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I'm at a point now where I allow myself to eat a little more of the heavier foods during the holidays, but even then my body tells me to stop long before my mind wants to. The cool thing about listening to my body is not having the guilt and extra pounds the next day. Best wishes to all of you who continue to maintain -…

I think you'll be able to find a GREAT treadmill that meets your needs without even spending $2K. You can use online reviews and such to narrow your search but the best bet is to actually go into the store and try out the one you're gonna buy. I would hesitate to buy a treadmill online because they're not the easiest to…

Depends on whether the brand works for your body. I ***LOVE*** protein shakes for breakfast! If I can't make eggs (cuz I'm rushed) that that's what I do. I find that protein shakes hold off hunger better than any other breakfast food so I can typically make it to lunch without a snack. I also find that protein shakes are…

I take extra food (ESPECIALLY chocolate) to work, to church, to whatever and give it away. Of course, if I've been good on calories I'll take one for myself ;-) Believe it or not, this year I've had to actually throw some out during "that time" when I'm super craving and it will be a few days until I can bring it somewhere…

Sorry to hear that... Hope you are feeling better today! Everyone has different ways of handling it, depending on the nature of your relationship... I threw myself out there and just went out with anyone who asked. Not looking for a relationship. Just trying to have fun and (if I'll be honest) prove that the guy who didn't…

I agree with those that said "be direct" and also agree with those who said not to tell him you'd be interested but for his weight. Make it two separate things in your mind, because the reality is you're NOT wanting to settle down with him the way he is at present moment. If he loses weight or makes an effort thinking it…

I generally like broad shouldered (whether short or tall) but that's the only defining physical feature (and that's really more because I'm very broad shouldered and I like to feel I'm hugging a man, not my son). Other than that, I've dated, and been attracted to, a variety of physical colors/sizes/features/hair etc No…

I confess that I'm finding my OWN insecurities cause more damage to my relationship than anything else.

I'm a little late to this party so I hope it's ok if i add mine:

So, so, sorry to hear of your loss!! {{{hugs}}} Did you go to class? How was your weekend? Even if you don't go to a box, something at home might help (like a yoga or pilates tape)

No one likes being a gap filler. Let the black car find another driver whether or not you end up with the white one

^^ I got that same advice from a runner's magazine while back: If you're sick from the neck up, still run. If it's in the chest, take a break. Even when I take a break though I usually do a stretch routine or light pilates routine. Then if I don't feel well I go back to bed. Does my body good!

I get wrist pain with a variety of activities (surgeries 10+ years ago) - including driving and push-ups, and there's lots of good advice above. I focus on form, building strength in my forearms and, believe it or not, de-stressing to minimize triggerpoints in the back and neck (and then massage to work them out- but as I…

yay!

What trips me up isn't the "holidays' so much (as in, extra cookies and cakes I'm getting MUCH better at just limiting it to what I want) but the fact that with so many visits and people I haven't seen in ages we always end up going out to eat. Ugh!

Two more weeks to go!!! I can't believe that today (if you include the recovery week) makes 7 weeks I've been doing this. Wow!

This!!! OP nothing wrong with it if that's really what you want. From what we've seen of your previous posts (I didn't look them up so forgive me if my memory has you confused with someone else) you may be putting out a vibe to your friends that you really truly WANT to be in a relationship NOW just happy to have no drama…

How people who never gave you a second thought now don't want you around when they go out or are jealous of you. I suspect this happens more with single women who lose weight than other categories of folks on this board.

Weird side effect: I did yoga class the other day and was shocked I can actually lay down on the floor doing pigeon. I've never done that before. I thought this program was going to stiffen me up - not make me more flexible! What a great side effect!

Not sure what level of pain you have, but one exercise I do for my knees is to bend my leg up (top of my leg parellel to the floor) and then straighten out my leg until my knees feel better. I often have to change what the workout I am doing so that it won't cause me pain later. Also, I find mixing in stretching, yoga, and…

I don't think I'm lucky. I think I'm just different and guys could see from my profile I wasn't a good target for THAT kind of fun. I honestly didn't go out with too many men who were just after sex. I did get a lot of emails from guys it was obvious that's all they were looking for, but it's easy to spot in their initial…

pretty good. t-day food isn't really my favorite so I wasn't tempted too much

I actually enjoyed online dating the 2nd time I tried it. The first time, less than a year divorced, I seemed to attract a lot of losers, but the 2nd time (couple years later) I had a blast. Weird thing is, my Match.com profile was exactly the same. Only thing that changed were my pictures because I always want to have…

How did your turkey day go? I worked out before I went to dinner, and thankfully didn't really feel like eating all that much.

Oh man that stinks (about the girlfriend). I wouldn't stress about Insanity... just get back on track asap!

Just do what you can! When I started, I couldn't even finish the fit test without modifying it (so, for example, I couldn't do the high-impact switch kicks. I did a few but my body couldn't take it so I had to just kick, put that leg down, kick the other leg. Now I can do them! I have to modify several of the exercises…

Congrats!

My ex isn't involved either unless he can profit from having the boy around. It's a shame. I've stopped worrying about whether he cares or what he thinks and just focused on having strong male influences (through church and sports) around my son to help him come out ok. As my son gets older, he's seeing more and more of…

How is everyone doing on this? I've done Insanity almsost every day for 5 weeks, then life happened in this week was a mess

I have no answers for you... but I'd forgotten about this forum until today I joined a new group and MFP showed me all these groups I'm a member of and had forgotten about.