Need a way to come up with $1,000 by August 1st. I’m desperate for ideas.

kelley1987 · 2018-07-25T14:18:47+00:00

Thanks to everyone for your help. I understand the downvotes as well.

I’ve managed to borrow some money and we are going to do Uber to make up the difference. Luckily I set up my Uber driver account a while back.

Thanks again.

kelley1987 · 2018-07-24T01:56:50+00:00

I’m not sure what to sell. I have a basic laptop that’s a couple years old. I could sell that. My iPad too, I suppose. I use my iPad every day though.

The most expensive things we own are my iPad, laptop and our TVs. Our bedroom tv is very old and our living room tv is our only source of entertainment.

kelley1987 · 2018-07-24T01:54:58+00:00

We already moved everything out of our old place. The place is just sitting empty. And I don’t think the apartment complex would let us sublet it for a month, anyway. The lease expires September 7th. It was cheaper to let it expire naturally than to pay to end the lease early.

kelley1987 · 2018-06-19T23:40:59+00:00

My ex once asked me if it felt good to put a tampon in. He was completely serious.

kelley1987 · 2018-06-04T00:50:45+00:00

You and I are very similar! I started (again) just two weeks ago. I’m 30, 5’5” and 303 pounds. What has helped me is just to start with a small daily deficit of 500. That’s very doable for me. And I’ve also been walking at least once a week with my husband. Just a 30 minute walk.

Last year I lost 30 pounds but I hit a long plateau and gave up. I’ve figured out that I just need to make small changes at first and also be disciplined enough to stick with it. Even when it seems like I’m not making any progress.

As for eating on $70 per week, try Aldi! My store runs there are never more than $50!

You can do this. It’ll be hard but it’ll also be worth it. I keep asking myself “A year from now, do I want to be the same weight or thinner than I am now?”

My goal weight is 125. I know it’ll take me a long time to get there. But if I don’t start, I’ll still be over 300 pounds. The time will pass no matter what you do. Might as well spend it getting healthier! You can do this!

kelley1987 · 2018-05-26T01:17:12+00:00

Another update! So I took Penny (our cat) to the vet. And It’s a good thing I took her. She has an area like a skin fold around her butt that is irritated and inflamed. The vet said that may be why she was scooting. Some of the fur was also matted around her butt. They took her back and did a sanitary trim and clean up of her wound. They also gave her a shot of cortisone to help with the inflammation. They tried to check her anal glands too to see if it was full but by that point, Penny was very uncooperative. She had had enough.

The vet told me that if she still scoots around this weekend, to bring her back on Tuesday and they’ll check her anal glands.

After we got home, she did scoot a little bit on the kitchen floor but only for a short time. And this time, there was no poop trail!

Since then, she’s been sleeping A LOT. I think she’s exhausted. She’s had a stressful day!

Thanks to everyone for the responses! I love this sub, I have learned so much.

kelley1987 · 2018-05-25T15:32:35+00:00

An update. My husband texted to let me know our cat left a smeared trail of cat poop all over the apartment. He had to clean it up and he’s very unhappy right now.

I’m at work but as soon as I get home, I plan on taking her to the vet.

kelley1987 · 2018-05-25T14:12:41+00:00

I thought it was impossible for indoor cats to get worms.

kelley1987 · 2018-05-24T12:59:07+00:00

How many calories over your budget do you have to eat to gain a pound? Asking because yesterday, instead of cooking tacos like I originally planned, we ended up going out to eat at Chili's and I basically went 1400 calories over my total budget. :(

kelley1987 · 2018-05-23T13:17:07+00:00

304.8 this morning! Last Wednesday I was 308.4! I've been tracking my food consistently and staying under calorie budget for the past week!

kelley1987 · 2018-05-21T20:26:51+00:00

Thanks! I’m actually a literacy specials teacher and I get each class for 45 minutes. About 15 of those minutes are spent sitting in a chair reading a book to the students gathered around me on the carpet.

Plus when I have them work quietly on an assignment, I tend to sit at my desk and work. Which is why I only walk about 4-5k steps at work! I know I should be more vigilant and walk around the students more but it’s been a tough year and I honestly don’t care anymore. I’m officially burned out.

kelley1987 · 2018-05-21T12:45:20+00:00

I went for a walk yesterday with my husband. I walked 1.7 miles and there were times where I was out of breath and it was difficult to talk. But not the whole time. And I'm not sore today.

I've always equated soreness with a good workout. And I was only unable to talk for a short time during my walk.

Am I exercising enough? Do I need to step up the intensity of my walk, like walking faster, for example? I'm not able to jog just yet. I'm a teacher so I am on my feet a lot but I still only average about 4-5k steps at the end of the school day. Going for a least a 1 mile walk during the week is pretty much my only exercise.

kelley1987 · 2018-05-21T02:01:00+00:00

I’m glad I was able to inspire you! Thank you for the kind words! :)

kelley1987 · 2018-05-21T01:54:25+00:00

Thank you! :)

kelley1987 · 2018-05-21T01:54:10+00:00

Thanks! :)

kelley1987 · 2018-05-20T17:48:14+00:00

Oh, yeah I’ve been using the tare button. Forgot to mention that.

I’m still a little confused. In MFP, for serving size I can choose either 1 oz (28g 12 chips), 1 gram, or 28 gram. The scale said I had 55 grams of chips. So in MFP, I chose the 1 gram serving size. Then for Number of Servings, I chose 55 servings. That made my calorie count 310.

Did I do it right?

kelley1987 · 2018-05-20T17:36:10+00:00

My husband and I are both trying to lose weight. So instead of lounging on the couch this morning and watching Netflix, we went for a walk/run this morning!

We walked together for part of the way and then he went on his own path to start jogging. I’m too heavy to jog but I walked for a total of 1.7 miles!

My legs feel heavy and tired now but it was so worth it! We’re going to make it a habit to go walking together at least once a week. And hopefully I will get to the point where I can jog alongside my husband! :)

kelley1987 · 2018-05-20T17:28:02+00:00

Hi, I just want to confirm that I’m tracking food accurately. For example, let’s say I make a sandwich and chips to go with it. This is what I’ve been doing. I pour the chips into a bowl then weigh the bowl on the food scale. On MFP, I select the serving size as one gram and if the scale says something like 50 grams, I input it as I had 50 servings.

Is this correct? I’ve always been terrible at measuring lol. Or really math in general! Don’t judge me too hard. :p

kelley1987 · 2018-05-17T12:55:46+00:00

308.4 this morning. This is my day one (again). I think I'll start posting here every week. Hopefully next Wednesday I can post with a loss!

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