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My is vain. Sue me. I want to look good naked. :-)

I set mine to the sedentary lifestyle too.

I do and I don't: For the most part, I try to leave a 500 calorie deficit. My doctor is the one who set my calorie goal at 1900...shoot I was happy with the flexibility of the 2150, but i wasn't loosing much. With the adjustment 1900 I loose about a pound a week, however, I have a dress I need to fit into for a wedding, so…

i dont want any! 28 years old, but I was 12 when I decided I did not want to have any. I have to agree with many of the readers here, it doesn't seem likely that this late in the game you are gonna want them. Talk with your husband. Get a feel for how he feels, if he can sway you then baby-makit away. But if he doesn't…

:flowerforyou: Here honey. Looks like you could use some flowers. If you ever get the off chance to read my profile, i know all about falling off the bandwagon, loosing and gaining, and gaining somemore. What motivates me is a combination of things. I guess in the order in which I feel the most intense: *I AM JUST TIRED OF…

After avoiding cameras for years. I kept buying clothing that was bigger and bigger...never really noticing the size of the clothes until I went to go get another pair of jeans (since my thighs rubbing together wore holes in them) and I couldn't zip up the 24's... I struggled so hard to make them close, and when they…

I saw a sign once that says: It takes 4 weeks for you to notice a difference; 8 weeks for your friends and family to notice a difference, and 12 weeks for the world to notice... Just keep going.

Forgive my ignorance, but what is Bump? I keep seeing it, but I do not know what it is.

I I kick started my weight loss by doing a four day juice fast. (I did grapefruit juice--no sugar added, and water)It helped to flush everything out since I was having some issues with not eating because I felt bloated and full. During my juice fast I did some research and created meal plans based on my morning routine and…

Well, I know there is a place I am going to use called bodyrock.com; all of their exercises are home-based or things you can out door

I often have this same question. It is easy for people to say cut out sugar alltogether, but that is not ok for all the time. I would like to modify how much sugar I take in on a daily/weekly basis. but how much is too much sugar? What is considered too high?

You know... I thought I was the only one frustrated by this. It actually has made me shy away from wanting to eat out. It is absurd that all of the fast food restaurants have their nutritional info out--but we know better than to eat at these places. Yet, it seems that the restaurants, cafe, and local joints do not seem to…

I have to agree with you on this. I will definitely admit that is was much easier to walk in heels when I was smaller (i was never thin, always been kind of overweight, but this is the heaviest I've ever been). I think it is just the pressure on the balls of my feet and toes. It does take practice, especially if you…

I am also weird about working out in public. It's funny, I used to walk 3 miles around the Shakesphere Fevistal Park by myself, every morning... And you pass people but not too many people, ya know. And now, I can't even make it once around the block without worrying about what people think when they see me. I have taken…

I am glad you posted this. I am also struggling to find inspirational music that is upbeat and/or fast to keep me motivated in my workouts. I have had to turn to secular music, and play with the equalizer so that i focus more on the beat and not the words. But I am happy to see so many suggestions!

this is a great Idea! I also use the snack size bags to help me with portion control of my favorites.

i like the quaker rice chips. (my fav are the salt n cracked pepper or the sweet chili) they are good. Also i like crisp sliced apples, salted fresh cucumber sliced thin, i also like popcorn, but not the diet popcorn, it's dry and tasteless...might as well be eating styrofoam.

CW: 325 1st GW: 250 2nd GW: 200 3rd GW: 170-165 (I will have to see what I look like because I have not been this small ever in my adult life. I'd like not to be a stick and still be sexy and curvy) i had to break mine down into smaller goals since I have to lose like a whole person basically to be within my healthy BMI

:blushing: I like that idea of not trying to loose so much at once. I seem to be doing the same thing, scared to put anything in my mouth for fear that I may go over my calories or my carbs for the day, but thinking about food all the time. :blushing: I am glad you said something about this.

It IS a mental thing. I started getting my nails done and the acrylic helped to protect my nail, but when I started to feel the economic pinch, it was no longer in my budget. I started buffing, shaping, and polishing my nails on my own. When the nails grew out, I took a picture of my hands, how nice they looked. It worked…

That is very true. Too often the portions are just too large to fit into what we consider a healthy portion. But the whole point of exercising and making healthier choices is so that we aren't limited to only having to eat at home, and we can learn to live with our new lifestyle. I say eat the salad, or ask for a salad…