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Thank you so much for sharing this...I'm so sorry about your brother, and it's wonderful that you're honoring him in the way that you are.

:noway: Wow! You totally rock! Hope I can have such amazing determination :flowerforyou:

Way to go on your decision to get healthy :) This is a really great site and the people are really nice, so I hope you find whatever help you need. If you have a question, just ask, people are more than willing to help.

*grins* I love this question and I've been wondering the same thing. I suppose it would just depend on how much, you know, effort you put into it :tongue:

I haven't gotten to the maintenance stage yet, but I think you guys will be ok. Just try building yourself up to eating the amount of calories you're supposed to. It'll be hard to try to stuff yourself and get in all the calories, so at first just eat a bit more than you're used to, then when you get used to that, add a…

:) nope, skipping one day doesn't hurt at all. In fact, it's better to let your body rest sometimes...it's possible to over work it.

I'd like to join. I saw the couch to 5k site a while back, and I've been looking for a different exercise regimen since I'm going to be moving back to school this week and leaving my kickboxing equipment and bike behind :sad: So, I think I'll give it a go.

Well, this is a good place to do it. I've always been a bit on the chubby side as well. Since joining the site, I've lost all of the weight I gained in college. And the people here are generally really friendly and supportive. Good luck :wink:

whoa, hold it buddy. If you're not careful, that approach could seriously piss him off, and make him think that you think that he's disgusting and that he can't attract girls (and what guy wants to hear that?). He might just go away from your little sit-down more angry than ever. Trust me, every teen knows the up side of…

I don't know about that. People my age tend to see through the "casually letting us know" thing :P Casper, the best advice I have for you is to set a good example, keep only good foods in the house, try to do active things with him. You know that old saying that "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him…

Oh, I'm totally joining this. I want to go as Christine Daae from the Phantom of the Opera (going with someone who is dressing as the Phantom), and you know how skinny and delicate looking she is! I'm currently at 150 pounds, and I'd like to be down to about 140 pounds by then, or at least drop a few dress sizes. I'll have…

hm....is there something you know of that he's always wanted, or somewhere that he's always wanted to go, where it would be possible to take a weekend trip? The best thing might be to have a "fun" day as soon as possible; get someone to take the kids and do something that you've both wanted to do for a while (for instance,…

or something with peanut butter in it. That always kept me full for a long time as well. Just make sure you don't overdo it with the peanut butter; I'm not sure how many calories it has

If you're looking for something super-filling, I would have to side with the oatmeal people. You won't be hungry again for a long time; I used to eat it for breakfast every morning when I was a kid, and you know how fast kids get hungry, especially when they're really active :smile:

you could try eating a lot of "negative calorie" foods, if you don't exactly want to lower your calorie intake like chrissyh suggested (if you're working out so hard, I know how hungry that can make you). Negative calorie foods are apparently foods that, while they have calories, take as many or more calories to digest as…

You rock. I don't know if I could pass up chocolate fudge with a creamy surprise middle :tongue:

I don't really have any pictures, but sometimes I watch boxing and mma, and seeing their strength and agility really motivates me to work harder. Especially when it's someone beautiful like Gina Carano. http://www.mmafighting.com/photos/gina-carano I know if she can go out there and fight, then I can certainly at least get…