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Totally! Thanks for posting.

Edamame Corn Salad (edamame, corn, onions, red peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and feta cheese) Pomegrante (so sad they're out of season now!) Kale and Leeks Potato Soup

You are doing amazingly! I had 150 pounds to lose; now I have about 65. It took 8 years to put on that 150; it's ok if it take 2 or 3 years to take it off. 21lbs in 6 weeks is fantastic. You don't want to lose more than 2 or 3 pounds a week; you've got to give your skin time to shrink. Haha

Left elbow, circle about the size of a nickel. A donkey bit me.

The brushing your teeth idea works. :) It does for me, either because I still have the tothpastey taste in my mouth and so don't want to add food to that or because I just plain don't want to brush my teeth again and if I eat I'd have to. I love having something sweet after dinner, so drinking water after I'm finished then…

Same problem here! And major under-boob sweat. I agree with what's been said about antiperspirant and baby powder. I've found that the baby powder doesn't work as well on my butt, though (probably because application is a little challenging. So (and we're getting personal and gorss here, but it seems the whole thread's…

I was thrilled when I finally became a ma'am. :) in my twenties teens and kids starting ma'am'ing me and I loved it! It's a respect thing. It's not about being "old," it's about being wiser and showing deferment to that age earned wisdom.

I hear holding a stuffed animal to your face and breathing through it like a filter works. Those medical masks don't work, they let in too many toxins, but stuffed animals (especially teddy bears) really works.

Lay on your back, bring your legs straight up into the air (so your body makes an L), then open and close your legs keeping your knees straight. It will KILL your abs, your hips (well, that bit of muscle where your legs meet your torso right beside your hip bones; not everyone calls that hip but I don't know what else to…

GOOD MORNING! Well, afternoon now. But a good day to you nonetheless. :happy:

In reading your profile, I have to agree with you: you are confused. You already are skinny if your cheek and jaw bones are any indication. I think you're just at a hard age; most of the teen years are fraught with body image issues and bouts of depression. I'm surprised half of us make it out of our teens. And while 18…

Just making myself exercise. Sometimes I do take that day or two to just sit on the couch and watch TV or read, really wallowing in the depression. But thankfully I HAVE to go to the gym every Tues and Thurs because 6 of my besties will be there and I will hear if if I don't go. So getting moving for me is the best way to…

I used to drink my coffee with lots of the awesome flavered creamers as well (I still miss them). Fortunately, your taste will eventually learn to like what you feed them, so I have slowly put less and less sugar and cream in my coffee. I went from 6 packets of sugar and 4 creams (the little cups) to now two of each. And I…

I didn't realize it until a few years ago when someone asked me "When did you start to get heavy?" My dad left us three days after Christmas and week before my 10th birthday (a big deal, those double digits). My twin and both almost instantly gained weight. I spent my teens trying to get my dad's attention and since I…

Patience is a key. It took me 8 years to put on 150 pounds; it's ok to take 4 or 5 years to take it off. I'm down 73 pounds, but it took 2.5 years. I used to really struggle with depression, but once I got the negative out my life, started eating better and working out, the depression let up a lot. I still have bouts every…

I have a tablespoon or two on my salad once a week. They're super tastey and I can tell a difference in my energy level when I eat nuts.

I'm walking to my meeting at the building two blocks down the road instead of driving like usual. :)

Screw the scale. Inches are what count. Awesome job!

True, hubby got new underwear I couldn't resist. LOL TNP has tomorrow off for President's Day.

good food

doing time

True. :) TNP has seen the Steve Miller Band in concert.

TRUE! TNP hates Valentine's Day.

Tattoos

Just starting the journey is a big step, so way to go! I'm down 70 pounds. It took me two years to do it, but I figure it took me 8 years to put on 150 pounds so I can take 3 or 4 years to take it off. Don't be in a rush and don't feel bad if you don't get mega results fast. Just be healthy and have fun with it, involve…

Yes they are. They ARE NOT making it into my house this year. Didn't order any, the order sheets are gone from the office, and I can easily walk past those little girls that will be standing outside of the grocery store in a month or two. They aren't getting me this year, because if I open a package, they disappear…

When I did Bikram yoga the instructor said it was normal to keep sweating hours after the workout so maybe it's normal for other super sweaty workouts, too (I'm assuming boot camp is super sweaty).

Roll Tide Roll!! While I think that individual teams should get more respect than they do, as an overall conference, the SEC really is the best, consistently putting out a number of great teams year after year. I was rather disappointed in a lot of their's bowl performances, though. Other conferences have a few stars,…

I'm in J-ville but in OP all the time. I LOVE Uninhibited Fitness,a gym on College at Jefferson. HMU if you want to work out sometime or go to the gym (memberships are expensive there, but you can drop into a class anytime for $5; Sweat Class is amazing!).

Add me to the list. *hangs head in shame* I did so well in November and the first week of December. Then the cookies and chocolates started rolling into the office. I resisted, but didn't find the time to exercise as much. The last week, though, I totally gave in. I had to weigh in today for a competition I'm in and I put…