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Hadn't thought of this! Great idea... Btw, where are you getting cinnamon swirl protein powder, because that sounds awesome!

Grew up in South Carolina, spent high school in Florida, college in Kansas City, and now back in Florida again... I actually really love seeing where everyone is from! So many cultures!!

Also Ellen Page - actually both of you! :)

That's awesome! Honestly can't remember the last time I wore shorts other than pajamas haha... It's a huge bit of motivation for me.

This made me laugh! Totally sounds like something I would do... I've never displayed my goal clothes, but now I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea :smile:

My parents always loved my brother and I in very different ways. We each were shown favoritism about different things. Just a small example -- I never had a curfew, but my parent's would've killed me for drinking. My brother had a curfew through high school, but they didn't care if he drank as long as he had a ride.…

#2 - what a sweet family!

Ditto! Are you in the Hogwarts Challenge group, by chance??

#5!

#3 & #5 ... great smile and great shoreline!

sssssmokin!

I'm gonna guess that sunset is pretty warm so... HOT

I'm commenting, because I'd love to know the answer to this one, too. I've always heard eating before bed kills your metabolism, and I'm so bad about late night snacking (more often than not it turns into all-out binging.... :grumble:) In any case, if I may ask, what time are you normally up in the morning and down for the…

What a transformation! You've gotta feel like a million bucks! And I've gotta say - you're stinkin' adorable!!

Ok, I didn't read through all 7 pages of this, but I've got to add my 2 cents in... When people tell you "You're beautiful, you don't need to watch calories," it's not really about you. It's not degrading, it's not telling you that you should be unhealthy or fat... Having been someone who, in the past, would have said…

Pasta!!

My age - people always think I'm older than 22 - which was cool when I was 16 looking 21, but is probably gonna suck when I'm 30 looking 50 haha Other than that, I'm nearly fluent in French and can read, but not speak, 4 other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin). And ummm... I guess people always give me a…

Same here! A Maurice's fan, I presume? Now that I'm in FL, 4Rivers is my local fave. Edited because how in the world could I forget Smoke 'n' Guns in KC. Yeahhh I could talk barbeque all day long.

Also, this! Good advice! :)

How much water are you drinking? Whatever it is, add more. :) The more you drink, the less your body holds on to. And how much of those 1300 calories are high-sodium foods that will make your body want to retain water? My biggest lesson on this journey is that, at the end of the day, everyone is different. It could be when…

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Oh well... edited to try and make the picture work, but no cigar. In any case, it's one of my favorite motivational posters that says "A year from now, you'll wish you had started today." I'm sure you've heard or seen that, but it really puts it all in perspective to me. No matter how far I've got to go, I'm still closer…

Depends on how bad it gets, some months are worse than others. Last month I was in completely out of it for 24 hours with severe stomach flu symptoms (my SO was threatening to take me to the ER for dehydration), so I there wasn't much of anything happening as far as eating, much less working out. But most months I've…

Same here! Last time I did this (back in high school), I dropped from a 9 to an 8. It's definitely killer on my closet, but worth it all the same. Just an excuse to go shopping, I suppose :)

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I wouldn't say it was my fiiiiirst choice, per say... but it certainly felt like a step in the right direction :wink:

Pretty sure we've got a troll on our hands, ladies and gents. That's a pretty good one though hahaha...

Holy cannoli, lady! You look amazing! I really needed to hear this today - thanks so much for posting!

Pasta. Holy moly the pasta I can eat. It's all about the texture, too. Spirals, tortellini, shells... My absolute favorite is chicken fettuccine alfredo from Old Chicago... though I haven't had that in nearly a year since relocating to a state without one. :( Other than that, I can eat my weight in sushi. Sakari in Winter…

Dedicated!