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i dont think she's a troll. i think, based on her profile and her posts, that english is not her first language. maybe she is misunderstanding something in the logs?

I burn over 2000 calories on a short (25 mile) bike ride. As the rides get longer later in the season, I burn much more. A metric century (65 miles) burns about 5,000 calories and takes about 3.5 hours. It's not impossible to burn this many calories. You just have to have a life that allows you to spend that much time on…

Do you eat nuts? Nuts are a good source of healthy fat, protein, and of course, calories :) What does your daily eating plan look like? It's REALLY not very easy to get in 1200-1500 CLEAN calories in because healthy food is lower in calories typically. I know I struggle with getting my calories in, too, just not at the…

I'm sure it has to do with the experience level of the surgeon. In my case, the idiot left my duct unclamped, I filled up with bile and went septic. Two months out of work, three weeks in the hospital. $100k in medical expenses. Good times! In my fiance and a couple of friends cases, they 'knicked' the bile duct while…

It's ok, girl. **** happens. People are so mean to each other on message boards, it's no wonder some folks automatically read incorrect tone/inflection into other people's posts. Hopefully she gets the drift now. :) Thanks for the kind words. Bile duct spasms are no joke! Neither is missing two months of work while they…

Holy smokes!

Settle down. I'm not arguing with you in either of my posts. Stop reading argumentative tones into posts. You see the smiley face I used in my last post? That's your indication that I'm being light hearted. Can you stop being so offended now? Sheesh.

GO figure. Everyone I know that had their GB removed has the same issues I do, some have even worse issues with bile duct spasms. Not fun to see my fiance writhing on the floor in pain while his bile duct does a dance for no apparent reason, sometimes lasting several hours. It sucks. :( What state do you live in? LOL Next…

LOL NoAdditives...I function great without my gallbladder.....I function myself right up to the bathroom as soon as I'm done eating, to take a nice, disgusting bile poop. Without a bile regulator (ie: gall bladder) my body doesnt know how much bile to dispense, so it just dumps a whole load of it in there, every time I…

Also, if you feel you are already at a healthy weight, why are you trying to lose an additional 25#? How tall are you? You look thin as a rail in the photos posted on your profile. The more this thread carries on, the more apparent it becomes that you most likely DO have an eating disorder. Don't take our word for it. Go…

I was about to ask the same thing. Thanks for saving me the effort.

Totally not a myth. You can test whether or not it's a myth by keeping up this extremely lo cal diet. Soon, your periods will stop coming on time, and then stop coming altogether. That will be your body's signal to you that you are messing yourself up so bad that your body knows you can't sustain a pregnancy, so it won't…

So ya...felt great yesterday. Even my bum knee was feeling better AFTER working out than it has felt in weeks. Woke up this morning and my armpits and shoulders were like, uhm, what the HELL did you do to us? LOL! No pain, no gain. Or in our case, no pain, no loss. :D Another 5# and I'm going to start trying on jeans that…

Keep in mind that if you are working out, your muscles are retaining water. Every time I go on a bike ride over 25 miles, I retain about SIX pounds of water and they stick around for 4-5 days. Talk about frustrating. I KNOW whats going on, and it STILL pisses me off. LOL But the day I finally release all that retained…

It's weird because as someone who owns a ton of workout vids, I've never enjoyed any of them. I know people who LOOOOOOVE 30 Day Shred. I cant stand it! I can't walk for 3 days after doing just day 1, level 1. LOL I've never enjoyed doing a workout video like I enjoyed today's workout. It was great!

And where are my manners? Thanks everyone for chiming in. I hope this thread thrives. I'd really like to see other people's input, and you down there with the bump....come on, speak your mind. This thread isn't just for my own personal healing. What's rattling around in your head? Maybe we can figure out something together…

"The change takes place when it's a true change in overall lifestyle in order for it to continue beyond making your goal weight. I speak from experience. I've lost 100 lbs and I am living proof to every person at my gym who sees me there 5 days a week, at my goal weight, maintaining my 'new life'. I can't count the number…

You are right on the money in so many different places here. I mean, for pete's sake, if i can get on my bike and ride 100 miles in 5.5 hours, I can lose 40 or so friggin pounds. Sheesh. And it's so easy to disregard the accomplishments while agonizing over the hurdles. Why CANT I celebrate a 10# loss? That's 10# closer to…

"the all or nothing..... the feelings of not being good enough, the guilt over focusing on ourselves more then we are used to and seeing ourselves as being worth the effort." Exactly. I feel as if I can't be perfect, I shouldn't even bother until I can get my act together and be perfect, no slip ups, etc. When in truth, I…

"You have to start to love yourself adn believe that you are worth the effort it takes to be healthy." I must be emotional today. That line actually brought tears to my eyes. I think it's because, underneath it all, the stark reality of it is that I don't love myself. I hate myself. I hate what I've done to my body. I hate…

"SO, what are you afraid of? " I guess I've got to figure that out, eh? It doesn't make sense to be afraid of obtaining the body I've tried to achieve my entire adult life. You'd think looking in the closet seeing clothes I can't fit into would be enough of a motivator to stop being scared of ____________. I just don't get…

ha, i never have that problem. the label on the bottle tells me how many ounces i'm about to consume. ah, i've had to leave the wine alone while losing weight. wahhh....

Hey that's great to know. Now I can feel slightly less guilty every time I polish off a bottle of my favorite Pinot Noir. LMAO!

thanks, guys. sounds like chalean is the way to go. we've already got some weights, but i might pick up a second set for me :) his go up to 50# per side, i've only got the 3/5/8# girly weights. doh! eeee!! im giddy. i cant wait to order and get started. woohoo!

thanks sundance. i read your reply right after watching all the videos for each of the programs, then hitting youtube to see how people have done. chalean looks fun! is there any plyo work in these vids?

Well, he's new (and reluctant) to workout vids, LOL I tried to get him to do 30 Day Shred with me and he spent more time boo hooing than actually working out. I'd like to find something that is challenging for both of us, but not so challenging that he balks at it and refuses to do it. I'm looking for intense and FUN. As…

ps...I just looked at Insanity, and ya, it looks insane. Good grief!

lol thank you hooma. i was reading this thread thinking oh yay, a healthier version of red velvet, and read the first recipe. needless to say, i did a lot of drooling, but made no plans to try the recipe out any time soon. the healthified version looks just as yummy! :)

Also awesome. Thank you! I had read a lot of reviews of P90X and P90. From what I understood, it was just as you described. Kind of an intro course to the real deal. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

This is an awesome suggestion. Thank you! :D