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Mmmm, especially when they are right out of the fryer with a little salt....(((droooool)))

ONIONS. Love the flavor and will cook with onion powder. But I cannot STAND having any.bits.of.onion at ALL in my food. Strange affliction, I know, I will go hungry before I eat something with onions. Beets, eggplant, okra (bleah) Any type of fish unless it's fried catfish. I try to make myself like the "good" stuff but…

No way!!! I'm 5'5 1/2 (yes, I love my extra 1/2"!!!) and my happy weight is 150 and a size 10. I'm curvy and strong! It's funny, because when I look back now at photos of myself at that weight I think wow, I was so trim! But I always thought I was fat and "needed" to be like, 120. Now I know better!!!

Well, I've got ginormous thighs that love to "eat" my shorts, so I prefer cropped leggings/tights. Try both and wear what's going to be comfortable for YOU!!! Nothing sucks more than wearing shorts while running and having to tug them down because your thighs are chafing (for me). :)

Count your steps and time your breathing...for example breathe in over 1-2-3 steps, breathe out over 1-2-3 steps. You can shorten or lengthen the step limit based on how out of breath you are. The Army taught me that. :)

^^^truth! The "real" gym goers are MORE than happy to help you. I've done it more times than I can count. I wait until they are at a break and tell them I'm just starting out and can they help me with whatever weight/exercise/machine I need help with. I felt the same way as you and just forced myself into it, now I'm fine.…

Can I have your waist please? Ok thanks!!! :)

Oh I feel your pain! I had regular ol' teenage acne growing up, but didn't really start getting the bad ones until after I had my daughter at age 30. Do your pimples/cysts show up mostly along your cheeks and jawline? If so, in women that's *usually* caused by hormone issues. I tried just about everything under the sun…

Voli on the rocks...it's the only alcohol I can stomach without a mixer. If not that, then Captain and Diet!

I really like Excelsior College. I got my Associates and just completed my Bachelors with them. Good class offerings, very flexible, and I *think* competetively priced, although I didn't have to worry about that as mine was paid by the Army. Just remember whatever one you choose, find one that's accredited!

I quit January 1st using e-cigs, after "quitting" about 5 different times using other things. I have gained some weight over the past three months...but I don't attribute that entirely to the quitting, I've just been lazy! It's coming off now, though, with exercise and MFP. I was a serious pack a day 22 year smoker. Now I…

Ahh ok, thanks tree!

Thanks! Got the app and saved the website as a favorite...I'm ready!

Tony, is the app the "iFlex Trainer?" Just found that but want to ensure that's the right one before I purchase!

Thank you, and what are "compound movements?" I'm new at the weight training game....

Can I get an A-MEN!!!!! :drinker: <----me double fisting the coffee mugs!

^^^ditto that. Not too long ago I was very restrictive and lost 20 pounds. Then I ate "normally" again and gained it all back plus some. Now I'm doing things differently. I know the weight will come off slower, but since I am not restricting anything I think I can do this for life! Not to mention I feel better, and have…

Thanks to you both!!!

I like the analogy I heard on an earlier post about this (think it was from helloitsdan?) Would you take a nice car and drive it from Seattle to New York on 1/4 tank of gas? NO! We need FUEL too! I've just started eating more calories and feel SO MUCH BETTER...too early to tell on the scale yet, but I "feel" leaner if…

Awesome! I find 150 to be my "happy weight." I hope to get back there!!! I'm just an inch taller than you at 5'5, but I love my curves at that size!!!

That's awesome!!! (((back to the originally scheduled post))) You and your wife are a cute couple!!! edited: to HJCsDaddy

Thank you! It's an honor to serve...:smile:

Have come a long way!

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Also, if you have flights of stairs in your building, on your break just climb enough flights to make your legs burn! A friend and I just started taking the stairs to the top floor of our hospital (8 floors with subspaces). My thighs are jello by the end and it only takes about 15 minutes!

IF your office allows it, try switching your desk chair to a large exercise ball. You'll be working your core and improving your posture without really realizing it!!! Even sitting on it for 1/2 of your day will help.

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I am becoming a spinner...I love the way 45 minutes of spinning will drench me with sweat like no other workout can (for me). I love how I will rearrange my schedule just to ensure I can make my class. I love how I look forward to spinning on a SATURDAY MORNING when I would usually be sleeping in! Yeah, I'm a spinner!

I love the way I look tan. I used to tan as a teenager, that is, until my dad at age 38 developed melanoma. He almost made it to the magical "5 year mark" and then went downhill fast and died at age 43. Trust me, he was not a tanning bed kinda guy so he got it just from being out and working in the sun. I have dark hair…

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