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YES!!

Oh sweetheart! You are gorgeous! Stretchmarks or not! I have stretch marks on my butt from being pregnant! lol They will fade with time and the stretch mark lotions and oil will certainly help. I do hope you get much more comfortable with them as time goes on but truly, those stretch marks will not detract from who you…

Mine are VERY fake and close minded. They have good intentions in their weird, warped perspectives though. Very strange arrangement. I love my husband dearly though so that helps quite alot.

HW: 174 (not pregnant) HW: 177 (pregnant) CW: 143 GW: 132 LW: 113

"You dont look that big" and "you'd look pretty with a boob job".

Well, I am in the process of applying to my graduate school (Fall 2013)! Ph.D. in Clinical Healthcare Psychology.

That is exactly what mine looked like 10 months ago.. I now have a chunky baby boy :) My suggestion, spend the couple extra bucks and get the "EPT" pregnancy test. Wait a day or two, then test again (first thing in the morning - the HCG will be more concentrated at that point). Congratulations though!! Its the most…

Um, no. My heritage is Russian... translated, as white as they come :) And I LOVE good, strong DARK coffee.

^ THIS!

I would NOT stress at all honey! I gained weight almost entirely 'backwards' from what I was supposed to. I just delivered my son on June 20th. I got pregnant at 135lbs and delivered at 177lbs. I put on the most weight in my first trimester, less the second and then about 9lbs in the third trimester. When I delivered I was…

^ This! I learned running doesn't agree with my body (my shins and the bones in my legs). I have found LOADS of other workouts that get a better workout overall and doesn't cause me pain (shinsplints). Not everyBODY can do every type/ style of workout.

I recommend this one as well. I've been using it for two years and it has been really beneficial.

You look amazing! What's better - you can see 'the' glow on your face! Keep at it girl! :)

- Ezekiel cinnamon raisin bread with 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter (plus coffee made with almond milk) - Oatmeal with some ground flax seed - Sunny side-up whole egg (one) over a piece of Ezekiel bread - Oatmeal, almond milk and a tablespoon of peanut butter - Ezekiel bread with half an avocado on top - Smoothie…

^^ This

So, if he asks he should pay for both but if you ask then you only pay half? That seems.. wrong. I like the idea of the first date being "dutch" (each person pays for their own). Simplifies things. If he insists he pays, great - if she insists she pays, great. I don't think one person is more 'deserving' or 'required' to…

I have spoon-like tendencies. (Currently pregnant so all bets are off on current measurements but..) I was at Bust: 30.5 Waist: 23.5 Hips 38

(Currently pregnant so this is going off of before I became pregnant) Started: Pant size 12 Most current pant size: 4 July 2011: Waist 23.5 inches Hips 38.5 Weight 132

I find that, even with coupons, the generics will be cheaper than the name brands. If you keep a close eye on the sales and combine sales with coupons, you can really stock up on some good deals though! I buy in bulk and stock up on shelf stable items when they go on sale. Generally speaking, you pay for 'convenience'. So,…

Well, I am 23 years old and just got married in October to my amazing husband who had been divorced when we starting dating. We also dated for four 1/2 years before we got married. I am an 'old soul' so that may have something to do with it but it seems VERY judgmental and narrow minded to rule someone out simply because…

I am 5'7" so, slightly under your height range but just for reference I am (once I deliver my son) going to work to get back to 130 - 133lbs. That seems to be my best weight range. I do have a pretty narrow top but a thicker bottom half.

I have wide hips, thighs and a butt that matches! If jeans fit the thighs/ hips then there is a not so cute gap at the waist (I have a narrow waist) OR because there is such a gap at the waist the pants then the pants hang funny. I have found that Express, the ReRock brand, is very flattering on the thighs/hips and NO gap!…

If you have Netflix (I do and it's $8.65/ month.. easy on the budget) they have alot of workout DVD's included in their online viewing section. Body weight move suggestions: Squats, lunges, pushups, jumping jacks, plie squats, planks, front kicks, back kicks, round house kicks, punching (jab, cross, hook, upper cut).. lots…

Hmm, I have the FT7 and I just changed the battery on the wrist unit as well as the chest strap myself (above poster mentioned you have to take it to a shop to change the battery). Maybe I wasn't 'supposed' to but it had 'open and shut' directions on the battery lids so I went ahead and changed those myself. The FT7 is…

I am a pear shape! Although still very much pregnant... so, will be joining the post-pregnant bunch once my son gets here! He is due July 9th :)

My husband, our two cats and our son (who is still in my belly). All this in a size double bed.. I'm trying for a queen sized bed soon!

My husband has one... *cough* "nut up or shut up". Works for me!

Essjay, what is this sense you speak? None of that here! ;)

Under your calorie goal is not a good thing to do. Period. Aside from that 2-4 lbs is just water retention! Water retention from drinking extra, holding on to water or retaining fluid in the muscles from the strength training. I wouldn't stress about it.

Precisely. Just as there are unhealthy meat eaters there will be unhealthy non-meater eaters. Diversity and groups within all the different eating styles. Not eating meat does not instantly equate to sustaining primarily off of vegetables and fruits.