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These are awesome suggestions!! Thanks for sharing.

I am on meds also for depression and anxiety. Every so often I will go off and I do well for quite a while and then it seems the backward slid starts all over again. I was off my meds for years and then ended up going back on them because I didn't like the way I was behaving and feeling. I know that taking med does not…

I tend to measure out the 8oz sometimes. It really isn't alot of water if you drink 1/2 then wait a bit and drink the other 1/2. You don't have to suck down all at once if you don't want to. It helps me also to have some bottles that I know are 16oz or so and I work on drinking those throughout the day. Good Luck. It does…

I had a friend tell me that if you drank vinegar daily that it helped your body burn fat faster. Soooooo....she was drinking like 1/2 a bottle a day and ended up in the ER with kidney issues. Turns out you were only supposed to add a tablespoon a day to your drink. Needless to say, she lost weight but not the way she…

Opinions are like elbows....pretty much everyone has one and they aren't going to agree with everyone elses. That is just what they are OPINIONS. Do you know those people? Are they friends of your's? If not consider the source and move on. No one else has to live your life OR live with your choices so if you can put your…

Everyone already said walking. Call up a friend and see if they want to walk with you. I know if I have someone else who is waiting for me I tend to be a bit more motivated. Good Luck to you. Send me a friend request if you'd like!! Good Luck :)

I have not been losing alot of weight either but I have lost inches and my clothes are fitting so much better. I'm trying really hard not to be bugged by the # on the scale since it really seems like it's not mattering in terms of my clothes fitting better. I've tightened up and gotten smaller by doing cardio and lifting…

I do an intensive circuit training with a private trainer for an hour to 2 hours twice a week. No breaks.

I am also an emotional eater. Heck I eat whenever and for whatever reason I can think of some days!! Today is a new day. Exercise and eat good today!! Someone once told me that I can start my day over any time I want to, that I don't need to let one thing ruin the whole day. Good Luck!

I personally was not bullied in school. Even though I had severe scoliosis and had to wear a brace that went from my neck all the way to my upper thighs to keep me rod straight. I went to a small private Catholic school and had a good group of friends. When I had to ride the bus after we moved...well, that was another…

I am deathly afraid of heights, can't do any rides at the amusement park that go off the ground even a little bit. I also have a total irrational fear that any ride I go on I'm going to die on so I don't do any rides at the fair or any amusement parks, which makes me the pack mule anytime we go to an amusement park.

I want to be able to wear a bikini without the side tie or band cutting into my hip fat, instead of a tankini or one piece to hide my middle.

I had ablation done about 4/5 years ago and it was great for about 6 months and then right back to where I was. I was one of the 20% that has little or no success. I ended up having a hysterectomy (uterus only) and it was the BEST thing I have ever done. Wish I had done it sooner. It is surgery and the recovery time was a…

As a woman who always looked to others for her validation and self-esteem it was really hard to 're-train' myself to trust my own thoughts and opinions. Really I am the only person whom I have to please. I have to lay my head down at night and be satisfied with myself and my life and if I'm not it isn't because someone…

We feed our dog a mix of Blue Buffalo and 4Health for large breed adult dogs. He is a St Bernard and has a sensitive stomach and is fussy.

When I started drinking water probably 18 yrs ago I hated it to. It has no taste, no texture and I was lucky if I drank a glass a day. I was a HUGE milk drinker. Eventually I got used to drinking water and now it is seriously all I drink. No soda, very little milk, cup of coffee a day. I have seen people suggest putting…

That is so awesome!! Congratulations! I have a strapless red dress that I can fit on. Could not even get it on over my hips and now not only can I get it on I can zip it up without sucking anything in!!!! Makes you feel sooooo good when that happens!

I just bought it and two others!! So excited. I really like her and have done some of her 30 shred that I borrowed from a friend and saw great results!

Lays Potato chips and tostitos scoops with spinach dip!! Also, mozarella sticks with sauce but I haven't had any of those in about 5/6 months and don't really miss them.

How about small steps? That usually works for me. I know that if I try to do too many "good" things at once for myself I get over-loaded and throw-up my hands and say WTH!! I have discovered that I eat for comfort, for boredom, for anxiety or any other thing you can think of. I'm also obsessive and tend to over-think…

I dress how I am comfortable. If that means I have a "cute" outfit on then so be it. When I leave the gym I am a sweaty, sticky mess and the less clothes to get wet the better I feel. I do usually match but don't wear make-up or perfume because make-up runs and burns the eyes and perfume mixed with the smell of sweat makes…

I got lucky. A friend introduced me to a trainer who has been wrestling, fighting, training for over 30 years and he opened his own training place. He trains mixed martial arts fighters and decided to do a "class" for women and people who weren't in that great of shape and were uncomfortable going to a gym. I was really…

You are doing what I really would like to do!! I am better with not weighing myself 4/5 times a day anymore; I'm down to once in the morning now! :wink: I know that weight can fluctuate up and down depending on water intake, food eaten, how many times you go to the bathroom and on and on so I TRY to stick to the mornings.…

I love your white cats!!

I have six cats...all rescued off the street. The last two we got in Sept of 2011 they were only 7 days old and my kids and I had to hand feed them because they had no mom. They are both grey and so cute. I LOVE cats......my friends and family call me the "crazy cat lady" God Bless my husband.....he keeps saying no more…

I really like this!!!

I know some sites do have a calorie count for it. I think www.caloriecount.about.com has a counter for sex. I've often wondered also but then I don't know if my husband would appreciate me saying "wait I have to see what time we've started" and then my checking the time when we finished! LOL Maybe I'll look it up and…

I think that it is great that you want to be healthy. I do understand how much of a struggle it is to fight an ED and try to lose weight. Feel free to add me if you want. For me this is all about postive reinforcement and encouragement; not beating people down when they are struggling. It takes a strong person to say they…

:happy: I don't think that I have ever paid attention. Where I work-out is a small private gym and I make noise and sometimes the other women will ask if I'm ok. LOL It cracks me up. I push myself as far as I can and then push harder so I'm going to make a little noise. At a mixed class one guy (a friend) made the crack…

I'm in...I need some extra motivation...lost it this last week. CW: 161 GW: 150 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26