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GREAT SCOTT!! This is perfect!! You helped me find a way to work around my neurosis WHILE getting my goals. You guys are the best - thank you.

Oh my goodness - you're all so wonderful and friendly :) Thank you so much...I'm sending FR to those who haven't already sent them to me. Thank you again, I really do appreciate it!

Thanks ladies!! I super appreciate the support

I'm also looking for Fitbit friends. I'd love for you to add me. Stephieamber@gmail.com

I'm sorry - did somebody call me?? :D

I refuse to have sex with the lights on for fear the man I'm with will see my body and be so repulsed he'll refuse to have sex with me.

Great tip! Thank you so much :)

I've noticed sodium comes when you're eating more processed foods than whole foods. I'm usually well below my sodium intake, but today I made a chili using canned beans (EEK!) and I'm 1000mgs over my sodium limit. Try eating whole, unprocessed foods and the sodium will naturally take care of itself. While you want to be…

These are the recipes I use. The only difference for me is I use Silk coconut milk (b/c I am in love with it) and I don't add in the extra sugars (b/c I don't enjoy overly sweet breakfast items). It's how I get my servings to be < 200 cals. The chocolate banana is like eating icecream :P And I definitely use Fage 2% Greek…

I make summer oats the night before and then just grab them out of the fridge in the morning (b/c I too like to stay in bed for as long as possible). They're also called refrigerator oats, but it's super easy to make and really really delicious for < 200 calories per serving. I like eggs in the morning but I don't always…

I just experienced this myself. I had gone out Saturday night and drank and ate, and then the next day they all wanted to go to brunch. Well, I had originally agreed to go, but in the sober light of day I knew that I would overindulge again. To those saying, "If you don't stick with your health goals, despite all the…

Thank you for the book recommendations. I'm looking them up right now :)

Thank you so much for all the replies. I had my personal trainer calculate my BF% using calipers and an electronic scale of some sort (all very fancy lookin'...). I think his numbers are pretty spot on, sadly :( Jessica, thank you for the thorough explanation. That helps immensely. I will take your advice and use 1751 as…

Chicken wings! Those deep fried sticks of poultry goodness call to me like a siren, begging me to throw myself into their saucy pools. I can't just have one or two or ten...I must eat them all. ALL YOUR CHICKEN WINGS ARE BELONG TO ME! Needless to say I have to avoid them most times...but one day I'll have the self control…

I LOVE POPCORN!! I too make it on the stove with coconut oil (but I count it...the calories in oil aren't cheap, but the oil itself is EXTREMELY healthy for you). The idea of paperbag in the microwave is brilliant and I am definitely going to try it. Keep on with the popcorn if it helps keep you on track. It's definitely…

I quit about 6 weeks ago. I was using it as an escape from my life and decided that if I'm ever going to be successful at anything I need to be "present". I don't miss the drinking, but I find I am staying away from going out because I'm afraid to put myself into a position where alcohol will be present and everyone…

That's SO wonderful :) Congratz on your successes...and in such short time /hugs

Fellow Calgarian here :) Friend request inc!!!

OMG those are ALL my favorite foods!! Thank you Rachel :)

I think of it like brushing my teeth, or bathing. You do it everyday b/c it feels good. Obsessed? Maybe, but I don't like how I feel when I don't do it.

I have nothing to add, but I'm bumping b/c I love the theory behind this! Great ideas ladies :)

Everyone here is right - you need to find something you love. I didn't like exercising either, but after I got a Personal Trainer I found I LOVED lifting heavy weight!! It makes me feel strong and those endorphins make it all worthwhile. The best part, it doesn't even take long before you start seeing results!! I was…

There is a book out there right now called Wheat Belly that discusses this very topic. It details how the wheat of today has been genetically modified to look, and act, very differently than the wheat of our ancestors, and how these modifications have changed the gluten proteins to react, in some cases, more aggressively…

Welcome, i wish you much success :) I too am looking for friends in this journey to help support a healthy lifestyle. I sent you a friend request :)

@Sophie My gawd I love your hair...how do you get it so shiny and smooth? Just stunning!

I have about 80lbs to lose and would love some friends to help keep me motivated :) Friend request sent!

Someone once used "Getting thinner makes you look older"...I replied " Getting fatter makes you die young!" /smh

5lbs for me...it was just Monday actually :) 4lbs of it was gone by this morning and I'm assuming the other one will be gone by tomorrow. It bothered me a little bit, but I knew it was physically impossible for that to be a real weight gain. So I'm drinking my water and carrying on as I normally would. It seems so easy to…