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I don't know if anyone has talked about this yet. My sister was a food addict, a compulsive overeater. She was 5'3" tall and close to, if not over 400 pounds. She tried diets and tried controlling her food, but the addiction was stronger than her. She would not seek further help. She died in February 2011 of a massive…

This is so individual. When I weighed 135 pounds at 5'4" tall, I fit into a size 8. When I was 155 pounds, I fit into a size 12. Now at 215 pounds, I fit into a size 18. It really depends on how the body is built. I am very muscular with thick legs and arms. I have to try things on no matter what. Even in size 18, each…

Rebamae: Go easy on yourself. Was something stressing you? I've been learning to meditate a little myself to help with that, or make a phone call. I used guided meditations I download from healthjourneys.com. They are great. :-) Last night I walked to an appointment I had, so I actually walked a mile. Woohoo. I'm telling…

Last night I got out and walked the dogs, which was a push for me. I did not want to get out and do anything. It's helpful to come here and post this stuff. :-)

Rebamae, we're right here with you. For me it's been a low key several days. Saturday I went on a home and garden tour so that was lots of steps. And yesterday worked in my garden. I count anything as exercise, as long as I'm moving. Tonight I promise to do 30 minutes of my Wii Just Dance. Helps for me to move more. I'll…

Did anyone else see the report last night about the couch potato gene. Very interesting and explains a lot. :-) Couch potatoes may be genetically predisposed to laziness: study http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couch-potato-tendencies-genetic-study-article-1.1311947

Megan: That's why we're here, to encourage each other to take even the smallest step. Generally, what I've been doing is the thing that doesn't make me sore or hate the world. At first it was just going up the stairs. That was a lot to me. Now I can go up the stairs easily, but I had to push myself to go up the stairs at…

Rebamae: How about we just come back here and post. I know exactly where you are. I wasn't there that long ago. Even 1 minute of walking is a big, big deal. So you go, girl! I've started doing the Wii Just Dance game. I'm actually very grateful that I'm doing this at homes. For right now I concentrate on getting the arm…

Lauren, in terms of swimming, I've lived in small towns at many points, and often the local hotel will offer a membership to use the pool. That's actually true in big cities as well. For me having someone to exercise with is often the key. And I recently started using the Wii Just Dance and Zumba games. I do love dancing…

welcome to the area, kemeko. have you checked out meetup.com? it's very active here and you can find all kinds of groups doing walking, biking, etc there to help you stay motivated. i'll send you a friend request. DC can be a shock for you Floridians, but hopefully you'll figure things out. don't worry. the hot, sticky…

Also, just checked and the calories needs listed on MFP for me are actually accurate. The research I did said that you take your RMR + 50% of the RMR and that's what you need for a typical day at lightly active. To lose weight MFP has me set at about 1,800 (2,100) to maintain. So apparently the RMR I got through the Bod…

I also did the Bod Pod (aka Air Displacement Plethysmograph) this weekend. I thought my lean muscle mass would be higher since I'm built like a Russian peasant and have always had lots of thick muscles but it was lower than I had thought it would be. Oh, well, I clearly have something to work toward, building that muscle…

At this point, the biggest thing I've cut out is artificial sweeteners. This means that I don't drink sodas anymore and that means I no longer have GERD, which is a very nice thing,

deb: i know just what you mean. :-) i think forever is going to be word for me. susan

Mary. No question I'm fighting. I'll take any day I can get

Good for you, Bethany. :-)

Hi: I am a cancer fighter - can't really say I'm a survivor as in it's gone, because it's always going to be there for me (metastatic). Things are stable right now and my main goal in losing weight is so that if I have to do chemo again, I have less of my heavy body to drag around during chemo exhaustion. I've been done…

Stage IV or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer. Still receive Herceptin every 3 weeks. Weekly Taxol for 5 months from 2/2012 to 6/2012 Double mastectomy 11/2012 Stable at this point and knocking on lots of wood and picking up lots of pennies.

Gerrie: I won't be here this weekend. Not sure where in Alexandria Karen lives.

Gerrie: I can't do lunch or early morning but I could do a weekend walk, maybe a Saturday afternoon. My friend Karen lives in Alexandria and maybe she could join us too. I live in DC but am in Falls Church on Saturdays. Susan

I actually bought the book when it first came out a long, long time ago. I think the book is even funnier than the movie and it saved my bacon during the loooong summer visits with my father and his new wife. A wonderful way to escape. In the book, Buttercup is the stupidest being alive and that actually adds wonderfully…

I just back from family Christmas in Wisconsin and was reminded how lucky I am to live in a city. Stayed at my nephew's house in the suburbs of Milwaukee and living the suburban lifestyle I walked less than a mile in a day. Yikes. Living in DC, walking to the Metro, etc, I walk at least 3 miles. That was a sobering moment.…

I should give those a shot. There's also Maoz, which is a vegetarian sandwich joint on 19 and M.

congrats, youarehwhatyou. that's impressive. :-)

Oh, a post to win friends and influence people. Don't mind me. I'm out here swimming in the sea. :-)

Great tip. I love horchata. I just took a quick look and apparently there's a recipe for horchata on the help for ibs site (this site has been a lot of help to me in my ibs journey). http://www.helpforibs.com/books/efi/horchata.asp Cool.

Stacy, I'm so with you. Before I kept feeling like I was a failure for being a big girl. Now I'm focusing on being fit and and feeling proud of myself. It's certainly given me a whole new way of thinking. Even when I was young and weighed 135 lbs, doctors would tell me I was overweight because I didn't fit the insurance…

I'm the original OP (makes me think of "down with o p p). :-) The blanket statement is from the book and supports what I've thought all along. The main premise of the book iis that it's better for you to focus on staying fit (active and eating right), than to obsess about losing weight and yo yo diet. Apparently there's…

I have a membership with Fitness First and can't get myself to go. Tried to find a work out buddy, with no success. Goal was to do yoga since I really need to stretch and strengthen. Read a comment the other day, "the only way my gym membership will get used is by identity theft." Sigh.

Um. Maybe he just likes your curvy body just the way it is and doesn't know how to say "don't lose weight." Not a great approach on his part, but there's something going on. Everyone gets to be an idiot every once in a while. It's if he keeps that up when it becomes a problem.