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In the middle of my third week, but would love some support and feedback!

I'm a teacher and I agree with the IT specialists...:wink: After all SOMEONE taught them. And I picked my avatar because this is a metamorphosis. Love me some butterflies!:heart:

I'm not sure I would have let the doctor leave the room without a body bag... WTH? My stomach looked like yours around 250...I'm 188 now and most of the top is gone. Before I was pregnant, I was about 170, and my stomach was completely flat. You can do it!

I mix mine with coffee, milk and cinnamon for breakfast. I have it with water and ice after a workout.

LMAO! a teradactyl...

My little ones will tell you if anyone tried to hurt them "mama will kill them with her bare hands." Love will do that for us.:drinker:

I love my shoulders and collarbones. My skin is generally flawless. My hair is naturally curly in a good way. I love the ropy veins in my hands and forearms that I could never see when I was heavier. I enjoy my strength...and courage. Because sometimes courage doesn't roar. Sometimes courage quietly says " I will try again…

I weigh 188 and am in my second week of Insanity..trying to get rid of the extra cookies I ate over the holidays. It's hard. But in order to get something you've not had you have to do something you've not done...good luck.

THIS^^^ I had the same problem. You can drink the coffee black and with no sugar, and it will be only 2-5 calories per cup!

190 calories per serving, high sodium, high fat...the perfect comfort food for sick people. As a matter of fact, my husband has the flu and guess what he got for dinner?

I am doing insanity right now...you could definately do it. There is one workout that you could use a yoga mat for, but I'm through the first week and haven't used anything other than the mat.The workouts are continuous circuits. You will definately build stength. I am training for a half marathon in May, and I'm hoping…

One of my 17 year old students said to another a couple weeks back "If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done..."

If you were here, in front of me, I would start by giving you a big, big hug. I also am an educator and have had years when I have lost both students and collegues (and family). It sucks, and as much as you think old habits won't creep up on you, they always seem to. I will make a suggestion that my doctor made to me when…

A stone (st) is 14 pounds. So 15 st is equal to 210 pounds...and wow man! That is more than a whole person! :drinker:

Let me start with I am overweight...and so happy to say "merely overweight" having been obese for so long. My issues were LEARNED by a family of obese people with poor eating habits. I also had to learn to exercise because although I was taught how to work hard, as we all know now hard work is not the same as working out…

And really, with your eyes, noone will notice a little lose skin. :wink:

When I was about 20, I lost 80 pounds. I had no lose skin, and my stretch marks faded significantly. When I got pregnant at 32, I gained back all this weight and then some, and once I lost it, I had some lose skin...I got pregnant again 2 years later, and after losing most of the weight, I am feeling a little bit like a…

Alyson...have you spoken to your general physician? If you are looking for MUSCLE growth, you should be thinking about eating more protein. I try for 100-130 grams of protein, but I am almost twice your size (185). You could try supplemental protein shakes to increase protein and caloric intake. (I teach high school, and…

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm laughing bc I was sure that a woman gave this advice. It could have been the exact conversation I had with my General Physician. She suggested to weightlift and cut my calories to 1500. My current weight is 184, and she actually said to me "you could gain a couple pounds of lean mass and lose…

[/quote] [/quote] OMG I believe this man was in my ESL class! :wink:

If you are new to weight loss, it can be very confusing. I will say this. If it feels challenging ie...you increase your heart rate, sweat and breathe hard...it IS challenging. BUT My suggestion is that you wait for NROL...only for the mere fact that your muscles are 94% water. When you start to lift, your muscles retain…

I have exercise induced urticaria. It took my doctor a long time to figure out what was wrong with me. When I work out my torso, legs and forearms swell up with hives that make my skin crawl. It goes away after about 4 hours, or if I shower right away. I ignore it and carryon, although it is unsightly if I have to be in…

A friend of mine was on Topomax for migraines...she went fro a size 16 to a size 4, but when her doc changed her meds again, she gained most back and is a size 14 now.

You have only been at it for 10 days...you aren't even giving your body a chance to adjust. Your jeans are tighter because your muscles are holding onto water...it will go away after a couple weeks, and your legs will be smaller. I'm not single, but my husband works nights, so most days I deal with my kids on my own. I…

I wear an 11 wide...and I'm only 5'7" I like to say I don't have big feet, I have EXCELLENT balance. Seriously, try to knock me over! lol,

So nothing trumps the glue stick...unless you count glue stick with crickets...

Love steam punk! Sometimes wish I didn't have little ones so I could wear sexy costumes...heavy sigh. ;)

So 5 stones is 70 pounds...nice work m'lady!

THIS^^^^ However, I don't have any problems with making it through my day. My DR checked my BP twice last visit because she couldn't believe it. My resting heart rate is 54 as well...I'm just so happy to be cardiovascularly fit! But if you can't make it through your day...you really need to get it checked out!

I agree with the guys...I try to workout harder most days with a couple longer workouts