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I've been gone for a while and now I'm back too. My motivation this time around: I saw my doctor the other day and he scared me really bad talking about me being on the doorstep of diabetes and knee surgery. He even asked me if I've thought about Lapband. I don't want to go through knee surgery or have a Lapband and I sure…

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I've seen a couple of articles on the net about this. Here are a couple of links that might help understand what's happening: http://www.livestrong.com/article/14968-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-exercise-hives/ http://running.about.com/od/illnessesandrunning/ss/embarrassing_6.htm And even on wikipedia:…

You can add me if you wish. We all have some down times, but with a little encouragement, we get through them.

Welcome to MFP. Feel free to add me, I'm not on here all day long, but I do log on at least 2 or 3 times a day. I encourage and support as much as I can all my MFP friends. The battle is not easy and kind words always help.

Great! I can really see the difference. That helps me staying motivated.

Montreal, Canada (ok... near Montreal)

Mutual encouragement is always welcome. Go ahead and add me if you wish.

I'm definitely going to look around the grocery store for this. What a great find!

Hi Amanda, I'd love for you to add me too. Working out solo isn't always easy and I believe we could mutually benefit from encouraging each other.

Haven't tried it myself since my gym doesn't have any yet. I have heard some good reviews about this, to be considered as a plus to your workout. I will definitely try it out if it pops up at my gym.

Have you tried to check out Change Stores. I do believe there are stores in your area.

Usually music blaring... An occasional chat here and there with people I see regularly just to say hi and nice job working out.