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What a lovely post--you are beautiful, inside and out. Congrats on your hard work.
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"Fat *kitten*" sucks, but I could explain that away because that is sometimes how men talk to each other to motivate them. I don't understand it, but I don't have a Y chromosome either. To call you stupid and good for nothing is not about weight loss--you need to have him check himself if this is where he goes every time…
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Yep. Maybe it will be harder than you want it to be is the part I need to keep hearing. Thanks for this great post--happy new year!
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I'm Valerie, 41 years old, 5'7" and up to 172. I was thin growing up, but in my 20s my metabolism slowed down but my eating did not. I am married with two sons, 13 and almost 11. I have been working my *kitten* off in nursing school (alas, not literally) for the past 3.5 years. I graduate in May and am going on a dream…
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LIKE a BOSS. Christmas is not for stressing out about food. I ate 100 frosted sugar cookies today and made a major dent in the spiral ham, from-scratch cheesy scalloped potatoes, and Parker House rolls I cooked yesterday. 'Bout to start hitting the champagne again, too. Joy today, gym tomorrow. It was an absolutely…
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This is mine.
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^^ Thank you for your helpful and not-at-all ignorant post.
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I'm sorry you are feeling rejected by the people who are supposed to be there for you. I am proud of you for showing the world who you are. I hope your folks come around soon, and that you have others who care about and support you in the meantime. My only advice is that once you get out of the mall, stop trying to hold it…
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I know. This response makes me love her. I was spectacularly sh*tty at breaking up with people, from what I recall, but that doesn't make it an optional activity. Cast me as another vote for "I really enjoyed getting to know you. I think you're a really nice guy but I don't think our personalities are a great fit and I…
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if my other half ever set calorie goals for me, I would kill him as he slept.
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I have two pre-teen/teen boys who are lean and healthy athletes. I don't monitor their intake at all except to restrict their sugar intake a bit (my little one is self-regulating, but my 13-y-o has his mama's sweet tooth). We eat mostly healthy meals and snacks, I try to make sure they have some sort of produce with every…
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A) It's not your pancreas. B) This is anecdotal/broscience but true for me. I get stitches/cramps when I do not exhale fully. It doesn't have anything to do with water. Double the length of your exhalations for a couple of breath cycles, until you feel like you don't have any air in you, and see if that doesn't help.
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Didn't read all the pages, so forgive me if this is repetitive. Somebody once said (OK, it was Dr. Phil, but stay with me here) that you don't earn your way out of a marriage, esp with kids, by being unhappy for a long time. (And you haven't even done that.) You earn your way out by leaving no stone unturned to make things…
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Yep. Awesome.
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I am really glad this got revisited because it was the most insane of the comments I read. I marvel at all the people who think SAHMs (or dads) have spare time. You wonder what we do all day? What do you think *children* do all day? You think the two-year-old roasts you a chicken while you read Melville? Think the kids…
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I didn't read most of this thread, because I can tell from the last page that it would only piss me off. I stayed home with my kids for about 10 years; I worked PT from home (as an editor) for almost all that time. I didn't resent my husband for being able to 'escape', but I did envy that he could schedule a haircut or a…
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Don't change anything. Keep eating enough to fuel your training--the marathon should take precedence over the weight-loss effort at this point if you have any hopes of running well. I didn't look at your diary but if you are marathon training you are having huge swings in water weight to support repair of the muscles that…
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This. Also, the study only used club runners--these are serious people pushing themselves, whether to run long, fast, or both. The OP wants to know is running safe, in general: Yes. I get a lot more injuries when I am running marathon distance than when I am just running for joy and sanity, but even these could probably be…
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I don't know if you can help her. My husband can't help me. *Definitely* make sure she has as much free time to work out as you do (I can imagine nothing more annoying than if my husband came home from the gym saying how great he feels now that he is putting so much time into working out if I was taking care of all the…
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Moving Comfort Sera II if you are looking for one that will not chafe at any distance (running). If you've got big boobs, follow one of the other ladies' advice. Can't help ya there.
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I was going to post this exact thing. It comforts me to know I might have another soul mate in another part of the country.
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This is legitimately sad. I love this song. Also, "Slip Sliding Away" by Paul Simon. Songs about regret are sad.
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Humm Baby! Let's hear it for the real Giants. Love those scrappy boys.
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nom nom nom. a) what's wrong with delicious? You're a grown woman, not the g-d- cookie monster. b) you have no earthly reason to be posting about/photographs of your food in the first place (at least on facebook, I guess here there could be some legitimacy). I am a "dude" offender at 41. It makes me laugh to call all…
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This was my choice. I would not have had children with someone who was unwilling to make the commitment of marriage. It makes things easier legally to be a traditional family, and honestly, I am happy to know my partner is as committed to me as he is to the kids. Not cr@pping on anybody else's choice, but I am a planner…
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I was here to vote buzz, so I'm glad that's the way you went. You look terrific! When a guy starts to lose his hair, the only dignified thing to do is take it short (or shaved). It's hot to be who you are with no apologies.
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Yes! And buy a foam roller, and roll on it, in addition to doing these stretches. If you don't, and continue to increase your distance, it will be a matter of WHEN you have ITBS, not if. Start working it before it hurts. Also, Two Toms SportShield > bodyglide
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I was also going to mention the 5 love languages. Not necessarily even to read the book, but google them for the gist of what they are, and try to remember from past attempts what she really received well. They key is to love her the way SHE wants to be loved, not the way you would like to be loved. My husband does "acts…
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Ed, what you have accomplished is amazing. I hope your surgery is flawless from start to finish, and that your recovery is smooth and quick. I will be thinking of you and wishing you the best tomorrow.
