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I'm having the same problem! I look in the mirror and am like, "Yeah! Muscles! Awesome!" and then I see pictures and I'm like, "I really look like THAT?! Ugh." But I agree with other people. Bad angles. Everyone has them, sometimes they get captured in pictures. I try to stick with the feeling good about myself in the…

When we moved into our new house, the cat tried to jump into the closed window (he was fine). He also got lost behind the shower curtain recently and I had to let him out. And last night he somersaulted into a corner between the wall and a bookshelf while playing and was stuck on his head with his legs up in the air for a…

Seconding Quest bars--they're delicious, but a little pricey. I am not a vegetarian, but cottage cheese, eggs, protein powder are in my protein arsenal.

Wow! That's such a change! I'm getting my BF% tested this week. Sadly I don't know what it was before, but I'm curious to know what it is now!

I used to do that too. McDonald's was my secret when I was in college. I would hit it after class or before studying by myself and then go home and only eat healthy foods in front of my roommates. Sometimes I'd eat two lunches this way or two dinners. Gah.

Ooh, me me! I'm 5' 6" and would love to be healthily under 140 someday. Although my timeline is a little more "eventually" than ASAP since I was at 147 last I checked and I know I'll get there eventually. I just want it to be sustainable.

I wasn't overweight as a child, but became overweight when I hit puberty. I weighed more when I was 13 than I do now. That's weird to think about. I got down to 131 when I was 16-17 by an unhealthy VLCD, and then somewhat slowly gained it back over college and into adulthood to my high of 178 (or more, but that's the last…

I'm 26 and getting married in 2 weeks! Feel free to add me! I don't have tons of friends and I'm around a lot!

Giving up beer is just silly ;) But congrats on making it through a week with no soda!

The part that really makes me uncomfortable is the (mostly unwanted and sometimes extremely rude) attention from men. You don't have to deal with it (as much) when you're bigger, and suddenly BAM here it is and you have no skills of deflection.

Yum! I always have (usually canned) pumpkin on-hand.

I agree with what others have said! Maybe do part of the third day run or take it a bit slower than you normally would. If you go a day behind or end up a week behind on C25k, I wouldn't worry too much. I didn't follow a program when I started running, but I started SUPER slow. And after being the chubby kid who can't run…

YES! And honestly, I say take a rest day. You know you can get back on the horse tomorrow, or not take a rest day on Friday or whatever day is your planned rest day. When I'm super sore, I'm worried I'm going to hurt myself if I try to go balls out on a workout. I take those days and make sure I stretch a lot, maybe do…

I hate green apple flavored things! Why would they do that to Skittles?! I do love the new Darkside Skittles though!

That's so great! Congrats on finishing and running the whole thing! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who got emotional at the finish line. I felt silly, but I wanted to bawl like a baby when I finished, even though I was incredibly happy--it was just an overwhelming experience :)

Bump for later. I have the same fear/doubts.

We eat a lot of tilapia, and I've heard good things about swai. As far as not being fishy, cheaper frozen fish tends to be the fishiest. We got some slightly more expensive tilapia fillets this last time around, and they are amazing and not really fishy at all. Ditto on the sauces. It'll take on whatever you put on it.…

Yeah, I quit mostly for my teeth. If you're having multiple cans a day (and I was a 4-5 cans/day person too), that's a lot of acid on your teeth all day. And money. I like money and water is freeee.

I had the same issue, but with diet Mountain Dew. I also gave it up cold turkey. The first week was the worst. I couldn't drive by a gas station without thinking about it, I was craving it like NO OTHER, and I wanted to kill everyone. I have coffee in the mornings now (to replace the caffeine and avoid the headaches, plus…

That's really awesome! I have been too chicken to try double unders and generally stick to straight forward or straight backward jumping. You have motivated me to try!!!

Love this. Thank you <3

I use Muscle Milk Lite--Cake Batter mixed with just water and ice right now, but it was the first protein powder I ever tried. I think it's delicious! I usually have one scoop at a time with ~16oz water, but if you like it thicker you can do two scoops with about the same amount of water and both taste good. 2 Scoops= 210…

Weekends are hard! Especially with all the social events that revolve around food. I try to plan ahead and save some calories for the weekend if I know I'm going out or seeing family. Also, just because the family has rolls for breakfast doesn't mean you have to. Practicing moderation on weekends is something I'm…

Yep. I like the "good jobs" from my trainers/coach to be few and far between so I know they really mean it! And if they tell me I'm doing something wrong, it's not to be mean--they're doing it because they see potential and areas where I can improve. Criticism from people in other areas of my life...hear it, think about…

You CAN do this. Making small changes doesn't feel like much, but it really is key. Trying to change everything all at once will overwhelm you and set you up for failure. You're already on the right track! You started using MFP, and you're reading what has worked for others to try some of those things yourself. Do the best…

I've noticed that I have a hard time tracking my food if I'm not exercising. Exercising is the key as far as being mindful of what I eat--I'm doing all this work and it doesn't matter if I'm not watching my foodz. I still struggle with getting myself to exercise, even though I KNOW I'm going to feel better after. Some…

Paaaaaaants! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZT8Xdes0Sg But really, how are your clothes fitting? I've been at kind of a plateau weight wise, but my clothes are definitely fitting differently/better.

try to put good out into the world.

Bump! Just got a butternut and was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it--this is perfect!

I hate people who have really personal conversations in the cubicles at work. I hate people WHO DON'T WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER USING THE BATHROOM. And ditto on the slow drivers and check writers. Can I add slow walkers? Lots of hate here!