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Meag- I am in for the race. I think you both said you are doing the 13th at the 3pm slot? I just need to register- still recovering from the holidays moneywise so hoping by the end of the month! My holiday gift to myself. I will be there and ready for it! Its funny because its almost more motivating to me to be physically…

Mary- with you on that. I mean I cant fault my fiancé. He works a crazy labor intensive job 10 hours a day- loading and unloading trucks so he is always famished. Thankfully he really is in to eating healthy in general so it helps me but he just eats SOOOO much hahahaha… I cant complain though it keeps him really fit!!!…

I think I am with Aly on the healthy snacks! Hummus with veggies Greek yogurt Almonds mmmm Lately I have been working on getting more fruit in as snacks also!

Well said Learning2LoveMe!

Meag- thanks for all of the encouragement and motivation you have given to me on here! You have NOOO idea what a huge help and support you have been to me and I am sure many others. I hope you feel better today! Either way take care of you and give your body the rest it is craving even though it is driving you nuts!!! Keep…

Welcome briar_rose. Great group that can be really motivating and some weeks the dialogue moves really fast! Welcome :bigsmile: I added you to the running list of our goals for the month. Can you tell I am having a slow day today- I have been on here non-stop all day... haha! skiptomylou32--scale goal: 125, non-scale goal:…

Oh hush with your pro business! Just what I have found works for me. I am actually doing 2 sets of 15 reps. On my last set I should have MMF (momentary muscle failure) between rep number 12 and 15... Its really just one theory of lifting. There are many out there some that I buy into a little more than this one, but this…

Mary- thanks! The emotional battles can definitely be tougher than the physical! I am going to be nosy and chime in on your lifting question to Meag... hehe. I used to lift almost every day rotating muscle groups like you do. I loved it, but I found that I got burnt out on it. More mentally than physically. This year…

Friends on here is what has kept me going! Find a good group of core people- even start a monthly challenge/group for people with similar interests and or goals. It is really motivating and (great for a kick in the butt when you need it) Feel free to add me- I have had huge support on here and want to return that to…

Back on a regular computer! Yippee- I dont actually use the app on my fiance's phone I just go to the website itself. It just take forever to log everything on the fone that way so its a pain in the tush! I am having really mixed feelings about my goals for December. Mostly related to the stupid scale- I am trying to so…

happy new year....bumping until i can get on comp tomorrow...wool post goals then...got in a great workout today...starting the year off right!

WELCOME! It is a great site and a great community. It definitely helps to have people who understand what you are going through and are at all points of their weight loss journey. My recommendation is keep finding friends that can motivate and encourage you on here! There are also a lot of challenges in the forums that you…

Hey all... sorry I have been MIA. Will try to catch up with responses tomorrow. I have been able to at least get on and update food, exercise, and read all of your posts. Feel pretty darn good about my week so far. Got my walk/run in two times- going to try and go one more day this weekend And got both of my lifting days…

on the fiances phone....home comp still down...all i can say is i am so excited for the warrior dash in august! have to wait to register until after christmas....yay!!!!!!!!!

Melissa- NY upstate not city

Jill- I am doing the same thing with C25K right now. Was a runner/athlete all growing up (supposed to play soccer in college) and then fractured my femur in a car accident end of my senior year in HS. Ended all of that and put on about 60lbs of extra weight. Anyway, after 8 years of complications with my knee and just…

LOVE LOVE LOVE! That you said this. It is so hard sometimes to keep this in mind when you do have a decent amount of weight to lose. HOWEVER, this is the attitude I have been trying very hard to keep in my head and I think that is why I have been so successful. Its about being healthier all around not just for a number on…

Gonk- hope you are feeling better! Skip- weekends are tough- especially around the holidays! Being done with the semester is AWESOME!!! Good for you and enjoy that break Meag- I cant wait until I am running that much! You are a machine- you deserve to be selfish just like the rest of us! I’m with you on the addiction to…

Ada has been my favorite from the beginning. She works her butt off in the gym. She has overcome a lot of emotional baggage and still has a lot of work to do but is finally seeing that and motivated to keep on truckin!

Thanks Skip and Aly!!!! Rainy/Icy miserable day here. Those 2lbs that appeared out of no where on WI day came off and I lost an actualy 1lb- so close to hitting my 10lb loss mark! YAY!!!!

SUPER quick post- got my second lifting session for the week in yesterday so accomplished all of my goals for the week EXCEPT I gained two lbs (and that was from where I was the day b4) so am hoping its just water weight. I got a little upset but went to the gym worked out hard and felt a lot better. Came home and took…

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Guam- Hope you are having fun in Disneyland and just enjoying yourself !!! I am with you on the not working out at home. I just cant get motivated to do it. Finally joined a gym that was only 5 minutes from my house. Cost more money than the big one I was going to 20 minutes away. But I find that I go more often for two…

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Rachel (Rai) – I am keeping my fingers crossed on this job. It is so nice to have a job that I love coming to every day and all that good stuff. So hopefully it will keep going that way. As for the strength training- I can only get to the gym two times a week because of my weird hours at the store and their hours at the…

Hey All, I know I am going to miss people... sorry :embarassed: Computer is broken at home (again) and just havent been able to get it fixed. The fiance has a smart phone so I have at least been able to hop on and log food and exercise. So I am a bit behind with the group though. Realize how much I love and depend on this…

Welcome to all the newbies- it’s a great group! Tara (Marie) I don’t think you are crazy. It’s all about what you want to do. Gonk made a good point. You can do it and be ok with walking parts of it. Its all about just going for it. I think I need to take some of that advice sometimes too. Sometimes I get too worried about…

White Bean, Chic Pea and Herb Dip 3/4 cup dried cannellini beans 1/2 cup dried chickpeas 3 slices whole grain bread 3 T milk (I used skim) 2 scallions finely chopped 1/3 cup thick plain yogurt ( I used chobani non-fat greek yogurt) 1T lemon juice 2t finely grated lemon zest 1T chopped parsley 2t oregano 1T Olive Oil ** I…

I LOVE how popular this thread has gotten. So great to have been a part of it this past. You all continue to motivate me and inspire me each and every day and I love you all for that. November goals: 1. Lose 4 lbs bringing me to 198. Met it last week. Felt really good to get that accomplished! Would love to have lost more…