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THIS: So, basically, if you lost a ton of weight and are embarrassed that you gained it back, trust me- you can get back to where you were before. Focus on staying healthy and active instead of focusing on what the scale says. I am not sure I have ever needed to hear something more than I need this today:) What an…

SO incredibly motivating! Congratulations:)

I think it IS very much a Dad line:) My dad said it to me for years. And he's not the only one to have said it to me. If I had a dime for every time I heard "she'd be so pretty if she'd just lose weight"...why couldn't it be "she's just pretty"...without all the other crap after it? I hope my husband never says this to my…

nice to "meet" you! I am the same way...have been here for years, and just recently started posting and communicating with friends here. Feel free to add me:)

I love beer, too. And though my intake has decreased from my pre-weight loss days, I still have beer on the weekends and still have managed to keep losing. I just keep track of the calories and make sure I keep exercising/burning it off. Cheers:)

At my 25th high school reunion, male classmate says to me... "WHY were we not friends in high school? OH. You didn't look like THIS in high school" while making the hourglass type hand gestures...really? We're in our 40's now.. what's with the hand gestures? I got thinner but he remained a jerk. That'd be the reasons we're…

You look so great! an 8 is my goal, too! You were beautiful before, and you're beautiful now. So inspiring! Congratulations!

Love this, fellow kickboxer:) I love this type of class more than I can say. Sometimes I leave that class so spent that I feel like I am crawling out of the gym. I have more definition in my arms and in my core than I ever thought possible. And you're right about the self defense! High-five to you.

I have a HRM that I recently purchased and figured it was kinda broken when compared to what MFP lists as my burnt calories! I settle somewhere in the middle. If MFP calculates 500 and my HRM says 400, I log 450. I think MFP may shoot a little too high, but that's just my opinion:)

If there was a "like" button, I'd so like this...I am a new runner, too...and I can't find the right breathing technique at all.

Kickboxing! I am totally addicted. Started in November and have seen such a transformation in my core! I have been at this for a couple of years now. I have done Body Pump, Body Combat and Body Attack classes (Les Mills) and love them, but there is something about punching and kicking a 130# bag that is just so liberating.…

you look amazing and I am so proud OF you and FOR you!

SHUT.UP:) I go to the Fuquay and Cary locations:) PM me! I also go to a new gym in Holly Springs called TKO and love it there!

I hate these, too! I want to love them, but not a chance:) I have an achilles injury and they make the irritation in my heel worse, so I tend not to do them. I do love planks, though!

I belong to O2 now, and love it- BUT before my gym was owned by O2, it was something else...like a couple of names a couple of times. At my heaviest, I went in and talked to the guy who managed the personal trainers. When I said I'd need to run the price of the monthly draft for personal training by my husband, he said "if…

A friend of mine says it best: "If burpees had a face, I'd punch it". Amen. I HATE burpees.

Body Pump IS fun and I hope you enjoy it. My suggestion would be to watch how much weight you start off with on the bar. I made the mistake of putting too much weight on it as a beginner. There's nothing wrong with only putting 2.5 to 5 pound weights on each side to start...and when you're ready, you can add weight. I…

I love both of these classes! My gym teaches a pump/Combat fusion class once a month. Otherwise, I HAVE done them in the same day...left the gym feeling like a rock star! But ordinarily, I don't do them both on the same day. I prefer to do strength training every other day. Admittedly, Body Combat and Body Attack are my…

I, too, carry nearly all of my weight in my mid-section. Have normal size, somewhat toned arms and legs now, but my tummy is a mess:( I have found that boxing and kickboxing are my best allies....more change in the last 2-3 months than ever before. We do lots of planks, flutter kicks, crunches, sit ups with our feet under…

Congratulations! You look amazing!

I agree with every response so far! I thought it was my imagination about the change in foot size, too. I went to wear a pair of dressy shoes to my company's Christmas party that I had not worn since the prior party and the strap around my ankles were too loose and the shoe itself was too big. I think I am most surprised…

Raleigh- area...south of Raleigh in Fuquay Varina/ Holly Springs!

you look great! So motivating!

You look awesome! Great job:)