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I do, because it keeps me accountable. It was really hard to do - would have been easier not to say anything...but I have very supportive friends and co-workers, so I am really glad I did....I might not have made it this far without doing so. I started sharing every month or two on FB in July once I had lost a good bit -…

That is SO awesome!! Congratulations!! :)

Ditto!! :wink:

Thank you guys!!

It is tough...REALLY tough. I started out at 397 and am down to 318. Over these past seven months, I've seen a few weeks with big losses, but most have been very small. As a matter of fact, for this whole month I haven't really lost anything! I weight myself once per week - four weeks ago, 318, three weeks ago up four lbs…

Mine just wants me to be healthy. Sure, he would love for me to get down to goal weight..a little smaller than when we met. However - I don't tell him how much I weigh. Only a few people in my life know that, and he is not one of them. I think he drastically underestimates my weight, and I'm ok with that. I have already…

My trainer is so strict with how she wants me to eat...I don't tell her when I eat outside the box. I pretend like I've been perfect. I mean, God forbid I have a piece of bread or something processed. I'm still under my calories, but to her it's the quality of food, not the quantity of calories. I know she's telling me…

I eat clean, and eat approx 1200/day...never over 1500. It is a struggle to make it though! The more processed your foods, the more calories in my experience. Cook up some turkey burgers, chicken, fish, veggies...all in 4 oz meat portions, I don't measure my veggies though - they hardly have any calories, so even if I'm…

Ahahaha I love those! I'm addicted too - I can't help it!! :)

Thanks for the advice girlie! I was thinking the same thing...do you think I should exercise the day before? I read your post about sore muscles retaining water, that's why I am asking.

Thanks!! It's going to be next Saturday morning at 8 AM...I plan on rolling out of bed, throwing some clothes on and heading up before doing anything else. :) The best part about it is - my hubs birthday is coming up, and we haven't been on a vacation without the kids in forever...this would be perfect.

Great advice, thank you!

I know, it's really confusing! I just took everyones loss and divided by weight to come up with the percentages...that's how I know how close we are. It's crazy!

That looks so gross to me.

I use dumbbells and bench press with just the bar for now. If you 'browse all' in the exercise/strength training portion of mfp, you'll see a lot of exercises that can be done with dumbbells - just google them and see how to do them. That's how I got started strength training at home! ;)

I second that! Work around it girlie!

Love your hair!

I do four days of cardio kickboxing and three days of strength training, because I realize that building lean muscle is what's going to keep you burning calories. Cardio stops when you stop. Regardless, cardio is really important. The heart is a muscle, and it needs a workout too - not to mention how much better I FEEL…

19...but as many have said before me - I really wasn't 'ready' for it until mid-20s. My kids have always been loved and taken care of...but mentally, emotionally inside- I should have waited until at least 25, if not closer to 30. I'm 33 now.

Well said. I go through the same with my children...they never say anything about me [although I am positive they want me to lose weight], but I have heard them comment on other people and how they must do this or that to be overweight....we have had several talks about it.

Great advice, and the only thing that has worked for me so far! A support system is awesome, but you have to develop a can-do attitude and get right back up. We all stumble now and again, but don't stay on the ground. :)

I've always heard sweet potatoes are the best out of the potato family, and to stay away from white potatoes all together...but it doesn't seem like everyone else has heard the same!

I have started counting mine daily since my trainer told me to...but I'm not sure what is better.

Me three! :)