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Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions. I live about 2 hours away from a big city, so the next time I go, I will definitely hit up a Whole Foods place. (I wish I had gone when I lived there.) As for making a calendar, I think that is a great idea. (Fellow teacher here, too!) I may need something more visual to give me…

Greetings! I see you had a baby a few months ago. I have no kiddos, yet, but I'm trying to get into better shape in order to start a family with my husband. Feel free to add me if you'd like! In a few months time, I may be asking tons of questions of my own regarding babies and what not!

Greetings! I hear you on needing support. Feel free to add me if you'd like. I try to get on every day. And yes, there are some days where I cringe a little while filling out my food diary. But you know? Life goes on! So long as we get back on track, all is well.

I have never dieted or really paid attention to what I was eating before, either. And you are right, the "who cares" mentality can only work for so long. I don't have kiddos, yet, but I want to get into shape in order to finally have at least one. I cannot be at the weight I am at now in order to do that. Soo....with that…

Congrats on going off to school, first of all! I miss those college days. What I wish is that I'd been more serious about being healthy at that age like you are. I'm still in school, too...so to speak. I'm a teacher! Anyhow, feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like. Good luck!

Greetings! Wow, you lost 50 pounds and then some already? I just joined MFP yesterday, as in officially. I had started an account last year when I was about 20 pounds lighter. I figured, "I will get in even better shape!" Then I broke my leg! Sooo...fast forward to know and here I am. I've been logging in and doing a diary…

Sure! Feel free to add me as a friend.

I just posted something about having an injury and looking for low impact workouts. I broke my leg and ankle last summer and had some surgeries on both. I had a metal rod and screws put into my left leg, so I totally understand where you're coming from. A friend recommended doing Pilates and mentioned that You Tube has a…

Hola. I'm new to this, too! Feel free to add me, as well!:smile:

"Your Love is a Song"....Switchfoot

LITTLEGURL: Cute profile name, btw! I need to look into all these cool products you all are recommending. Unfortunately, I open my fridge and see all the sodas still there. I am not going to quit cold turkey, but I need to definitely buy alternative drinks. I'm not really a sweets type of person, which is good. It really…

For me, it's more of a boredom thing. I am a teacher on summer break living in a tiny town away from everything! We have no gym, pool, etc. to help pass the time. I tried to go to the h.s. track to walk and they had closed it off. Grief! It's times like these that I wish I could move back to the big city. So, with nothing…

I'm sorry you feel no one notices! Like others have said, you have accomplished so much already! Don't get down on yourself. You're doing great. Keep going. If anything, you are providing me with motivation to continue on this journey I barely started. I've never really attempted to lose weight before and am really nervous…

I am apprehensive to put any pics of myself on here. (Not that I'm Giselle or anything!) But I don't want any crude messages being sent to me. Sheesh! Sorry you had to endure that.

As everyone has mentioned, you are a success and motivator! I am also starting my little journey to losing weight and getting healthier and am a bit terrified of "falling off the wagon." But in reading stories like yours, I will remind myself that I can hit my goals! Again, good job!

SUGAREE: Greetings! First of all, it sounds like you completely understand how I am feeling. It stinks to hear people say, "Should you be limping after a whole year?" Ankle injuries are supposedly the worst, too. I have about 10 screws in my ankle and leg, alongside a rod. I am lucky in that no nerves were damaged in the…

Hi Christina. I read your post and feel for you. First of all, I think it's great that you lost 28 pounds so far! (And you look fabulous in your pic, btw.) Secondly, I wish I could tell you I've been there and what not, but truth be told, I haven't. I have never ever dieted before...and it is starting to show the older I…

DAVE: Thank you so much! Wow, 50 pounds??!? That's amazing! I can't even fathom losing that much. I will certainly add you to my friends list. Thank you, again!

JEM: I totally hear you on having that A-Ha moment of not fitting into the airline seat. I have never been this big before, and unfortunately, have carried weight well all my life. I say that it's unfortunate because my weight gain never looked bad on me. It was only until recently that I really started looking in the…

LILY: Thanks for the reply! And btw, I am also vertically challenged. I'm 5'5"! I wish I were much taller, too! I will add you, thanks.

I think it's great that you are looking to make changes at so young an age. I wish I'd been thinking more about being healthy at that age. I wish you the best of luck. BTW, your pics are totally motivation for me, too! :smile:

REEPIR: It takes a soda drinker to know a soda drinker! You mentioned something to the effect that, "If it's the bubbles you love..." Sometimes it is simply that! Just the carbonation alone is great. I will definitely start small and alternate soda with teas, etc. But it's nice to see that you've gone through this, too. I…

PARMOUTE: Thanks for the reply! God, sodas are like the bane of my existence right now. And yes, you are so correct, soda drinking for me is like a bad habit I can't shake. I often open a can, drink a few swigs and then leave it on the table. I find myself having to pour warm soda down the drain, along with $$$. So yes,…

LOSTDOGG: Hi! Thanks for the reply. I agree that this "journey" isn't all about counting calories. If anything, I just got off the phone with a friend who is very physically fit and a police officer and the first thing she said was, "Don't focus on the calories. People stop eating and doing all sorts of crazy stuff once…