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You look like a whole new person! Amazing job!

You look great! Congratulations!

Congratulations! That's awesome!

Thank you all for the great advice, everyone! :D

Nice to meet you Jay! What kind of art do you teach? I majored in photography and love all kinds of art :)

You look amazing! Don't be embarrassed AT ALL! Keep up the great work!

Yes! I love meeting people around my age! I'm 22 :)

Good ol' Betty Crocker! Thanks for the info, I'm going to go check out the site now!

PS. You should actually be drinking MORE water when you exercise. For every 15 minutes of exercise you should be drinking an extra 8 oz of water in addition to your 8 cups a day. If you're not drinking enough water during your workout this could result in a gain in water weight because your body is dehydrated and trying to…

It's not uncommon to gain weight during the first couple weeks of a new exercise routine. I highly doubt it's the whey protein. I drink a whey protein drink every single day because I don't get enough protein from my normal diet and I have not gained any weight, in fact I've lost weight since starting to drink it. Just…

I often wondered this myself!

Welcome!! =)

Hi! I'm 5'8" and 147 lbs. I started off at 156 lbs. and I'm hoping to get down to 130 lbs. My current jean size is 7/9 in Juniors, 8 in Womens. I have pretty wide hips so I'm not sure if I can go much smaller than that because it's all bone!

Keep up the awesome work!! =D

And by that I mean "Great to MEET you all!" Oops!

Wow, I didn't know people were still replying to my forum post! Great to me you all! I've sent a friend request to all of you! =)

This actually makes me very upset! I am... WAS a very proud Leo. But now I'm a Cancer. I don't know what to do with myself!!

WOW! Congratulations!

WOW! Awesome job! You look like a totally different person!

I take a generic brand of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo birth control pills. I had been taking it for years before I started gaining weight so I'm pretty sure the pills are not the reason for my weight gain. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it!

Haha!! We dooo! Sending you a friend request on here too :)

I'm starting my first round of P90X today as well! Good luck =)

I have a Tumblr! I post inspiration photos and progress updates (Although the holidays have halted my progress a bit! Oops!) dearinsecurities.tumblr.com =)

Eggs! Definitely eggs! They have so much protein and keep you full.

WOW!!! Congratulations! :)

Nice to meet you all! I've sent friend requests to everyone. Hope I didn't miss anyone!

Nice to meet you all!

I'd say our body shapes are pretty similar, actually! I'm definitely a pear shape. My hip bones are pretty wide so a lot of my weight goes to my lovehandles and thighs. The rest of me is in good shape!

WOW! This is amazing!! What a transformation!

I'd be happy with 130 as well! It all depends on how much muscle I gain :) I've friend requested all of you!