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I have 5. Eleven year old twins, 8, 6 and 2 year old. This is the 2nd birthday cake in the house in 5 days! Feel free to add me.

Wow you look like a Pro! This is such an amazing accomplishment. Your before and afters are just amazing!

Ive had 5 kids (4 pregnancy's). Generally I start counting points(WW) when my babies are newborns and I get back to my goal weight fast. This time I began exercising at 6 week post partum and dieting and the weight is slow to come off. If I didn't love working out so much I would take a few weeks off, count calories and…

For salmon I like a generous squeeze of lemon and some Johnny's seasoning salt and black pepper. Put it under the broiler but don't overcook it!

Then eat chocolate! I like the dark Hershey Kisses. You get 9 in a serving. Sometimes 2-3 will squash a craving.

I stopped by a friend's house as she was making brownies for a Book Club Meeting. I watched as her cat walked all over her countertops, stopped to sniff the bowl etc. She then scratched the cat behind the ears for a few seconds and went back to mixing the brownies. There was cat hair everywhere!!! I simply refuse to eat at…

I would love the accountablility of a challenge like this. SW- 196 CW- 185 GW- 165 UGW- 158 I have great willpower and will encourage others to meet their goals and step away from the cupcake if needed. I love working out and have been trying hard to get my eating in order. I have 5 kids and am done having babies and I…

My fave is Crystal Light Wild Strawberry with a squeeze of lemon. This hits the spot!

Like many, If i stall out (which I have), I slack off a bit on the diet but stay close to maintenece and then go right back at it and hopefully the scale will move again. I lost 12lbs over the last month and I stayed the same this past week. I relaxed a bit over the 3 day weekend and now I'm back on full force!

I'm a SAHM with 5 kids. I have 11 year old twins, and an 8, 6 and 2 year old. I would love to encourage one another! I am done having babies and want to get this weight off! Crystal

Right off I can see that your diet is seriously lacking protein! I would also nix the wite bread and get a good healthy whole grain bread with at least 3g of fiber per slice. Try upping your calories and eating some good protein, veggies, nuts, healthy fats and see where that goes. I try for 100g or protein a day but…

No I am the same way. I take a Boot Camp class and it is super HIT and then a run. Somedays after "emptying the tank" during a workout I am not hungry for about 4 hrs. I come home and drink my protein shake and am not hungry until lunch. This mostly happens with trail runs bc the soil feels so good under my feet I run…

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This! I have friends who have gained 30+ lbs on the Depo shot. Not to mention breaktru bleeding for 6 weeks at a time. Even if birth control is working for you at some point, losing or gaining weight can change that fast! I was on the mini pill after having my baby and I lost 10lbs. I went to the doc for unrelated issues…

I sure would! Hubby bought himself a motorcycle and I will be buying myself a tummy tuck if need be.

I think that marriage is about sacrifice and compromise. I have 4 school age children and a toddler. I workout at 6am M-F. I have until 8:30 to make it back in and we make breakfast and pack lunches together. My Husband wanted to take some mornings for working out and I said no go! We agreed that he would bike to work for…

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It doesn't have to slow you down. You can run anywhere right? I would try and eat right and get some milage in. In the hotel room you can set up your own HIIT. Make a list of excercises you can do and do a ladder. For instance 40 push ups, 35 jumping jacks 30 squats, 25 lunges, 20 mountain climbers, 15 dips 10 bend and…

Congrats! You give me hope. I am 5'9 and started at 196 trying to get back to 158. You look fabulous!

My b/b twins are 10 and I have an 8, 6 and 2 year old. I sooooooo know where you are coming from! Let's motivate one another! Crystal

What worked for me was upping protein considerably and decreasing carbs. I'm not talking low carb but lower carbs. My sweet spot seems to be around 100g per day where protein is 100-140 g per day. I would also look at your workout. I see people on the elliptical texting, reading books, or the newspaper. Not saying that you…

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Laxitive abuse is a slippery slope. If you need to be more regular why not eat more veggies and drink more water? That way if you don't like the number on the scale you won't grab a laxative to make the number go down temporarily.

Ditto the Maxi dress and cardigan. Maxi dresses are very forgiving. If that is you in your profile pic you are being wayyyy too hard on yourself!

I glanced back a ways at your food diary and you are eating a lot of rice and carbs in general. Some nights you have your protein and 2 carbs/ starches liek rice and potatoes. I would start the day with a protein rich breakfast and concentrate on lean meats. veggies, nuts.

Protein and lots of it.

I would ditch the junk that you are eating including any soda and concentrate on lean protein, veggies, nuts, berries and whole grains. Even if you are staying within your calorie goal quality of food matters. I had to learn this the hard way! Your goal is totally atainable as long as you are willing to put in the work. GL

I'm not really tracking calories but my calories seem to fall right around 1500 for the most part. The first couple of days I was eating more but all the protein is really filling. At night if I have calories left I eat some pistachios. I am also choosing foods from a 21 Power Foods list which includes Salmon, nuts,…

Wow after brousing through your friends list and reading a couple of their profiles and looking at their pictures I want to hug my 6 year old daughter and tell her that she is BEAUTIFUL. I am shocked at the small amount of food that some fo your friends are eating. It seems like you have a good head on your shoulders and…