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25% as her body looks what I'm aiming for at the end of this journey. :wink:

It's sad that so many people are SO LAZY that they resort to measures like this for a quick fix. I'm a teacher, I can't tell you how many parents have actually blamed me that their child isn't learning (or even that their child isn't working above grade level even though they are meeting grade level standards, not good…

Wow! I went and looked. :noway: Surely Kiyi would scare away any would-be "bad guy." I bet he/she is a real baby with you though. :smile:

You failed to mention where you live. I mean, if you lived close to me, heck yeah because I have a treadmill staring me in the face taunting me every night yet I don't get on it. I haven't for about three weeks. :sad: I agree on the going out on a walk alone at night though. Scary. Even if you are on the phone with…

My husband and I met online in an audio chatroom, totally not a hookup site or even looking for love... no profiles... just happened. He lived in Missouri. I lived in California. We "talked" every day either via phone, email, or audio chatroom for about 6 months. He wasn't working. I was teaching. I bought him a ticket to…

This sounds heavenly. It is SO NICE to come home after a long day of work to a crock pot meal ready to serve. Will have to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing! :flowerforyou:

I can't stand cottage cheese, so that does not LOOK or SOUND good to me. But good for those of you who like it! I want to save this post because I want to try that Almond Milk Cheesecake Jello with pumpkin. Now THAT sounds delicious! Thanks for the tip!

Hi, I'll play.... Today I like my fingers. They are long and thin... in fact my rings keep LITERALLY flying right off of me. Haha. :blushing:

You look GREAT and I'm jealous of your mad picture posting skillz because I STILL can't figure it out and ever since the last time I tried to post pics I vowed not to try again... shudder... they were HUGE. LOL.

I don't know if this counts because the question wasn't intended for me, but it's damn funny... A blond teacher I used to work with came into the staff lounge during lunch. There were at least four teachers in there with me. One of the teachers who is known for being a little ditzy said to the blond, "Miss Garcia, are you…

The saddest thing is that some of the parents DO have the money (or food stamps) to be able to feed their children yet don't. They'd rather have their smart phones with data packages, dyed hair, fancy cars, fake nails, expensive makeup, nice Coach purses, etc..... Tsk, tsk.

I'm a public school teacher and I forgot my lunch one day last week. They had a rib sandwich that smelled and looked really good. I asked how many calories it had and the lunch lady said, "I think it's like a thousand!" I was like WHAT!?!? She laughed and said she wasn't sure off the top of her head but thought it was…

1. Planned it a few weeks before. Haha. 2. $100 bucks for the preacher plus costs for the marriage licenses (I don't remember how much it was now). 3. Invited 8 (Immediate family and two close friends only). All eight came. I loved that I didn't have any "fake" people there. Those eight were then and will always be near…

Beautiful!!! You look great! I read your post about being called a "skinny bi$ch" the other day and I laughed! Now I've read this. Girl, you are not only GORGEOUS inside, but outside as well. It comes through in your writing. You are a great writer. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing story and your lovely photos.…

Wow, you have done amazing so far. Can't wait to read your success story. Keep up the great and inspiring work! :flowerforyou:

You helped her through her divorce! That says a lot right there... maybe she is just rebounding? I'm with the other poster... what if the guy is HER soulmate? You tried it, it didn't work out for you. Pick up and move on. Be the better person. EVERYTHING happens for a reason. Perhaps you two were together just so that the…

I wouldn't be mad but I'd be sure to let my friend know that she was taking my USED leftovers. :laugh: I don't think you should be mad though, seriously, because he is an EX for a reason. Think good and hard, make a list if you have to, there are reasons PLURAL why he is your EX. What's junk to one is treasure to…

Wow, lucky lucky people on this thread at 180 in size 12. I am currently 176.5 and am 5'3" and I wear size 14. I wasn't able to wear size 14 until I was 178.5. The size 14 dress pants are comfy but size 14 jeans are still a little more snug than I prefer. It doesn't stop me from wearing them though. Ha! I am thinking it…

A Hispanic teacher I used to work with used to call her husband, "whose-bend." As in, "I went to Red Robbin for dinner last night with my whose-bend." :laugh: At first I was like, hmm, ok. Then she laughed and said that one of her student's mom's says husband that way and she thought it was so cute so she does it. LOL!

Wow. You look great!! :wink: Thanks for sharing. Stories like yours help those of us with a long road ahead keep pushing forward. My husband is doing MFP too and there aren't enough guy success stories/pics posted here. He likes to get inspiration, too! So yeah, thanks. Can't wait to see less of you when you arrive at…

Oooh, I have another few. MINES - as in - That book is mines. Da or Duh - it's THE people! I have had students' parents write notes to me or to the school attendance clerk to excuse their child's absence and use da instead of the. REALLY? I mean it's a KINDERGARTEN SIGHT WORD so I know you're child knows it... tsk, tsk.

Haha, I teach KINDERGARTEN and when they say, "I axed (asked) my mom...." I look at them in horror and say, while gesturing with an axe, "You axed your mom!? Oh my goodness!" I was just recalling a trip to Bakers Drive-Thru with my mom as a teen. As she drove up to order she kept repeating, "quesadilla, quesadilla... I'm…

^^ This. I love this. Thank you! :flowerforyou: Edit to add: Oh yeah, I was on WW. I lost 30 pounds on the OLD SYSTEM years ago. Then got pregnant and quit. I rejoined after my son was born but had to take him with me to the meetings. I hated the stares I got when he cried. I stopped going. I rejoined WW on the new system…

It could be worse... I lost over summer break, too, but only around 12.5 pounds. I commented to a coworker that she looked like she had lost weight and she smiled ear-to-ear and said she had lost 12 pounds. She didn't say a word to me. Now I am down 10 pounds more (total 22.5 since before summer break) and I am down two…

My mom was just diagnosed POSSIBLY lactose intolerant after months and months of diarrhea. She is 61 years old! The doctor told her to give up dairy completely to see if her symptoms lessen. If they don't then they will be back to the drawing board. I get sick every single year at Thanksgiving because I eat a family…

Hi, what are the symptoms for being hypo? I just had to have an EKG last Friday when I went to the doctor about possible pink eye and they found my heart rate to be really low (54). I have been taking it occasionally now the last few days and it hasn't been over 62. The doctor said that anything below 58 is considered…

Read the whole thing and am now crying like a baby. Had to ask my husband to pass the tissue. So glad that Craig found and bonded with Jay. So sad.

My husband kept saying, I think you lost inches even if you didn't lose pounds... I was like, "Whatever." He's just trying to make me feel better. LOL. Went shopping tonight. Bought a pair of ****ies and a pair of Jeans. The jeans are size 14 and very comfy!! Yay!! The ****ies are not just 14, they are 14 SLIM. Never…

Thanks everyone!! I'm not REALLY upset. I just wasn't expecting it. I mean if I was 177 yesterday, I was expecting to be maybe 178 today... up a pound. But owell. I am in it for the long haul and am learning as I go along. I want this to be a LIFESTYLE CHANGE so mistakes are part of learning, right? :blushing: Now that I…

OMG, I almost forgot to mention... I bought a few new shirts and a few pants/jeans.... every time I wear something new, or even something I have just never worn because it didn't fit right before, I get comments from other teachers.... "Oh, I see someone went shopping!" It's ANNOYING at best. I don't say that to them when…