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Wow! You look so great! You don't even look like the same person. Great work! I agree that the surgery is NOT the easy way out. One of my good friends had the surgery in January and it's been a rough road for him. He looks amazing already but it's tough work.

Ramen noodles aren't healthy...Too much sodium and like zero nutritional value. Stick with foods that aren't necessarily the cheapest, but more satisfying. Some nice green spinach with grilled chicken breast is inexpensive and would fill you up.

Whenever I feel like not working out, I take a good look at my jiggles in the mirror and that gives me the kick in the butt to get to work..lol I always feel better after the workout, so I don't know why I fight it sometimes.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? My son is named Anthony (AJ) and he's 3. 2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future? I have no desire to ever be pregnant again. If it happens, it happens, but I'm content with my one and done. 3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery? It sucked. I had…

I WORK in Dublin, does that count? :) I live in Galloway. :)

Since she stated her goal weight is 87 lbs, I'm willing to bet that one meal isn't 1200 calories+ to sustain her for the whole day.

I thought I was the only one terrified of biscuit cans! I can open them, but I close my eyes and I jump and shriek every time. I prefer to make my biscuits from scratch or using a mix to avoid the cans though..lol

I'm so sorry for your loss. Stay strong! Praying for you.

Accutane is only prescribed now as a last resort because of the side effects. Personality changes and permanent thinning of the skin among others. It has it's place in the worst case scenario, but only after nothing else works. And I don't agree with the above poster that Spa facials are bad.I perform them daily and…

My vote for Murad! I am an esthetician, and use Murad at the spa I work for. It is a wonderful product which is well researched and effective. Dr Murad is a dermatologist as well as a pharmacist, so he understands both the medical needs of skin and the pharmaceutical side. (This is rare.) In their line, they have a Rapid…

I know the pepper sounds weird, but it just gives the soup a little kick, plus it's good for your immune system. You could leave it out though if you wanted.

Barnie Madison? Not so sexy...lol

If you are eating because you're bored, find something to do that's not eating. Like, say you ate lunch an hour ago. You shouldn't be hungry yet, but you find yourself reaching for a snack. Go outside and get some fresh air, or call a friend to chat. It's all about creating new habits.

Are you sure that you're hungry, or are you eating because you're bored?

I usually will take a bit of olive oil or butter, garlic, and a few almond slivers and saute until they are tender.

Take it one step at a time, and you'll get there! Try and make one great choice a day. It's a process and you can do this!

I do a modified version of this when I feel like I need "cleaned out." I do vegetable stock, about 3/4-1 head of cabbage depending on how big the cabbage is..chop it up pretty fine, carrots, onions, diced tomatoes, zucchini .A pound of navy beans a jalepeno pepper and simmer until all is cooked. Salt and pepper to taste. I…

Oh that looks yummy!

I go back and forth...Sometimes I pre-log and sometimes I don't. I did it today because I knew that my boss was bringing cupcakes today to celebrate the 5th anniversary since we've been open, and I knew I wanted one. (I've been waiting all week for that cupcake..lol) I prelogged so I could see were everything fit in and…

I usually get the Ravioli di Portabello..It's filling and reasonable on calories. Skip the breadsticks..While they are yummy, they're close to 200 calories each! EEK!

Probably a reaction to the caffeine. Your body didn't recognize it anymore. I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. I hadn't had any caffeine in a few weeks. Had some, and got all sweaty and shaky. No more caffeine for me!

I feel that way when I do that. I don't know that it's my stomach stretching as much as my brain is confused thinking I need to feel overstuffed.

Your calorie goal for the day includes a deficit. So if you were to eat just your calorie goal, you should lose weight. If you exercise, you "earn" more calories while keeping your deficit... Example...I get 1200 calories a day, but my body burns about 1700 a day. So by eating 1200 calories, I am burning 500 calories more…

This is how I met my husband too! We worked for the same company, same department/position but different locations. He was in Pennsylvania and me in Ohio. We'd take turns every 2 weeks coming to see eachother. No one even knew we were dating for about 6 months. We didn't hide it, but we didn't make it "known" either. The…

I like the 100 calorie bags of kettle corn. Or a sliced apple with a teeny bit of salt.

I made this tonight! The deli didn't have any italian ham, or prociuto, so I just used thinly sliced smoked ham.I also added fresh minced garlic and mushrooms. Very yummy, and very filling! I was sure I'd be hungry by now, since I ate 3 hours ago but I feel great! My husband grumbled thinking he'd hate it, and he said, "It…

I haven't had caffeine in over a month. If you plow through the withdrawls you'll find that after a few days you'll start feeling good in the morning without it. :)

omg I'm totally making this tonight. Looks sooo good!

If I have to guesstimate, I will WAY overshoot it so I don't undercount it. I do measure as much as possible though.

Close to your period by any chance? You could be retaining water. Drink LOTS of water. Dehydration will cause you to retain as well.