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Since starting here I have been on Junel & Microgestin and neither have hindered my progress. I do know that drinking water regularly throughout the day makes a difference to my snacking.

When you have plenty of calories over and instead of having two pieces of toast you go to the effort of making a stir-fry, vegies only. Did that tonight. Chew your food and enjoy the textures and flavor rather than inhaling it. Eat each nut, chip, corn chip or piece of candy separately and slowly. Log all food for the day…

I applaud you for realizing that you had erred on the way you lost weight. And like most of the other posters, it's not the end of the world. You have a great positive attitude which will take you far. I look forward to hearing how well you do on your journey to regain muscle. Remember that the scales are only a small part…

Congrats on your success so far. Awesome results from hard work and dedication.

New Zealand. But living in the US now.

You are totally rocking. What a great accomplishment so far. And more to come. Thanks for sharing.

Well that would have been four slices of bacon, I hash brown pattie and one piece of bread with a coffee chaser. Granny cooked for us as we were up real early. Total of 623 calories.

I can but only if I'm looking at my leg when I do the 6.

I use basmati rice as it is the healthiest and I can microwave it just hours before using it. Using a wok I cook my meat first, then peppers and onions and mushrooms. Put that aside then heat the rice, add soya sauce and Worcestershire sauce and some Cox red sauce for heat. Once everything is mixed evenly add the meat and…

What an inspiration you are. A fantastic result for all the hard work and dedication. Look forward to more of your progress.

Coming home after a night out and Hubby and I are horsing around as we walk to the elevator. Well I smacked him in the arm only to be told that I made the cellphone disappear into the space where the elevator door opens. The space is too deep and tight to reach into. All we have is the battery and back cover. Thankfully…

Add me if you want someone who is here everyday, will stop by and comment positively and is committed to a lifestyle change as opposed to a temporary diet.

Well I have trained my butt off all week so that I can do some serious celebrating. 2nd wedding anniversary yesterday which we are toasting with Captain Morgan and coke tonight. So move over and make some room. I'm starting with 6 shots in my drink.......happyland here I come.

Congrats on taking that big first step to get the live that you deserve. While I don't have your issues I can sympathize with having your own body work against you. but I managed to change that and so can you. I found that walking on the spot helped minimize a lot of the pain issues that I had with my knee and subsequently…

WHAT?! Give up coffee? Add stuff to it and change the wonderful taste? Hell no on both counts. I use creamer, milk and truvia and I'm not giving it up anytime soon. Coffee makes it safe for everybody else :devil: :devil: :laugh: :laugh:

Like most people here I'm not on a "diet". I changed my lifestyle where I can still eat what I want just less of it, I exercise more and I have shed over 50lbs this year.

Hi Chad. Welcome to the start of your new life. Feel free to add me. I'm on every day and I'm highly motivated. Congrats on this first step.

Well I guess I'm an exception to the rule. I don't crave, I don't bloat, I don't cramp or even have mood changes. Only reason Hubby knows is that he either sees the tampons or I tell him first. But I did use to eat a lot of vegemite on toast back when I was younger. Lots of vitamin Bs. But it is an acquired taste if you…

Drive to the gym? Oh I biked and used that as my warm up and cool down.

I think it's a great idea. Especially since that information will most likely be accessible on a restaurants website so that health conscious people can make better choices before they get to there.

Congrats on the transformation so far. Your hard work and effort is paying off nicely.

But of course. It's just another day.

1/ Pain in my knee is now the exception rather than the norm. 2/ Exercise 6-7 times a week. 3/ Shed over 50lbs. 4/ Gone from an XL top to a medium. 5/ Wore my first pair of small track pants since I was a teen. Congrats on your successes so far and to all your future ones too.

If you have a Pinterest account they have some really good exercise charts that you can use to work all those problems areas. It will work the muscles and help tone them. More muscle equals more calories burned.

Spaghetti and meatballs. Nice small ones that are one bite. Saute onions, broccoli shred then add pasta sauce. Puree the sauce in a blender or with an immersion blender then add the meatballs to simmer and soak up some flavor. You can use any vegies that you want. Fried rice, mac & cheese with peppers, cottage pies, mini…

Make them something. Get them to make each other something. One year I did baking and fudge for christmas presents for the extended family. Another year I did a large bowl filled with baking essential and herbs and spices. I made sure that my MIL got all sorts of nuts as she loves to bake but is on a fixed income. It's not…

13" relaxed, 14.5" flexed. Thigh is 25". Nope so not big at all.

Under you food tab there is a recipe tab that you can use to enter the cake recipe and choose how many servings there are per cake. Then you can enter one serving. Same with the pancakes. Very handy tool.

It is not a daily chore, nor a weekly one. You do it once a month with a huge amount of effort. By all means log those calories burned. It is a full on workout. I should know as I have done move out cleaning more than once. Just because other people say that it's not a work out mean 1 of 2 things; 1/ they have never given…

As well as a really good straightener, using the right product makes a huge difference too. I do my hair around every 5-7 days otherwise it's a huge hassle.