anyways.. on a side note.. here in the US, Guinness has been advertising that it has less calories than all other beers... (I even think...
  213. LightRaven

    what does everyone drink on slimfast?

    I thought diet coke didn't have any calories.... Guess that is why they came out with Coke Zero huh? :8855: i always wondered about that! LR
  214. LightRaven

    what does everyone drink on slimfast?

    Not particularly.... :8855: I used to hate water. Now I'm ok with it. :) LR
  215. LightRaven

    Wednesday daily chat

    Hey Guys, My name in Heather.. I'm in the states (Philadelphia to be exact.) I'm 28, and have a 2 year old.. separated from her father.. looking to get a divorce sometime this year. I've struggled with my weight since probably puberty. :-/ I do have a thread round here somewhere where I...
  216. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Good Job Hannah! :553: LR
  217. LightRaven

    what does everyone drink on slimfast?

    Just Water. Don;t like Tea, or Coffee.. or Diet Soda :( LR
  218. LightRaven

    under-active thyroid and weight loss

    Hi Claire, There was a thread somewhere around this forum about thyroid problems and weightloss. Somepeople believe that once you are on the proper medication that everything should be corrected. However, because your body flucuates, sometimes it's hard to find that level and it will...
  219. LightRaven

    daily chat?

    Hey girls, (and any lurking guys!) count me in. I had an experience like that a few weeks ago. I LOVE Mac & Cheese. Not as much as I love pizza, but I digress... I had just gotten home from work and found that no dinner was made (we have "Fend" nights in my house... where you fend for...
  220. LightRaven

    June/July book - Valley of the Dolls by Jacquiline Susann - Read by 31st July

    I am interested! :) Don't read much beyond Green Eggs & Ham at the moment due to my little one! :8855: Would be nice to get some adult literature in me. :) LR
  221. LightRaven

    first weigh in

    Way to go Zarina! :) LR
  222. LightRaven

    Need Opinion on Breakfast

    Hey Guys :) Over the past few weeks I've read several articles on how eating breakfast plays a major role in weight loss. Obviously I drink a shake every morning on my way to work for breakfast. But all the articles have said the same thing: That in order to jump start your metabolism...
  223. LightRaven

    American Slim-Fast

    I didn't realize there was a variety difference between the two. Do you have family or a friend over here who could send it to you? My mom, who has friends in Italy, has sent food to. But she said they were dry packets of stuff. But she does know another friend who sends things like cans of...
  224. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Alright, I'm down 1 lbs. It's not as much as I'd like, but it was only 4 days between weighing in... and I had to undo the damage that I wreaked on Monday. Having a piece of cake for my mom's birthday is one thing. I did so much more than that during the day. :8855: LR
  225. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Way to go everyone. I'll be weighing in tomorrow. It'll be a short week for me, and I'm nervous. :( LR
  226. LightRaven

    weighed in before I should have

    Well done Sabs! :) LR
  227. LightRaven

    Does it get easier?

    I must say in certain aspects it does not get easier. I also think about dinner time all day when I can have some "real" food. I often ask my mom "Whats for dinner?" ..... and it will be morning. :8855: So yea.. in that aspect.. and this is my 5th week... I'm still constantly thinking about...
  228. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    That's fantasic Hannah... spread some of those good weight loss vibes my way!! :8855: LR
  229. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    :8855: I'm sorry Pug. I don't usually see guys toolin around here. My Bad! :D LR
  230. LightRaven

    low cal snack ideas?

    My favorite non-SF snack is rice or popcorn cakes in white cheddar. They are only 45k ea.. so you can eat about 2 1/2. That keeps me going until lunch. :) LR
  231. LightRaven

    SlimFast March Challenge

    Alright Ladies. It's a new month and I didn't see a March thread. So I took it upon myself to start it seeing as I'm bored. Time for new challenges and goals! What is everyone's challenges this month? I aim to loose 8 lbs this month and stay on the straight and Want-to-be-Narrow path...
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    having a TERRIBLE diet day

    :8855: i never want to get on the scales early. Wanna know why? Because it makes me nervous! I actually get anxious about it. Then again, I get anxious over TV shows sometimes....I change the channel and everything.. not because it's scary.. usually just an embarrassing situation. Go...
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    There's a mystery afoot!

