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I was diagnosed when I was pregnant with my daughter in 2013. I have been off and on meds ever since and I started seeing a naturopath early this year who is more educated and more willing to help me with my symptoms rather than just medicate me. I am having a hard time losing the weight, again. I lost it previously to…

I am 30 and looking to lose about 30 pounds (according to the scale) but I am also getting started in heavy weight lifting. So technically I want to lose more fat but gain more muscle with an end result of about 30 pounds less that what my scale says. I am struggling with the number that I see because I am working out a…

Just started Keto today. I logged all my foods for today and I am over my protein by 29g. This whole thing is new to me, I've always done low carb or low calories and followed the "protein is good for you, fat is bad" guidelines. What is everyone's take on snacks? Some forums say absolutely no snacking and some say go…

How do you do that bun??? I have seen a girl at my gym who also does it and it is so awesome! Do you have to have thick hair to complete it?

My hair is to my mid-lower back and I have to wash it every day if I don't want the roots to look greasy. I used to put conditioner on all of my hair, but about 4 years ago I started to only condition from just below my crown to the ends because it keeps my hair from getting oily so quickly. I have relatively thinner hair…

Awesome job! F.I.D.O...I love that!

I noticed my stomach, back and boobs shrunk almost in unison, although my "lower stomach area" is smaller than it was but now protrudes a little more than it used to. My arms near my armpit and my inner thighs along with my lower stomach are my trouble spots.

I LOVE the black and white one, maybe with a colored necklace, like blue or purple??? Or the black one with the straps with some fun shoes would look great too. Congrats, you look amazing!

I am thinking of creating a "group" for us with weekly challenges and check-ins. Would you all be interested in this?

At 232lbs, I was a 42D. Now, at roughly 195, I am a 40DDD. Figure that one out and let me know how that happened. I do see that they are "smaller" but yet still in proportion with my body.

That has only happened to me once, thankfully. An older man who was waiting in the lobby of my work said "Oh, you look like you are in the family way." I replied with a smile, "No, actually I'm not. Working on losing and I have lost 20 pounds so far. But thanks anyway." I wasn't completely offended since he did seem a…

RV Dealership- Cinnamon rolls and doughnuts, french fries and pizza, breadsticks and blizzards (from DQ), tacos and cookies... the usual food groups on a given day at my work. Not to mention all of the goodies that are brought in by our vendors. I used to be the receptionist and let me tell you, holidays were the absolute…

Put them on a "mexican" or taco salad with corn...so yummy. Add them to taco meat to give it a little more body mix with rice

Have you considered running? I used to hate running, but I started the C25K and I am definately seeing some improvement in my stamina. Maybe look in to some home DVD's like 30 day shred or Zumba. We have similar goals and are about the same height. I started at 232 in July of last year and my lowest since then has been…

Bran flakes, milk and chunky applesauce Pizza with ranch dressing peanut butter and nutella sandwich (it's like a melted Reese's) granny smith apple with peanut butter Fries dipped in a Wendy's Frosty A good Italian or Mexican dinner with a glass of milk (saw someone else posted that and I totally agree) Grilled cheese…

I am a 40DDD and when I am doing a standard workout with a little bouncing around, I wear a champion brand over an underwire bra. I just started running and the only thing that works is wearing 2 underwire bras and the champion sports bra on top of that. I don't do a large amount of running/jumping because of this problem.…

I was a 24 at 232 when I first started (I'm 5'5" and I carry all of my weight in my abdomen and boobs). I am now in the lower 190s and I can comfortably wear a size 18. Some things I think I could wear a "17" but I am not quite at a 16 yet. I wore my 22/24 sizes until I decided to try Old Navy when they were having a sale…

If you and your kids enjoy pizza, try making mini pizzas on whole wheat english muffins with light string cheese, turkey pepperoni, and you can make sauce from scratch or find a healthier substitute at the store. For snacks, I like sensible portions veggie chips and apple straws or 100 cal bags of Jolly Time popcorn is…

I saw a guy smoking a marijuana pipe on the freeway doing at least 70.

Definately lane bryant. I LOVE them. I have even worn them under bathing suits. They rock!

My grandmother had one removed from her leg when she was younger and would have used it for a heart surgery later in life but she had it taken out. I have one in my left calf and I am keeping it. It has never given me any problems and I have had it for as long as I can remember (like age 12). I used to be ashamed of it,…

I haven't tried anything yet. I just finished going through the book last night and we went grocery shopping. I am having a girls night on Saturday and I plan on making the corn 'n guac and maybe the crock apple and oats for dessert. I will let you know how those go. :)

BLT with cheddar on flatbread (bacon and bread warmed only) or Turkey with cheddar on Honey Oat. EXTRA mustard (I love mustard.) If I get turkey, I also get Honey Mustard Lettuce, tomato, pickles, cucumbers salt/pepper and vinegar never toasted

Being lost in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone service. (I've seen too many episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI)

I do the eliptical (arc trainer) and my feet go numb sometimes too. Try putting your weight on the middle to heel part of your foot and wiggle yours toes every so often. I know its hard to think about doing all of that, but if you wiggle yours toes enough you will feel them starting to go numb and then you can try to put…

Squats with a weighted bar, and lots of them with different intervals (i.e. Body pump squat tracks)

the key to my parents house over a 1000 miles away and my sister-in-law's combo lock (I borrowed it for the gym since I don't know where mine is) :)

I drink 32-96 oz of water at the gym depending what I am doing that day and how much I drank earlier in the day. And I drink at least 24 to 32 oz at work. So 56-128 oz per day depending on how thirsty I am/what I ate/how hard my workout is.

Having a husband that can eat anything he wants and LOSE weight is extremely hard for me. But since I have been adjusting my habits for a while now, it's becoming easier to not eat the pizza, chips, cookies, candy, etc. with him. I now think about what I eat and I actually eat the portions and thats it. I won't lie,…

That is awesome! ***On a side note, I am Welsh too! I think you may be the only other person I have seen/heard say they are Welsh. :)