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I am lucky to be photogenic, I get told that a lot! I look better in photos than I do in the mirror, though!

I wonder if this will work... That was me in 2005 as Marge Simpson

I'm not adopted, but there's the option of open adoptions, where you can stay in touch with the child and the child's family. I know a few people who have gone down that route and it seems to be wonderful, if the right people are involved!

If you're weighing in the evenings at the gym, be prepared for a bit of fluctuation. It's good to weigh yourself at the same time of day, but I find at the end of the day your weight can fluctuate a lot, based on how much food/water is in your belly (ie, if you just had dinner, you may be a pound up - even if you had a few…

I have never had really short curls, but I find the longer my hair is, the more I need gel, and the shorter it is, the better mousse works. I like mousse because it is very light and not sticky. I use Frizz Ease Take Charge Curl Boosting Mousse. Good luck!! :)

Congratulations on such an achievement.... you look amazing!

If I have a cup of coffee before my workout, I will have to pause it for a bathroom break, so I wait until after for my coffee. :) As for the TOM question, I wouldn't skip workouts all week long. If you're feeling tired and lethargic one day, rest up... if you're still tired the next day, try to work it out!

Oh for sure. The calorie allowance is assuming you're sleeping about 1/3 of the day, I'm sure! You need energy to get you through the shift!! Just make your food choices healthy to give you good energy, not sugar highs!! You'll be burning more calories working then you would be sleeping. I would add another 1/3 of your…

I think I might want this recipe once you find it :) so bump!

I wear a HRM when I work out on the gym on the elliptical. I use it at a level 10 (of 20, I think, although it may be 25). I find my HR goes up to about 170 and according to my HRM (a Polar FT7) I burn more than 10 cals/minute (I'm 5'10, 160 lbs). In 30 minutes I burn about 400 cals, apparently. But there are 3 types of…

I'm 5'10 and I'm happiest at 140, but I'll take 145 toned...

Generally, people who stick to a "regular" schedule find themselves mindlessly munching in the evenings, after dinner, as they relax and watch TV or do whatever it is they do. It's not the particular time of day - it's just the routine. If you have a very different routine, don't worry about the "after 8 pm" rule. But if…

I would freeze a little bit for your son on special occasions, but bring the rest into work!

All of those things look *so gross*!!

Try not to be discouraged when you get on the scale at the doctor's. At the doctor's office, you're probably wearing clothes/shoes, have had breakfast, etc. That put together could up your weight even 5 lbs, if you were to compare to weighing in naked first thing in the morning, after going to the bathroom! When you weigh…

Try not to buy candy for the trick-or-treaters until very close to Halloween (I know if you wait until the day-of, you might not find anything good, but if you buy it two weeks ahead of time, good luck resisting!!) Also, don't open the box/bag until the trick or treaters are coming to the door. Otherwise it's too easy to…

It is really tough to find a balance! When you go out for pints, can you stick to one? Or have something a bit lower-cal? (You don't want your diet to ruin your social life, either!) but try to stay home and cook for yourself at least one or two times extra a week. You don't have to give up going out all the time, but…

If you only have 10 lbs to lose, as your ticker indicates, I would not expect to lose 4 lbs in a week!

I tend to be an optimist, but I think she meant "you" as in "people"... she wanted to take 10, but I don't think she was implying that you'd had more than one! I often find myself saying "you" when when I'm speculating about something!

I haven't gone in a while, but I had a membership a year ago, and I loved buying cereal there, since I eat a lot of cereal, and it's expensive! Sandwich bread was cheap too, and big tubs of PB and J for our lunches! Sometimes I thought their meat was a good deal, too. I'd buy a big pack of beef chunks for stews or ground…

Quebec, Student :)

I don't know if you know about this, but have you heard of the model Andrej Pejic? (http://models.com/models/andrej-pejic) He is an androgynous fashion model who works as both a male and female. While I think that is pretty cool in it's own way, it's kind of sad that a male's form is the ideal woman's body (at least by…

I wish I could help you - the same thing happened to me! Maybe not a full cup size, but definitely noticeable (to me, at least!) Good luck!

Pubmed is a repository for pretty much all the peer-reviewed medical journals in the English language. The NIH just maintains it, not produces the data itself. The articles are produced by academics around the world. You can find the same papers by going to the individual journal websites (most of which don't have anything…

I think it depends on the vegetable... I think a lot lose nutrients and vitamins the longer they're cooked, but there might be a few where the nutrients become a bit more digestible. I did a quick search and found this: "In the case of some vegetables, cooking can actually increase the variety of nutrients that get…

If you drain the fat after browning, then yes it would, otherwise I don't think so. I try to calculate most of my calories based on the precooked weight, because I would think after cooking the weight could vary (depending on how long you cooked it and how much moisture evaporated, or was absorbed). Two people could cook…

Same here! I have to readjust the little knob each morning before standing on (to get it right at zero), make sure I place the scale in the same spot on the floor and make sure I position my feet the same way. I've got the routine down, but even so it's hard to read the little lines (I guess my eyes aren't as good as they…

It's always possible that you've lost some weight, but the number on the scale is being masked by excess water, food still in your system, etc.... daily fluctuations are normal and don't always show the true number of "fat" pounds lost. Just keep chugging on! If you go for a month or two without changes, then maybe look at…

To me, your heart rate seems quite low (or maybe mine is just high - mine is over 110 when I'm walking, and 170 on the elliptical!) If your heart rate is that low, maybe you are burning less calories. If you're sure it's measuring your HR correctly, then maybe it's not too far off?

I can't imagine all all that it is accurate! Can you compare your heart rate taken manually to what your HRM says? I know you do not weigh a lot, but I would definitely think you would burn a lot more than that.