    Oh I can't wait for that! I have huge feet! They are just so wide that buying shoes is a major problem. That and I walk funny, (haha, I roll on the out sides of my feet).. so I'm really hard on shoes. :cry: And I love shoes... but can't buy them.... LR
  234. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Lol Thanks Lind. I just hope I don't get discouraged. :( LR
  235. LightRaven

    hi im new

    Welcome Zarina!
  236. LightRaven

    There's a mystery afoot!

    Hannah, those little red veins on your face are probably broken capillaries.. I have a few too...They usually show up on people with very fair translucent skin (me!!)... but I didn't know they could go away. I wonder if my father's went away too when he lost all his weight.... he had a ton on...
  237. LightRaven

    whoop whoop!!

    Way to go Sparkle!!!! :) LR
  238. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Hey ladies. Well I finally got around to weighing in today and well... didn't loose anything. :( I'm a little disappointed but not by much. This week was hell at work and I know that i ate too much at night. Not to mention my boss kept ordering pizza to keep up going with the packing (we...
  239. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Aw Lind, 1 lb is better than none.. or a gain! Look at it that way. :) I still haven't weighed in.. I'll try tomorrow morning. LR
  240. LightRaven

    There's a mystery afoot!

    I wish I felt thinner! Maybe then I wouldn't have to look for other things.... like spots of my foot or the distance between my tummy and the steering wheel... :8855: LR
  241. LightRaven

    the 3 snacks

    :8855: My daughter interrogates me about my belly button. She's not sure where it is... :rolleyes: LR
  242. LightRaven

    There's a mystery afoot!

    Hey gang! So even though I've lost 9 lbs so far, I'm not really "seeing" it.. like in the traditional sense. I've got the steering wheel test going on (the distance seems to get greater and greater!).. but a weird thing I noticed was last night. I was sitting in my mom's room on her bed...
  243. LightRaven

    Weekly Weigh In....Anyone?

    Good Job Darling! I normally weigh in tomorrow.. but my company is moving to a new location tomorrow... we are a very small company, so we'll be doing alot of the actual moving.. I'm wondering if I should weigh in on Sunday instead.. to reap the benefits of manual labor!! :8855: LR
  244. LightRaven

    Hello! trying to decide what to do

    I've heard holding in your breath while being weighed makes you heavier. I mean.. first, you are adding volume to your lungs.. but also by sucking in your gut, you are throwing your center of gravity off...I think that affects your weight. Meh.... LR
  245. LightRaven

    only day 2 and think i may have blown it

    :eek: So uh... did you call the waiter back and be like... I want to add to my order? :8855: LR
  246. LightRaven

    Hi im new

    Hi Sabina, and welcome to the forums. :) I horde my calories until the end of the day as well. And that is mostly because... I'm completely good at work, and I get bad at night:devilangel:. not real bad because I'm obviously still loosing weight, but like right now there is this Asiago cheese...
  247. LightRaven

    Hello! trying to decide what to do

    I still stand by that I would love to loose 20 lbs right this very second! :8855: I'd probably loose more weight a week if I wasn't so bad at night. :o It used to be the weekends that wrecked my diet.. but now it seems to be the night time. After my daughter goes to bed. I really should...
  248. LightRaven

    Let's have a little fun!

    Yea, so... I got an estimate for my bumper this morning... $1200! I think that lady better give me her insurance information because I doubt she has that lying around anywhere.... on a side note.. I got to work really early this morning and decided to finally clean up all the slimfast on my...
  249. LightRaven

    only day 2 and think i may have blown it

    My grandmother's parents are from sicily, she was born shortly after arriving in the States... and when my grandmother makes Sauce... there's always a ton of pasta.. however, with sauce... it's not really the main ingrediant. The focus is on all the meat they put in it (meatballs, pork ribs...
  250. LightRaven

    Hannah's weekly weigh in

    Well done Hannah! :) LR
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