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Good morning Sabes and all of you strong, loving women on this thread. I too have been in the trenches of hell, like most of you. My ex (idiot) many years ago had decided that he didn't want to be a husband or a father and was simply gone. He did not even have the backbone to tell me. You can imagine what that was like. I…
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Good morning everyone, I just noticed this thread now, so I hope you don't mind my jumping in at this point. I too have been doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. Melissa - I just did the Level 2 Day 1 yesterday too, so I'm right there with you. I really was scared to begin the level 2 and just kept telling myself "it's…
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Hi there, Sorry, I can't help but jump in here. I don't go to a gym on my lunch hours, I choose to get out the door and hoof it on a good power walk 30-40 minutes). That said, you do not need a fridge in order to pre-make food at home to bring to work. I have not used a fridge at work for years at work. Buy yourself a…
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Hello my fellow Canucks! Well I sure hope that this cold weather hasn't frightened you too much. I have REFUSED for mother nature to tell me I can't go for a walk. I've been forcing myself out the door on my lunch hours at work to go for walks. It's really helping me to feel more refreshed (thanks cold air) and energized.…
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Molly6 - WELCOME to mfp. Thank you for being so open and honest with yourself and brave enough to share your personal struggle with all of us on mfp. I truly admire your honesty and your desire to get to a healthy weight. Unfortunately almost everyone has to deal with negative self-talk and poor self-image issues, but we…
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clwasmer - so sorry to hear about your pmdd, that must have been awful to go through all of that. I hope that you have made a full recovery. I'm glad that you are calling your doctor today, good for you. If you don't feel satisfied with your doctor, maybe you could ask for a 2nd opinion on your symptoms. Also, I'm…
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clwasmer- I'm assuming that you are hypothyroid, I am too. You are saying that your hair is falling out and that you have low energy levels. That is definitely a concern. You do not mention in your post if your doctor has tested your thyroid levels or if he is just blowing you off and not taking you seriously. If your…
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Hello, it's me again, Well, after my morning coffee I decided to go make breakfast, take my shower and get on with my day. On my way to the kitchen....I stopped. That little voice in my head that usually says "mmmm, food, let's eat" was now saying "you know Deb, you could just quickly go for a 1/2 hour walk on the…
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Barb, thanks for posting this funny story typed by Memaw. This reminds me of a friend of mine who told me that one night she was feeling rather amorous and decided at bedtime to remove her pj's and lay on top of the bedding and wait for her husband who was in the bathroom about to come to bed. She was lying there and…
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Hi everyone, I'm on (I think) day 5 of the 30DS. I know, it is frustrating as to how to log this. The best way that I could come up with is to log it under cardio and use a heart rate monitor to log your personal calories burned while doing this dvd. Personally, I think it is the closest that you will get. I HIGHLY…
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Good morning everyone! Well, this morning was "WEIGH IN DAY", (cue dramatic music 'dah da dahhhhh.') I ever so meekly stepped on the scale this morning. I ever so slowly tilted my head to look down at the scale below my feet. I ever so nervously sucked in my breath as my eyes adjusted to see the numbers I ever so…
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Hello everyone! Well, today I was faced with the challenge of celebrating a co-workers birthday with...yup...the celebratory birthday cake offering. Wow, the challenge, the temptation. What do I do??? Well, this is what I did and I'm sharing this with anyone who will undoubtedly be faced with this same dilemma. I…
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tearose - oops, my apologies, I meant to say tearose on my last post and accidently typed teardrop. (Still waking up.) Also..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEALTHY, MORE FIT CINDY...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!! This is your day today Cindy, go have fun!!!
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Cindy, For tomorrow I want you to think this: "yes, I can have my cake and eat it too"! LOL!! I'm sure I'll say it again tomorrow, but just in case I have a "brain fog".....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW CINDY!!!!!
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oops, hit the wrong key. As I was saying, Canadians LOVE Australians!
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Kelly, you should make your dream come true and come to Canada when you are finished your schooling. I am pretty sure that you will have an easy time getting a job as a nurse in Canada since the health care sector is trying to entice retired nurses to come out of retirement. The Canadian government is anticipating a big…
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Hi Kelly and Leelu! I live in Ontario, Canada. I saw that you are both Australians and I got really excited. My daughter's boyfriend is from Adelaide, Australia. I just met him for the first time last week. We absolutely adore him. I chuckled when I read about how hot it is right now for you. Sorry, I'm not laughing at you…
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Congratulations Cindy!! I look forward to the day that I get to experience being "comfortable" in my pants again. I'm really excited this year about summer because I really missed wearing my favorite summer tops and capris last year because they were too tight. Reading this thread everyday and logging my food and exercise…
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Good morning my Canadian workout buddies! jb_sweet_99 - thanks for sharing what you do for working out. Kickboxing, wow! I am very impressed. I tried my hand (or leg, lol) at kickboxing a number of years ago. I have to say, that is a killer way to work out. It is really hard but boy the payoff if worth the effort. I'm sure…
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Good morning ladies! You know, reading these posts in the morning instead of the paper is so much better for the soul. I love to read about positive things before beginning my day. exermom - we love our bread machine too. I am baffled as to why you can't get your yeast in the jar. We are able to easily buy it here in…
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Hello ladies! Well, I'm feeling pretty good today. This morning I managed to (barely) get through Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred dvd. That sure raised my heart rate. Later I decided to log my lunch and 2 snacks that I was packing to take with me to work. This time I wanted to make sure that I didn't go over my calorie count…
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Hi everyone, It's great to see more Canadians posting on this thread. Well today, I braced myself and put on the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred dvd. Wow! She sure packs a lot of workout in those 20 minutes. I started off with Level 1, sadly, I am out of shape as several times I had to stop and take a breather. So my…
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Good morning everyone! I have to say that my new favorite thing is to read the posts on this thread with my morning coffee. I find that reading all of your posts inspires me to go and do my morning workout. I love to read about everyone's ideas, strategies and tips. I like the idea of caring a "before" picture of yourself.…
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Well, I have to say that right now I'm scratching my head in disbelief. Today, I ate so healthy, fresh fruits, garden salad, pumpkin seeds, yogurt, fat free skim milk, you get the picture. So I'm logging in what I am about to eat for supper, whole grain pasta with home made salt free pasta sauce and I will be going over my…
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jam0525 - I just read your post and I have to say something. CONGRATULATIONS! How awesome is that? To be able to get up the 4 flights of stairs this time without having to stop for breathers. Obviously your body is in much better shape and you are really healthy. I was very impressed with your day of downhill skiing AND…
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tootsie1110 - Welcome to this site. Believe me when I say that all of the 50+ women here are very friendly, encouraging and inspiring. The only thing I want to say is that you do not want to deprive yourself of the required calories by too much. You will have your body thinking that it is going into starvation mode and it…
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Hello ladies! Rebelrenny - I too love a good glass (or two) of wine. I found a way to 'trick' myself into having fewer calories while still getting the taste of wine. It's a wine spritzer. I know it's been around for a while. However, I put 2 oz of white wine in a wine glass and fill it up with a diet sparkling grapefruit…
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fabfifty - you would be wise to take the advise of firetuck. I couldn't have said it better myself. firetuck - I'm sure that someone will post something intelligent to help you with your dilemma. All I know is the natural method which I did for my daughters when they were little and had a bit of constipation. I would pop a…
