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You look fabulous! I needed some inspiration today, and this did it for me!!

"Survivor" by Destiny's Child "Not Afraid" by Eminem

I second lima beans. Taste and texture just like eating dirt. Also Salisbury steak. Any "steak" that you have to beat into submission before it's edible is NOT edible!! This is something my mother never quite understood.......

What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your story, DeeDee.

Bump! I'm interested too. Chag Sameach!

Hey, another Jodi!! I'm Jody.....Welcome!

Something called Aria protein powder that I bought at the grocery store. There was just no way to get it mixed in completely with the liquid, even with an immersion blender. I finally threw it out.

46, no kids, no husband. Its just me and the dog here. Feel free to add me.

Where's the *like* button? Very profound and in my case very true. Thanks for posting this.

Huge change! You look fantastic!

Wow, you look fantastic! You lost a whole person!! Congrats!

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I totally agree, Beccci91! I'm 46 years old and have struggled with weight all my life. I had something traumatic happen in my childhood and turned to food then as comfort. Over the years I've padded myself with more and more pounds in hopes of hiding my true self. As I've started to lose weight, I've realized it's really…

Here you go: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/540447-thin-in-my-skin?hl=betty+boop&page=1#posts-7572484 A couple of things if this happens again...... If you actually posted a reply in the post, you can always go to My Topics and find it. I was able to find it using the Search function (I remembered Betty Boop was…

^^ Same here!

If it helps, there are plenty of overweight and out of shape people at my gym.....including me! I really don't think anyone would judge you, and there's no need to feel embarrassed. Everyone is there for the same reason....to get in shape. Some are further along in that journey than others. It sounds like your biggest fear…

Careful! If you read that passage in it's entirety, it says the bread is to baked over human dung. :smile: Still, the Ezekial 4:9 bread from the store is pretty tasty. I know for myself that I don't metabolize wheat very well at all. So for now I'm staying away from it and feel great. I don't think carbs are bad for most…

I think only you can answer the "why" question.......What types of thoughts are going through your head when sitting in your car? Are you afraid of what other people with think? Afraid of not knowing what you're doing? What's intimidating you? I think if you can articulate what scares you about the gym, we might be able to…

I struggle with this too. Saturday is my normal rest day. I take it off for my mental health too. I need to remind myself that as important as my fitness program is, there is more to life than fitness. It's difficult, but I'm finding it's just as important as training hard the other 6 days. This past week, I had an…

When I walk the treadmill at home, I usually have some movies taped (no commercials), and that can keep me going at least an hour. I have a "whole house" DVR, so I can start it in the basement while I walk on the treadmill, then switch it to the living room to finish watching later. I get too bored listening to music on…

You look fantastic!

Man, this exact thing happened to me today. I ran on the treadmill. First mile was a piece of cake. Then I hit a wall. I did a fast walk for the second mile, and then stopped. I had intended to do 3 miles. Ugh. Felt like such a failure. I think it was lack of hydration. I started drinking water as started working out, but…

Burpees. Definitely burpees. It used to be mountain climbers but I'm getting better at those.

It happened to me on my treadmill at home. My treadmill estimated about 250 cal in 30 minutes. When I got my HRM, I was shocked to find out I was really burning closer to 300-325 in 30 minutes. However, the machines at the gym are way off in the other direction. I look at them just for fun. One (Arc Trainer I think) said I…

I do this. On the weekends I usually make 2-3 crockpot meals and put them in individual containers. Some go in the fridge for consumption that week and the others go in the freezer for later. Not sure how much I'll continue that through the summer though.....I like fresher stuff (salads, grilled chicken, etc) during…

If you click on Exercise, then My Exercises, you can create your own custom exercise and then just put the calories in from your HRM. I have one called Gym (HRM), so it doesn't matter what I did at the gym (elliptical, Arc Trainer, treadmill), I just put the calories in. But.....I've started working with a trainer and we…

Pork or shellfish for religious reasons. Everything else is fair game.

About a month ago I challenged myself to do 60 minutes on the Arc Trainer. I almost gave up at the 40 minute mark because I ran out of water. For the next 20 minutes, I kept telling myself: I DO HARD THINGS!! Not, "I *can* do hard things" I know I can......but I actually DO them now! I was so happy when I saw the machine…

LOVE Dymatize! Agree that Gourmet Vanilla is best. But for some reason I just bought a 2 lb container of Chcolate. :ohwell: It still tastes pretty good, but I prefer the vanilla better, now that I've tried both.

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