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I'm speechless! You are a true inspiration.

I walk every day, unless ill, and lift six days a week with no adverse effects.

You can't go by how much you hug and puff or sweat when it comes to calories burned. I have used a fit it, treadmill with calorie burn, and polar heart monitor. All gab e different readings for the same exercise. I wore the fit it and monitor while walking on the treadmill. If you want accuracy, buy a heart monitor. I…

I can tell you what not to do... Do not say you will call her and then not call Do not make corny sex jokes Do not get on your cell phone when you are with her Do not mention previous girlfriends Do not expect sex on the first date In fact, do not even mention sex Be a gentleman with a bit of a bad boy edge Get a…

Comfort food is a big problem for me as well. I was abused as a child: My father would abuse me and my mother would comfort me, usually with food. I had lost 42 pounds last year, then suffered a setback because of something triggering my PTSD. I recently went to a lunch and learn at my work and one thing really hit home…

1. Eat clean/less sugar 2. Exercise regularly 3. Lift regularly 4. Find enjoyment in living, not in eating.

There is very little fat on my wrist (I can see my bones very well in that area and can easily feel them with no pressure) and I have long fingers. Hope that helps. :) Yes, these things can affect this particular assessment, though. I had thought of that, but don't believe that is interfering with the assessment for me.

This is a great visual. Not only is all that weight affecting the lower joints (each pound is equivalent to 5 pounds on the joints), but look at the reduced lung capacity because of the fat pushing up on the diaphragm. As a nurse, I have noticed that a lot of obese people are diagnosed with asthma and put on inhalers and…

Thanks for this! By this, I am big boned. Using the wrapping your thumb and middle finger around the wrist, I am still big bone. At 5' 2", being big boned sucks, but I can carry a bit more weight with the bigger bones. I think people should also be aware that race/ethnicity plays a role as well. Native Americans and Blacks…

This especially. I also like men who have nice eyes and are into the arts - painting, photography, etc.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, it just wasn't as prevalent as it is these days. The 70s, by the way, where the hippie days, with free sex and all. Ozzie and Harriet were in the same bed by that time. I grew up with Ozzie and Harriet in separate beds. :)

Okay, I am antique. Maybe just old. I'm 57 and I don't remember anyone holding hands in school until around 8th grade. The world has changed quite a bit. Sexually explicit scenes are in television shows, magazine ads, movies, and video games. Everything is about sex. Sex sales. Children are exposed to sex from a very early…

Fantastic job! You not only look younger, but you probably feel younger, too. :smile:

I bet you weren't insulted either. This is the deal: When men do what women want them to do, women are okay with it. When men do something that women don't want them to do, women get bent. How does the man know what to do? They don't have Jedi mind reading skills and women don't go around wearing signs that say, "You can…

This.

I was addressing the OP, so I didn't address the bf. All parties in this are immature and need to grow up before they can have a mature relationship. Anyone conducting a relationship in this manner (as posted by the OP) need to take a time-out, leave each other alone, get to know themselves and what they want in a…

Women who stay with men who cheat are just as dumb as women who pursue men who will cheat on their gf or wife. Cheaters never change; once a cheat, always a cheat. Lose him and move on.

1. I have seen guys helping guys with loading bars many times. The one doesn't seem bothered that the other helped. 2. I have had guys give me advice or help with loading, and I don't get upset about it. Since the guys help each other all the time, I figure that I was now one of the gang. 3. I have helped guys load bars…

Please let's stop beating up on the OP. I know exactly where the OP is coming from. You can complain about something and not be miserable, you know. Are you all missing this one thing that the OP stated: Her husband didn't like eating out before and now, all of a sudden, he has decided that they need to eat out all the…

I know how you feel. I just dumped a 'friend' who was a major problem when it came to food. (I didn't dump her because of that. I dumped her because she was cheating on her husband, who is also my friend. Made things awkward.) At any rate, since the 'breakup', I have been able to get back on track. I don't think that she…

Wow, you're smacking on culture now! 'Warsh' is western Pennsylvania for wash. They also say cherry and berry, but they both rhyme with furry. And don't get me started on how 'iron' is said.

A past friend of mine used 'vajayjay' and it took me ten minutes into the conversation for me to understand what she was referring to. Cripes, its a vagina. Get over it.

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Ditto

I think I intimidate men. I am a very strong, opinionated woman and I don't take guff from people. Also, I am picky although I would let a few things slip if the right man came along. It is funny, but I dated a man that eventually dumped me. His reason baffled me. One month, I had a car accident and didn't call to tell him…

No to the box cutter!!! You have to get in close to use it. You may as well go buy a Glock. At least with a gun you don't need to get that close. With a boxcutter, if he is that close, he can overpower and take it away or use it on you.

I had this happen to me in a hotel where I was staying. It also was monitored. I told the guy to look up at the camera and smile so I could ID him better if he didn't leave. He left immediately, without smiling for the camera. Carry your phone with you so you can call for the police the next time it happens. Take his…

@ timberowl and hang nail I was diagnoses with IBS when I was 16. When I was 53 the gluten-free craze was just starting. I tried it and I have only had two bouts of IBS, both occurring within 24 hours of eating gluten, both accidentally. Restaurants are not that enlightened when it comes to gluten-free. They sometimes fry…

You must know my sister. LOL I look at it this way: I've lost about 100 pounds from my highest weight, not all while here at MFP. The difference between myself and people who are overweight and not trying to lose it is that I have lost it, so I know that I can do it. They haven't lost a large amount of weight, so they are…

I was an assistant manager of a Burger King. The patties came frozen and are loaded into a bin at the back of the cooker. The floor was always wet because of the patties thawing and people hosing down the floor. Imagine people stomping around on that wet floor, especially after going to the restroom, and all the germs that…