ruggedBear

I like it raw! Cooked spinach leaves this weird feeling in my mouth after I eat it, kind of bitter-squeaky-waxy

My husband's a bear and I love it - big shoulders, strong arms, nothing jiggly anywhere - why is that when he puts on a few pounds it is SOLID and not all wobbly like mine? I'm short and always liked being around guys who were way taller than I am, except when I can't breathe in a crowd of them - no clean air down there!

I work full-time, spend my evenings as a kid taxi (2 sports each, every season), clean, laundry, yardwork, vehicle maintenance, etc. And I find time to go to the gym every day. If it must be done, it can be done. Welcome to the reality of marriage and the real reason multi-tasking is key! It must have been invented by…

Hi - I'm 5'2", highest weight was 230, current weight is 194. I too am looking to get to the magical 150 and hope to do so before my 44th birthday in October. I made this journey once before at your age (started at 225, got to 155) so I feel like an old pro. I kept it off for 5 years before kids and life got so hectic!…

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I am a hugger and so is my dog!

It is so hard to cook healthy meals for a family when they don't have the same motivation that we do! Here are some things I try to do to ease the pain for the husband and kids: 1. Cook chicken or fish every day and red meat once a week - if they need a sauce, dip or gravy - just make it but reserve your naked piece before…

I'm keeping a progress collage of pictures - wearing the same clothes so I can see the difference. I have a hard time really seeing the changes myself, and the pictures make it a little easier. I posted once so far, at the halfway point between my highest weight (not my MPF starting weight) and my first major goal - that…

rugged - because I'm one tough Yankee Bear - I'm the momma bear and nobody better mess with my cubs!

Look for the super high-waisted shapers. I get them from Target or Kohl's - they look like super tall underwear (not shorts) and the 'waist' band goes right up under my bra band - smoothing out both the belly roll and that little bump under the bra band. Good luck!

While every body is different, I started at roughly the same size and the changes have been something like this: Size-Weight 22W - 230 20W - 220 18W - 215 16W - 205 14W - 195 For reference, I am 5'2". I also buy all my clothes at the same store - their pants come in three 'fit' options and I buy the same fit every time so…

You can usually get by with tops for a while, but nothing looks or feels worse than droopy pants. My favorite clothing store has an outlet that always has a rack of clearance jeans for $7 - so I usually buy 2 pairs at each new size. I wear them until I can squeeze into the next lower size, then donate them right away so I…

Homemade popcorn with butter and sea salt. I could eat a bushel of it!

You won't know until you try. Works for a lot of things, but I think about it every time I am faced with something new and I am afraid I won't be able to do it. When I think back on all the things I have been able to do, once I tried them, I get inspired to try more new things. And when I really step back and look at all…

I am proud to say I have worked through all my skinny clothes and have had to go out and buy new pants! Went from a 22W to a 14W in the past four months, and I have not been this size for almost 15 years! I conduct almost monthly purges of all the closets in the house because I cannot deal with clutter - so kids clothes,…

We're in NH and I saw a lot of folks out last week when it was in the 40s-50s. My bike is getting ready for new saddle bags and an engine guard right now - so no riding for me! My husband has been jonesing pretty bad and I expect to see his bike polished up and ready to go pretty soon! This is unheard of so early in NH!

So Hott - Kid Rock

Over the weekend, DDD showcased the Skylark Diner in NJ that serves bacon-infused bourbon!

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard - $25 at Vitamin Shoppe, lasts me about a month (1 scoop/day). Love the flavors - not gritty, mixes well with everything. It's all natural as well if that's important to you.

A real singing cowboy - and a hard working, fearless, family man. Now that's the whole package! I wouldn't throw him out of bed for eating crackers :wink:

I have two kids and a picky husband to feed, but I've gradually converted them to whole foods with some easy switches in their favorite recipes. I really like: http://outoftheboxfood.com/ http://www.jamieoliver.com/ I stay away from Hungry Girl - while the recipes are low cal/low fat, she uses highly processed foods, IMO.

I think folks are less likely to comment because they don't want to offend. I'm actually disappointed if I see someone I haven't seen in a while and they don't say anything. In a conversation at the office the other day, which I don't visit very often since I work mostly at home - the youngest guy in the group finally…

I was diagnosed with migraines at the age of 9 (I had the visual precursors which prompted a whole lot of neuro testing when I was young). They disappear for years, then come back for a couple of years. The last round was a 40-day long cluster migraine. Yup - every day for over a month, these things would not stop. Doc…

I work at home and go to the gym in the morning. Sometimes I lay down on the bed after I get out of the shower - and have a hard time getting back to work!

Mike Huckabee said it well - he lost a lot of weight by "not eating anything that wasn't considered food 100 years ago". I used to work in the food industry (as an ERP analyst) and got to take a lot of factory tours. There are two kinds of manufacturing - discrete and process. In discrete manufacturing, you take whole…

Dated a guy for a while who started out as a good friend. He told me he really liked me but he was having a hard time dealing with having a fat girlfriend. Buh-bye!

Kegs parties in the woods!

Yeah! You look great!