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I had my gastric sleeve last Friday. So far so good!

If I recall... The Fonz was on water skis (complete with leather jacket) and jumped a caged shark.

Great post! Thanks.

Jumping in SUPER late to this game but I'll put the numbers I have for the month. I figured at least I can follow along future months. 5 pounds is a reasonable goal. SW: 249 CW: 217.8 (July 1) GW: 212.8 Weigh in Dates: Start of Month (7/01 Tue): 217.8 7/05 Sat: 217.8 (yup, stayed the same) 7/12 Sat: 217.6 7/19 Sat: 215.2…

The best advise I have is to identify the problem...Do you eat too many calories? Do you eat too much fatty foods? Do you eat enough? Do you need to exercise more? As a Christian, did you realize that the Bible is full of verses that reference food and it's purpose in our lives? It starts in Genesis when Eve looked at the…

Congratulations! I have been struggling for a while and this has inspired me. Thank you!

Oct. 2 ...4.58mi Oct. 3 ...3.73mi (8.31mi) Oct. 4 ...3.51mi (11.82) Oct. 5 ...3.42mi (15.24)

Oct. 2 ...4.58mi Oct. 3 ...3.73mi (8.31mi) Oct. 4 ...3.51mi (11.82)

Today I'm adding 3.73, total so far this month 8.31

Okay, I want to give this a try. I have a fitbit so it tracks everything so I'm going to say I want to exceed 80 miles by the end of October! edited to add...that means starting today I'm at 4.58. Tomorrow will be tough to get even that much in so we'll see if my goal is attainable.

You look great! My babies (twins) are 15 1/2.....

This made me think...In the nearly 9 years since I quit, I should have saved well over $16,000. (I figured $5/pack which I know is low) Where did all that go?? OP, here's a thought...everyday you don't smoke put aside $5.00. It will add up!

Good morning OP, here's what did it for me... I have a person in my life (family member) who is a total witch (with a capital B). Loooong story...she's felt the need to compete with me my whole life. I'm not a terribly competitive person but, I guess, in a small way I can be. She tried to quit many times (so had I). One…

Make your own, then you know exactly what's going in it. Not as hard as you might think. http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/skinny-secrets/healthy-homemade-greek-yogurt

You wait so long to have a fluffernutter then, after you have one, you wonder what happened that you haven't been eating these all along! I love peanut butter and butter sandwiches. Peanut Butter and Cream Cheese is also yummy (even better if you add a little strawberry jelly, Mmmmm).

I didn't read through all the replies so forgive me if this has already been mentioned... There are a lot of great movement & music CDs out there geared toward the 4year old crowd. Put in some CDs and dance with your little one! There's some great cardio there!

Ha Ha! I'll have to think of a clean joke.

This really made me smile. Good for you, sorry you had to spend the day in the ER to hear it.

Thanks, I will give this a try. We buy ranch dressing mix in bulk, we like it on chicken, potatoes, popcorn, etc.

I'm bad about checking the boards, too.

I see OP hasn't logged in for 8 months. Hopefully she's spending time with her kitty.

bump...I don't have time to read all 9 pages of replies but will later...

I'm on a fast day today. I usually eat very little during the day and am able to have a fairly decent dinner. Today, for example, had coffee this morning, a salad at lunch with a tablespoon of low calorie dressing so I have only had about 50 calories so far (plus lots of water). We eat together as a family each night and I…

I am currently doing this. I fast on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, keeping it right around 500 calories. I add the calories I have left plus any exercise calories to the next day and do my best to eat them. I started doing this for the month of March and have decided to continue into April and see how it goes. A few…

bump...want to check these out later.

Worry about tomorrow, I love this! I quit just over 8 years ago, cold turkey. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Don't hang out with smokers for a while! The biggest thing that really worked for me, seriously, was a little competition with an "unknowing" participant. Here's the story... My sister and I do not…

Ha Ha...those two pictures side by side looked like you were holding hands! Great job, you look awesome! You have taken YEARS off your appearance.

Crackle, YouTube, Netflix

I am so glad I read this thread! I have never been a fan of running. Recently I have wanted to start but was having a hard time getting motivated. I have really been looking a C25K (but looking isn't the same as doing!) I never thought to see if there was an app! Hello...downloading now, starting tomorrow. Thanks!

I did this a few years ago and had great results! Am thinking about starting again...