jroselive2012

The state takes into account each parents income, number of children and whatever else they look at, then figure the appropriate amount.

We've got 3 (plus a cat!) Otis is our French bull dog/ Boston Terrier mix, then Diego our Chihwawa weener dog mix, and Hifie our Min Pin. Then there's Sophie the kitty cat. Poor thing. I can take the Frenchie/terrier and chiweenie for runs, but Hifie overheats.

Great job lady!!!!! YES you can be called a jogger!! And congrats on signing up for the 5k! You've got plenty of time to train and build your way up and do great.

I say just delete, too. There's no point in having people on your list that you dont' jive with.

Basically what they said. Use those reflective vests for running in the dark. I've got two! Never know if you're gonna have company!

I won't eliminate a dang thing. No way. I did have to cut down on sugar though. i had no idea that I even had issues with sugar intake till i started this !:bigsmile:

Hey, you know what? The fact that you recognize how you're feeling right now is a huge step in preventing yourself from going overboard. Maybe eating some healthy snacks before you go will help keep your cravings in check, like some celery sticks with peanut butter or have a bag of baby carrots. Do you do free days? I know…

^^ Yup :)

Wow you look incredible! So beautiful and glowing! Congrats to you!

Hey girl, can you look at today as just one day to get through? I get overwhelmed sometimes thinking "omg I need to do this EVERY day now" and then when I don't do well feel pretty bad about myself. Sometimes it helps to just go a day at a time, one hour at a time. And congratulate yourself on your accomplishments…

Ate like a horse yesterday and when I weighed in this morning I'd lost 5 lbs. I am still thinking my scale is on crack.

Great advice!! Sounds like strengh training to me, too.

Wow!! You look so good!!! Thanks for the motivation!:drinker:

I love this and needed to read something like it all morning. So, thank you. :)

^ This is EXACTLY where my mind went when I saw this.

Hahaha I love it that everyone is so comfortable talking about pooping!!!! Unless something is terribly wrong, I go twice a day if not not more. =D

I've used a few different kinds of boosters, such as N.O, like No Explode (which is my favorite actually). Almost all the others make me feel ill, and I haven't experienced much benefit. Even with No explode, I don't experience much of a difference in lifting power, and feel sick with it if I try to do cardio. There's…

Normally weekends aren't hard for me, but this past weekend was really hard. Hang in there, you can do it! Next weekend, make a plan for what you want to eat. Then if you want to have a high calorie dinner, plan your meals earlier in the day around that!

Whoa mama, good job!!!!!!!

@beautifulfrompai - You've got beautiful blue eyes!!

I'm 5'8" and at 150 now. My goal is 130, but I love to do weights and don't know if it's going to be healthy for me to go that low. I just want to feel good in my clothes, but not have to buy a whole new wardrobe. :drinker:

Why do you even care if someone is proud to be a "size 2" and so what if their pant size fluctuates, just like yours? Maybe the person who is now a size 0,2,4,6 or whatever has just lost a ton of weight, and feels accomplished, and rightfully so?

Cheese and wine/beer, hands down.

Wow!!! Great work! I have a really hard time just getting up at 6 to shower.... working out seems like it would be impossible.

Running 5 miles on my lunch break at work and realizing how easy it seemed to be. It used to be harder for me to do, but maybe all the healthy eating has improved my stamina? I dunno. But I ran hard and felt really, really good. =D Thanks for the thread!

It's amazing :)

I am 28 and have battled self esteem issues throughout my life as well. I have had to do a lot of forgiving of myself and forgiving of others from my past to start feeling better about myself. We are our own worst critic, when we need to be our own best friend!!!! There have been times where I've just had to tell myself…

Welp, looks like I'm on board for this one! :drinker:

Amen, sister!!!!

^^^ This, for sure.