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Thank you everyone for your tips. It sounds like thrift shops may be the way to go.

Ok...here is my challenge. Every time you drink a glass of water/tea/coffee today, do one of the following: -5 sit-ups -5 push ups -10 squats -5 burpees -or some other exercise Hopefully it won't dissuade you from drinking your water though.

This thread is awesome! I'm still a work in progress. I found this photo on the left this morning and have realized just how far I have come and that is worth celebrating. These photos are a little over a year apart. Photo on the left I was 10 months postpartum after my first child. Photo on the right is from this morning…

I had my second baby in March. I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancies. Highest weight while pregnant was 212lbs. I am now down to 154lbs. Want to get to 140ish. Today is my 150th day on myfitnesspal. Feel free to add me.

Currently, for aesthetic purposes. Yup...I'm that vain. I also mountain bike and have some biking related goals that I would like to work towards(possibly get into racing) but that's a much longer term goal.

Nice to meet you. One thing I have learned is that weight loss is a mental game. It takes a lot of focus (at least for me). I used to see people that have lost weight and think that they were lucky but now I realize that it isn't luck it is hard work, consistency and patience. I've been at it for 6 months and I'm only now…

Wow!!! You look amazing! This is what I am trying to achieve. You give me hope that if I stick with it I'll get there. Question for you. How did you set your goal weight and when did you decide to move to maintenance? I'm 5'9 and am sitting at 154 lbs(down from 212 at my very heaviest). My thought was to get down to…

48 lbs difference between photos.

I have a two year old and a six month old so I understand the struggle. The key for me has been making it a priority and finding the best time when I won't be consistently interrupted. My baby is often up at 5:30 so that makes morning workouts difficult and my kids don't nap at the same time. I usually aim to do it in the…

Oh man...insanity is so hard. Even the warmup is super brutal. I'm with you on the sleep thing. If I don't get a good sleep I find it so hard to function and with 2 littles good sleep is almost non-existent. One day it would be nice to get my workouts out of the way first thing in the morning but I am just not willing to…

I love having my husband as a workout buddy. He hasnt been working out consistently recently but for a while we would both work out in the evenings together. We did different programs but I kind of liked that we were both suffering together. As far as weights go, you can google YouTube videos of most exercises. It takes a…

I love swimming too but I am a horrible runner. I don't have the feet for it. I always end up injured because I roll my ankles a lot. I have contemplated triathlons but I just can't run to save my life. Basically, my online personal trainer works with me to determine my goals. Then they create workouts for me to help me…

Happy Birthday!!! So fun! What cuties!

I've never been discriminated against based on weight but the only time I have been overweight was after the birth of my first child. I am now in the high end of the normal range. I have however, been discriminated against based on gender. I was passed up for a promotion because I was a married young women without kids and…

Here is mine.

That's amazing! Such a good feeling. I had a baby in March and I am saving money for a new wardrobe once I get down to my goal weight.

This looks amazing! I will have to post some pictures of some of my food today although I'm sure it won't look this good.

I do this too! Especially when I am doing laundry.

Hahaha...that's awesome! I have been seeing people hunt Pokemon all around my neighbourhood. Maybe I'll have to try it.

So glad you like them. It's one of my favourite recipes. I don't usually like meatballs but these are a family favourite in my house.

I personally do a combination of both and from what I have seen on the forums, this is very common. I set my calorie burn to sedentary and I have a Fitbit that inputs my exercise calories. I eat back most if not all of my exercise calories. I aim to workout 6 days a week and some days I have high calorie burns so I end up…

I think you can find us by clicking on the links above. It will bring you to a page and you can click add friend.

Hahaha... This is awesome. I love wine! Yesterday I skipped my workout. It was really hot and I started it twice but I kept stopping after a few minutes because it was too hot and I was feeling lazy. I also am a little addicted to my protein shake. I used to just drink it after workouts but now sometimes I drink it as a…

Favourite cheat meal is sushi. Lots and lots of sushi! In fact, I am going out for sushi with my husband today. But it is ok because we are going mountain biking after and that will burn a ton of calories. It's our favourite date day.

If you want to lose at least 10% of your body weight than the transformer ones are awesome (I am in 3☺️). You have 6 months to lose the weight but there are monthly goals that you need to hit. The largest amount you have to lose in a month is 3 per cent which I am usually able to lose. The one month ones are a 4 per cent…

Vietnamese meatballs 2 lbs of ground turkey Breadcrumbs 3 tbsp lemon grass paste 1/4 cup fish sauce 3 cloves of garlic (or more if you like garlic) Fresh mint cut up finely (I use a lot) 1 onion Combine all ingredients and roll them into balls. Warm up some honey and baste the meatballs. Cook at 400 for 20 mins or until…

How much protein are you aiming for? I have my diary set up with different goals then what my fitness pal states. I currently am at 130-140g protein. I aim for around 100g of carbs and then I leave fat to do what it likes. If you want lots of protein and low fat then I would try lean cuts of meat like chicken breast,…

I have been saving money for a year to go on a clothes shopping spree. I have saved birthday and Christmas money and then I also have entered a couple of diet bets and I am going to add those winnings to the fund as well. My goal is to get to my goal weight by New Years and then it is shopping time!!! I haven't done much…

I love that feeling @akmomof7! I recently bought a bunch of clothes online and I wasn't sure they would fit because I was guessing on sizes. I was surprised that everything I bought either fit or was too big on me. I thought the size 10 jeans were going to be tight but they were actually kind of loose. I could maybe have…

Hi, my name is Chelsea and I am a 28 year old mom of two. I have a son who is 2 and a daughter who is five months. I weighed 212lbs when I was hugely pregnant and then dropped to 202lbs by the time I left the hospital. I kept losing very fast for the first two weeks after birth and then it stopped at 185lbs(so I consider…