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I eat raw snap peas with Hummas. I like the Athernos brand Spicy Three Pepper Hummas... It's the bomb!

You ARE fabulous! Thanks for sharing such an inspirational story. I am just starting out and need all the motivation I can get.

Big D baby - Texas!:happy:

I'm taking my sweet 11 year old step daughter out for a girls day in Dallas. Hair cut, lunch, shopping, Pinkberry. And then tonight we are going to make a new Pintrest recipe for dinner together.

Honestly the most shocking was how many of the SALADS I eat are in the 1200 calorie range! Ugh, that is just WRONG.

I like to use sugar snap peas (raw) and dip them in hummus like they were chips. The Athenos brand hummus (spicy 4 pepper) is my favorite.

You can buy it for $9.99 at WalMart...Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shread

I say YAY. I recently watched an interesting documentary on Netflix about a guy who lost a good amount of weight by juice fasting. You should check it out if you have Netflix. It is called "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". I am thinking I will buy a juicer soon too cause I want to try a fast. Do you mind if I ask what brand…

1) My 82 year old grandpa got re-married today 2) I had a bonding conversation with my husband while we were on a bike ride 3) I used whipping cream in my coffee this morning instead of the fat free half and half I normally use (I KNOW that is a bad idea, but it was only one morning)

This is SO inspiring to me. My starting weight was a little less than your (191), but my goal is close to what you weigh now (135). Since I am just starting out, I haven't seem much change yet and it is so hard to keep going, but seeing your photos give me hope that I, too< can conquer this obesity thing. Thanks so much…

I COMPLETELY agree with this poster. I am married with 2 step kids, but it is NEVER my place to say somethng like that and I am MARRIED. You aren't even married to the girls father and I suspect it would harm your relationship if you were to get involved with he issue of her weight.

I want to lose the social anxiety I feel now when I'm in public. I used to be SO confident and assured, but now I just want t crawl under a rock when I'm in a social setting.

OMG you SO deseve to be there! Don't be self conscious, just be humble and remember where you came from. You have come so far and you DESERVE to feel proud of yourself.

I only have 2 words for you, but they are VERY powerful... Good Ridance!

I personally think they don't include it as a choice because (as the pounds fly off) our "Sexercise" totals will go up dramatically and THAT might be TMI for this site! Haha:laugh:

I use Wii Just Dance 2 (or 3) and it gives you a great burn.

To quote George Strait.... Does Ft Worth (Texas) ever cross your mind?:smile:

I don't have words to express HOW WONDERFUL your story is. You've done something terrific and you must be SO proud of yourself. You really motivate me!

Sherese... UGH! Yucky!

I am in the obese category (for now :-) too and have only been on MFP for a couple of weeks. I suggest, walking, swimming, and dancing. Seriously, just put on some fun music and MOVE JUST A LITTLE. It doesn't seem like exercise at all - I PROMISE. Good luck, I KNOW you CAN do it! Feel free to add me as a friend it you need…

I BELIEVE. I met my huband of 4 years on match.com. We are wonderfully matched and share lots of common interests. We dated for about 2 years beore we got married. I will admit that I met many questionable men on the site before meeting my prince, but for me, the process was fun, I was out and about, and meeting LOTS of…

I use Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder (strawberry). I mix one scoop with a cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup non-fat milk, 3 packets of Splenda, and a cup (or a little less) of ice. It is yummy ad definitely satisfies my ice cream cravings too!

My husband got me a Polar FT4 for Christmas. I LOVE it! I am THE most un-techi person you've ever met and I learned how to operate it very quickly. It has a HRM, clock, and calorie counter on it.

Beautiful dress and beautiful you!

If you can get your hands on ground venison (my family are deer hunters), it makes a delicious meat loaf that is on the leaner side than beef.

I REALY like that!

I'm 5'4" (when I stand up REALLY straight):laugh: and my starting weight was 191. I'm thinking that 135 would be great, but really for me it's more of a clothes size thing. I am currently a 14/16 depending on the fit and I would be perfectly happy as an 8. I'm 46 years old.

Well, We were going to go to London and Paris, but deceided at the last minute that a week wasn't enough time to get there and see everything. We decided to go to Portland, Maine (in October) and it WAS fabulous. The leaves were turning and the wether was chilly... so much better than Texas at that time of year. We drove…

I too feel "fat an old", but in reality WE aren't gonna be for too much longer. I WILL lose 60 pounds this year through the support of people like you. Feel free to add me if you want a cheer leader. We CAN do this!

Wow, GREAT post and a neat way of thinking of it. I am new to MFP and not yet used to the fact that the scale isn't going to change much overnight.