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Not for me either...but ditto on the pay. And someone has to do it. I work Christmas so the people with small kids can have it off. I miss the days of goodwill and good cheer and Christmas being about friends and family and good times instead of who can spend the most on the coolest stuff. Feed me, make me laugh, Merry…

instead of flattening...look for the deva curl line...there is a book that will teach you how to deal with your wild unruly mop...Changed my life (and my hair!!)

This! I love my fitbit ultra. It's super accurate, and I've lost nearly 22lb with it...19 of those since sync'ing with mfp. I need to see those numbers. I also wear it to bed, but that's just because I, too, like to see the patterns.

well done! Big difference and props to you for posting for support! :)

THIS. I've recently had my hours at work cut back. Drastically. I have a mortgage, car payments and tuition. And suddenly my eating is under control and I'm losing weight nicely. My coworkers have noticed. It started out because I could not AFFORD to eat the junk, nor so much of it. Portion control and healthy food (and…

I have a Fitbit and I absolutely LOVE it. I'm the kind of person who needs to see the numbers every day, all the time. It's a stellar tiny little piece of technology. And affordable. I can't offer a comparison because I've never heard of the other one, but I do love this thing and would recommend it to anyone. :) edit: it…

I work an extremely high stress job. I see people at their worst, I sometimes have to be the bearer of the worst news imaginable, and sometimes I am the last face someone ever sees. What makes me cry? Commercials at Christmas, sappy-arsed love stories, watching my dogs get old, weddings and Amazing Grace. The sound of…

I see a lot of things here that are false information: supermodels who don't drink (REALLY? Do you watch the news?) -alcohol makes you fat: NO. Over consumption of empty calories and sitting on your *kitten* make you fat -alcohol doesn't figure in weight loss: NO. I've lost 11lb since joining MFP, 15 in the last 3 months.…

GOOD FOR YOU! (don't forget to add some muscle in there :) ) Height: 5'8" HW: 271 LW: 135 (highschool, and I thought I was overweight) CW: 256.8 (every 0.1 counts!) STG: 255 (one pound at a time!) LTG: 180ish (although it would be fantastic to be able to lose 100lb!)

It's the way the site posts the photos. I cropped my shot to show whole body, including head. When it shows up in my posts, my head is missing. When I look at my profile, the whole pic is there. ~shrug~

Just came back from my second trip to Scotland (second home now!) Nights are hard for me too! We're your fit family, here for more motivation!!

I'm glad this one came up so early in the post. This is one of my all time faves. Light, REALLY funny, but very well written.

wow, that's insane that you posted this just as I was posting mine :D

marshmallows. I buy them just to take them out of the cupboard and smell them once in a while. gasoline hot asphalt after a good rain diesel exhaust on a really REALLY cold frosty morning my bunker gear after a house fire (ridiculous, but true)

This. Unequivocally. Why oh WHY would WW charge So freaking much, when it's so much easier in this world of technology? Free is less stressful. Free is fantastic. And the fact that we have freedom to add to the database...so much better than WW!

You are me too! Thank you, thank you, and THANK YOU!! You have put into words what I have found SO hard to explain to other people. You look hot!

I'm on my second Honda Civic and love it to bits. The last one did me 340 000 km with no major problems. This one is new, and gets fantastic mileage (650-700km/tank of fuel). Great car for the money. Highly recommend it!

Another from Northern Ontario here! Welcome!

Part time medic, full time student, volunteer firefighter, and just because I have some spare time I just applied to medical school. You know, to keep things interesting. ;)

addendum: stick around long enough to win your grievance. Then quit. Put up the fight.

This. Don't quit. If you quit, there isn't anything your union can do about it. (please trust me on this one, I have been right exactly where you are). If they fire you for something dumb and are hypocritical about it, you can file the grievance immediately. Stand up for it. I know you don't want to work there if that's…

A Scottish accent will get me every time...Gerard Butler? Heeeelllo. Reality though....fully bald, or nice long hair, scars, tattoos and eyes that crinkle when he smiles. On the odder side? I love the way a man smells when he's just come in from working outside.

Non-scale victory. That's fabulous! And what an impressive compliment! Good for you! (even better for you for taking the compliment. I know so many women who refuse to believe anyone when they are paid a compliment) :flowerforyou:

North Bay (ish) Ontario...also friendly (ish) :laugh:

That is EXACTLY how I felt. By the end of the second book I could recite a potential sex scene without even trying...the vocabulary is horrible. It's bad when you read a paragraph and mentally rewrite as you're reading. I read all three, was like a train wreck. The idea/storyline is good...the writing is some of the worst…

be super super careful with the low carb diets. They work, but they force your body to burn protein as well as fat, and that becomes really hard on your kidneys. (Incidentally, your adrenal glands are located on your kidneys, so if you stress them, you stress the adrenals. Stressed out kidneys and adrenals mean the way you…

I weigh myself every day. Like someone else said, if I don't, then I lie to myself. Make excuses. Get frustrated. I need to see the numbers. I got a scale that is accurate to .2 of a pound. I need to see daily how I'm doing. :)

2 days late is a little early for a test....I would wait another week (I know I know...so excited!) or hit up a clinic and let them do a urine test. My friend did the exact same test and the line was VERY obvious...good luck!!

This! I find beer makes me retain water, no matter what I eat, so I only have beer once in a while. There are a variety of low cal coolers, and most clear booze is 90-is cal/shot...mix with diet soda, crystal light, club soda...so many options! I log as I go...prelog extra early, you can always remove it if you don't drink…

The hardest thing I had to do was step up and realise that my weight was MY problem. *I* got me here, only *I* can get me out of here. And when I don't lose anything, there is noone to blame but myself. Gaining the weight wasn't magic: it was over eating and underactivity....only reversing the trend will help. Little…