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This mini stroke = super concerning. It is one of the reasons I'm a little afraid of birth control!

I notice that when I'm on the placebos of my BC I crave sweets (and maybe all food) like crazy. I'm over halfway through my calories at 11 am. Ugh...

:-) At least you can wear tall boots I bet! I saw some crazy MTV show about a guy who got calf implants several years back.

100% this. I have always been told that I am cute/attractive despite my weight so losing weight doesn't really affect my perception of myself. This also makes losing weight for "body image" issues irrelevant to me. My motivating factor for weight loss is almost entirely health.

LOL :-) This is how I feel. Years of sports as a kid = even when I weigh less than 130lbs I have 15'' or more calves. Some people are just cursed with the huge calves.

We already exchanged gifts.... I'm not one for surprises lol. He got me a "roomba" (super awesome) I got him a wifi scale (withings) We are kind of tech motivated.

Once I wake up for the day I can't go back to sleep. Hence I've been up since 3am... I used to wake up my hubby but I've somewhat broken myself of that habit.

Agreed -- also from NYC. Most people here stay relatively thin compared to the suburbs. Whenever I go home to my parents in suburbia I'm a little shocked by how large people are!

That would have been a good plan! Instead I gained like.. 10 lbs on my honeymoon and just keep gaining. I know that I'm predisposed to be chubby (a little at least -- I was 185ish at age 22). I've kept my weight consistently under 165ish for the last three years but I've been unable to maintain 145 or below for extended…

New York City... 1. Awesome public transit, can get basically anywhere I need to go. (yay no need for a car) 2. There is *always* something to do. 3. All of the wonderful cultural things/museums. 4. Central Park. 5. People are actually surprisingly nice/helpful if you give them the chance. (I know NYers have a rep for…

Been there done that. Life time high = 185, low as an adult = 142, climbed back to 166, now working my way back down. It is hard to lose weight and it is easy to get complacent once you get to goal weight. They key is to keep tracking...

Yes, they even have extra wide calf boots. Just go there and search wide calf boots and you'll see them.

Seems like I got the black tights/leggings suggestions from multiple people. I'll give it a shot.

Yeah.. they are definitely a little loose at the top. The problem is that I have really wide calves (16") so I need to buy wide calf boots to have them fit and can therefore only buy on zappos for the most part.

Pictures of me in my underwear. I look pretty good with clothes on -- it is just when they come off that I realize how much weight I need to lose.

27 years 5'4 162lbs size 8 or 10 (american, depends on the brand)

Miles so far: 100.7 Need to pick up the pace to meet 500 miles. The weather wasn't particularly great this week though. 10/1: 11.2 10/4: 5 (indoors) 10/5: 48.3 10/6: 19.8 10/7: 16.4

Hoping to get a long ride in today. It's been pretty rainy here this week (except for yesterday). Miles so far: 64.5 10/1: 11.2 10/4: 5 (indoors) 10/5: 48.3

Ooh this seems fun! Monthly goal: 500 miles (since it is the last month of decent weather here in NYC) Miles so far: 11.2 10/1: 11.2

Arugula in the USA.

This happened to me. Just use an anti-fungal (athlete's foot cream) and it'll go away. Try not to hang out in your wet sports bra or anything and sleep topless at night. It'll go away in less than a week. If it doesn't go to the dr and they'll give your Rx strength stuff.

I started at 180+ in 2008 and was down to 142 in July 2011 (fit in size 6/8 US). I was pretty satisfied with my body then other than my flabby arms. Now I'm back up to 165 :-( after getting married/honeymoon phase. Would like to get back to the 140 area ASAP because that's where all of my nice clothes are, and ultimately…