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You sound like a very sweet, smart, and thoughful girl (sorry, I feel like your old auntie or something calling you a girl). You are ahead of your peers in getting smart about your life and your health; be proud of yourself. I hope you can find some other friends that want to get out and do things other than drink! I think…

Congrats to you, and thank you for sharing this! Most impressive!

Good for you!

You are stunning; that is a fantastic picture! And congrats on your babies!

Always a pleasure to read your stories. Keep up the good work!! :)

Thanks for sharing your whole wonderful story!! You are doing so absolutely great!!

Wonderful story!!! And your running pace is impressive, wow!

Try working through this to see where you might want to be in terms of calories: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 or use a web site like scooby's workshop to calculate your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), and eat at around 20% below that:…

<----same first name, I think. :) I believe you could easily eat quite a bit more, especially if you are not so much looking to lose as change body composition. (I'm guessing you might be surprised to know how many calories of fast food you were eating before.) Check this out to see where you might want to be in terms of…

Try wall squats, they are tough on the thighs, and I don't think they would be as hard on your joints. You can probably look them up, but here's the idea: Lean your back up against a wall, drop all the way down into a sitting position so your lower legs and thighs are at 90 degree angles. Hold that position for 60 to 90…

You look wonderful! Great work!

Yup, came on here to say just that (Anna Paquin look-alike). And that you look GREAT!!!! :)

Hubby made a nice chicken vegetable soup last weekend. For all the leftovers this week, I threw in some marinaded jalapenos and lots of diced avocado with lemon pepper seasoning; sort of a southwestern chicken soup. Yum, that was good!

You don't eat exercise calories back in the MFP way, BUT exercise calories are accounted for in the number of daily calories, based on your typical level of exercise. So, you're basically eating a higher average number of daily calories, and that value includes the extra for exercise.

That's really sweet of her (and she sounds so polite!), and great job to you! :)

Wonderful job!! :)

A lot of people on MFP seem to have great luck with a program called Couch to 5K (C25K). The idea is to work your way slowly up to walking or running a 5K, starting at your current fitness level, whatever that may be. Many people stick with walking the workouts, and many others get running. If you need a program that will…

If you're looking for a workout routine (I like somebody else to tell me what exercises to do, haha), the P90X Ab ripper X is tough, but great. I also like Jackie Warner's ab routines, and Amy Dixon. There's probably tons of resources on the web as well, especially YouTube. Women's Health has some good ab workouts. If…

Start slow and take it easy but go for your run. You might find at first your muscles might feel tight and you might feel goofy for the first bunch of steps, like you can't quite run or walk right, but as your muscles warm up you shouldn't feel the soreness anymore. Of course, it will come back when you stop and cool down,…

Right is what works best for you, but the key is consistency. Same time, same conditions. I weigh first thing in the AM, right after I get up and go to the bathroom, in my PJs. So the baseline conditions are the same each time. You might think about weighing only once per week (or even month) instead of every day, so that…

You are doing great!!! Wonderful to see all your posts, and to see you keep coming back to add another one. There definitely seems to be a difference from the beginning to today in your endurance, and your enthusiasm has been FULL-ON the whole time. I love the updates. P90X is no joke, and you are kicking it's no joke…

Cottage cheese is great for protein, if you like it. If you like tuna salads, try this one: 1 can of canned salmon or tuna, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, several tbsp sun dried tomatoes, and lemon pepper seasoning (or change up the add-ins and seasoning as you like, sometimes I use marinated jalapenos, miracle whip, rice…

If the "food rules" one is related to creating arbitrary rules for yourself that you're likely to break and then berate yourself (like, don't eat after 8, never have this or that food or food group, etc) then I still agree with that. But, we do have to acknowledge that the rules of physics, biology, thermodynamics and such…

I agree with this. I'm not a trainer, by the way, so take it for what it's worth. :) It sounds like you should be eating more calories for the amount of exercise, especially with a job that's also fairly active. Healthy food is great, just eat MORE of it! I think what you're looking for will be achieved with more focus on…

Today I was able to do 1 pull up and 2 chin ups without the chair! (Plus lots more with assistance.)

Try Title Nine online and check out the 4 barbell styles. The 5 barbell choices are just a little TOO much, I think, I've tried a couple and just didn't like them much. I typically use the "Booby Trap", haha, and find it works great for at home for workouts with jumping. It's definitely a little bit of a compressing bra,…

You can (and should) eat way more than you're eating! I'm 5 foot not-quite 1 (about 105), and though I probably lost eating fewer calories than I should have, now that I'm maintaining I've been eating between 1,700 and 2,200 per day with no problem. I actually continued to lose weight when I switched to maintenance as I…

I used to, but the club where we are members now doesn't offer any of the Les Mills classes. It's a shame, because I loved it, and would love to try the other ones, too. I'm a big fan of structure, and being told what to do when it comes to exercising, not very creative. :) Plus they had great music. Back when I was doing…

Yes, it is so good roasted! My hubby does it with olive oil, salt, pepper, and with some red pepper flakes added, and it is wonderful - sweet and spicy. Let it roast in the oven long enough to start getting a little brown and caramelized, it ends up so good. Never been a huge cauliflower fan, but I love it this way.

1. Did a fun kenpo then pilates workout this morning (yes, that's a strange combo, I know). 2. Got to go to the U of A (Arizona) basketball game, and they won, yay! 3. Enjoyed plenty to kettle corn at the game, guilt free. And skipped the lemonade. 4. Jogged back to the car with my son. 5. Kids are in bed and looking…