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Thanks! It's hard work, but stick with it and it can happen! :)

How about this? Let's forget about the losing weight aspect for a second, and focus on overall health. If you eat 1500 calories a day, then exercise 2000, you're getting yourself into trouble. 1500-2000 = -500 NET. You should net bare minimum around 1200 calories, depending on your height and weight and such. When you…

I'm 5' 6.5", so I'm pretty close. I'm not all the way there yet, but I'm about 25 pounds down in these photos. :) Around 200 or 205 (I refused to weigh myself. And yes, I know I look like a man, that was the point. I am actually a girl!!) The secnd photo is from the same weekend. The last photo is me when I wore a size 20.…

I have the same problem... I can't go very far when I run at a decent pace (~6 mph), but if I'm not running that fast, then I don't enjoy running. I'm definitely bumping this. :)

Seems strange, but in Germany, when I got sick, they gave me a couple shots of vodka. I felt better the next day. Also, I work backstage for musicals sometimes, and whenever somebody has a sore throat, they're drinking black tea with lemon and chasing it with honey. When I can see the flu coming around though (usually when…

Meh, it's debatable. If you're shooting for 8 cups a day, just try to get 4 of pure water and then 4 of the mio stuff, if you really just CAN'T do plain water. If I want fancy water, I'll drink sparkling mineral water, or I'll get a pitcher of filtered water, add some strawberries or limes (or mint, or lemon, pretty much…

It's a new feature, no worries. :)

I thought I was the only person who listened to dubstep when working out. Skrillex is awesome for motivation.

I agree on the dubstep. I don't know why, but it gets me running. First of the Year (Equinox) by Skrillex always gets me running, especially at the part where the person screams "CALL 911 NOW!". I also like some Ok Go songs, stuff like Invincible and Don't Ask Me. Occasionally Mika gets me in the mood for running, but it's…

I barely eat meat at all, and on my normal days (which haven't been normal lately), I get around 80-115 grams on 1400 calories. I eat a ton of eggs (well, egg whites. I like them, so no biggie here. I'm not a fan of the yolk, though) and I drink a TON of milk (also one of my favorites). I also have bread that's 5 grams of…

We bought a set from Costco. It came with a few skillets, a wok, and one pot, I think. And everything hada lid to match. They're non-stick, and work GREAT. They've lasted a pretty long time (granted that you don't use forks or metal whisks or anything on them- we use silicon stuff). They were pretty well priced, I think…

That's a great picture, did you draw it?

1. Do you experience a lot of stress-producing thoughts when attempting to sleep, such as things to do or upcoming exams, that prevents you from falling asleep quicker? __Yes _x_No 2. On an average night, how easy is it to fall asleep? _x_Pretty easy __ Not easy 3. About how many hours of sleep do you get each night? _X_…

Bump. This is the same thing for me. All the things that I wanted when I started, I have. My main problem was horrible self-esteem issues. I want to be "skinny" so I would be "happy". Then somewhere along the way I became happy with myself. I still have 30 pounds to lose, so I know I need to do it to be healthy, but I…

That's like my favorite sandwich! I always do Oroweat Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins (I love love LOVE dark bread), with roasted chicken breast, laughing cow cheese spreaded on the bread, and then cucumber slices! :D

bump! I'm stealing ideas, lol.

No, I'm saying that it's unhealthy... As for other posters.... Maybe it's just me. I shop in bulk and at the farmers market. We buy meat when it's on sale and we freeze it. I've got our monthly grocery bill down to $200/month, and we eat generally healthy. I don't know. Maybe it's just the community I live in. Because when…

bump! :D

Bump. Savin' this for later. :D

I friggin' LOVE Hungry Girl. All her recipes are bomb!

To all you people posting recipes, you are my hero!! :D

Win. My family needs to see this.

I went on my first "date" when I was around 12... and I didn't kiss a guy until I was 17. It sort of depends on how everything is going with that girl. Some kids just want to say they have a boyfriend/girlfriend. That's what all my younger "relationships" were- basically a public announcement that we liked each other more…

I have PCOS and my boobs are farther apart than others, but I'm not sure if it's a PCOS thing. But I was always confused as to how girls got that cleavage line, lol- mine are too far apart for that! :/ Edit to fix a mistake. I called my boobs, "booms". I guess they go boom? Haha

Awesome job! I tend to lose a lot to that demon, it's great that you got past him!

I'm 19, so technically still a teenager, I guess, lol. 7-8 hours is my absolute max, I literally can't do it any other way. I spend a good 5-6 hours a night doing schoolwork, and then if I have a job to do, I'll spend 2-3 hours on that.

That's been the past few weeks, when I haven't been working out. When I was working out, about 4-5 weeks ago, I was hitting minimum 70 grams of protein a day, and was doing my normal sugar levels (fruit, vegetables, and milk sugars).

Oh, well, I wasn't trying to say that eating 900 calories is normal. I don't believe in eating 1200, either. I was just using an extremely low number as showing a deficit a bit on the extreme (basically, one that would DEFINITELY lead to starvation mode).

Yes! I get this too, on my HTC Inspire. When I send a text, the keyboard freezes momentarily. Usually this causes me to make a mistake, which I try to fix by hitting the backspace button. Then my phone completely freezes and tries to delete my messages from my conversation with this person, and then I have to back all the…