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Black lab mix and Border Collie mix. Both great dogs, though that lab can be kind of crazy.

Normal Cholesterol. 30 Points Down 50 to go.

I'm in the Chandler area, feel free to add me

I wasn't, but I thought I was. I was on the upper end of healthy in high school(165 lbs 5'7") and I thought I was huge which I think is what lead to my yo-yo dieting. I always felt huge in high school, but when I look back on the pictures now I wish I would've just been happy with who I was, but what teenager is. =)

Pretty much all of the above. I love Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Disney(I have all the classic animated Disney movies on VHS in Chronological order, and working on my bluray collection), I haven't found a Star Trek I don't like, Firefly, A Song of Fire and Ice series, the list goes on and on. My favorite thing to do on the…

Highest: 230 Current: 219 Goal: 160

My name is Dorothy. Not too common nowadays but if this was the early 1900s I bet I'd have a lot of twins =).

Any news on what this week's challenges are?

Neat list, I have lost an Ostrich Egg, aiming for an Irish Setter =)

I haven't seen those mini challenge thread pop up. I'll have to keep an eye out for them, they look like a good challenge. Thanks for sharing.

My boyfriend and I have been together over 8 years, and living together about 6. To us marriage is really just a formality that we will eventually get around to.

I'm in. I'm new so I'll shoot for 40 miles

I'm 5'6" Large Frame 220 lbs Between a 14-16 for pants

Thank you Karen. I think I understand. I added my name to the spreadsheet. Are the challenges just posted in this thread?

quitting (smoking, drinking, etc)

Thanks! Those are my dogs. Dewey is on the left, he is a 11 year old border collie, and Kaylee on the right a 8 year old black lab mix. I love that picture of them, because it captures their personalities almost perfectly.

Thank you all for your suggestions. Mashing up the beans might work, I'll try that. Also, I don't like mushrooms either, but the peppers sound like a good idea. I'll try that.

Hi Hufflepuffs, I just found this group today and it sounds like fun. From what I read I just need to post here to become a Hufflepuff, is that right?

I know it's coming because it's the only time I like chocolate.

It might sound weird but a lot of it has to to with the texture of the beans. I don't like the taste/feel of breaking then in my mouth. I've them in a variety of different dishes. I've tried pinto, navy, black beans and I'm sure others I can't think of. I can't eat soup that has them in it, or chili. When I bite into one I…

Thank you all for the suggestions. I have been meaning to try lentils, I'll have to look into them more.

People have always thought I look younger than I am. Right now I'm 27 and people usually think I'm in my early 20s late teens.

The Omen

I'll be on day 7 tomorrow, I'm really trying to get through a full 30 days. Feel free to add me.

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I'm with you, though I'm blonde not a red head. I mostly get made fun of by my siblings, and my sister's kids though. They all got my dad's olive skin, and I got my mom's pale irish skin. Living in Phoenix doesn't help, I get things like "How can you be so pale with all that sun." I don't tan I burn, and usually get sun…

I completely agree with you guys, but sometimes it's hard to see the big picture in the day to day struggle. Most of us here were used to a life style of not being very healthy, so smaller goals and rewards can help stay focused on being healthy until it becomes routine.

I am doing small rewards at every 5 pounds, like a heart rate monitor, clothes, board games. I'm also doing rewards for accomplishing other goals, like when I finish 30 days of the 30 day shred I'm going to get something, haven't really decided on what though. It's a way for me to rewards myself and control my spending at…

I am on day 6 today and after the first day I was extremely sore. I could barely get myself to walk upstairs. As I've been doing it every day though the soreness has worn off. Now just my arms are a bit sore. Also, as I've been doing it I don't have to take as many breaks, so it gets easier. Good Luck!

It's the complete opposite for my boyfriend and I, all the pressure comes from his family.