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I felt like this after I stopped smoking. I believe that essentially I had never learned what a true satiation point felt like. The nicotine artificially made me feel full. Honestly, it was raw willpower (with a a fair number of fails) that finally got me to figure out where my true satiation point is. In between, I'd try…

Ideas for low calorie filling foods- beans, lentils, popcorn, cucumbers, celery, skim milk, black coffee (also an appetite suppresant). Boiled eggs are a good snack with protien and little fat. Try breaking your meals into "courses" with lots of volume for the first courses-bean or lentil soup, boiled eggs, cucumbers and…

Which one is more comfortable? Standing up there in bad shoes feels like a very long lifetime. Pick the ones you can dance in :-). If that's equal, I like the bow. Looks more feminine.

If I'm hauling major laundry up and down my three flights of stairs, I log that. I don't log running a load down a few times a day. When I did heavy carpet cleaning, I logged that. I don't log sweeping or mopping. Picked a few weeds-no. Turned over a whole section of garden with heavy compost-yes. I don't log these things…

I lol'd at the boombox thing. Two for one fitness.

You look overweight. You do not look like my mental picture of morbidly obese. What I am seeing, in details, is a lot of overspill over the jeans, jeans very tight on legs, upper arms heavy enough to hide muscle definition. I would guess that from the side you've got more stomach sticking out than you think you do (because…

Ooh, you're transformation is inspiring.

Your wedding pic is gorgeous. Your waist is so defined!!

Girl, lookin' good!

Yep. Snow days around here we all sit around in Middle earth with lots of hot tea and hobbit food.

You're well on your way! The difference is awesome!

You can really see the difference in definition and size! Way to go

Cardio will generally improve skin tone, which may help. Having good posture with strong core, chest, and upper back muscles will also help. But Miz Scarlett, you ain't never gonna look like you did before you birthed those babies :-).

You look amazing!

I like the Greek God yogurt. You can mix honey in to sweeten, but you're still going to be adding calories and sugar. Try it with lots and lots of fruit mixed in. You can also put greek yoghurt in an ice-cream maker with fruit. Greek gods honey flavored with strawberries and toasted almonds is delish.

I second the thrift store idea. Nothing will help you realize how much progress you've made like a pair of jeans that fit your new shape well. Thrift stores have great bargains, and when you shrink out of these, you can just turn them back in so that somebody else will be blessed with inexpensive clothes.

maybe try eating air popped popcorn, cucumber slices, and things like that? Stuff that's nearly calorie free but fills you up helps a lot.