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I can obsess over websites. Like I was addicted to facebook, then pinterest, now this. This is the most productive obsession I have had! I have been thinking along the lines lately of, when I am over the obsession, how will I stay on track? I think the answer I have come up with is making friends on here, developing…

Makes sense. Thank you!

Great job with veggies! You definitely did great incorporating them! You did awesome today! I do several meals too. Feel free to look at my diary, I will add you as a friend!

LOL Glad you liked it! I hope you get it! That is what I do, I schedule massages for a Spa from home so I can be with my boys too. It is absolutely health related, there are so many physical benefits! Increased circulation, lymphatic drainage, sleep improvement, etc, etc.

Hi! I am Kandis! Seven years ago, I worked at a gym as a front desk worker. I would see everyone come and go and the women with the best bodies were the ones in the pilates class. They were the perfect blend of toned and curvy. I tried one class and fell in love. My body looked amazing when I was doing pilates then. But I…

I love Lara Hudson's 10 Minute Solution! I am only doing abs at this time, and have been doing it for 4 weeks. Such an improvement!!! I do it every other day. I picked up the moves within 3 sessions and get better each time I do it. The last two moves, I still struggle with as they are very challenging, but the rest are…

I will support you!!! :)

Bump.... One neat trick I have learned is to take a cinnamon supplement or sprinkle it on your food when you eat carbs or sugar... it helps your body use the sugar properly. Research it on google.

BUMP .... This is very inspiring!!

I always used cheat days and rewards in my unsuccessfull attempts at dieting before, but I personally found that once I started I could not stop. My cheat days or rewards always ended up being the end of my diets. I think it has a lot to do with my personaility type, I am an all or nothing kind of girl. This time around, I…

I use Lara's 10 minute solution too! I love it!

Been doing a pilates abs dvd for 3 weeks, around every other day. My stomach looks so much better already!!! This is saying a lot considering my last baby wasn't born until nearly 42 weeks... and my belly looked AWFUL. I LOVE pilates!! :)

Thank you!

This is kind of crazy but angry music motivates me. I always start with Wasting My Time by Default. It always pumps me up! LOL Also listen to It's Your Life by Francesca Battasteli. It is awesome.

I am at a small plateau... thank you!!! It helped a lot!

I am on a low-fat diet currently to try to control my gall stones until surgery. But my first reaction to your post was that maybe the nutritionist prescribed this diet because the person starting the diet had been eating a lot of bad fats, fried foods, junk foods, etc... and the nutritionist was aiming towards heart…

Thanks everyone, great ideas!

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2003. My upper lip hair would get so dark! I am an esthetician, so I began to wax it. It always grows back lighter. It has never been as dark as before I waxed. And it grows back softly too, not like when you shave something, and it grows back spiky.

I have been wondering the same thing. I always go over my daily limit. But the only sugar I am eating is fruit. I am not eating candy or junk like that. I wish there was a way to distinguish the two. I am insulin resistant, so when I eat sugar, I have a physical reaction to it, racing heart sometimes, fatigue, etc. But…

Hi! Yay, glad you are here! Our goals are similar. My heaviest was 275, I am now 223, and my goal is 165. You can do it! :)

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2003. My doctor put me on yasmin and metformin. A week later, I stopped taking both. I had never been on medicine like that, and I hated it. It gave me bad stomach issues too. I sought for natural ways to cope with the insulin resistance. I stopped eating processed foods and basically junk…

Maybe it is a coincidence. I have been eating very healthy and excercising faithfully for about a month with fantastic results. But not as good as when I incorporated the grapefruit.

Thank you so much for putting this, I had no idea. Good to know!

Thanks for saying this, because I had better clarify. I am trying to lose weight in the most healthy way possible. I am eating a ton of fruits and veggies and not starving myself by any means. But at the same time, I cannot control how fast my body burns fat. And it is sooo encouraging to see the numbers move, I have to…

On the fourth day, I went out and bought two more. No, lol, I did not get four halves into five days at a half a day. And it wasn't my only snack of the day, just one of my snacks. But totally agree with you, I never really ate them before, and they are so good!

I am not sure what everyone else does, but I will let you know what I do. :) If I am going to a restaurant, I research on the internet. If nothing can be found on it, I will stick to the most basic thing on the menu, i.e. grilled chicken and steamed veggies. With excercise, say I carried my one year old around the mall, I…

Two very important things: First is make sure all of those 1200 calories are not empty calories. As long as they are made up of fruits, veggies, and whole grains, it will probably be sufficient. Second is listen to your body. If your stomach is growling, drink some water. If 10-15 minutes later it is still growling, it is…

I was worried about the same thing because this is my first diet since having two babies. A friend recommended doing pilates for abs 3x a week saying that this would help big time. I have only lost 15 pounds so far, but no loose skin yet, my belly actually is looking so much better. I use Leslie Sansone 10 minute solution.…

I have had eczema in small patches all my life but it never bothered me until 2006. That year, my skin exploded. I got it all over my body. I looked like a monster. It was horrifying. I went to several doctors and tried everything. Finally, an esthetician told me to request a prescription of triamcinolone. I did, and there…