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I started buying smaller clothes after I lost about 25 pounds, but only a few pieces to get me through until I hit my goal.

Yep, this new study is all over the news today. Hubby asked me if I saw it when I got home, and I hadn't so I went and looked it up at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500368_162-57404129/popcorn-packed-with-antioxidants/ This is great news to me! I love popcorn! I snack on a big bowl of the stuff for very few calories and it…

Ok, I tried them finally! They were REALLY yummy. They weren't "rubbery" at all, maybe just ever-so-slightly chewy-er than regular fettucine, but still very good! Marinating in the fridge seems to soak all the good flavors of the sauce all the way through the noodle. And the bean sprouts went perfectly with them, a match…

Lots of people eat them all back, lots of people eat only a portion of them back, and lots of people don't eat any of them back. Whatever works best for you. I usually eat about half (or so) of mine back because I don't have a Heart Rate Monitor that can track exactly what I'm burning with high accuracy, and it seems that…

That is really fantastic! One of my goals is to be able to jog a mile without stopping or dying. Can't wait to be there with ya!

Aaah, a happy and delicious accident! Whee!@ --- <""The true fat girl in me decided "Hey, this yogurt is still good...lets eat it""> And you are adorable. :)

Brilliant! <3 10% of your body weight all gone! Fabulous!

HA!

40 pounds in 3 months is indeed a very big goal. Are you including the 10 you already lost? So 30 more pounds to go in 3 months? That first 10 drops fast, but it's mostly water. It can be done, but 40 in 4 months is probably more reasonable. Don't set yourself up for disappointment, instead set yourself up to be very…

I am sorry for those who have lost their loved ones, and I can sympathize. And I don't want to trivialize your loss in any way, I truly don't. When my mother is gone, I will be sad of course and I will miss her dearly because I love her. I will also be hopeful for her that she will actually be happy in Heaven and not have…

hehe, you rock <3

Well then, if it ain't broke no need to fix it. :smile: The best advice I ever got for anything and everything was this - "Whatever Works" Someone wrote that in the advice section of my daughter's baby shower book. I refer to that little dynamic nugget of wisdom often. If it works then, whatever it is, that's what I do.

I try very hard to "rise above", but it's especially difficult to hear about her being so awful to kind people who love her very much, like her wonderful boyfriend. He is a Saint. There was one time years ago though that she asked me what I was going to do when she got to the age that she could no longer care for herself,…

For me if I eat a bigger breakfast it actually seems to make me hungrier the rest of the day. After some trial and error I found that eating something that's right at 200 calories or below with a bit of protein and a bit of fiber seem to work best for me. If I do that, I'm not as hungry the rest of the day and I still have…

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast (with real butter mmmm) and fresh steamed broccoli.

Raising calories, even if only temporarily, works for some people. It worked for me to get me through my plateau. If you've been eating at a medium-to-large calorie deficit level for an extended period of time, like 3 months or so or more, you may want to consider 2 weeks eating at maintenance level calories. It gives your…

Add some calorie dense nutritious snacks that you love that are quick and easy to graze on. Your favorite nuts, some homemade Guacamole and a few decent brand corn tortilla chips, a big spoon of peanut or other nut butter, sunflower seeds, raisins, bananas, maybe even a good quality energy/protein bar.

Ha ha! Fair enough. You're so cute :) OK I'll try them!

I agree with this. And I'm in IT. We do own an iPad, a "toy" my husband just had to have - but it's basically just an over-sized phone-gaming system, a Netflix viewer and we occasionally use it for Skype (oh, I do like MFP for the iPad though hehe). HUGE waste of big $$$. It's pretty, but for the most part, pretty useless.…

Thanks! I'll look for the Kind bars :)

I want to get some very delicious, high calorie protein bars for my slightly underweight 9 year old. Are there any kid-friendly flavor ones you can recommend? She is a very picky eater, and only eats veggies, fruits and of course sweets willingly. She won't drink anything but water, refuses juice and milk and will not…

2 days ago I bought some of the tofu fettucini kind at Whole Foods. I rinsed the hell out of them in very hot water (while holding my nose so I couldn't smell them, didn't want to risk being "put-off") and then dry-fry prepared them with butter flavored cooking spray. Then I covered them in a sauce made of low sodium beef…

Now that I can reach my toes and breathe at the same time, nail polish expenses are on the rise. :laugh:

I don't like omlettes either, but I do like frittatas. Something about it being oven baked with the a bit of parmesan melted on top makes it taste better to me. My favorite is a fresh spinach and sweet onion frittata. I used to eat deviled eggs and a side of fresh steamed green beans for breakfast all the time. Steamed…

I am definitely not aroused by saliva. icky icky yuck yuck. Hugs, cuddles and pecks are great but if someone else's saliva gets in my mouth it makes me gag, even when I'm madly in love with them. It's just a thing with me. Tongue kissing is incredibly disgusting to me, I can't even stand to watch other people tongue kiss.…

What happened to her "I just take this here pill for my diabeetus and I DON'T have to change my diet" schpeel?

The good news is the more you have to lose, typically the faster it comes off in the beginning. You'll have your first 10 pounds behind you in no time at all.

Pants around ankles is possibly the best NSV ever! :laugh:

It depends on genetics, however my husband cycles big time and he has HUGE calves. His work mates call them "Popeye Calves". He said he had very skinny calves before he started biking. But he started biking in his teens.

Chocolate Pudding and Buttered Popcorn mixed together! We live by the Wisconsin Jelly Belly distribution center and stop in every once in a while for a free tour and to buy bags of Belly Flops, the irregular shaped beans that don't pass the shape-perfection-inspection. Sometimes two get stuck together into one giant…