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Yum French silk pie.

I've been lifting free weights for a couple weeks now, and my clothes are fitting better. My weight has started the same, but my measurements are changing, and it's a wonderful experience.

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Yum. Eggs and soldiers?

Hate store bought, love homemade This thread's for more than food, right? So how about "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

Yum! Refried beans

Yum! Shepherd's pie

Building upper body muscle to help balance out her proportions would actually physically change her shape, nothing illusory about it. ;) And while I agree with you that building muscle won't fill a bra cup, at the same time, a well-rounded pectoral muscle can really be a boost for the silhouette. @ceiswyn, I want to say…

Long hair on a dude is definitely my type, as long as it's clean and well maintained. Also, hate all you want, but I love that long hair up in a man bun, haha!

I doubled the weight I'm lifting on my barbell squat. Granted, it was a small weight to start out with, but I'm looking at it as a step in the right direction.

Yuck! Pasta salad

I've never tried one of these, but they sound delicious. Candied bacon.

This.

Hearing my 3yo put together funny toddler sayings.

I made a matcha (green tea) cheesecake earlier today, and it looks so green and fresh and Springy that I'm probably going to make one to bring to the family Easter party. They freeze very well, so they're perfect to make ahead.

Yum! It's been too long since I've had some. Green tea ice cream.

This resonates with me on a deep level. There are times when, no matter how much I want to pare down, I cannot eat at a high deficit. It took me a long time (seriously, years), but when I get in these modes where I'm resenting the calorie restriction and I just cannot seem to make it work, I have found it very helpful to…

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@gtm197 Thank you for the book recommendations! I bought the Women's version, and I liked how detailed the illustrations and descriptions are, and I appreciate the sources/references throughout.

I took up running when I was about 200 lbs, and I had similar complaints (plus shin splints) until I changed my running style to a toe-strike stride instead of the heel-strike stride that I'd been doing. It meant investing in zero drop running shoes, and a few hours of research and a bit of practice, but it made a huge…

@bbell1985 Good advice, thank you! I've been thinking about getting a cell phone tripod, and this sounds like a good reason to get one; I'm aware that bad form can cause injuries, and I'll happily skip those, please and thank you, haha! @cassondra13705 Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate your input. :smile: @ccsernica…

Welcome fellow mom!

That moment when you have all your food logged for the whole day, then you spill part of your lunch on the floor while you're at work.

@moumallick6 Sound advice! Thank you for the link!

@aggiepringle6665 Yay, book recommendations! Thank you! I love hearing all the different resources that have helped people make progress!

@Insain1 I want to acknowledge you for the hard work you've been investing in yourself - getting CBT, coming to understand how and why these behaviors developed, learning to be mindful, and developing self-compassion, all of these things can be difficult and sometimes painful, but they are so important! So, truly,…

@daydreams_of_pretty Thank you for sharing! I also find that when I binge eat it's often much more about relieving stress than it is about what I'm eating. I mean, when I'm in a full-on binge I'm not even really tasting the food. I also couldn't agree more with what you said about mindset and mindfulness - they have been…

@rickiimarieee Good tips! Thank you for sharing!

@shipleyamye I love book recommendations, Thank you! I've been hearing good things about CBT for a while now; maybe it's time I looked into it.