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been at work since 6:45 this morning, after being out til about 1 last night to celebrate my b-day... O,o. why am I here? FML. *head-desk*

I'm working with a personal trainer, right now, and I've worked with them in the past. You really have to make sure that you find the right trainer for you, but I've found that the best thing I've gained from my trainer is knowledge. He's taught me so much about how to do things right, and about how much I can challenge…

Um... Wut? O,o

Noted.

Hey, if you can't beat 'em.... er... EAT 'em!!

Wakka Wakka... hahaha

Which lore do you go by, tho? cause some zombies ONLY eat our brains... and Brain matter is like 70 % fat... is it just that all that walking they do between meals burns all the calories consumed? I mean.. Zombies do A LOT of walking...

Humans are all grissle and hate. You wouldn't want to waste your calories on that, would you?

This... O,o

I think the question was already asked, but how much water are you drinking? I've started adding fiber powder to my water, which also helps me feel full, and is only about 5-10 cal per serving, and is nothing but fiber, essentially. don't know if that would help, but I know it helped me. :) And yes, mind over mouth! If you…

You are all SOOOOO AWESOME!!! Thank you all so much, again and again for all your words of encouragement, suggestions, and perspective on my progress!! My trainer always tells me that the path to weight loss is only as successful as the support structure of the people you have and keep around you, to keep you ON the path.…

I try to find sales and buy frozen meat in bulk when I can to save some money. If you can stand eating left overs (some people can't eat left overs - grosses them out) then I would encourage picking stuff up to make large quantities of one thing, that way you can divvy it up in serving sizes, and freeze/refrigerate for…

HAH!!

INCREDIBLE. You look amazing! :) So proud of you!! Keep up the great work!

Thank you again to everyone for your wonderful comments, and your help and encouragement. A quick correction to the information I originally posted - As of the June photos, I was already down about 30 lbs from my starting weight of 420 lbs - when those pics were taken, I was around 388. so the actual weight loss between…

Thank you so much, everyone! I teared up a little, reading all your wonderful comments. :)

You guys are a fantastic inspiration. I hope to lose about 220-240 lbs, ultimately, and I'm about 70 in, right now. I hope you guys know what an amazing motivation it is, to read success stories, even if it's in the vein of "I've lost this much, and I'm on my last 20"!! It's incredible!

If you want a good idea of your clothes vs yourself, take a tailor's measuring tape, lay your pants flat on the floor, and measure one side. multiply by 2. that's the current waist band size of your pants. Now take the same measuring tape, and wrap it around the areay where your pants normally hit, on your torso. subtract…

this seems like actually a really good idea. I may try this - I have problems sometimes, with how fast my body digests some foods, so some days I feel super skinny, because I ate more veggies that day, and some days (usually the following day after I eat rice of any kind)I feel really bloaty and swollen. I may try this for…

I'm 5'3", and I have some pics from my trainer that I'll be posting soon - we take monthly pics, in the hopes that I'll be able to see progress in pictures that I don't see in the mirror. I started at 420 lbs, May of 2011. I'm down to 350, and I've lost most of it since March of this year - I was at 400 when I started with…

Save a lot sells the exact same hashbrowns you can buy frozen. Make a bunch at home in the oven instead of deep frying, sprinkle a bit of salt. I like them better. then, you can have 2 hashbrowns in the morning, instead of just the one, AND you won't get diarrhea!! plus it's cheaper, and you can have them even if you…

I only need to keep in front of the person running with me. as soon as the bear is distracted, I can slow down and walk. I could probably walk 26.2 miles... it might take me all day, but that's okay, because the bear is distracted, and won't be hungry after he's done eating the other person, anyway.

LOVED the Hunger Game books! didn't think I was going to, but poured through them in a couple days, and now I kind of want to see the movies, but I'm scared they'll completely kill the series for me.

currently reading the Merry Gentry Series by Laurell K Hamilton (they're basically all one long book split into multiple parts,) I just picked up a bunch of true crime/serial killer biographic books from the book store, so I think the next book I read is going to be one of those...

do you feel bloated or heavy? it could be as simple as water and undigested food from the parties, and will disappear fairly quickly, once your body readjusts to it's normal diet again. Just remember, deep breaths. You've totally got this.

I feel that's sort of taken out of context, considering I ALSO do my best to lead by example - when I do eat something off the table, say during a pot luck, it's something off whatever I brought, myself - veggie tray, fruit basket, etc. otherwise, I do my best not to touch the stuff. And to the expressing it as a medical…

I feel so much better, now. hahahahaha Thank you all.

My husband and I have been married for 6 1/2 years as of November 13th. We met online, so I know ours is a little bit different than a lot of people. May 28th, 2004 - met online April 1st, 2005(I know...) - met in person for the first time when he moved out to Oregoin to meet me and live together as room mates October…

Speaking from a logical headed female: Depends - Did she laugh?? haha

I usually have this happen right after work outs - If I've put in hard, on the elliptical and with weights, then for me, it's also somewhere around the 7-10 min mark, I get pretty chilly. I've found that what works for me is that really soon after my work out - like within minutes of finishing, even though I'm still hot…