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I have fasted from food for religious reasons. I went 16 days on ONLY water during one fast. On another fast I went 14 days on only water follow by 12 more days on 4-8oz of either orange or grape juice a day.

I'm at 10 weeks and maybe 1 pound gained. I was about 8 pounds overweight before getting pregnant. I've had nearly constant nausea and it's been a struggle to find things I want to eat.

I'm 5 weeks along and having some mild pregnancy symptoms. Constant mild nausea except when eating, sore breasts, slightly short of breath at times, very thirsty, and very sleepy at times. Is anyone else letting themselves have a little caffeine? I certainly don't have it every day, but I've been allowing at a most cup of…

Songbyrdsweet: What are your thoughts on homemade raw Kefir (made from raw milk, of course)? Is it in the trillions of organisms per serving? And what about probiotics for pregnant women?

That's good. I should go by my being out of breath or at least a noticeably elevated HR.

Haha! No, I don't own a smart phone or anything like it -- and that's mostly my reason for asking. I really hate all the "gadgets" and don't care to have them when I'm exercising. Babymomakell: that's a good rule of thumb.

No, don't encourage lying. That's a terrible way to start employment. It was my mom who was always the one lying in my family. She would lie all the time to get what she wanted from doctors (mostly) or anyone else she needed services from. I hated it.

Marriage. Haha

A cute exercise bra and running shorts - no big, floppy shirt to cover up.

12:15pm and 431 calories about.

DH got into a bad habit of talking in baby talk whenever he was in a "cuddly" mood. :-/ I finally brought it up. Apparently his baby talk was annoying the heck out of him, too. He didn't know why he was doing it. It's stopped.

I was in my sister's wedding a few months ago. I was cleaning up after the reception when they invited me to the gift opening party the next day. I had never heard of such a thing and it made me feel really uncomfortable. I did not feel obligated to go since I didn't know about it in advance and I lived far away. I think…

I eat what I want. I don't eat as much as I want.

Great point!

No, it wasn't a significant amount of weight at all - it was noticeable, but not dramatic. In fact, I consider her a slender person to begin with. At the time I felt comfortable commenting on her weight loss because we had talked about wanting to lose weight, our diets, and exercises in past conversations.

^^ I don't know this song.

My husband's all-time favorite is Eye of The Hawk. I like Blue Moon and Corona, but I'm really a vodka girl all the way.

Haha. Yeah. I've just given up on a certain flakey friend of mine. My friend is even more confusing because SHE is the initiator of our meetups. I'll agree to meet with her, but she'll cancel on me 90% of the time. I had enough of it the day she called to cancel our "date" when I was in my car driving to her house. Now I…

I got up at 6am and did my workout at the gym. Yes, that's very early for me. LOL

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Barely making it through college because I thought I *HAD* to work a full time job while being in school. I did not enjoy my college years, got poor grades, and my health suffered. I regret assuming that my parents always knew what was best for me, and I regret not knowing how to say "No" to them. My mom has bullyed me…

Height: 5' 5" Weight: 153.2 Age: 29 Daily calorie goal (not including exercise): 1200 Average weight loss per week: 1 lb Starting weight: 158 lbs Heaviest: 160 lbs, to my knowledge. Goal Weight: 130 lbs

I hate lunges. Not only are they hard, but they're awkward and uncomfortable. I never feel like I have good balance when I'm doing them. I have a much better relationship with squats, though. I've been loving my weighted barbell squats. It's amazing how quickly it shapes me up!

I was 1200 over my goal yesterday. My really bad moment was when I binged on a (regular size) bag of chips with my husband. I was expecting my total calories to be around 5000-6000 for the day. I was pleasantly surprised when it was only 2700.

It took about 15 pounds for me. I lose weight in my hips and legs first, and those areas don't affect dress size so much. It takes a while for me to lose weight in my torso and bust.

I don't put much stock in BMI, either. Body fat percentage, hip-to-waist ratio, fitness/endurance tests, and frame size are some good tools to go by, but not necessarily to be used on their own, either.

I WANT TO DO THIS!!

Administrative assistant - or a glorified secretary. It's not what I grew up wanting to do, but I actually enjoy it and it's quite high paying. It's paying all the bills, putting DH through grad school, and saving for a house.

How was your post any more mature? Why didn't you to talk with this person directly, instead of resorting to passive-aggressive behavior?

I am not a water drinker and CL was tremendous in getting me to drink more fluids. It does something funny to my teeth, though.