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I knew friending you was a great idea. Well said!

Thank you for the great info.

Wow, you look amazing! Great job!

Yes, thank you! Great post. It seems some people forget that children are perceptive, and if you stare or shake your head or whisper to someone while looking in their direction, they will know why you are doing it and their feelings will be hurt.

Having been on the receiving end of "your child is too fat" (I was the child), I'm glad the OP didn't say anything, as it could cause long-lasting psychological harm. I was already an introverted child, and that comment just made things worse. I still don't like going out to public places, and when I do, I wear headphones…

Curried spinach and cauliflower with some sort of chutney and rice.

I sometimes "measure" my success using my old, smaller pants. For example...a pair of jeans I couldn't zip up anymore so I put it away. At some point after joining MFP I found them again and lo and behold, they zipped up! But still, too uncomfortably tight to wear. I tried them on again earlier this week and they now fit…

But if you're into spicy stuff, try this intense salsa (very similar to the red tomatillo salsa you can get at Chipotle): Chile de Arbol Salsa 1/2 pound green tomatillos, husks removed 1/2 red onion, diced 15 chile de arbol, soaked for 24 hours 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (about a fifth of the can)* optional, but…

Mine is roasted corn, tomatoes, red onions, hefty amount of cilantro, fresh lime juice.

Wow, you both look great!! And I LOVE your hair!

The first time I had something with sugar alcohols I was going in and out of the potty for about a day and a half. You do end up building up s tolerance for them though so the laxative effect diminishes.

I tried it once but it was too hard. I have dropped more pounds since then and will modify the workout a bit more but am looking forward to working out with everyone!

Me! I'm in!! The effects won't be as drastic on me but I wanna join!

12/18: 24 miles in 90 minutes on my stationary bike! Currently: 108 miles of 100! Hurray, I finished the challenge and then some!

I do the scale and jeans thing. I sometimes do the tape measure but I can't ever measure consistently! It's fun to put on a pair of jeans that start out impossible to button and keeps getting slightly less tight each week.

ARRRRRGH I hate hate hate hate HATE it when people say things like "should you be eating that? Aren't you on a diet?" "I thought you were on a diet...is it OK for you to eat that?" "So, I guess you've given up, huh?" Shut your pie holes, butt munches. I know what I'm doing.

12/15: 8 miles in 30 min on stationary bike and 12/16: 8 miles in 30 min on stationary bike! Up to 84 miles so far!

My family does seafood for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We cook ham and turkey everyday for our shop and it is a blessing not to have to deal with them twice a year! My favorite holiday treats: pumpkin pie, cream cakes, anything minty chocolate.

Hi Mandy! I started my journey at 245 and am down 20 pounds in a little over two months thanks to MFP and great friends on here. I will be sure to send you a friend request!

I love Spam!! Cut up small and pan fried with scrambled eggs eaten with a bowl of hot rice and kimchi. Oh my god I'm drooling. Real Spam is too expensive so I get the Spam equivalent from Aldi.

I wanna join!!!

What's 16/8? noted about the zig zagging. If my weight still stalls while fasting twice a week (I'll try this for a month) I will consider doing Spike at the same time. Although if you think about it, if you fast three times a week that's already zigzagging calories anyway. I don't plan on consuming my MFP set value of…

My first day of trying the 24-hour IF. I ate dinner at 7 PM last night so won't be eating until 7 PM tonight. So far I'm fine, a little hungry but I'm sipping warm water to compensate. Seems I could mix this with spike/zig zag dieting. Anyone have any advice on this?

If there was a slow clap emoticon, I'd use it. Thank you!

I might try IF starting next week. Eating breakfast can be a hassle for me and sometimes I don't eat until 2PM Might as well go all the way and see what happens. Also thinking of getting that Spike Diet book, to see if that will stop my weight loss stall.

If I don't see a weight change by Sunday I'm really gonna have a cheat day.

I tried 30DS for one day and nearly collapsed! The strength training and ab work isn't the problem, although they are very challenging...it's the TDJs- Those Damned Jumps! I don't care what Jillian says about 400 pound people being able to do them, because I can't. If you have boobs and/or a protruding stomach it's going…

Definitely need this. Thanks for the links!!!

12/10: 10 miles in 41 min on stationary bike..

12/9: 9 miles in 33 min on my stationary bike.