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This ^ I used to work in a hospital and have seen people die during surgery from complications from anaesthia. I would Never recommend surgery unless you needed it to save your life. Just my opinion.

Go more towards protein (turkey!) and less towards the carbs. Try to avoid the starchy dishes.

If it runs and gets you to point a then back again, don't worry about it. My husband drives an old Ford F150, with bumps, dents, and scratches all over it. It's not that we can't afford to get him another (because we can), it's just that we like doing other things with our money (we spend a lot doing family outings). It…

If he's going to be using it like mega heavy, get the bigger one. My husband has so many games, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Modern Warfare, etc... and we also have the Kinect so my son and I have these Kinect Sports games and whatnot. The smaller one just wouldn't be enough for us. We do the whole XBOX live and I mean…

Have you kept track of your inches? Success can be measured in more ways than just the number on the scale.

I would seriously suggest going to see a doctor. What you are doing to yourself is physically and emotionally unhealthy. I can understand what your trying to do, but honestly that is not a good way to go about it.

I go over a few times a month. No biggie for me. I still lose weight, but it's slower obviously.....LoL. One great thing I love about living in California is like everywhere you go, they post the calories on the menu, so I know before I even order if one sandwhich has like 500 calories or 1500. I would suggest next time…

Sorry....not sure why my posts keep wanting to double post :/

Yep. I gained 6.2 pounds is two weeks. My husband was on R&R from Iraq and wanted all these yummy, bad foods at once since he had been living in a crappy area with crappy food.....I just couldn't bring myself to not enjoy it with him.....LoL.

Yep, that. Make sure you are drinking lots of water to keep that salt moving.....lol. Too many foods have TONS of sodium and it can make you do that water weight gain.

Sprinkle a little Light Zesty Italian over the top of sliced cucumbers and it's a nice substitute when you're sick of salad.

Exercise builds muscle. Sure you can lose weight without exercising by watching what you eat. However, in order to be healthy you need both. I have a heart irregularity that I have to see a cardiologist twice a year about. He told me that exercise is the best way to build up the heart muscle (have to watch over doing it of…

Boil it, pull the chicken off the bone, and make soup out of it. You can add any type of veggies to it you want. I usually do mine in the crock pot and let it simmer for several hours.

Cramps are usually a sign of lacking potassium. If eating extra potassium doesn't help, maybe there is something wrong with the muscle? I don't know if injury to it would cause cramping though.

Go to Lane Bryant. They have great sport bras for those of us a little bigger in the chest. They will even help measure you for a proper fit.

I'm a diabetic so sugar is a big deal to me, but you need to realize there is the good sugar (like from fruits) and then there is refined processed sugar (candy), and then the stuff you get from carbohydrates (breaks down into sugar). Stay away from the last two. Natural sugars aren't really bad for you, but the other two…

I love cottage cheese, but be careful with it as it is Loaded with sodium. I usually have a granola bar, it's somewhere around a hundred calories. Those snack packs of No sugar added puddings and jellos are good too.

Our gym on base is two stories. I was on the second floor working on the stair climbing. I over did it and got dizzy coming down the stairs, fell on the last one, and landed literally at the feet of my husband's commander. I was so embarrassed........LoL. Don't worry about it. We all have a moment or two that we felt well…

I too have migraines and have to watch the caffine. Just how fast did you cut back? I think it's wonderful you gave so much up, but if you do it too fast you can have withdrawl symptons and headaches just from cutting it off too fast. I had to do a step down type thing.....cut out about twelve ounces every two weeks to let…

I don't know if it would help you, but something I did to learn to resist "bad" foods is find out what exactly is in them and how they are made. For example, hot dogs are high in fats and well high in everything. I actually saw how and what they are made of and I haven't wanted to touch them since. I wouldn't stress over…

Could you make a fruit/veggie try and set that out next to the chips? Unfortuntely we humans can never really control another human (love that power of free will) so you can't control your mom. Just give a better option and then hopefully you both take it.

Best rule of thumb ever: Take everything in moderation.

I don't see why it wouldn't count.....my doctor said you can even count the foods that are water based. Scientific studies have shown that that 64 ounces of water suggested isn't really a magic number anyway. Food for thought http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/wonders-of-water

I would gradually step down....not go that far at once. Maybe try 1425 the first week, then as you get used to that go down to 1400 the next week. You might adapt a little better to it.

Ugh that drives me insane :sad: I took my 2.5 year old son to lunch today and he had half a grilled cheese, a small dish of applesauce, and water for his drink. The people sitting next to us let there 3 year old (I asked cause he looked about my son's age) eat not one but TWO kid's macaroni and cheese meals complete with a…

Yes, it matters. Maybe not calorie wise but alot of those foods are loaded with sodium, fats, and cholestrol. Maybe once in a blue moon it's fine, but I would pcik something that had good nutritional value to it. A nice lean steak sounds good :tongue:

Pregnancy is really hard on your body and you want to be in the best shape you can be. I was 23 when I had my son and was 50 pounds overweight to start off with. I spent more than half of my pregnancy on bed rest (which is NO fun!) because my blood pressure was so friggin high. Trust your doctor. They wouldn't tell you to…

Def. watch your sodium intake. I have high blood pressure and the first thing my cardiologist always asks is how much salt have I cut out.....lol. Try to stay away from prepackaged meals.....they tend to be the biggest culprits from excess sodium. Read the labels on food. If one food item has more than 25% of your daily…

Muscle weighs more than fat.

Muscle weighs more than fat.....are you keeping track of inches lost too? Everyone is so focused on the scale number, but really you should be focusing on inches too! Number on the scale is not really the best indicator of your overall progress.