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The process of getting healthy can be frustrating at times. I would say don't give up. Try eating more like everyone is saying...give your body good fuel to run off of. Even if you never lost a pound (which I'm sure you will) you will feel better. You say in your profile that you want to lose weight to be more active with…

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Wow...it looks like you've lost way more than 60 pounds. You look great!

I have to be careful with Vitamin C and Calcium because both can cause kidney stones and I've had kidney stones too many times to count. I still eat way over on my Vitamin C in fruits, but never take supplements with it and I seem to be doing better since I started eating healthier and stopped drinking sodas.

I have the same problem with some of the "healthier" snack foods. My new rule is that if I can't buy it in a single package, I don't buy it (that is for snack foods that I like too much only). I just don't have the willpower to eat just one.

I teach band. I've been teaching music for 6 years now. Super busy job- I get to school at 6:30 am and leave after 6 PM most nights plus work on a lot of Saturdays. I'm continuing to struggle with the balance so I can make me more of a priority.

Use a smaller plate so you trick your body into thinking you're eating more. Pay attention to plate presentation; if it looks pretty, we naturally enjoy it a bit more.

I take it more often than not. I have always had troubles sleeping and it does help me. I take 6-10 mg usually. I seem to have more vivid dreams, but they are not bad dreams; actually they're usually pretty funny. I have a few friends who have taken it and have had horrendous nightmares with it and stopped taking it…

The knee and below only; I don't have hair on the upper part of my legs. I'm sure there's some hair, but I tried really hard to see it and/or feel it and I can't.

I usually do just a little (maybe walking or light elliptical) and it sometimes helps me feel better.

You're already off to a great start. You can do this.

I agree with others...it's possible. Make small changes to start out. I looked and you consumed 1110 calories in beverages, so that might be a good place to start. You are drinking almost as many calories as many of us on here are eating. We all start somewhere; just start making moves in the right direction. Not…

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Agree with the above. It's super easy...you don't need to really do anything but be patient and then scrape it with a fork. I'm making one tonight :)

Nice! Congrats =)

Another big factor is how many calories you are eating versus how many calories you are burning. You can go to the gym 6 times a week and burn only 50 calories a day or you can burn 1000+ a day if you're doing longer and harder workouts. You can eat 1000's of calories without eating a single carb or you can eat too little…

To be the devil's advocate, some people are saying you already apologized, but since the apology was in the form of a text and the way it was worded could definitely be taken as a "I'm sorry you have a problem" kind of apology, it's not really an apology. It seems you both got defensive very quickly. You just have to…

I still have another day until weigh in, but I'm down 1.6 this week as of today. I'm hoping to lose another .2, because that will make it so I've lost a total of 40. Yay!

I'm going to adjust it to my own style; I just went shopping and don't have any lettuce, spinach or anything like that. So, I'm going to do a fruit salad!e I bot a ton of berries and cherries and peaches and a few other fruits, so I'll do that.

I agree. This is not small! Great job.

Breaking it in half. This morning I did 15 push ups (my upper body is WEAK), 30 sit ups, and 30 jumping jacks. I'll do the other half of this in the afternoon. :) Thanks for the challenges, keep them up!

I'm trying to make sure I workout for an hour 6 times this week. So far..so good!

Just did 35 mins on the elliptical and 35 minutes on the treadmill. I'm excited for these challenges!!!

My problem would be the no snacks...I snack often. I try to eat 5-6 times a day, but my snacks are fruits, veggies, pistachios, and generally healthy stuff. Of course, there are the occasional not so healthy snacks, but depriving myself will make me binge. When I don't snack, i eat too much at meal times and I don't make…

You look amazing! I'm so inspired.

I weigh myself all the time (probably a few times a day to be honest). I just find it interesting to see how it changes throughout the day. I record my weight on Sunday mornings before breakfast.

My name is Melanie. I'm a music teacher in Southern California who is now searching for a new job (due to circumstances beyond my control). I'm using this hard time in my life to keep me moving towards health. I started the journey about 3 weeks before finding out I wouldn't have a job next year and almost just quit, but I…

Count me in! Starting today 5/27- 188.2, 5'1 Competition helps me, so thank you for this.

That is amazing. This gives me hope that I too could be a new person in a year. Thank you for sharing.

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