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Cazzyxo and GCPgirl, I am at the same point. And you should listen to vardaeml because she is ALWAYS right :bigsmile: Weather-permitting I'm going to try tomorrow. If not, then I'm hoping to be able to try at some point in the next few days when I'm up in the NC mountains where it's much cooler and less humid--assuming I…

THANK YOU. You are the first person I've ever heard of who shared this horrible fear. I desperately loved the show and had a little girl crush on Bill Bixby. But when those buttons started popping off his shirt, I would high-tail it out of the room until I knew he was safely "hulkified". Years passed after the show went…

I'm a salad fanatic. Tend to prefer oil/vinegar based dressings but I make a wonderful blue cheese. Always prefer homemade, but for bottled dressing my all-time favorite is Girard's Champagne Vinaigrette. Other favorites are Makoto (an Asian ginger vinaigrette) and Trader Joe's Cilantro dressing. A trick I use to make a…

Your mom looks AMAZING! Congratulations :) I've stated this before, but my motivation was my very heavy co-worker who walks with a cane. Sounds weird, but when I started having pain in my knees she was the first thing I thought of and decided I was not going to end up like that.

I haven't re-visited this thread in a week. Lots of great suggestions and I appreciate everyone sharing their own experiences! I posted on the daily check-in thread, but I'm pleased to say I FINALLY broke through it! Long story short, I went out on Sunday morning and nailed it. I did something different this time, which…

I will preface this check-in by saying I was formerly the "only runs when chased" kind of girl. Seriously, I could not run 1/16th of a mile (lap on the indoor gym track) without stopping to pant. After a fairly successful W1-W4, got stuck at W5D2 for a couple of weeks. The heat and humidity have been challenging to my…

I do most of my exercise (running, boot camp) first thing in the morning because I find it much harder once I have something in my stomach. Pretty much every day when I first wake up, I have a shot of espresso with a little sugar in it. That keeps me going through my workout, but I do tend to get pretty hungry within about…

After my workout this morning, the group was talking about weight loss. One of the girls brought up this brand. Said she was interested in improving her nutrition and her friend was trying to get her to try the products. She wasn't sure if she should spend money on the stuff without knowing more about it. I asked her if…

I've decided to not beat myself up about this right now and just do it when it happens. I can tell usually once I get outside (by the weather), or within the first minute of running (by my brain/body), whether it's going to be even remotely possible. My shins started hurting yesterday, so I decided to just run what I could…

Thanks to you both for the advice. I was really hoping to be finished with the program and be able to run my first race while I'm on my trip out to the west coast with my husband and son next month. I just thought it would be really cool to have a shirt from a race in LA or Vegas, not to mention having the satisfaction of…

I have had several small ones over the years: * Always being picked last for teams in gym class * Being called "fatty" for years by my skinny older brother * Having to bite my lip to keep from crying every time my mom suggested I just "push away from the table" * Having to set foot into Lane Bryant for the first time, and…

I have had my Fitbit One since December. Actually, I'm on my second one as I lost my first one during a night on the town (loved it so much I immediately bought another). I feel like it does an accurate job of measuring steps and calories. I really like the sleep tracking feature and the silent alarm on the One. I have…

Great article--thanks for posting! I totally get this guy's way of thinking, and I have to say as a beginner I can't wait to be able to experience this for myself :)

I think this is honestly why I've never really put a lot of effort into exercising before now. I've cared way too much about what people think about me, for way too long. Now that I'm over 40 and have decided I want to be fit and happy, I just don't give a sh** what anyone thinks about the way I look . Like the post said,…

DO IT. I have been attending a boot camp-type class since January. When I first started, I could barely run a 1/16 mile lap around the track without stopping. Needless to say, always last to come in from the track. Always fewest reps completed in circuits. Always the most red-faced person in the bunch. 4 1/2 months later,…

Nice in theory, but in a lot of areas it's hard enough to even find medical providers who are experienced with the diagnosis and treatment of Autism spectrum disorders. Over the course of 2 years, we repeatedly asked our son's pediatrician group for help in dealing with what we kept being told were his "behavioral issues".…

I suspect this one will end up like the Amy's Baking Company debacle a few weeks ago. My son has Asperger Syndrome. He started to exhibit defiant/aggressive behavior when he was 2-1/2. Over the next 2-1/2 years he was kicked out of 3 different child care facilities and in meetings at all 3 of them, it was suggested that we…

I completed W4D2 this morning. I was able to finish all the runs with the exception of the 2nd 5-minute run. I stopped about halfway through, for about 30 seconds. My husband was running ahead of me and he stumbled for a second, which completely threw off my concentration. I was able to get back on track and finish the…

My husband is a big part of the reason I have been successful at this. It's not that I've never had his support before when I've tried to lose weight (albeit didn't try very hard), it's just that he never followed along with whatever I was doing. I I have always been a bit of a food addict and exercise-averse. He has never…

Just WOW! You truly have one of the best "after" photos I've seen on this site!! Great accomplishment :)

I've had my Fitbit One since Christmas and LOVE IT. In fact, I love it so much that I immediately replaced it when I lost it on a drunken night in February ;) It does keep me very mindful of my activity levels and calories burned. I use it to track sleep as well. My favorite feature is the silent alarm, which is very…

I cannot imagine having elective surgery for something that I could remedy on my own. That being said, I lived for 41 years being stubborn and fat. I woke up one day and decided I was sick of the *kitten* I was eating and sick of the *kitten* I was missing out on in life, and decided to make a change. It is slow and…

I bought a bag of them at Trader Joe's last weekend but haven't gotten around to trying them yet. Part of me can't get over the fact that this is the same thing we used to spread on a clay donkey head and wait in vain for the "hair" to sprout. Thanks for the tips!

I understand how stuff like this can eat away at you to the point where you can't function normally. I would suggest you spend some time thinking this through and maybe even mapping out your scenarios on paper. Do you have access to an EAP or mental health providers through your company? If so, I would call the EAP to see…

I hemmed and hawed for weeks about starting classes at my gym, last Fall, and really struggled through the first few Saturdays--primarily because I was getting used to the instructor's methods and the general terminology. It's hard to hold a pose when you're constantly looking around to see what you're supposed to be…

I went to my first Zumba class yesterday--WOW. I burned 550 calories according to my HRM. I've been doing an hour-long boot camp 3 days/week since January, and that Zumba class burned more calories than any single boot camp session. I felt like a goofball and had a hard time keeping up, but it was really fun. For someone…

I've switched my numbers around several times since starting MFP, but generally they're between 1600 and 2000 calories per day. Eating less than 1600 makes me ravenous and *****y, while eating more than 2000 (unless there's a lot of wine calories lol) makes me feel blah. I did calculate my TDEE-20% and TDEE-30% and the…

First of all...WOW. What a story. You have accomplished some seriously amazing things! I'm still pretty new to this, and I love seeing stories like yours because they are truly great motivation. Second of all... OMG. I love your sense of humor. This got me into a 10-minute giggle fit that left my co-workers wondering what…

I had injections in both heels over the course of a few years, and found them to be very helpful. Last time I saw my podiatrist, however, he told me the next step would be a fitting for orthotics. This really wasn't an attractive option for me, as I wear a women's size 12 shoe and have a hard enough time finding those. I…

I'll fourth the vote for coconut oil. It doesn't leave residue in the eyes like other oil-based removers I have used. I am a new convert to coconut oil and seem to find new uses for it all the time. I use Mario Badescu Keratoplast Cream Cleanser in the morning and evening (after makeup removal). It is a very gentle but…