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Big difference! You look fantastic. Well done!!

That is awesome. Way to stick with it. You look great - and very happy! :-)

Your pediatrician sounds very determined that you should potty-train. Why? If you don't mind diapers, what is the big deal? It'll happen - kids are different, and boys are notoriously "late" when it comes to potty-training. I have three boys, and they were all three before they were remotely interested in trying. Sounds…

Oh my god, stop the madness! It is clearly over.

The best thing is how you have changed your life from living like a sick person with limited ability to get around, to an active, involved person who is able to enjoy the good things in life. That is just fantastic! Great work, and very inspiring! Very happy for you!

That is just an amazing transformation. Amazing work and dedication! Seriously, I am 5 weeks into what will hopefully be a 20-30 lbs weight loss - and you are a ROCK STAR for doing what you have done, obviously consistently, over the last year. Damn!

Yay, invite me too!

I haven't really been active in the comments section here, but I wanted to tell you guys that I am hugely motivated by doing this challenge with you. This is otherwise quite a solitary pursuit for me - not in a bad way, it's just that I am the only person around me dieting - and I am very motivated by your hard work,…

Me! :-)

This is really a tough situation! Have you tried to sit her down and really explain to her why this is important to you and tell her exactly what you need/plan to do to make it happen? If you have, and she chooses not to be supportive, unfortunately your only choice is to just do what you gotta do and let her be mad.…

OK, maybe not ketchup... :D I don't WEIGH ketchup. But I do measure it, and mayo and butter and salad dressing etc by the tablespoon. My point was exactly what you are saying, GlassAngyl, that you need to measure everything. And creep is so easy. It looks like 100 g of meat, but turns out it was 140 g. And so on. And it…

But do you weigh everything? And I mean everything! Ketchup, apples, bread, whatever. Don't just try to guess. It is notoriously difficult to estimate how much any given food is if you don't weigh it. Could that be it? Or if you enter your exercise calories (and eat them back) you may be overestimating how much energy you…

Nickgolledge, in my experience, and based on many google searches on the subject :-) , MFP really overestimates the calories burned while doing exercise. So if you eat those calories back, you are eating too many calories, and will likely not lose the weight. I spent a couple of frustrating months on MFP, with v. little…

Also, I did this when I first started rowing, and I fixed it by concentrating on my legs only. Do not move your arms at all, until your legs are almost fully extended, and your hips have swiveled out to the 2 o'clock position. THEN pull in your arms for the last of the stroke. And the whole time, during the entire stroke,…

It's called Persian *kitten*-rowing in my Women's only rowing club in Denmark. No, I don't know why. :-) But it cracked me up the first time I heard it.

Add me, too. (Especially if you are a rower - but all are welcome and appreciated).

Fantastic job - you should be really proud of yourself! :-)

I'm in! I'll add my name to the spreadsheet. Great idea! :-)

Yes, lift weights first, then cardio. That way you will work harder on the weights, because you start fresh. Much more effective. Also, I guess you could look at your weights program? Make sure you work your big muscles. And I personally believe in lifting heavy weights, with fewer reps - I find it a lot more effective.…

You are such a rock star! I am in the beginning of my weight loss - what I hope will be my weight loss, anyway - and you are really an inspiration. Way to research, follow through and stick with it! Well done!

Yes! Sounds great to me! Add me, too.

@orphia, dang, that chart!! How great is that chart! They should put that on the front page of MFP. So much good information.