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My response was "Yes, this is baby fat alright; of course the baby is 22 now," then laughed. She, a high school classmate, was utterly embarrassed. I went home and cried for an hour and a half.

I have a mild form of cerebral palsy; my left leg is smaller and shorter than my right, which means I walk with a limp, kind of like walking sideways on a hill. I also have arthritis and degenerative disc disease and 6 yrs ago, got my bell rung in a car accident--still have occasional severe vertigo from that. But you know…

Love Fage plain, buy it in the large size so I can use it for "other stuff." But to be honest, I've begun making my own yogurt at home according to a recipe I found on eHow.com. I make it with skim or powdered milk. The more whey (the liquid) you drain off, the thicker the yogurt is, so some of it I drain very well and…

There probably isn't one of us on MFP who hasn't had a bad day. Or week. Or, in my own case, DECADE. I went from about 320 to 148 in 1998, and kept it off for a year. After I was widowed the 2nd time 10 years ago, the pounds kept piling up again. Only got as high as 215, but--ugh! Sounds like your busy-ness about getting…

Produce managers LOVE me--it's the first place I go! My grocery budget is spent mostly in fresh fruits and veggies. I've found that once I get really in to fruit, I crave manufactured sweets a lot less. Then I find my go-to snack: dry-roasted, unsalted, shelled sunflower seeds. On to the freezer section: frozen fruit,…

Sadly, most medical professionals use insurance company actuarial tables having data which is more than 50 years old! Generally, these haven't been updated to reflect new information, new science regarding the human body. I'm 5-foot-seven. My mom was 4-foot-eight with a small bone structure. My father, on the other hand,…

WOW! Congratulations! You look fantastic and bet you feel BETTER than fantastic!

I wonder if perhaps the trainer has lost focus, gained weight...or perhaps gotten "fed up" with people who've signed a contract then suddenly decide "This is too hard" and never come in sight of that trainer (or the front door of the gym) again. Nevertheless, to be so judgmental HERE in particular is not supportive and not…

Hang in there! Like a snorkeler who's been swimming under water for awhile and has to come up at last for a good, deep breath of fresh air, your body is making an adjustment. Keep at it, change up your work out a little (and add a few extra minutes) and in a bit, your body will make that adjustment and you'll start losing…

Clinical Support Clerk (Records/Referrals) in a family practice medical clinic. We just moved in to our new building and I lost nearly 20 lbs the first month! But my body's acclimated now, so...

Count me in! And I don't count housework or the walking I have to do at work...my body is already acclimated to all that. I'll work out "with" you; it will help me stay accountable and boy! do I need to be held accountable! With 50 to lose and a jiggle that doesn't stop for 10 minutes even if all I do is sneeze, I've got a…

Hi--and yes, it DOES get easier as long as you stay motivated. Believe me, I know! In '97 I weighed over 320 (I don't know how much over-I got so scared I jumped off the scale!). In a little less than 18 mos., I went down to 148. But being twice-widowed AND losing my first born just after he turned 23--all in 10 yrs.--…