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I can try and be your encouraging friend:) I myself would love to lose 40 lbs, do you have a target date for that?

beer makes me feel bloated, cheap wine gives me headaches, stronger stuff just makes me feel bad next morning, older and not pretty at all:) but when I did really enjoy my red wine I just included it in daily calories. That was very easy to do. Over the Christmas and New Year holidays I over-celebrated, as a result, I only…

oh you guys/gals are so funny:) I wish there was a law to eat salads with proteins only:)!!! I know, it' s all about... controlling your mind and not giving in... I am trying but have to try harder. Maybe my issue is to eat breakfast at home or at least try to have/bring a healthy breakfast at work.

I feel terrible, same addiction. I had a shortbread cookie and tootsie rolls for breakfast, coffee with splenda... overdid suger by 18 grams or points in the Food count, feeling very guilty...:( Walked for 45 min and have abour 360 cal left to eat but that sugar I think just cancels everything...

I'd love to join, too. Lost weight and gained it all back due to injuries, still recovering now but need to get a new start!

what a great challenge to your mind! you go, girl:) I tried it once, no sugar for two weeks and lost a little over 2 pounds. I am doing it again now, lots of protein and put myself on 1200 cal on MFP but it gives me room as per my BMR I am supposed to eat 1500 something. So if I go a bit overboard, I am fine. Also, it…

you are doing very well!! keep it up! I wish I lost 2 pounds, I am working on it!:)

I got discouraged so many times and was depressed because I was and am still fat... well above my healthy weight etc. But you'll get there slowly but surely. Yes, be honest with yourself in the first place, measure, journal what you eat, otherwise it'll be just more frustrating and depressing that you are getting any…

I tried to do it but the timing was bad, summer and going out a lot:) But I still have one can protein chocolate shake left and I use it sometimes for breakfast, quick and easy. I think you can use it to replace one or two meals but snack and have a healthy meal in between. You can't live on Isagenix for the rest of your…

8 or 9 pounds lost is great, are you kidding? keep doing what you are doing. As for exercise, what is it about it you do not like? sweating, jumping? try yoga, or the easiest, try walking more, increasing the distance a little each time you go. If you like swimming it is a good exercise or biking, you can go places:). But…

it's always up and down, do not despair, take it day by day. Indulged one day, try to do better the next day, control your urges. I always remember if you can't control what you are eating how can you control your life?:) I can't answer that question yet, I guess, I am still learning how to do it.

I doubt the accuracy. I run at home for 40 min and although it says I burned 510 cal I usually login 480 or less just to be on the safe side but I am sweating like crazy after the workout

very good progress in one month, keep it up!:)

I am so used to Splenda, have been using it for over three years now but I mostly have it once a day with my morning coffee and on weekends and rarely when I bake. I tried Stevia and did not like the taste at all.

I am also worried.. I do not want to obsess with calorie counting, weighting everything, etc. but I just realized that, for example, 1500 cal that I try to limit myself to can go up to 1700 cal as long as it is healthy, meaning, if I have a chicken breast I can have it with a huge amount of vegetables (I do not like…

it is a very serious issue that may lead to lethal outcome. A good friend of mine survived anorexia and wrote a book about it, Voluntary Starvation by Jane Wood. I read it and would recommend it.

I agree we eat too much and I also support the other point of view that until we are free of problems we'll keep finding solace the only way we know - in food. I also realize that people need to find ways to deal with issues: meditation, sleep, exercise, religion, whatever so that soul food replaces sweets and pasties,…

definitely a big difference, keep it up!!!:)

I want to do it, too!!!

You are the only one who can take your yourself, nobody else. Just decide that you are going to do it. I've been dieting since probably 15 if not earlier and I am at my heaviest weight now not counting when having a child... Every day is not a struggle but an effort and it is all in my head, I know that now. I would go to…

congrats ladies! it is so nice to see double chins and extra fat on tummies disappearing! very inspirational!!

Definitely a good running shoe store to get a good advice. I have Brooks Adrenaline and when I tried them on at the store they made me run on a treadmill and filmed it, this pair was the only one that let me keep from overpronating my left foot (meaning, it angled too deep inside towards the other foot) and in Brooks my…

wow, you are inspiring! I lose my motivation easily although at least now I am convinced that I don't want to be getting fatter as I get older. I love the photo of your little guy fitting with you in your old jeans!!:)

great job, keep going!!! I am taking it slowly, too. Great discipline and commitment on your part!!

wow, what a difference, you look more toned, keep it up!!:)

ten kilos in a month is a alot!!! I'd love that to happen to me, too, but I learned that it is not really possible unless you starve yourself. It is 2,5 kilos per week, how is that possible? Take it easy. Start eating healthy, working out and give yourself a week or two and you will see changes. As you keep going, changes…

don't give in to your cravings, I know it is a good excuse but is it worth it? then you'll have to work harder to lose the pounds you gain by eating while not working out. Which is the leser evil? the answer seems to be obvious. Try to be disciplined for a few days and see how it goes. It will be easier with each day, you…

I used to sort of freak out, too. I'd think, what am I going to wear? How can be different from what I am? omg omg, etc. Now with the process slow and steady it is easier to perceive myself, first of all, healthy. I love running so I think it would be a huge benefit if my legs carried smaller weight than now:) Don't…

I think you may even motivate some people when they see you taking care of your health!!! You are doing it for yourself not for anybody else.