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You look amazing AND you sound so very happy that it's both contagious and inspiring. Thanks for sharing. :)

You look so happy - all your hard work has paid off! Congrats!!

You look amazing; you've worked so hard and it shows in both in your body and in your eyes. You're one determined woman!

Whew! Thanks so much for this.

Wow! Great progress and fantastic commitment! And as wheee123 noted, it's fun to see the baby get bigger as you get smaller.

Wow - what a difference 2 months makes! Congrats!

Wow! Amazing!! When you make up your mind that you're going to do something, you don't take "no" for an answer! And a "high five" to your brother for the nudge.

You look amazing - both lovely and full of energy. Must be the sparkle in your eyes! Good for you.

"ask yourself is the doughnut more important than reaching the wedding target or not?" I can only speak for myself; I think the challenge, Tigger, is that there's a processing gap that seems to block the conscious mind from recognizing that there's a question to be asked in the first place at the critical go/no-go moment.…

While 999tigger's comments sound somewhat as though Spock or Dr Sheldon Cooper wrote them, i can appreciate the thought that went into writing them...and they are well taken. I find the "knock at the door" metaphor is quite useful and i'm going to try to recognize the knock when it comes...and be ready. So thanks,…

I listen to mysteries...they're good at grabbing my attention and distracting me. And i only allow myself to listen to the story when i'm running. A engaging book is great motivation to hit the streets! (I download them from the public library so they're free)

Of late, i think i've turned into a vampire..when the sun goes down, the 2 steps forward i took during daylight hours...become 2km back. Ok, so maybe a bit of an exaggeration. 1km back. Time for me to smarten up. Oh but my brain knows better...until the sun goes down. And then i have no idea where my brain goes. But it's…

"When I am a hotel and watching tv, I use a deck of cards to pick an exercise. I have a little cheat sheet with several groups of four exercises, each one being one of the suits. The number of the card equals the reps I have to do. So 10 of spades might mean 10 burpees. Joker is rest. Gotta love the joker." - What a great…

Sun Warrior Raw Vegan Vanilla...in my morning smoothie. I have also used Douglas Labs pea protein chocolate almond. Because I don't eat meat, I have to keep my eye on my protein and iron levels and I wasn't getting enough protein in my breakfast; the naturopath recommended these two. Once my current bucket of the SW powder…

I managed to get to the gym this evening and so glad i went. I'd been away for a month and since i've been back (last week) i've had such a hard time getting my head back into the right place with the structure and daily routine that i need. I also reconnected with a running buddy and we've made plans for the weekend. Now…

Yes, thanks so much for posting. I'm 54 and have fond memories of how much easier losing weight used to be! :)

Well I'll be darned! Your results are amazing; you must be so proud of your success and it sure inspires me! Thanks for sharing.

Huango - I log after I eat but check before I eat to make sure I have an idea about where I am in my daily calorie total. Helps with portions control. I also check menus before I go out to eat because I've learned the hard way that what I would often expect would be the lower calorie option on a menu is NOT! So far, my…

Hi Amanda - thanks for the tip! I was puttering around the Stronglift 5x5 site a few minutes ago and noticed that he speaks more to the guys. I'm glad to know that you like it and that it works for you and so glad that you've offered to answer questions...very much appreciate that. I'll dig deeper into the site, download…

Thank you faelight for this! Like you, I want to be stronger, leaner and healthier. Count me in and I'm so glad that i've found this challenge! Such a positive group. :smiley: Had been participating in the lose 10lbs by Christmas challenge and managed to get to 7lbs down. I'm ok with slow and steady as long as the number…

Hi - back from my travels and wondering whether anyone is still hanging out here...or whether you've all moved on to new horizons/challenges. Guess i'll find out one way or another based on responses...or a lack thereof! My fingers are crossed.

a good reminder for me too. thanks!

Many years ago, I discovered that going to a movie by myself (a matinee worked best because it wasn't prime movie-going time) to see an engaging movie was pretty effective at helping me get my head in a better place. The movie has to be good enough to pull me right into it (the first time was Torch Song Trilogy),…

I have the same evening challenge and find that success in avoiding it is dependent on how exhausted I am. Sometimes I feel like I'm even too tired to go upstairs to bed, however dumb that sounds...and it's easier to give in and stand in the kitchen flipping through the mail, magazines included, mindlessly stuffing my…

I found this quote from Confucius that makes me smile: "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Perhaps i saw too many cartoons as a child...can see Toby Tortoise racing along and we know who won the race! Slow and steady; that's my plan. Actually, slow happens by itself. The conscious part is the…

Ribollita is a delicious soup (potage) from Tuscany. It contains vegetables and stale bread and cannellini beans. While there are variations, recipes include kale and cabbage and tomatoes amongst other veggies, as well as stale sourdough bread (i use baguette) combines to make it a wonderful rich thick soup. I also puree…

Thanks everyone for the inspirational photos! Your hard work definitely shows. :D

I find that swearing in French makes it seem so much less offensive to my ears and yet so very effective for expressing the appropriate thought. I couldn't imagine using *kitten* in my note above! Egads! Tried a short little run this morning and at 1.32km i had the yikes, ouch moment again and so onward i go with the…

In the spirit of better late than never, chiming in to say "congrats" too! It's such a motivator when the results of hard work becomes visible. Just don't get too attached to those pants b/c they'll soon be drooping around your waist and you'll be shopping for size 10...and then... :D

Hey fitb440goal, aka Superwoman, good for you that inspite of being under the weather you were able to keep up your exercise plans and complete the Turkey Trot too. I hope you'll be 100% soon if not already there.