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No need to weigh yourself if you'd rather not.

You've just got to say no and be firm. If they keep pushing "I've already said no. I'd appreciate it if you let it go." "I'm not trying to be rude, but I've already said no."

No, fake sugar isn't "horrible".

It's not like you bend over and they stick their hand up there ;). When I had it done, they had this cool sand thing. You literally just sit on it. Your sit bones (the part of your hips that make contact with the surface) will make an impression on the sand. You want the main support of the seats to be under these bones.…

I like to lift in my pajamas without shoes, or even a bra. Can't do that at a gym.

Honestly I prefer a thinner seat (not super thin, but "correctly thin") where the supports of the seat hit the sit bones, and aren't wider than them (a bike shop can measure and recommend as seat), and good bike shorts instead of a gel cover.

I only skimmed the responses but did anyone bring up children? Fair, or not, women tend to be the ones responsible for children. Although both my husband and I work due to his weird schedules it was always me who had to take the kids to daycare and/or school. This made riding to work difficult where he had no problem doing…

4 years ago and I am in the exact same place I was. :/ Oh well better than gaining I suppose.

I have a power cage in my basement. Without it, I wouldn't think I could get as good of a workout as I could at a gym, but with it, I think I am good. I also have an Olympic bar, adjustable dumbells and and adjustable bench. I have the Titian T-3 short.…

Dandelion tea seems to help me with bloating. I've heard watermelon is good too.

Again, I think it's better to start with focusing on the appearance than on the number on the scale. No one sees the number but you.

Shouldn't we start out focusing on fat and not just lbs? I don't know many people who really want to lose muscle, right?

Charts like this seem to forget that you burn calories just by living. If I burn 2000 calories in a normal, non-exercise day I can still eat pizza and oreos as long as I don't eat a total of more than 2000 calories. You don't have to "make-up" for higher calorie foods with exercise, you just have to fit them into your day.

Yup, this. I find a similar food from another restaurant and just guess. Sometimes if I'm really not feeling it I'll enter 3000 quick add calories for days that I eat poorly.

I've noticed this too. It's weird. I actually avoid mentioning it anymore.

I find regular mayo has no taste. B)

Caffeine is addictive. If you quit it cold turkey you will get headaches. Mountain Dew has a lot of caffeine. You can either cut down slowly, and/or replace the Mountain Dew with other caffeine sources such as coffee or tea. Regular Mountain Dew has a lot of sugar and calories. If these calories cause you to eat more…

This. I drink skim milk. I like the taste and texture better. I use light Miracle Whip, and sometimes light spreadable butter (can't taste the difference). Low fat cheese is HORRIBLE so I never use that.

I usually skip breakfast. I have found that I am just as hungry at 11am if I do eat a bowl of cereal as if I don't, so why not save that 300 calories for lunch? I've read many things that make me believe meal time is irrelevant.

You have a lovely body shape.

That's almost 3 hours of cardio. Depending on your size, that doesn't sound too wrong.

The higher end Champions from Target. The lower end ones are too thin.

Yup.

1 chin up. Zero pull ups. I need to get some resistant bands for assisted pull ups.

My father once said I look anorexic at 5'9" and 155lbs.

I've been bouncing around 155 to 170 for 6 years now. Goal weight is 150. If I try to count based on my chart, I can see EIGHT different loss and gain cycles.

Yes, chest exercises help the area look better, but don't really make your breasts bigger. However I have pec-cleavage and I'm happy with it.

Does adding sweetner somehow make the water less hydrating?

I find Stevia tastes awful. I like Splenda in my coffee and diet sodas (the normal ones with aspartame).