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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.

I was hoping for pics, too....

I generally do not care what others are doing at the gym, however, I do get annoyed at the girl that douses herself in perfume in the locker room BEFORE working out. Greatly irritates me for various reasons. Do that crap outside, don't do it in the locker room... and/or use better perfume. Ugh. Makes the entire gym smell.

Well, there's a combination of things. I, too, cannot do moderation and I have an addictive personality, as well. I take things to the extreme. If I eat an entire bag of chocolate, or an entire pint of ice cream, I factor it in, cut back on the rest of my food intake for a few days and exercise. I don't lose, but I don't…

Exercise more to compensate.

My period has been sporadic and irregular ever since I got it at age 12. I have PCOS and after losing a lot of weight, eating healthy and exercising, it is the most regular ever! I get it around the same time every month and I'm not on the pill anymore. I also don't have cramps *knocks on wood*, but my PMS is out of…

I eat food to comfort myself too, but I've been reaching for gum rather than food and I find it helps me.

I don't know if "Truvia (never tried it)" or "Stevia in the Raw" are the exact same thing, but I very much like Stevia in the Raw. It tastes really sweet and I LOVE that. It's so sweet that I often don't need to use the entire packet.

Thanks for the advice, everyone! I will try to put in the washing machine on a low spin cycle, I just don't want to damage it.

Anyone else with advice or knowledge as to why this is happening?

It is super frustrating, I agree! I am scared to wash it in the washing machine because I don't have a pouch for it and am not sure where to get one. Maybe I will get some of that gel and a new strap, too.

I take Metamucil daily and have also started eating flaxseed. Prior, I wasn't pooping for 7 or more days and I was miserable. I mentioned it to my doctor and he was just like, "meh. Take some Miralax". Which did help, but I don't want to become dependent on that stuff. So, I find increasing my fiber to 30g + daily (I am…

Have you found a solution? Does anyone have one? I did try putting more water during yesterday's wokout, actually, and it didn't help at all.

Yep, I run it under water before wearing it, too.

1 hr, 5 times a week either doing strictly cardio or a mixture of cardio and weights

I got my Polar FT4 on Amazon for $66. I got the bronze one.

I go shopping! I usually do this about once a week, haha. But not extraordinary purchases, just slowly rebuilding my wardrobe...

I'm 5'2". I started at 208 lb in July and I'm 163 lb now. I eat about 1300-1450 cal a day and I try to eat at least 50-75% of my exercise calories back. I was eating around 1000-1200 a day but I hit a plateau so I started eating more and it helped a lot! My goal weight is 125-130. Oh, and I try to eat very low carb, too,…

I am trying to do consume less carbs as well and the way I've been upping my calorie intake is by using more olive oil in dishes, higher cal. salad dressings, cheese and nuts. I try not to go crazy on the dressing or cheese though because they can have a high sodium content and I have to be careful of my blood pressure.

When I joined the gym, I literally had no idea what I was doing. I walked to the gym manager and said to him, "I have no idea what I am doing", hahaha. Luckily I was given a free consultation with a personal trainer for joining the gym and she helped me make a plan and showed me how to use the machines. When I am at the…

I also have an extreme sweet tooth. There were days where I would be utterly miserable because I would try so hard to fight the cravings only to just give in. I would try to eat sweets in moderation but I am an intense person and that never worked for me. One piece of chocolate would quickly turn into 10 pieces, etc. and…

Try this website! They have a ton of recipes and you can select certain search methods based on your preferences http://allrecipes.com/recipes/everyday-cooking/vegetarian/

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