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Congratulations! I am ready to donate/trash my clothes and start over too.

Depends on who you want to like them. I LOVE the bangs. My husband did not. The majority of women answered just like me. The men.... Just like my husband. Such a bummer. I have been seriously thinking of getting bangs too. His strong reaction has me rethinking.... Plus I do not like the in between phase when growing them…

[/quote] Also, make sure you are not falling into a trap of some of the diets out there "good food" vs "bad food". That mentality is exactly why diets fail. You drive yourself insane by denying yourself things you love. Eat what you like but try to remain within your calorie budget. We all know what healthy food is, we…

Same. $5-7 per class. Less for buoying in bulk. Classes are awesome!!!! Go and try it out. So much fun!

Go for it! And yes.. email it to me. ;-) I have thought that it would be nice to grill up our proteins on Sunday and prep all the veggies on Sunday cause it would make the week go easier. You go girl. Too bad you live an hour away or we could prep together!

Drink milk... it'll take the heat away. NEVER water.

Excellent idea! I too have been thinking of planning our meals. Don't know that I will get that detailed but would LOVE to be. I did think last night that I would like to make a spreadsheet showing total calories for the week and weight loss for the week so I could see exactly how my body is responding. Again, don't think…

A quick way to shred chicken is to put the chicken in your kitchen aid mixer with the paddle attachment and let it go. The chicken needs to be hot and it works very quickly. I boil my chicken. Doesn't take long.

Ditto. I feel the exact same way! This forum helps... Although the discipline of eating healhy all the time seems exhausting to keep up. I want this to be a lifestyle change... With splurges now and then. Hard to think that I will get there. Success stories are motivating If they did it... Then WHY NOT ME? This is the…

Lol. Funny!!

Lol... My quick read thru read ... " my go to is NUTTERBUTTERS". The cookie.... Lol. Would be yum but wouldn't last long before my stomach would be growling for more.

Totally gonna try this!

All excellent ideas... I will be using them all season long!

My Zumba instructor says we burn between 400-800 calories each 60 min session. Depends on each individual's effort. I burn 700 regularly. LOVE it!

I have been worried about extra skin... but you are an inspiration!

Fabulous post! Thanks for sharing!!!

I got chills reading your post. I am so happy for you! I wouldn't be surprised to find out that your annoucement has helped inspire someone else to get help. Most importantly, know that you are always loved!

I am just starting on my journey and sometimes it is disheartening to think that even after I reach my goal... which I WILL... that it will still be a battle. I do wish that I had noticed what I was doing to my body when I got to 165-170 pounds and dropped it then... but that will be the new me and the new lifestyle.…

Thank you all or your ideas and positive comments!!!

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Not necessarily.... Depends on how hard she was working. You go Girl! I get a lot more calories burned when I work at a higher intensity and can burn 800 calories in an hour when I over do it. If you workout hard and for a long time you could log that many. I wouldn't et it all back though... but I am scared to eat too…

Thank you!! I live in TX but am a WI girl at heart. Miss the chIll in the air. :). Thanks for everyone's encouragement. Just talking about it gets me going. Made me get in my year and workout.

Thumbs up! My trainer wants me to get another cardio day in. This month I'm going to try hard to get it in. I want to be on good shape like NOW. Gonna take work! Ned the encouragement. :)

I've heard they are hard. Not at her fitness level yet. I know I need to put in a video. I will check some out at the library to try before I buy

I don't have a treadmill in my home so isn't always an option. I do push it when I do workout. Too hard sometimes because my heart rate goes too high. That will improve as I get into better shape. I'd live to do a Zumba class everyday but that's just not possible. :(

I haven't bought them either... thinking of getting a couple off ebay. I enjoy the Zumba classes at my gym but I am not sure how it would work in my carpeted living room.