Melissa65

Start Weight:(02 Jan 12) 240.0 lb
Current Weight:(10 Apr 12) 209.8 lb
Goal Weight:140.0 lb
following: Melissa65's own diet
performance: losing 0.9 lb a week

I am a 46 year old mother of two who works as a middle school counselor and as an assistant service manager at a grocery store on nights and weekends. I have been overweight my whole life, except when I lost over 100 pounds in 2004. I managed to keep it off for a few years, but here it is back on 8 years later, sigh. When I lost the weight before, I did it by counting calories and being accountable every month by going to the "fat doctor" who gave me diet pills (don't judge, LOL!). I know I can do it, because I have, but it's harder now . . . . probably because I wrecked my metabolism by only having 800-900 calories a day. Excuses aside, though, I am "in this to win it," and I am dedicating the year of 2012 to getting rid of this weight and feeling as good as I did in 2004!

FatSecret member since: 02 Jan 12

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Melissa65's cookbook

cals: 169kcal | fat: 5.77g | carbs: 0.82g | prot: 26.68g
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders
Sensational low carb chicken dish.
cals: 289kcal | fat: 7.30g | carbs: 31.17g | prot: 28.46g
General Tso Chicken
Enjoy this Asian classic by sautéing the chicken instead of frying.
cals: 206kcal | fat: 1.57g | carbs: 5.06g | prot: 41.05g
Seared Ahi Tuna
If you're tired of eating chicken and plain tuna, try this very easy to make and absolutely delicious dish.
cals: 323kcal | fat: 7.28g | carbs: 25.31g | prot: 36.33g
Chicken Fried Rice II
A versatile, tasty way to get a warm meal quickly.
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Best tasting protein drinks?
I like vanilla SpiruTein. I will put a scoop of it, one cup of water, 1 TB fat-free CoffeeMate powder, some sugar-free Torani syrup (my favorite flavor is Kahlua, yum!) and 1-2 cups ice in a blender and have a 130 calorie smoothie/shake!
posted 07 Feb 2012, 13:55
Website or tool to calculate nutritional information for recipes
Thanks, NCNOLE. I have decided I am just stupid, because I still can't find it, LOL! Thanks anyway, and I will keep looking.
posted 27 Jan 2012, 10:57
Website or tool to calculate nutritional information for recipes
NCNOLE, I'm either stupid or tired, but how do you add it as a custom food? I have recipes where I know the calorie count and I don't want to add the whole recipe, just the calories, but I can't figure out how to do what you said!
posted 20 Jan 2012, 14:18
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02 April 2012

Ugh. I don't know why I'm disappointed, but I am. I guess I just want it to fall off faster than I can count, but I know that's not realistic. I want ...
on diet Melissa65's own diet  losing 2.6 lb a week

20 March 2012

Wow, that's frightening, gaining 7 pounds in a week! How did THAT happen?! Okay, I know that I didn't worry about "dieting" since my family was in from ...
on diet Melissa65's own diet  gaining 6.1 lb a week

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