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The Mist by Stephen King. Hated that movie for the ending. No movie should ever end like that. I watched it once and will never watch it again!

I Do a light rinse on my ground beef, too. I buy 80/20 for the taste. Any leaner and it chokes me because of the dryness. I don't even like 90/10 for spaghetti. If I am going to eat red meat, I'm going to eat the kind for taste! I prefer chicken, but my husband prefers red meat. Therefore, we eat a lot of red meat. Fish…

Al Roker looks malnourished because he probably is. My sister had this surgery about 10 years ago. She has to drink protein because she cannot eat enough to give her the protein she needs, she can't eat many vegetables because they don't agree with her anymore, and rice and small seeds could kill her if swallowed into her…

I tried them once. My sugar level jumped up dramatically! I figure Dr. Oz is just a quack trying to make a buck. If you are drinking water to help cleanse, it's probably the water helping you to lose weight. I agree with the good old natural way. Good eating habits and exercise. When you relearn how to eat, your weight…

Miracle whip! I only use it for tuna salad and cole slaw. I use mayo in my potato salad. Mayo is too oily for me, but in potato salad I mix a lot of mustard into it and it takes the oiliness away. I don't eat either one on a sandwich. That's what mustard is for! LOL

That is amazing!! You look like two different people. Keep up the good work and you will drop that 50 pounds in no time. BTW your little boy is so cute. I love red heads. My daughter is a red head. Good luck to you on the rest of your journey.

There was a coke commercial about perfect harmony (around the world). I always loved that commercial and wondered why that was not possible. Or was that a song? Oh well, I could get along with anyone from anywhere. No one is better than anyone else, and no one is beneath anyone else. I have always believed that no matter…

I, too lost 47 pounds. That's a big loss for my 5'2" frame. And since I have been exercising, I am still losing inches, but not pounds. Nothing I had would fit me. I emptied my entire closet out. Including the smaller sizes I might could have worn. The problem with them is that they were 8 years old and I figured I would…

Congratulations!! Keeping it off 5 years is a feat of itself. BTW, you have nothing to be embarrassed about. You look really great! Before pictures shouldn't be embarrassing, either. At least you had enough sense to do something about it - not only for looks, but mostly for health. Inspire us every year with a pic on the…

I have the Fitbit One. I also love the sleep feature. It tells if I wake up at night - which I don't very often. I am a hard sleeper! If you forget to set it, you can input the times. When I put the time in and it tells me it took 0 min to fall asleep, I input a sooner time - until it has only taken me 20 minutes to fall…

When you look in the mirror and see no change, and still keep faith, knowing that in time you will get there if you stay focused and on track, that's the difference between those who succeed and those who fail. (Facebook.com/gymmotivation)

Were they the strawberry cream pumpkins by Russell stover? They are the best! I've had one this year.

Feel free to add me. My diary is open and I talk a lot!

I use Fitbit One and a Nike fuel bracelet. Like the fitbit better. Both are Bluetooth and will sync to your phone. I have my fitness pal and Fitbit lynced together.

This one is not really hard for me. I don't eat much of a variety, and I eat simple. Here's the list: 1. Chicken Halves 2. Lean Hamburger meat 3. Boneless center cut pork chops 4. Fresh Grouper 5. Broccoli 6. Cauliflower 7. Canned Tomatoes 8. Onions 9. Potatoes 10. Bananas

I tried Zumba on the Xbox. I could not follow it! It took more coordination than I had. I am thinking about taking a live class. Maybe I can follow a real person. My niece teaches it, but she doesn't live close by. She says they even have an older class. Was she calling me old?! LOL

I'm not sure where some of these men get their reasoning. They think it is all about them. I have not heard any of these men ask you if you ever get time away from your children or your husband. It's hard being a single mom all week; and then when your fiancé comes home, you're still a single mom. Weigh your choices…

My daughter lives next door. I take all the candy to her house. We have never had too many trick or treaters - maybe 1 or 2 only. All my daughter's friends bring their children to the Halloween party my daughter throws. There they get big bags of treats. For my grandchildren, I fix them all up goody bags with their…

I quit smoking 3 1/2 years ago, and haven't looked back. About a year before I quit, I got a really bad cough. Everytime I would inhale, I coughed my lungs out (not literally). LOL I has never tried to quit before, but my husband was given a prescription for nicotine inhalers. I was going to use these till my cough went…

And god!

I am also thankful for my family - Husband, Daughter, Son, and three really great granddaughters! Also, I am thankful my sister moved closer to me. I now have a larger family to share Thanksgiving and Christmas with. Also all my friends and of course all MFP friends. And I'm thankful I found this app (MFP) to help me with…

According to MFP, I am only supposed to eat 70g of protein. I always go over this amount. I only eat portions of meat and still go over. For instance, today I had a piece of wheat toast (3g), chicken breast (26g), Lettuce (1g), Broccoli (3g), soup (20g), noodles (5g), Saltines (1g), and peanut butter crackers (4g). A few…

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." - Beverly Sills

Does any teenager ever listen?

I was a small person. 5'2" and weighed 100 - 105. I would tell myself to get active! Find some activity that I would want to do for the rest of my life and stick to it. I was (at that time) lucky enough that I didn't have to count calories or exercise to maintain my weight. So I never thought about exercising. When I look…

I cleaned my closets and drawers out this weekend. I don't work this time of year so I went and bought the exercise pants and some t-shirts. I gave all the old clothes away. Like Larisonlj, I cannot go back! My health depends on me losing and maintaing my weight (diabetic and RA). A friend asked me what I would do if I…

The only "equipment" I own is a treadmill. I like it, but I enjoy walking around the lake at our local park more. I also like the "Walk at Home" series on YouTube. I'm thinking about joining a gym, but I'm not sure if I would go regularly. Also thinking about buying a bicycle, if I could find someplace to ride it. I have…

I'm only about 3 hours from Birmingham.

I have lost 33 pounds total. I've been plateaued for about 10 days. But all of a sudden, everyone is commenting about my weight loss! I have given my whole closet full of clothes away. I have only been buying the exercise clothes. But I did go from L, XL to a medium. I do not want to buy any regular clothes until the end…

What is motivating me today is the way I feel. Great! I have lost 33 pounds, got my sugar in check, and feel all over great. I emptied my entire closet this weekend and gave all the clothes away (they were all hanging on me). A friend of mine actually asked me what I would do if I gain all that weight back and have to buy…