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Lol... Good plan! However I'd take hornets over spiders anyday... Urgggh (shudder) I hate spiders! You just reminded me that I need to book in for pest control spraying again....

Bahahahahaha! I'd forgotten about Jim Parsons :laugh: I had a dream about him and I've had a little crush on him ever since! Lol... In my dream he was quite strong and authoritative though so mayb i was Jim Parsons and not Sheldon? Can't remember... :tongue: My thing is a deep voice though - and someone who has a very…

Lol... So true! ... survivial of the fittest (or 'saneist' as the case maybe)!

Bump... I'd like to get in on a September challenge if there is one!

Yep - absolutely agree! I'm very fortunate that I never experienced any type of racism growing up or even well into my 30's... It wasn't until my husbnd and I worked overseas (won't say where because I don't wish to be accused of generalising and bad mouthing a country) and we were SHOCKED at the blatant and down right…

From my perspective, quitting was only ever going to be successful when I really WANTED to quit. I tried several times an lasted anything from a few days to a few months but it was always a fight. Once I decided that I didn't want to smoke anymore, I had no trouble quitting. Its been two and a half years now and I don't…

Lol... Wow - you were lucky! If we wanted anything outside of breakfast, lunch or dinner, it was Apples or Oranges... They were the ONLY options! ... Not surprising that I rarely touch either these days! :D We were incredibly active though - we were out of the house as much as possible otherwise Mum would put us to work!…

Sounds like my life!! Good luck with that! :happy:

Dammit! Now I'm having those thoughts too! :blushing:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Love it! :laugh: :laugh:

Bahahahahahahaha! Love it! :laugh:

I believe this means to get organised... Put all your ducks in a row so you can quickly, easily shoot them down.

I take this to mean 'whats the point?' They're saying that just by putting lipstick on a pig, your not going to hide the fact that its still a pig!

Lol... 'it burns my *kitten*'??? I don't get that!! :tongue:

Dammit! I've always cherished the claim that you continue to burn higher calories for a while after exersizing!!! I HATE exersizing and I want to gleen every last bit of benefit from it! :sad:

Hmmm.. I can relate to the confusion! And the 'preaching' about eating this and that or doing this and that has been wearing me down. I'm starting to find myself feeling very aggrevated by my own 'need' to keep up with all my MFP friends in the clean eating and exersizing stakes - to the point that I start feeling down and…

Oh - as for my profile pic? It makes me feel good... As does the dress when I put it on :) However, its an amazingly flattering dress and a flattering pose so I think its a bit of false confidence really... I keep telling myself that when I'm tempted to start eating atuff I shouldn't have!

I LOVE you profile pic! I first saw this a few years ago and I opened it up everytime I felt down... It never failed to make me giggle :)

This - although I'm not overly strict on macros... I figure that I should be able to eat whatever I want so I just try and make sure I have he als for it or only have a small portion. On a day that I'm really active (I wear a Fitbit 24/7 or use a HRM to get accurate readings if I'm working out) then I allow myself to eat…

I relate to this completely and, OP, I think understand where your coming from as well. If you can dress relatively flattering and if you have confidence then carrying some extra weight isn't noticed so much. And if you yourself feel that your shape isn't so bad (backed up by positive comments from others) then it can be…

When I'm getting a cold I get hold of Natures Own (I'm assuming your in Australia) triple strength garlic, vit C, horseraddish and marshmallow tablets. A pharmacist once told me I can take as many of these as I want as they won't hurt you - within reason ofcourse. I'll often take 4 or 5 tablets 2 or 3 times day and as much…

Yep... Ive got the same problem. I can get down to close to my desired weight but I have trouble maintaining it. I always seem to be fighting with those same 5kg. However, I think the issue is me! The thing is I can't seem to commit to healthy eating and constant exersizing... By nature, I'm not athletic and I LOVE my food…

Same... I'm a bit of a purist on this one :)

My thoughts exactly... This is what I do :)

Don't get me wrong, it sounds like your doing a great job and your really the only one who can really see how shes interacting with the exersize equipment... My thoughts were purely that, as an 11 year old, I think I would have been treating them as toys - like a game to see how well I could 'score' and then to see if I…

I completely agree with this! A a kid I was almost literally running through life from 6am to 8pm everyday... I had so much energy and hiking, biking, climbing trees, digging holes, building forts and treehouses ect were all normal ways to spend every spare moment. I find it strange to think that ppl might think a kid may…

Lol... Thank you! I thought that might be it but I've never actually heard anyone say 'Dear Husband' before... Must not be common in Australia?? :)

This is driving me mad so I have to ask... What does DH actually stand for? I know its relating to the person's significant other but what is 'DH' the abbreviation for? The first thing that comes to my mind is not complimentary!!! Lol... And in answer to the question, I only had about 25lbs to lose... No-one really noticed…

At the risk of getting yelled at AGAIN, I'd say it all depends on the physical make up of the particular individual - be they male or female... Personally, I am naturally very muscular so for me I'd say its harder for me to be a slim woman than a muscular one! Each to their Own... Let the slamming begin!! :tongue:

Again, I relate... This is definitely something that is emotionally linked for me but its a 'quiet' anxiety response - unlike when I am really stressed because then I'll stop eating altogether. But like you say, I find the best way to stop is to catapult myself into the other extreme i.e: I'm no stranger to the lemon detox…