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If you don't want to have kids then don't have them. There are already too many people that didn't want to have kids that had them.

Thank you!

When I tell people how much weight I want to lose they look at me and tell me I don't have that much on me to lose. I'm sure they're being sincere, and in this day and age, I think we're used to seeing people outside their healthy range. Sounds like she's the one with issues if she has nothing better to do than advertise…

As a single mom I could only teach my boys what I knew, which was sitting, that was fine at first, but my dad eventually showed them how. They seemed to be impressed that they could stand to pee. They're 16 and 17 now, I wouldn't be surprised if standing to pee still impressed them.

Small changes are good, but it's also important to keep track of what you eat. I started first by making sure I was within my calorie limits, what I ate wasn't as important as just watching the calorie total in general. It's also important to make sure you give yourself enough calories to eat, if you immediately restrict…

Very well said. I live by this every day. I don't like when ANYONE says I can't have something, and that includes me! I either have a smaller amount of something that might not be the healthiest choice or I'll adjust the rest of my day to accommodate it.

I try to see if I can find the info on the restaurant/store website, if it's not there, then I'll either break down the item and enter as much as I can individually or I"ll find something as close to what I had in the listings. Restaurants, stores, and take out tend to be horribly high in sodium, fats, and just plain old…

I do the same thing. I have no problems with fluctuations and I expect them. My fluctuations are usually within 2 lbs and I don't consider them a gain at all. Once in a while the scale maintains the 2 lb fluctuation for 2 weeks, but I don't consider that a failure to lose weight, I consider it a success that I haven't…

Uneven in size, very realistic.

Congratulations! I'm very much looking forward to buying clothes from a non-plus sized store or rack. I also had a hard time accepting compliments. I started forcing myself to say "thank you" after compliments after someone said "just accept the compliment and say thank you even if you don't mean it in your head". I…

I'm still early in my weight loss, and I have been cursed with mega-boobs so technically I currently have enough for 4 nice sized ones. Does that count?

I have 2.

I don't want to read 4 pages of replies so I have no idea if this has been mentioned before or not. I work with kids and sometimes kids have aversions to certain tactile things. My son, for example, hated the feel of grass against bare skin when he was an infant/toddler. Some kids have issues with mud, dirt, water, some…

I live right in the heart of that area in Terrace! If you love to fish for salmon you must come to Terrace and fish our beautiful Skeena River. The Kalum River is nice too, and joins the Skeena just west of town. Another popular fishing spot is the Kitmat River. Beautiful pics btw. :smile:

Being penisless suits you!

Who goes around weighing elephant penises?

I would consider that more of a daily fluctuation rather than an actual weight gain. Don't focus on what you consider to be a short term failure, instead, remember what you accomplished over the long term. You don't have to look at reaching your goal as a signal that you have to quit mfp, there's nothing wrong with…

It's funny because earlier today I made a recipe for homemade breadsticks (using day old baguettes) that I ended up not liking in part because I couldn't brush the olive oil evenly onto it. I searched for a sprayer and found this one and I plan to buy it. I might try the recipe again and shake the seasonings on after…

must try this

And we wonder why bullying still exists in school.

I would think that "light house cleaning" would be a motivator for someone who is sedentary and hates house cleaning and exercise to get up and kill two birds with one stone. I live on the 3rd story of a building with no elevator and the laundry room is on the 1st floor. I sometimes count going up and down those stairs as…

The cigarette thing popped into my head as well. It's hard to believe a study done by a source that has an interest in selling a product.

I've picked up newborn kittens before without the mother having issues. The last litter my mom's cat had there was one kitten that couldn't break the sac it was born in and just didn't seem to be breathing, I assisted that kitty, and now he's a very loving, intelligent 10 y/o brat.

I think you look great.

I really like the visual that gave me. Thanks!

Don't only use the scale as a way to measure your success. Take pictures, take measurements, and take notes of things that get easier, take notes of positive comments other people make. I've lost 14 lbs in the past 6 weeks. I was pretty proud of that, but, I also installed a mirror at the end of my hallway and every time I…

I have asthma as well but it only seems to bother me when I'm sick. I've been doing a 15-20 minute slow walk for the past 6 weeks and I also do 20 minutes on my recumbent bike 4x a week without problems. I've lost 14 lbs in the past 6 weeks. Considering I was very sedentary before, the simple fact that I get up and do ANY…

My secret goal is to show up at my sons' graduation and show them how much weight I've lost. I don't necessarily have to be at my goal weight by then, but it'll be a significant change.

Why is it important to get to your goal weight by mid June? I realize it's summer but weight loss isn't a competition and eating too little will sabotage your efforts. It really is best to eat your calories.

Awww that made me cry! I'm hoping to have a similar story to tell after my son graduates from high school. My boys live with their father in a different city and don't know that I'm actively losing weight.