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A few years ago I was walking along the streets of a small coastal town in Spain. I had just spent the day swimming in the Mediterranean Sea and life was good. I stopped at a convenience store to get something to drink and a snack. My snack of choice? A KitKat bar. Wrong choice, apparently! As I am happily making my way…

The dry sauna is my reward after a great workout! I love the heat and the continual sweating. I stretch out my muscles for a good 10 minutes. Even if the only benefit is mental, I recommend using it if you find that you feel good during/after. It may be gross, but I love sitting with my head hanging over my knees and…

Yahoo! That's great :happy:

Friday the 13th is the best day ever! It helps that the scale is still going down AND this morning I pulled my belt another notch tighter. Yahoo! Maybe I will celebrate by camping in the woods tonight with my BF, having ill-advised s**, and getting high. That's safe, right? :bigsmile: Actually, I think maybe instead I will…

The support on this site is amazing! Feel free to add me :) I am not a mother but I am carrying around an extra 100 lbs or so and to me that is the equivalent to lugging quadruplets, 2 on each hip! :laugh:

Friday, March 30th: 258.2 Friday, April 6th: 255.3 :-D Friday, April 13th: 255.0 Friday, April 20th: Friday, April 27th:

I order water with my meal, I opt for a side of veggies (my fav is steamed broccoli with no butter or cheese) and I put half or more of my meal in a to-go container. I would not recommend fasting for the day as suggested, unless you only go out once a month or so. If you are like me, eating out is pretty regular and so…

I hate it when I'm in one of the fitness classes (Turbo Kickboxing or Zumba, for example) and there is someone with insane gas just blowing the place up for the entire hour! :noway: I get letting one fart go. Fine, you are forgiven. But if you need to fart more than once in that hour, you should have gone to the bathroom…

Mine is closed because I am still working on reducing what I eat, not changing what I eat...and what I eat is pretty terrible right now. BUT I do work 25 hours a week and I am taking 5 classes at the university so cooking is definitely not fitting in anywhere! haha However, once I graduate in May, it is my goal to make…

Good job! I can def see a difference in your waist. Keep it up :)

Thank you, everyone! :flowerforyou:

Goal: 6,000 steps a day (I work 8 hrs at a desk and then sit in school another 5) I will increase my goal if 6000 becomes too easy (here's hoping!) 4/1 - 3172 4/2 - 5105 4/3 - 3440 4/4 - 4012 4/5 - 8421 (WHOOP!) 4/6 - (forgot my FitBit at home...sadness!) 4/7 - 17419 (did a 10K this morning!) 4/8 - 4/9 - 4/10 - 4/11 - 4/12…

Friday, March 30th: 258.2 Friday, April 6th: 255.3 :-D Friday, April 13th: Friday, April 20th: Friday, April 27th:

Your weight will jump daily. It is best to pick one day a week, same time of day, and same clothing (or nakedness). If you are someone who lets the numbers get to them just a little too much, which sounds like that might be the case, I recommend staying off the scale for a full month to avoid being discouraged if it…

Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

If I am going to workout in the morning, it is usually within an hour of waking up and so I wait to eat until after. Otherwise, I feel gross and pukey. My morning workouts are all cardio, though. Usually a nice little jog/brisk walk/momentary bursts of running (directly followed by crawling on the floor :laugh: )

I'm feeling the same way. I only have a net of 1043 calories for the day. I went for a jog this morning and so my deficit is around 400. I don't think I'll be hungry again later but do I try to eat something again in order to 1) get closer to 1200 and 2) even better, get closer to my net goal of 1440? Decisions,…

WOW! That's fantastic!

Goal: 6,000 steps a day (I work 8 hrs at a desk and then sit in school another 5) I will increase my goal if 6000 becomes too easy (here's hoping!) 4/1 - 3172 4/2 - 5105 4/3 - 3440 4/4 - 4012 4/5 - 8421 (WHOOP!) 4/6 - 4/7 - 4/8 - 4/9 - 4/10 - 4/11 - 4/12 - 4/13 - 4/14 - 4/15 - 4/16 - 4/17 - 4/18 - 4/19 - 4/20 - 4/21 - 4/22…

First off, yay on your first 9lbs gone! :bigsmile: I think the change in clothing size will depend on many different variables. Think about the size you are now: Is it a size you *might* be too big for? (this is my case! haha) If it is, it may be some time before you see yourself needing a smaller size, since first your…

My first 10K is this Saturday and my goal is to simply cross that finish line (and crawling totally counts! haha) I find that doing 5Ks, even though I would hardly say I *run* them, is a fun way to keep myself motivated to stay moving. My last 5K was around 42mins (I was shooting for under 40...doh!) I am going to finish…

I posted this on your other message: Looks like your current BMR (the amount of calories you burn just by being alive) is: 4563 Then you factor in your lifestyle (did you select sedentary or one of the other options?) Depending on how active you are at work (or where you spend a majority of your waking hours), you will…

Goal: 6,000 steps a day (I work 8 hrs at a desk and then sit in school another 5) I will increase my goal if 6000 becomes too easy (here's hoping!) 4/1 - 3172 4/2 - 5105 4/3 - 3440 4/4 - 4012 4/5 - 4/6 - 4/7 - 4/8 - 4/9 - 4/10 - 4/11 - 4/12 - 4/13 - 4/14 - 4/15 - 4/16 - 4/17 - 4/18 - 4/19 - 4/20 - 4/21 - 4/22 - 4/23 - 4/24…

When I really train for my 5K's, I want to vomit when I'm finished. I find that when I push myself beyond what I *think* I can do, my body reacts. It sucks, but to me it means I've pushed passed my mental block but did not exceed the physical one (otherwise I would actually vomit, haha) Taking a few sips of pickle juice…

Hey there! I'm in Orange County and I have a membership to 24 hour fitness. Let me know if interested in trying to do some workouts sometime. :)

I'm doing a 10K on Saturday and will probably be miserable afterward. Therefore, on Sunday, I'm going to enjoy myself! What is an Easter Egg? I assumed you meant hard boiled, colored eggs but then I see people posting about chocolate/creme and now I'm a bit confused, haha. Then again, I'm not really a sweets person.

Agreed...EXCEPT for one small thing: Many of my *goals* involve dropping enough weight to be able to do certain activities that have weight limits. I kind of HAVE to make the number on the scale lower so that I can do things like segway thru the zoo, zipline, and jump out of an airplane for my 30th birthday. *sigh* I wish…

Ooooh soda, how I love and hate thee! I can totally relate to your issue. I am addicted to the stuff myself. People who advise to switch to diet may not fully understand the addiction. When I have a diet soda, all my brain thinks about is "What is this crap?" and I still have a regular one. It wasn't until I started MFP…

My 1st goal is 50 lbs...good job!! Seeing the difference 50lbs has made for you makes me very excited to reach my own goal. You are an inspiration! :)

I'm still in denial that I have lost 10lbs my first 30 days of using MFP considering the food that I eat. However, because I log EVERYTHING I put in my mouth, it has made me aware of just how much I ate pre-MFP days and I have reduced that amount drastically. So yes, in my experience thus far, you can still have your…