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This is my problem too!! I yoyo back and forth through the years because of it. Ice cream is my weakness and I found two brands that are actually delicious and only around 300-400 calories per pint. They are Halo Top and Enlightened. Even my husband who isn't a sweets guy thinks they're good!

Kirsten! I feel like we are one in the same. I've struggled with this my entire life and have yoyo-ed in weight through changing events in my life (high school, college, new jobs, new boyfriends, getting married, etc). I too work in a daycare and have had my share of birthday cupcakes over the years, haha! I liked a few of…

I felt exactly the same way when a friend convinced me to try a Zumba class with her. I was terrified!! But once I got there, I loved it so much I didn't even care anymore. And after a few classes, I would see the "regulars" and we would greet each other and it was comfortable. I also noticed in the gigantic wall mirror…

Haha, apparently I am larger than I appear in my profile picture!! LOL. But Fitbit assumes I'll burn about the same amount of calories as MFP does, and yet it still says I burned more than that when I hit my 10,000 steps. I think you guys are right, I put it on semi active when I didn't have a Fitbit because I didn't want…

Nike is the only brand that works for me! I was amazed to hear you guys don't like them. For the road I use Nike Initiators (a cheapish one but they won't quit!) and at the gym I love Nike Flex Run and Nike Revolution 2's. I've tried several New Balance and Asic models and they all either didn't fit right or gave me pain…

i'm about 285 right now and i just started zumba. i LOVE it!!!!

i am going through the same exact thing right now. for the entire week between christmas and new year's day, i ate junk! i was lucky if one veggie made it into my week. so i started "detox mode" this week. i think i started wednesday. i went right back to my veggies and healthy foods. i had complex carbs like wheat bread…

this is totally inspirational and i hope to have a similar post in the near future =) also, i totally have that same penguin you're hugging. LOL

i joined!!!! i want a yoga pants booty for christmas!!!!!

i like fitness blender's beginner kettlebell workout on youtube. i took the exercises from it and i do each one for a minute, three times, so it's 8 exercises x 3 rounds, so about a 24 minute workout. sometimes i'll end it with a minute of jumping jacks, sit ups, etc just to add a little more. i started with a 15lb…

those inches are incredible!!! so motivating!!!! good job =)

i have "upper butt fat" too!!!!!! i'm glad i'm not the only one!!!! i KNOW you can't spot reduce and losing body fat is the only way to go about it... but i really feel like dead lifts and squats have helped with the shape of my butt. it's definitely losing it's squareness LOL

i know how you feel!!!!! i started MFP at 313, the highest i've ever been. it scared me that i let myself get to the 300's. the whole time i was in the 200's i just kept thinking "at least i'm not in the 3's"... and then i was LOL. it was almost like a sigh of relief when i saw 299 on the scale. it's like you feel like you…

you look gorgeous!!!! that's incredible! just the motivation i need =) thanks for posting pictures!!!!

totally wasn't going to work out today until i saw this. so motivating!!!! i found a HIIT workout on pinterest and zipped through it... 600 calories!!!!

i've been doing kettlebell workouts for about a month now and i LOVE them. what to start with depends on how your fitness level is now. are you just starting to work out? or have you been working out in other ways? all the kettlebell workouts i've seen advise that you should make sure you master the proper form with a…

this is an amazing thread. so inspirational and motivational!!!! i hope to be able to post here soon!!!

Just wanted to say thank you for that! I went to the store and they happened to have a 20 pound kettlebell on clearance for cheaper than a 15, and I took it as a sign and went for it. I did a full workout tonight and my arms feel like jelly but I feel amazing!!

i'm in the same boat! let's do this!!!! i'm on my third week! i love getting on here and reading friends' updates... it's like a facebook where i care about what everyone is doing! LOL