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Paint me impressed... mostly by the fact that your cat let you do that to her/him ;)

Fact: Fortune cookies and the traditional chinese takeout box (you know the little white boxes with metal wire handle) were both invented in the US.

Great NSV! Congrats!

Oh, and to answer your questions you can't spot reduce. But there are excellent exercises that focus on building the muscles under the butt that might help you toward the assests you desire. For example, squats and lunges. There are workout videos that focus on almost nothing but is assest ;).

Welcome to MFP! A start is a start, no matter what you decide to take on first. I would begin by increasing activity and logging your food choices. Weight loss is about food and diet. Fitness is about activity and exercise. However, binging is usually about self esteem. So learning to love yourself as well as your body is…

No, I weigh in on Satuday :)

Have your throid checked as well. Too high or too low can result in depression or anxiety like symptoms. Low iron also can result in depression like symptoms. Go to your doc. Let him know what's going on. Let him run some tests. Suppliments can also result in symptoms that look like anxiety or depression. Sleep rhythem is…

Think she was a dedicated MFP friend :). Ask her to hang out.

Over but logged :). Guess I'm a freak as well.

Might be a temporary answer to fit in the dress... Lol! But a different size might work better as you can't wear a minimizer w the dress.

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UGA is not in Atlanta. It's in Athens, GA. About 2 or 2.5 hours outside of the city of Alanta. However, Atlanta has a HUGE suburb that spraws way out. So Athens is only about 1 hour from the suburbs of Atlanta.

I'm a UGA alumni. Nice school with GREAT programs. Will warn you that it had been one of the top 10 party schools in the nation for a very long time. Not sure where they rank now (I graduated over 10 years ago). Something to consider is what she wants to major in. If you have questions about UGA or Georgia, feel free to…

Logging but eating what I want. Will try to squeeze a workout in to offset some of the calories.

Congrats!!!

Bagged salads, grilled chicken, and fruit.

Sounds like there are some food stealing folk on this board :noway:

WTF!?! Your roommate and his friend are *kitten*! I'd make your roommate make you replacement meals!

Hate to be the bad guy here but maybe you were just a little oversensitive to rejection when you were overweight. Maybe people turned down dates with you for any number of reasons, to include that they potentially were already in a committed relationship. I think there are very few people in the world that haven't been…

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Probably water loss and water gain. Happens when you change your diet and routine sometimes. But, there are days that we all just need a good cry. I'm glad to hear that your wife was supportive. Silver lining, you appear to be well loved.

I actually asked my doctor about this at one of my yearly exams. He brought in an exercise physiology person and they both explained that as long as my heart rate drops back to where it should be in a reasonable amount of time during cool down then I'm good to go. They only worry about your heart rate going too high if it…

I'm sorry to hear about your mother. We're in hubby's home town so he gets to be home for the holidays. After 20 years in the service I guess he gets to have that on me :). I haven't been home for Christmas since I joined the service 5 years ago. Though I have been lucky enought to spend a few of those Christmas with…

115 4'10" I'm pretty muscular so any smaller and I start looking funny.

:flowerforyou: thx. Never going to happen at under 5'... Lol. Still going w coast guard...

Coast guard Damn, too late... Lol Photographer

Over 120, I tend to be a pear. Under 120, an hourglass. I think people are more afraid of building muscle under the fat then more concerned about the real problem.... The fat.

*high five* maybe this means we get to look like we're in our thirties when we hit retirement. Cougerville here we come! Lol! Though my husband might have something to say about that last part.... Lol!

Lol, age can be tough to read sometimes. I had SEVERAL people ask me how my parents felt about my teenage pregnancy (strangers of course). I told them, I'm not sure as I'm in my 30s. I probably could have said a lot more rude things... Lol. Take it as a compliment ;). Humans can sometimes knock you over with their level of…

I'm sorry to hear about your health concerns. Best of luck in your journey.