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My daughter's boyfriend's last name is ****...there is a list of names they will not be using for their children, trust me. On top of that, my other daughter's boyfriend's last name is Cox.

Just another fad....the only thing you will lose due to this gimmick is your money.

I am not dong this to be skinny, I am doing this to be healthy and improve my quality of life. I want to enjoy all the fun things with my kids, grand kids and friends that being over weight prevents me from doing.. I am enjoying challenging my body and seeing what it is capable of. I never think of my exercise regimen as…

Don't wait....start now, right this minute. Walking is your best friend right now. Even if you only make it half way down the block, eventually it will be 3/4 of the way and then the whole block. You can do this!

Thank you!

I will go look for it...thank you for the heads up...I should have used the search feature.

When you"bump" a thread you can easily find it to read later under "my topics"

Thank you all! I apologize for not responding to everyone individually but I really didn't expect so many replies! It was great eading each person's personal story. I know I can do this once and for all....

Larnsperger...thank you for the input on the calories...I am burning upward of 400 each day at the gym, eat around 1250 and my husband keeps trying to convince me I am not eating enough but I feel satisfied and actually haven't completely cut out the daily treat

Thank you for the replies ladies...I am not completely new to losing....my high was 235 and I am at 195 now but most of that was lost a few years back. I see all the success stories of the younger women on here with their amazing pictures(even their stretch marks seem to fade away!) and I know that is not my reality. My…

Good luck with that....having a grand kid whose development and behavior is severely affected by his diet I prefer to err on the side of caution. I'm still working on eliminating all the fake stuff though. At worst, I will have to say "Oh damn, I missed out on some yummy aspartame" because while you may feel they do no…

Gah Renee Toney needs to show me child hood pics for me to believe she is really female. That is just hard to believe.

Everyone has their argument for why they do/don't do something. I personally don't drink soda at all so sugar free vs, regular soda, it's irrelevant. I have my own vices that are not good for my health, that just isn't one of them. OP sounds as if there is no need for her to be eating fat free or sugar free anything. She…

Why aren't you eating through out the day?

Well, yes even our fruits are full of cemicals if you aren't absolutely certain that what you buy is organic BUT I figure why add to the damage by knowingly putting in stuff like aspartame and olestra? And honestly the real stuff just tastes better. :-D *spoken like the fat foodie that I am*

None of us ended up over weight because we couldn't eat enough. Are you eating a bunch of fat free stuff? Any time you see "fat free" or "sugar free" on a product it is going to be loaded with chemicals and other garbage. Eat full fat foods, eat avocados, throw in an extra teaspoon of olive oil when you cook. This are all…

They will never go away. Never. They will fade with time but they will be with you until the day you die unless you have surgery for loose skin and even then only the ones on the skin that is removed will be gone. And yes in some cases the stretch marks make the loose skin look even worse. I've actually heard women use the…

Questions to ask yourself...do you hurt more after a workout? Is the pain more noticeable when you wake up/later in the day? Is the pain accompanied by any swelling or redness around the affected joints. It's concerning that you say it is your joints without any accompanying muscle tenderness. If the pain occurs mostly in…

Yep it is irritating.... When you LOSE weight your pants will become LOOSE.

Thank you everyone for the replies. I guess I am over thinking this. I think I will try the C25K first since working my way up to running is one of my goals...though I wonder if that is going to be problematic changing the speed up and down on the treadmill? Can't hurt to try, just wish me luck in not embarrassing myself…

Ummm better double check your protein counts...hate to tell you this but green leaf lettuce is NOT 22% protein.

Total calories in one cup divided by 16 = calories per tablespoon

72 pounds a few years back with a VERY occasional walk. Used Weight Watchers. Got sick and had to take medicine that made me ravenous and have since gained about40 of it back :-(

Nice post...why, oh why, would you want to eat as little as possible? Yes, I want to lose weight, but no, I do not want to starve myself forever. I want to learn to eat in amanner that will keep me healthy for the long run and still allow me to eat realistically. if you ae constantly worrying about whether their will…

What you are feeling right now, your "motivation" and any success you are seeing is being brought on by this pill. This pill WILL eventually stop working and what will you have learned? From where will you get your motivation then? I've been down this path, I too thought I knew it all and as long as I was losing weight,…