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Seems like you have a great opportunity to develop a close friendship with someone else to share those activities with, as it's not his cup of tea... but not lose sight of the qualities that brought you two together. I have a friend that when they were dating, her husband would go camping, sailing, etc. but once they…

Maybe find one thing that you can change and stick with for the next couple of weeks, then look for another one... Like.. I'm going to eat one more serving of fresh fruit/veg each day... I think it can be daunting when you stare at the mountain top and think of how much further you have to go - just focus on that next step!

Modeling is having a human body wearing clothing to show it off, market, and entice people to buy it. What bugs me is when clothing catalogs for larger woman still use thin models to illustrate the clothing and how it looks on a small frame. That doesn't help me in the least to decide if I like the way it drapes, or does…

@runtrx I dearly love this. We should have bumperstickers: I'm not fat, I'm full of solidifed energy!!

I get cravings in the evening for a small smackeral of something sweet. I don't know if they sell it in your area or not, but a small bowl of Kellogg's Special K Chocolaty Delight works well for me to soothe the savage beast. Crunchy, chocolate-flavor. *drool. In fact, it's about time for that smackeral now!

Kidzz4x - thanks for posting that! I've had that sensation in my right foot, 3rd and 4th toes, off and on for years. I will look into this!

I don't see many other geeks in here! When I hit my first major milestone, I'm getting an iPhone. When I'm at my final goal weight - iPad, baby! Embracing my Geekitude! :happy:

AlmstHvn is short for "Almost Heaven", paying homage to my homestate of beautiful West Virginia. AlmstHvn has been my online nickname for many, many years!

My mom was one of the last to learn I was newly committed to a healthier lifestyle for EXACTly this reason. She's really good at pushing my buttons and speaking without thinking - so I delayed giving her any ammo for as long as I could. I let her know that I'm measuring and tracking and it will guide me in what I'm eating…

Being very overweight to start with, a concern of mine was if I was overdoing it into a danger zone when I got started. I couldn't afford a HRM right away, but got one after a few months. It's been VERY helpful - now I can tie how I'm feeling with some numbers and have a much better idea when I'm working "in the zone"…

I absolutely have seen the same thing - particularly with my .. shall we say, upper undergarments! No fair that the first (or perhaps, most obvious) things to go in a woman are there... *sniffle.

My husband works at Walmart so I'm somewhat familiar with their procedures. That guy wasn't part of the loss-prevention crew - because they are undercover. If he wasn't re-stocking shelves or something, Bob was just being creepy. It would've been interesting to challenge him with "Can I help you?" or something, just to…

Congratulations! I am hoping for the day to make a similar post! :D

It depends who I'm around. My husband's family and my parents don't care for it, so I don't around them. My brother and I do it just to watch our mom's eyebrows go up (we're in a 40s but still kids when it comes to bugging mom!) If I'm out with the girls, and we're enjoying being away from the kids and such, it gets very…

A plane trip was a big part of it for me, too. I flew to Cali this summer and was very anxious about it - airlines were starting to charge double, even if the person next to you was your own child! Once out in Cali, in a world designed for thin models and starving actresses, I had trouble fitting in - quite literally. At…

My highest this summer was 297 - baby steps forward!

When people come to talk to the guy next door - if he's not there, they "visit" with me until he arrives. Or even worse, ask me if they can leave a message with me. Here's a notepad, leave him a note!

I so feel your pain! Thanks to those who've chimed in with helpful tips!

To me, "a few extra pounds" is about 20 lbs over what you'd like Stocky sounds squarish Curvy / Big and Beautiful / Full Figured mean the same thing to me For what it's worth - I had bad experiences with Match.com. You go to all the effort of answering their 500 questions - and then they kept giving me my 5 matches a day…

* Someone once told me "Lunges are the differemce between granny panties and thongs." I think of that everytime I do lunges and it makes them seem easier, haha. That there is funny! That'll bring a smile to my face next time!

Apparently so! (Cincinnati area)

Their sibling-company, WalMart, has a weird combination of weight-loss stuff + Valentine's Day candy.

Robert Downey Jr. ... if he'll keep doing the British accent ;) ... or Billy Gardell, the guy on Mike and Molly - he is so cute!

I'd like to hear some of her anti-veggies lines so I can use them, too! A lot of those things are evil, you know *wink

I feel like I could be your friend. I've been the "fatty" of our crew of 3. The other 2 gals in our trio are average size and in good health. I'm the shortest and outweigh them added together. We've been friends for 12 years... and it was only this past summer that I started getting serious about getting healthy and…

This poster make a really good point here. I've always been a pretty sedentary person (school, then a desk job, etc.) for the first 40+ years of my life. I'm new to exercising but I find I have a lot less cravings since I started. At the very least - knowing what that 300 calorie snack will "cost me" makes me rethink it a…

Congratulations on your hard work thus far - keep after it!

Your "PS" was hilarious!

Good tips, everyone! Now if I just had a "holder" for the rest of my flab, I'd be set!

My trainer started me with 8 lbs and we started with 10 reps on each side. I think I'm up to 20 lbs now :)