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My avatar is extremely inspirational to me, my daughters are the reason I'm doing this. I don't need to inspire others with my avatar, just myself.

I love the partner exercise you talked about. We used to do that at karate... come to think of it they probably still do but I don't go there anymore. I second that you look AMAZING!

It flushes out your muscles and tissue and helps the body get rid of the water that is just sitting there.

Thanks! I love blogs. :)

Thank you! Especially for the link, that website is great. I think I'll try the cottage cheese one first because it seems the healthiest. DD is 3, she doesn't know any different than what I give her. LOL I've been eyeing the Amy's but I'm cheap. :)

Thanks! I hadn't thought about packing yogurt or string cheese for the kiddo. I don't like yogurt but I like cheese. The only meat we can have is fish but tuna is going to be at least once a week. I could also buy rice crackers and make my own little lunchables for her. I'm more concerned about variety and entertainment…

You look awesome! I actually like that top, what's wrong with it?

Love this challenge! I lost the link to the spreadsheet, can you repost it? We're moving in a week and a half so the exercise might be hard... guess I'll just have to get packing!

You can do it and so can I, we'll do it together. :)

You need a new profile pic, your face is thinner too! :) Way to go!

That's awesome! I love Old Navy jeans, they're going to be my reward for hitting size 12 from my current 14-16-ish size. I have a bucket of clothing that is pants from just too small down to really too small, in size order so when I hit the bottom I'm in my smallest size. I have the same in shirts. It's my motivator! My…

That second site didn't seem to work with someone under 5 feet. I did 5 feet for large frame and got about 120 pounds I think it said but 4'11" and it said over 300. I think under 60 inches seems to mess up the formula somehow... I know my wrist size is right because I never had to adjust my watch after gaining weight when…

My twins are 6 months old today! Yay babies! Boo Mommy, I have no idea what I ate yesterday. Ever been in such a sleepy fog that you literally don't know what you've done? I know I had some sweets (big no no for me, not supposed to have sugar or wheat) but which ones and how much I don't know. I was just so out of it and…

Your second link said that at 4 foot 10 inches with a large frame my ideal body weight would be 319 pounds. Umm, I don't think that's more accurate...

HAHAHAHAHAHA I put 7 feet 10 inches instead of 4 feet 10 inches. Boy did it look funny at first! I have a large frame, which I already knew as my shoulders are as wide as my 5 foot 10 inch boss. It says according to BMI I should be 88-119 pounds (I was 88 pounds at 10 years old! Only one inch shorter though.) but the MET…

You're not alone at all! In my situation it doesn't help at all that life is just pounding us right now. Actually, life has been pounding us since I got pregnant with DD#1. I cheated yesterday (twice) and today once and I need to stop before I get sick. It's not just cheating on my weight loss diet but also my Ulcerative…

How do you properly do planks? Figured I ought to ask before I tried it.

How long have you been on this site? If you've been here 4 months and are just posting for the first time that might be part of it. I jumped right in on the boards because I knew interaction and conversation would keep this entertaining. Change things up a bit, try out some of the challenges people post here. Go in the…

Also, are you taking any hormonal BC? If not that might help flatten out the hormone surges.

Having a rough day at work but I'll share a positive about someone else! My smaller twin has decided she is going to be the advanced one and all in this week she has: learned to sit up on her own, gotten on her hands and knees rocking, gotten her first tooth AND almost rolled from her back to her belly! Yay Hope! :) PS - I…

I had to cut out sugar for medical reasons... sugar and wheat. I lost 4 pounds my first week. It was hard, I just simply took it all out of the house.

That sounds amazing! I think you could probably alter that a lot to hit some cravings. Like, I immediately thought of warming up my all natural peanut butter to dip the banana in and then rolling in chopped nuts. Way more calories but definitely better for me than eating a Snickers!

Ok, I just peeked at your diary and I think you should adjust it to see your sodium levels as well. That might explain it. I also think some protein in the morning (not protein in things but actual protein like eggs or something) would help a ton. Sometimes our bodies just do this, but it's not a huge gain and you can…

Thank you! I now know what to make for breakfast Sunday morning for my husband's birthday. :) I think since it's his birthday we might cheat a tiny bit and I'll add 5 or 6 chocolate chips to each pancake.

I wish I hadn't read that, LOL. If you line the bottom and sides of your pan with parchment paper it will just come right out after cooling.

Ok, based on some feedback I got I just want to say thank you to everyone who has replied. I know i sound kind of negative about this but it is hard to see that your perfectly healthy 3 year old has all these issues. I can handle myself and my husband, but she's my baby. I also do realize that this is just a sensitivity…

Oh, and in case anyone is curious... here is our list of "nobody had any reaction to it" foods. This is not an all encompassing test because that would be way too much data to process. (Oh, and an MD did the test for us. It's a sensitivity test not an allergy test which is why the elimination diet is needed. I appear to…

Thank you for the replies! I do try to focus on the can haves but if we remove the mild sensitivities like they wanted us to our can haves don't include much. We don't do a separate meal for each person so we focus on removing the moderate and severes from all of us. I just couldn't handle making a separate menu for each…

I find it kind of confusing... are they eating it in the ladies room? I can't figure out why that would help otherwise... and yeah, installing cameras in a bathroom might be a privacy issue that could get you in trouble if you are in an office.

I'm new but want to join! A little late for the current challenge but I lost 2.6 pounds last week! Totally fake though, it was a fasting day from Friday night to Saturday night so I had no food or water during that time and I weighed in Sunday. I'm 4'9.5" and 176 pounds. I'm a second degree black belt who can't do 60% of…