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You are amazing! You have pulled yourself out of the hole and will do it again on here with your weight! Feel free to add me.

I think I have the opposite problem. I am never hungry. I eat lots of fiber and protein. My usual drinks are water and mint green tea. Fresh vegetables and fruit are a must too. When I do get hungry I will eat a handful of almonds. I barely get to 1200 calories of food. When I exercise I cannot eat the calories back. I…

Welcome and good luck to all of the newbies! I am hoping to make goal by my anniversary. Remember you will have stumbles along the way, but don't let one bad day turn into a bad week. Wake up each morning with a great attitude. This is not a diet site it is a life style change site. That means that you don't have to give…

We do Jillian Michaels 30DS about 3-4 times per week. Our muscles are getting well defined and our stamina is increasing. We completed the full 30 days and now just rotate weekly among the levels to keep our muscles confused.

I agree, there are all sorts of fetishes!

I take it back! This guy is the perfect Christian!

Channing Tatum is my new favorite HUNK! I definitely go for him. Right age, megawatt smile and perfect body! I can definitely imagine him in the red room of Pain!

Medical Technologist for the BEST reference lab in the American Red Cross system. Can you tell I love my job? I help find out the antibodies that people have then find the blood that won't kill them :) Oh, If you can donate blood you should. Summer time always causes a slump in donations, but the need is still there. An…

I use a low carb, high fiber, high protein tortilla as a wrap for lunch every day. Most of my friends on here have trouble finding it, but it is Ole Xtreme wellness, high fiber low carb tortilla wrap. They are yummy!

General Circuit training. I used my HRM a couple of times and the calories burned matches.

Listen to your mother, no matter how old you get!

One of our favorite low cal dinners is a small pork chop grilled or pan fried (using spray olive oil) about 120 -140 calories. Mashed potatoes made with skim milk and onion salt (35 calories/cup) and Margaret Holmes seasoned collard greens (30 calories/ 0.5 cup) I can eat a ton for less than 300 calories. Get protein,…

Congrats! Remember you can do anything you set your mind to!

Celery, Nuts, and other proteins.

Welcome back! You can do it. There are several groups to join and contests for weight loss. Just getting on here and supporting your friends will inspire you to work your hardest!

try zumbacalories.com you put in your height and weight and then the intensity of your workout. I then created my own exercise on MFP to log the exercise. I decided that I did half of my workout at medium intensity and half a low intensity. I would rather have my calorie burn be estimated low than high. Also if you can get…

Don't Move to NC to try to form a relationship with your sister in law and DEFINITELY do NOT have a baby for her. Actually I only have to go back 7 years.

We make cole slaw with no mayo. Mix finely chopped cabbage and red onion. Season with salt, pepper, and italian seasoning. Mix in olive oil and red wine vinegar. My kids love it and get their veggies.

I have lost 27 pounds and am just starting to lose in my stomach. I have really lost in my face (I just found a picture from right before I started my new journey), my feet and hands have also gotten smaller. My upper arms also lost their wings. I am hoping that since I have lost all the other stuff, the last 9 pounds I…

That is what I do also, I also will take my dressing at home and mix it with either vinegar, lime juice or lemon juice to make it go farther. When my kids want Wendy''s I get a salad and only use half the dressing. Very yummy and healthy.

Congrats on your weight loss so far. This site is great for support. FB helps if you have the right friends, but this is so much better. I suggest "liking" MFP on FB too. Feel free to add me. I am almost at the end of my journey before starting to maintain, but we can all use the support! Welcome to MFP!

My shoes are all too big now (I always had really narrow feet and losing weight has made them worse) and I wear gloves at work all day and they are too baggie now, but my belly fat is still there. 2 c-sections have ruined my flat belly but with diet and exercise it isn't so flabby and I am losing inches. Just keep at it.

Way to go! I wish I would have thought to take pictures. You have the right attitude for success!

That is so amazing! You are awesome and should be proud of yourself!

Like everyone said, 2 is better than none. It took us about 3 months to get through the 30DS program. We are going to start switching between the levels probably in the next 2 weeks. Each level focuses on different areas. Since it is only a 20 minute program we have also been doing a 20 minute Zumba express for added…

Good for you! Talking about it helps. You can hopefully move forward and get healthier. You are beautiful. I can tell just by the way you wrote, but you are stunning in your picture too!

We do this too. 1/2 a spaghetti squash is only around 80 calories. Top it with your favorite italian sauce and you are good to go. Another plus is lots of fiber! We also do a ton of mashed potatoes made with skim milk. Only 35 calories per cup. Good source of potassium.

37 in January!

I see it there too! I only had 36 pounds to lose and I lost the first 10 pounds in 2 weeks. Just the change in your diet shocks your system into weight loss. You will start losing slower soon. Great job for your first two weeks.

Wow! Thanks for the advice. I did find that when I just change the order of my workout - Zumba before 30DS, I noticed a difference in the way my muscles feel. I guess we will have to do that more often. I have also found that being on a team to lose more weight than other teams is a motivator. I do not like to disappoint…