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When I first started losing weight, I think i'd lost 10 lbs maybe... when I asked how I looked I had a friend (now EX friend) tell me, "Nobody notices when you take a couple buckets of water out of the ocean." She was a **** lol. However, in my experience, the farther along you get the more difference a few lbs seems to…

I do this. If there absolutely is no other way to avoid eating out, make sure you are informed on what is REALLY in the foods in the places you eat. knowing what's in some of those things makes them so much less appealing. Also-- I feel your pain. I love my mom dearly but I swear sometimes it feels like she's purposely…

I was sitting on a bus with my at-the-time 3 year old. I watched a mother and her little boy of 5 get onto the bus - the woman was large enough she had difficulty getting into the seats. She was having a very loud argument with her son about why she was breaking her promise to go to the beach, he was crying. The mother…

Hi i'm 5'7 and 143-sh... Problem is I have a very small frame so even at that weight I look awful. 145 was my original goal weight but I had to revise it due to not being at all satisfied. It's ok I like the challange but man has the last 20 been hard to get rolling. :)

I am determined to prove her wrong - I proved my dad wrong when he said I would never be able to do a chin-up, too, lol

It was treat day. Once a month we go out to mcdonalds and go to a movie. At least they have apple slices not fries...they are both really thin and eat healthy 99% of the time.

You look amazing!

Do I like it? Hmm. Well that's sort of a difficult question to answer. No, I don't really like that my hubby has to go overseas on tour, I don't really like being far away from my family and where I grew up, and moving around once every 5 years or so. It is however the "Price of admission" to being married to my husband,…

I do this too, only instead of a digestive I use a graham cracker. yummmm.

Wow, you look great! May I ask how tall you are?

You look fantastic, congratulations. :)

Holy cow.

Nah, Power 90 isn't the same thing every day, it alternates between weight training and cardio, and it gets harder as you go and switches things up a bit, plus every 7th day is a day off (Thank goodness, couldn't do it EVERY day, oh lordy lol) I do get out, walks and playing with kids at the park, swimming, elliptical and…

I use the genisoy protein powder, which I got at Safeway. I don't know where you live in Canada, I live in Winnipeg and safeway is everywhere. Pretty decent stuff, tastes ok. 150 cal per scoop.

Wow incredible, couldn't even tell which one you were in the first picture, you look nothing like that now. Just wow.

Make sure you're taking several minutes to cool down after a good workout, followed by stretching the muscle groups you used during the workout. A good cool down/stretch really helps to cut back on the soreness the next day.

Quiznos Mesquite Chicken sub with extra cheese. Oh how I wish I could still eat you.... :(

Mmmm I love Swedish Fish but for me the real temptation is Skittles... have NOT been able to resist them once in a while. Congrats on your willpower :)

Wow. Thanks. Before and afters are so motivating! :)

I would have lost it on that little @#!#$!@#. You were right to ignore her though! Good for you! And really, you were out for a run and she tells you to lose weight, hah! Stupidest thing to say ever, wtf else were you trying to do?

Big difference, congrats!

I was carrying a bunch of groceries home from the store in a backpack (I like to walk it, really not that far away, 20 minutes) and had to pick up my 4yr old and put her on my shoulders because she skinned her knee. While I was bending down to pick her up someone drove by and called me a fatty out their window. I just try…

I know what you mean. I'm only supposed to be working out 6 days a week at the moment, but when day 7 rolls around I always feel kind of blah until I get in some cardio. I have my 4 year old do yoga and stretching with me! She thinks it's fun. Try getting your kids involved? My daughter also cheers me on and gives me high…

You need to be careful what type of chicken you're buying. Almost all frozen chicken is infused with salt water, it makes the pieces look larger and it keeps longer that way. Fresh chicken isn't quite as bad for that, but it still sometimes happens. I buy the superstore brand boneless/skinless frozen chicken, it has almost…

Neat, I have all this stuff laying around. Think i'll try this for dinner tonight. Maybe I can get my 4yr old to eat fish for once...

I just had this, and it was very good! 1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt and 1/2 frozen blueberries mixed together with 1 crushed graham cracker and cinnamon sprinkled on top. Very good treat for only 115 calories... tastes like blueberry cheesecake. Which is a good thing, because there is a real full fat Oreo cheesecake…

Wow, I love this thread. I look at it every day just when i'm feeling like maybe taking a day off of going to the gym. Then I see how great people look, and get up and go. :)

Neat. I like the link. Who knew I had a "Small" frame? Not me!

Well... I moved away from my family about 4 years ago when my hubby got posted across the country. In those 4 years.... I've had 2 kids and gained a lot of weight... so I think my 'reward' is going to be when I go back for a wedding this fall and see them. I want them to look at me and NOT be thinking, "Wow what happened…

5'6 and 177lbs, in a size 12.