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Welcome aboard. This has been a great site for me. Good luck on your journey.:smile:

My doctor told me when I was pregnant I could pretty much continue what I did before I was pregnant. Everybody is different however so make sure you check.

that is hilarious. thanks for the laugh after a rough day.:laugh:

great job everyone!:happy:

Those are cute and if they make you happy you may very well run a little faster.

Excellent job everybody!

congratulations! :happy:

Haven't tried this one yet but I am considering it. Just trying to figure out how to try it without spending a fortune in case it doesn't work out.

it is so hard to decide since I love to read and have been reading since the age of 4. I would have to say that my favorite read is actually a short story "the last leaf" by O' Henry. A close second is "The Stand" by Stephen King.

Great job everyone! :smile:

I try not to take a lot of the news seriously anymore. I am the sole breadwinner for my family and my husband stayed home and raised our son who is now a healthy happy college Junior. We have been happily married for over 21 years and are still going strong. I think a lot of this news is just skewed to get a reaction from…

You just have to take it slow and be patient. It has taken me 6 years to lose 34 pounds. I did it by getting active. I just started with taking a half hour walk during my lunch break and slowly building until now I do an hour of cardio at least 5 days a week. Then make minor changes in eating habits that you can stick…

I would like to try. I need some new challenges and motivation. Thank-you.:smile:

Thanks for the inspiration. I am still trying to get the courage to use the free weight section of the campus recreation center. As an overweight middle age woman I just feel too intimidated by all the young men always crowding the area. I still need to get the point where I can say it just doesn't matter. Way to go.

I am 42 and the weight for me has been coming off very slowly. It has taken me over 5 years to lose 34 lbs and taking the last 5 lbs off that the Dr. wanted is becoming the most difficult. It takes a lot of patience. I try to do at least an hour of cardio most days a week and then 2 days of strength training. My calorie…

unfortunately it was Lay's potato chips.

it is definitely true.

Its a good time to go shopping!! :happy: I get to go tomorrow and get smaller clothes and smaller belts.

Welcome. :happy: I have been here for a while and love this site. It has been a tough road but the support offered here really helps even when I fall off track every now and then.

I have a huge round scar covering most of my knee cap. I decided when I was around 12 that going down a steep hill on a wet gravel road on a bike was a good idea. It was one of those old bikes with the brakes that engage when you push the pedals backwards. I panicked slammed on the brakes and ended up skidding down the…

Really everything should count but I typically do not log anything 10 calories or less (i.e my daily vitamins).

Just turned 42 on Valentine's day. Man where are all the years going. It just seems like I was 21 yesterday.

that was me. Sorry I do not take any pics but I have gone from a size 18 waist to a size 12 mainly be losing a lot of that belly fat. That is still my continuing goal since all my remaining bulge is there.

Have loved all my science since high school. Microbiology is may favorite. Working on my PHd in Molecular Biology now.

Welcome. I am sitting here in Painesville, Ohio.

41 and been there so feel free to add me. :smile:

I like that I am a perpetual optimist. No matter how bad a day I have I can get right back up the next and believe that it will be better.

30 minutes treadmill 3.5 MPH with 7% grade and 20 lb weight vest. 30 minutes arc trainer hill interval level ten with weight vest 30 minutes free weights various upper and lower body moves and crunches.

I have heard a lot of people complain about this. I have been lucky, 30 lbs lost and I haven't lost anything on my boobs.

Don't feel bad. I was stuck on a plateau for 5 years. I am finally losing again but it took a change in my exercise habits (I increased my workouts (from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours 5 days a week) and I try not to eat back my calories everyday. It is tough for me as well especially on the weekends. You will get there.