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Right - 64 ounces of liquid isn't the same volume as 64 ounces of salad. You'd probably need a scale - but it's a LOT of salad, for sure.

An arobics instructor once told us that anything you do upper body - uses 30% more energy - so arm stuff is excellent. Use 1, 2 or 3 lb weights -work your way up - do arm lifts. Up to the top, slowly lower. Out to the side, hold, slowly raise and then alternatively lower them. Shadow boxing - which is basically fast…

I think your husband's comments are passive-aggressive. He won't come out and say anything overtly mean - but he is hurting you. Intentionally. He's either hiding something, or he really has anger towards you. From my perspective - this man will either leave you and blame you - or you'll tire of him and leave him becuase…

Frankly, I think when someone you love tells you that you're over weight, not attractive, etc., they're telling you the truth. DO something about it. If you think you can gain 50-60-100 lbs and someone is going to feel the same, you're fooling yourself. True, men may love women with meat on their bones, and typiclly men do…

Starve a fever, feed a cold. When you're sick -your body will try and heal itself. That's why we sleep and drink more - to help it do it's job. If you're sick enough to miss work, (and when you're sick - you SHOULD, so you don't give it to others), then you need to help your body, not hinder it. Drink more liquids, hot…

Anything you do w/ your arms is about 30% greater cardio. Shadow boxing is GREAT - 30 seconds and I'm puffing. You can use hand weights to raise them, sit ups, push ups, bicycle in the air - and any of the water sports are great. Staying in water deep enough so you're not standing is even better - you can use your legs and…

It seems to me that it's the meetings and others at the meetings that make WW work. Common sense - don't eat fatty food, sugars and white flour - and ANYONE can lose weight. if you have other issues, and typically most of us who are not at our ideal weight have a problem with - then the groups work. If you decide AND STICK…

It's not easy. It's not fast. But you are ROCKIN IT! Stay your course! You're doing awesome. Every day - one more minute, one more step. When you look back a month from now - you'll be even MORE amazed at what you've done. I am SO proud of you!

The entire reason for dating is to find out if two people are compatible. He may be a wonderful man - and from what you've said, he is. Kind, caring, hard working. you have higher goals and are willing to work for them. You two do not sound like a match. Many women fall for the goodness they see in a man - and the…

One of the reasons so many ppl are giving up land lines is due to the cost. $9 for the monthly phone bill, $50000000 for the charges/fees/taxes/etc. The GOOD thing about a land line is - your child won't have to remember your name or address. 911 will auto display it. On the other hand - 5 yrs old is old enough to know how…

Diet: closed-ended. Goal-oriented. Deprivation and mentally difficult to do. Change eating habits: open-ended, can set short goals, not depriving or difficult because it's positive result oriented. I took a program that said Diet's are automatically negative - which you rebel, feel deprived and then when you do 'cheat' you…

Since I'd kill small dogs to get chocolate - I can't believe I have stayed strong and haven't had ONE piece of candy/chocolate since Sept. Made it thru Halloween, deserts at Thanksgiving, but I'm tellin' ya - the last 2 weeks have been TORTURE! I just keep saying to myself: Yes - it would taste GREAT for about 50 seconds.…

My sister and I look related, but are totally different in body She's like my dad's side - 1 inch shorter than me, but short legs with kankles. I'm like my mom's side - longer legs with REAL ankles. We both got the split in the front 2 teeth from dad - and both got them filled in by our dentists. Funny though, her sons…

Fat free chocolate pudding cups - sweet AND chocolate fix. Frozen bananas - sweet, and takes awhile to gnaw on them. Fat free jello - you can eat a ton and only get 20-25 calories. Until I lose my total 20 lbs, Chocolate is not invited to my party.

It's easy to eat 3,000 cal's a day when you're eating crap and junk food. That's why we're here trying to lose weight. Not hard to understand that eating crap all the time means we're all 30-50-100 lbs overweight. Eat sensible HEALTHY food - and it's easy to be at 1200 cals a day. I eat sensibly, I'm not hungry, and at…

WOW! Amazing what an inner -- and OUTER glow -- you have. Not to mention how healthy! Congratulations! Judy

Hi Mandy - nice to read your post. Whether you're 300, 200 or 150 - if you need to lose, it's all the same. We must do it to be healthier, happier and live longer to be with our family. We all seem to love food - probably all the wrong kinds, and in way too much quantity. This MFP is wonderful. It will let you see others…

Sept 14 - was 165 Dec 15 - am 149.5 LOTS of Zumb classes, 30-day shred, walking twice a day, and my elliptical. Cutting out all chocolate/candy, sweets, and most breads, and upp'd the vege's.

Sounds like it's the bread - those are a lot higher in cals than the mayo. Eat the tuna w/ small portion of mayo - and only eat 1/2 the bread. that'll give you a full-feeling from eating, and cut the break cals in 1/2. When I eat tuna - I use lemon-pepper, and about 2 Tbslp of lite mayo, add some celery and red onion. yum.

I'm 5'4" and my license says I'm 138. (ha, right...) but that was 16 years ago when I was 41. I'm still 5'4" (hope to be for another 20 years before the shrinkage starts), and now at 149. My BMI says to be out of overweight and into the outer edge (by the skin of my teeth) of normal - I should be 146. I originally wanted…

I had to laugh reading your post... I'm sitting here eating my Healthy Choice frozen lunch w/ my knee propped up on a garbage can with an ice pack on it. Been battling the knee issue and the Dr says the same thing: STOP using it, ice it and take motrin. Question - are you able to do ANY exercise - or just walk (due to…

Do you keep the cookies, candy and goodies at home? Well then - toss them out. Until you get a handle on your cravings and control THEM, instead of them controlling you - remove the temptation. Work out for 30 minutes at night during your crave time. Find different substitutions to satisfy the sweet tooth until you can…

Evenings are tough - so I have dinner, do the dishes and get stuff ready for the next day, while the food settles. Then I do 30 min on the elliptical while I watch my soap opera or a recorded show or movie. Then while I'm cooling down, I eat a frozen banana. I peel a banana at night, wrap it in cello wrap/saran wrap and…

Like you - I do NOT like eggs. Maybe hardboiled, but that's about it, so those breakfast burrito's dont' live in my world. I love instant oatmeal, so until I hit the wall - that will stay in my world for now. Also like you - I don't like "dinner" food for breakfast. I do like cold cereal - but if you're cold - and like…

Chances are that it IS about you. Since you stated she's ignored calls/texts/FB posts - AND - she's responding to others. She's getting theirs and chosing to ignore yours. Since you indicated you've had rough patches before, this is probably another one. You've known her long enough to know if this is typical behavior for…

ARE YOU KIDDING!!!! When I lost 15 lbs, I was souting - in all caps! I was over the moon. You've worked long and hard on that and you deserve to shout it from the rooftops of the MFP building! WHOOT WHOOT! WAY TO GO!

They call breakfast BREAK-THE-FAST for a reason. Your body has no food for 9-12 hours. The metablism slows to a standstill once it has digested the food and then goes into a rest period. When you break-the-fast in the morning, you start it back up again and start it working. If you ate every 2 hours, that would be…

Pink and juicy. My mom in law? Like a shoe. What a shame. What a WASTE of good beef.

OMGosh - I laughed out loud reading your post. Good one. 5 minutes? Almost like Minute Rice.

OMG - I could just cry. Apparently men do get bloated. lol I LOVE Val Kilmer - he's MY huckleberry! Not to mention I loved him in - aw crap - the one in the 1500'ds - his wife played in the movie. The little people (the Daikini's) trying to save the baby. DANG - hate it when I forget a name.