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Lol that's an awesome idea :laugh:

Two things - One - You'll get to where you need to be so eff em :smile: Two - I've answered the are you pregnant question before and my response was... very sweetly I looked at the person and smiled and said "Nope, I'm just fat but thanks for asking"... she actually looked mortified :laugh: - by far more embarrassed than I…

I don't have food suggestions except for Fuel Pizza (Google them - there are two DC locations) - they have the best Stromboli I've ever had... I can't attest to any of their other food but yum on the Stromboli :smile: but I really like the National Geographic Museum…

Thanks for the advice - I'm going to go pick up some small weights this weekend and bring them to work :smile:

I currently get up between 5:45 and 6. I used to get up early and go to the gym but that was when I was going to bed no later than 11 - most nights I don't get to bed until 1 or later now (last night I got to bed at 2:30). I don't know that my body can physically handle getting up any earlier with the schedule I'm pulling.…

I go to school for class two nights per week, the other nights I'm doing related homework (sometimes I go to the computer lab on campus to work b/c I have children at home as well as pets, a husband, and my disabled mother staying with us). I'm at the end of my MBA and there is suddenly more work than I've ever had (i.e.…

Why comment if you can't and/or didn't read? You seem like one of those rude *kitten* people that are the very reason I don't often post in this forum. :mad: I'm not making any excuses - asking for advice on fitting a workout into an 18-20 hour day.

My job doesn't offer anything but I have a gym membership on my own - just haven't been able to use it lately. Thanks for the idea of keeping weights in my office :smile: Now that the weather is breaking (I'm in Maryland), I am going to start walking at lunch. The meets vary - last weekend she competed on Sunday at 2:15 so…

Congratulations! Your transformation is AMAZING!!:happy:

I was told the same thing by a personal trainer... the reason for that is that you can work harder and do more/heavier reps if you don't deplete your energy on cardio. Also, cardio only causes a fat burn when you're working, strength continues to burn fat even when you stop (this lasts several hours) so you get double bang…

Because of my experience with thyroid issues, I HATE when people suggest that one could be morbidly obese because of them. You could argue that most people's thyroid issues are worse than mine. I'll give you that. But you can't get worse than no thyroid whatsoever, like my dad has, and he's in better shape than me. To be…

16% Diagnosed... Yet current estimates are that approximately 50% of thyroid problems are currently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed due to doctors mistaking them for depression and/or labs using outdated NIH guidelines (new guidelines are that a healthy value is .3 to 2.5 not .5 to 4.5). I was misdiagnosed for YEARS because of…

It depends. I have asthma and when I had a bad flare up I was on a high dose of prednisone and I was like a teenage linebacker when it came to food! I out ate my husband (he's 5'11 and 250) and my two daughters (one's a preteen/gymnast) put together. It's only temporary though... when the steroids are over, the eating will…

Do you know a child that's tried to pray and been denied? My 3rd grader prays over lunch every day with no problems.

I'd like to say that I identify as a Christian, although I do not go to church. My children pray and believe in God as well... that said, I agree that it is disrespectful to other religions and that it does need to be kept separate. This country is a great mix of cultures and unless we have time to teach and recognize all…

OMG I hate that!:angry:

My husband lost my Fitbit two weeks ago! Doesn't he know I paid $100 for that expensive *kitten* pedometer??? :explode:

I hate the feeling of earbuds and headphones but I know I'll get fired if I start blaring music from my office :noway:

The nail salons I've emailed for quotes for my daughter's manicure party still haven't responded :huh:

My daughter's principal just invited me to a dessert reception for parent leaders with the superintendent... doesn't she know I don't eat dessert?:sad:

No one will go to Zumba with me tonight :mad:

You know it's funny, because I used to be like this person... only I was thinner than her when I had this attitude (5'0 and 115-120) but then my thyroid did stop working and I blew up to 200 in two years despite diet and exercise. I realized that all that I thought were excuses and BS were actually true. Be careful how you…

jess7386 has great cleavage LOL :blushing:

I know I personally started using MFP again as a way to track my food for myself - not as much because I'm counting calories, but because I'm tracking protein and ensuring I meet my vitamins daily. It's been said over and over on here - not everyone has the same goal. Yes, I am losing weight, but I'm under medical care…

LMAO:laugh:

I used to be so bad that my doctor put me on prozac just for my periods to stop the binging :embarassed:

I can't believe I read through all these posts but I did and this one is the one that made the most sense LOL. I actually am a surgery patient and I regularly take in far less than 1200 calories a day and my surgeon and my primary care doctor said I'm doing great. This poster is right... it's not about calories - it's…

Thank you for posting this! This is so true! I have a friend who is the same height as me but weighed 95lbs as a size 0... I was 110 as a 0 because I worked out. According to BMI charts I should be in the 95-125 range and my 130lb, 11 year old gymnast is obese. I'd look sick at anything less than 110 and my daughter just…

I don't think that anyone's reasons for losing weight is anyone else's business. My thyroid stopped working about a year before I got married and my wedding pictures show me bigger than I ever was... I wish I could have dropped weight for my wedding because I look back and I know that I was not the most beautiful bride…

Have you tried intervals (run a minute, walk a minute, repeat...)? My doctor recommends interval training to strengthen my lungs since I'm recovering from a bad flare up. I've been doing that as a way to get my cardio and I can usually breathe pretty well and I had really nasty asthma. The weight loss will help too... I…