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I know! Some of those poses don't seem possible. I don't doubt their legitimacy. I just can't wrap my head around them.

You're not ready for sleeping tortoise pose?

This made me laugh out loud at work. I love that the dog started growling. My boyfriend participated in day 2. That may be why I noticed. I just felt like it turned momentarily into a lap dance video hahaha. Of course I made it worse by exaggerating her movements for laughter. If I had been in a class I would have been…

Also, I thought the one move in day 2 got oddly sexual. :D

Yes, I am already more aware of my posture and breathing. I've been working since last week to remember to keep my shoulders dropped and not clench my jaw all of the time.

My yoga instructor said that some people never get their heels to the ground on downward dog and that's completely ok. For some reason that thought has helped me a lot with all of the poses. It depends on the person though on how that might be perceived. For me, it means I should keep going and trying as hard as I can and…

I know a woman that loses 100 pounds every other year with WW. You can guess what happens on the other years. However, WW has been touted as the best weight loss program for keeping weight off. I'm with @giftbouquets though, obsessing about what I'm eating doesn't do a lot for me long term.

The part of WW that did not work for me was the low carb limbo. I still am not at a point where I can exist in that in between world. I was not nearly as hungry on the original WW. But with the latest version I felt like I was starving all of the time. The original WW did not incorporate carbs into the points as much as…

That was a good story. I'm glad that little break helped you realize what works and what doesn't for you as an individual.

I am excited to get started! So excited that I went to a class last night. I spent a lot of time laughing internally and smiling at myself trying to do the poses. I think the instructor appreciated that. She walked around and helped everyone. I don't like that you didn't have a good experience at the gym @slimzandra. I…

Wow! Good for her! I wonder if I can convince mine...

What is your current exercise level/program? I started 30 Day Shred about 2 weeks ago. I just moved on to level 2 and am struggling to finish. So my current exercise level could be referred to as "couch." What are the specifics of your challenge for the week/month? (i.e. which item(s) from the suggested list are you adding…

My package says "2 pan fried slices (18 grams)" When I'm not being lazy I weigh the cooked slices. When I'm being lazy I use 11 grams per slice because that's what it seems to consistently be when raw. So quite the difference.

Chop and fry bacon, Toss a bit of the bacon grease into another pan Quickly heat tomato chunks in the bacon grease with salt, pepper and basil Toss with the bacon Fry eggs on cast iron skillet but leave yolks runny Then put on top of the bacon/tomato mixture and mix runny yolk with the mixture Feel like you've gone to…

I did the leg work in finding some local yoga classes today. I am considering going to one tonight. Though I will admit last time I tried to attend an exercise class I got up at 5am, drove to the place and then sat in my car watching everyone else go in. Then I went to a coffee shop instead. Does that qualify as…

Ha! Remember the steak delivery service? Does that still exist? I remember my boyfriend when we were 18 going door to door selling meat. That was almost 15 years ago.

Do you mind sharing a recipe with any info you have on nutritional information? It sounds delicious! I had a similar thought but I have never made it so I didn't want to pretend to be an expert on almond milk. My understanding is that it is mostly water. Delicious water.

Shallot pepper sounds delicious! My tastes have absolutely heightened. That's my favorite side effect, maybe even more than weight loss. Ok, not true.

Very common

People are not friendly to this WOE. It's as though they would rather see you throw food away than just give you what you request. Except then when you don't eat it, it's typically followed with a "you should have told me you didn't want the bun." I hate seeing good food thrown out but what's the deal with people thinking…

My friend and I refer to this as "I carried a watermelon?!" because of Dirty Dancing. The moment you walk away and think "idiot, idiot, idiot! Why did I say that?!" Imagine how much more mindful we'll be in September once we get through our month of meditation hahaha! That made me laugh! My boyfriend has started putting…

Is it possible there was no water bloat to be lost?

We made this yesterday and when it got out of the oven I thought "there is nothing to this." Then I realized I forgot the flipping eggs!! I should have just made cheeseburgers on the grill! Dang. Will try again at some point. I did use bacon and pickles.

I relate a lot to what you're saying and I think I'll join you on this journey of mindfulness through yoga and meditation. My life is much better now than it was 2 years ago. I had to force some change though and take steps I didn't necessarily want to take in an effort to stay alive. My anxiety has been crippling for…

It could stem from that. Could it also partially stem from knowing from experience how it feels to want to be smaller but not be? It feels good to have people empathize with how we feel. You mention that you envied the skinny girls and would make sarcastic comments with friends. It's much easier to be overweight when the…

Where is the month that starts with H so we can have a HIIT month? Like HIIT Hotober :D

Definitely add fat to a low fat meat. That's the way to go in my opinion. Someone told me yesterday that the price of thighs and legs is expected to rise and breast is expected to decline due to a higher demand of thighs. Don't know how much truth there is in this but I was disappointed.

How would a person go about doing this? I know @FIT_Goat has suggested less dairy to me in the past. I mean, listen, it's all fine and dandy to cut out cheese when you're not living in Wisconsin. For us Wisconsin folk, cheese is everything. How many ounces of cheese per day is everyone else eating?

I hated beef and pork (except bacon) prior to this WOE as well. I disliked chicken and I only ate turkey on Thanksgiving. I hated ham. When people would suggest low carb I would explain that I would be much better off on a vegetarian diet because meat sucks. I enjoyed seafood but not regularly and not without garlic…

I am similar to everyone else in that a compliment is typically followed with some self-deprecating humor. Self-deprecation in my mind is humanizing. One time I lost a lot of weight without trying. It was weird to me to not be able to crack chubby jokes. It was weird when people would say "you're so tiny." I always wanted…