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I have to have a mid morning snack. I have a snack bag of baby carrots (3 oz). or a banana/apple/clementine/4oz of grapes/any easy fruit, or a low sugar granola bar. I have a mid afternoon snack, too. The five hours between meals is just too many, so I have a 100 cal or less snack in between to help with hunger.

It seems to me like the acceptence move that's out there is about loving yourself no matter what. Fat, skinny, dull, smart, polite, mean....we all need that message. We all have things we'd like the change about ourselves but we still have to love ourselves. Real change only starts when you love yourself enough. The…

Samichlaus Bier, it's an Austrian beer. It literally tastes like soy sauce. So Samichlaus is great for dipping your sushi in, but not so great as a beverage. I love Innis and Gunn, the Scottish beer, btw. It's aged in old rum barrels so it has a rummy finish.

Yes, exactly. I don't use oil half the time when I roast them; most veggies have just enough natural juice to get the salt/pepper/garlic poweder to stick without needing oil. But for roasting and sauteing, I log the veggie and then the oil or dressing or sauce that was put on it.

All the guys in Straight no Chaser. <3 them!

Lucky Charms Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocoa Pebbles Cracklin' Oat Bran Honey Nut Cherrios Any of those tossed in chocolate (especially the Cinnamon Toast Crunch in white chocolate). I have a cereal problem. *hangs head in shame*

You are not alone, friend.

Me too!

Woohoo!!

Other than football, I'm not into sports. But I LOVE football, especially college ball. To answer your woman topic, we don't feel weird for not liking sports, we feel weird for liking sports. I have a few girlfriends who are as passionate about college ball as I am, and when we chat about our teams and wins and the…

Endocrinologist told me not to take it with BCP (they are both hormones). So I just switched to taking it before bed since BCP is first thing in morning. Hoping to see a change. I'm not symptomatic anymore since takng the levo, but I haven't taken the weight off like I was told I would either.

It takes practice to turn your comfort eating response into an exercise instead response. I do sometimes, and sometimes I don't. What works for me when I just can't make myself exercise and HAVE to have comfort food, is I've found alternatives. Icecream is a go-to for me; there's a place called Tasti D Lite that has an…

LMBO!!

Hugs!! Sorry that you're hurting. This, too, shall pass. It's hard to see that when you're in the middle of the pain, but it will. I pray that you find peace soon.

Done! That went faster than I thought it would. 100 front and 100 back. Yay! Thanks!!!

Nice. Will do!

I have done push-ups, crunches (lots of variations to engage obliques and/or upper and lower abs), leg lifts, etc. in the bed. After a car accident messed up my back and then a motorcycle accident messed up my knee, I needed the softer support of the bed for transitions. If it burns, you're doing it right. :)

Most YMCA's have a TANITA scale that not only weighs you, but tells you how much is fat and how much is not fat (muscle, organs, bones). if you're concerned that you're gaining because you're putting on muscle, look into something like that. From my experience, when I'm eating at a deficit, even though I'm lifting, the…

You are not alone, friend. :laugh:

I have weight goals with rewards attached. Like there are weight limits for sky diving and this awesome zip-line obstacle course. So when I reach the weight limit for each, I'm doing them. I've got to work out to get to those weights, so when I don't feel like exercising, I try to think that the more I put off exercising,…

For me it depends on how hard I'm going to work out, but my hubby always workouts out on an empty stomach. It's a trial and error thing; I've learned that before some workouts I need to eat because I'll feel lightheaded if not and before other workouts if I eat then I feel sick during the workout. Just try stuff and listen…

It does work; I've had some lasered myself. What they don't tell you in the ads is that it's not forever. It takes 6 treatments initially, then you go back after 3 months, then again after 6 months, then roughly every year after that. Ugh. Still better than shaving all the time, but not the MAJOR solution the commercials…

I had a bad back-hair experience as a young adult (was biting a guy, got a back hair stuck in my teeth, totally grossed me out and killed the mood). So no, I don't like back hair at all, but I know that's because I was traumatized at a young-ish age. Haha A little is ok, a rug is kind of gross. And you'd rather laser it…

http://www.discovergoodnutrition.com/2011/02/the-truth-about-sugars-in-fruit/ There's no good or bad sugar, there's simple and complex sugars. Fruits and veggies contain complex sugars which take more energy to metabolize. Fruit IS good for you. Unless you're diabetic, you can eat fruit at every meal and not worry about…

Love yourself, no matter your weight. Just because people lose weight and get healthier bodies, doesn't mean they automatically get healthier minds/emotions as well. There is something awesome and lovable about everyone. The right woman will like you at 230 or at 175 because she likes YOU: your heart, your sweetness, your…

Oh, and to help with your car sickness issue: our little one was like, got car sick super easy. Pepto. Really, it works. She's 10 pounds so we gave her half a dose before we left and another after three hours, and she does great. Been doing it for 5 years. Ask you vet: Pepto, in the right doses, is safe for dogs. If your…

We crated our pit until she was about a year and half; she's roamed the house freely for the last 8 years (I know they are technically adults at 1, but it's surprising the amount of maturity that happens with the higher energy breeds in months 12 -18). The only time we've had incidents with her is when the weather's been…

• Gender: Female • Age: 32 • Starting weight: 346 • Current weight: 268 • Goal weight: 180 • What are your reasons for wanting to lose/gain weight? (Please state which) I want to lose weight because at 29 my cholesterol was a little high and that’s just not right for a 29 year old. I also have always been pretty athletic…

Bump for later. Cool, though; I'll get back to it.

Our rescued half pit bull/half Stafford Bull Terrier LOVES to run. We got her when she was 5 months old so we had very little of the puppy nightmare (bigger dogs generally train easier, like 30lbs and up). She loves to run so much and so fast, that for the first 5 years of her life, her first run of the day was a bike ride…