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You look gorgeous, wow way to inspire me! I have that workout series and could never get past week 6. I'm determined to try it again!

My take on running. I barely could run half a mile in October 2012, so that's when I decided to do something about it. I started running two short runs and one longer run every week. Short, like 25 minutes and at 4.5 mph on the treadmill for as long as I could maintain, and long started at 45 minutes to 1 hour for as long…

25 years, that is awesome! It's hard to get hubby's involved, I agree! I signed mine up for a local Color Run in May and I told him guess what, time to get moving! He joined the gym and has (so far) not gone, but it's only January 11th, so I have been happy he at least went and signed up and didn't grumble too much. I am…

You have just inspired me to work harder! What an amazing story and success!

I should also tell you in October I couldn't even run a mile. Now I can run six without stopping and I signed up for a half marathon in October. You think you can't but deep down, our bodies can do anything! :) Also, I'm a big fan of Jillian Michaels 90 day body revolution and her 30 Day shred (for the strength and toning).

I don't know how to post pictures on here, but let me tell you something! Don't look so much at the scale, it doesn't indicate results. I lost in total since October 2012 about 30 lbs, which all in all doesn't seem like a huge amount. I was wearing a size 16 then and it looked tight. Now, I wear a size 12 and can button a…

I used to think I couldn't run a 5k, I could barely do the mile! So I worked at it a bit and got to a mile, and then a mile and a half... and my friend convinced me to sign up for a 5k officially. So I did... then she said, cover the treadmill monitor up with a towel and just set the thing at 4.5 and run for an hour.…

Gorgeous! Great job on the weight loss and the journey to be happier with yourself and not giving up! Thanks for inspiring me that it can and has and will continue to be done, and that there are no excuses!

If you’re a man, your BMR is equal to: 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years). For example, if you’re 170 pounds, 5’11”, and 43, your BMR is 66 + (6.23 x 170) + (12.7 x 71) – (6.8 x 43) = 1734.4 calories. • If you’re a woman, your BMR is equal to: 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) +…

If I knew how to post pictures I'd show you that mine looks like a gazillion times better since just January and that the scale isn't always the best way to judge how exercise/life change can actually physically change you! Just keep after it, run, do that cardio, do those sit ups (the real ones! 50 a day!). It will come…

You look beautiful!

This was perfect for me to read and it really hit me. Good job, seriously, just.... good job. You're awesome.

Well, started it (last night/today).... stopped at 6 pm last night and then had dinner tonight at 6 pm with only water in between. It really wasn't "bad" as far as hunger as I'm at work all day and busy.... I still went to the gym at lunch as my daily routine for twenty minutes and I ate a regular dinner as I would any…

I read a post from someone here who does this... and it worked great for him. He sent me all the information just recently, and I've read it... and am thinking of trying this myself. I may not be able to do the 24 hr fasting... 6 pm to 6 pm or 2pm to 2 pm like they say in the eat stop eat... but I think I could go 6 pm to…

Sodium really does make a big difference, maybe that is it! Drink as much water as you can and just look at those labels.. maybe if you can try to eat as little sodium as you can and see if it makes a difference.

145-150 is what I'm aiming for at 5'4"

Good for you! I think I'm buying one as well, a bright pink one... I havent worn one in ten years.... it's going to happen this summer!

I really loved reading/seeing these... I usually go right for the ladies befores and afters (as.. well, I'm a lady)... but seeing you guys was really something, you all should be so proud of the work you've done and you really all do look amazing. It's just so wild to think of how hard those first steps are and then you…

Would that be because you know from experience or you have some good stories of some really stupid things you've seen people do? :) Do fake statistics count?

The number of people watching you relates directly to the stupidity of your actions? True or False?

Don't ever feel bad that you got the surgery, you know.... we all have to do this a different way and however we get there is one thing, but how we stay there is another. Great job on making a hard decision to have major surgery, and for having the guts to recover from it stronger and more determined to keep it off and…

I think it's an insecurity thing... like, you are working hard trying to look good, lose weight, you start feeling good, talking about yourself, like... oh I'm so excited I lost those (whatever) pounds, do you notice? and you spin around and smile and what not, you start wearing clothes you didn't before and they…

I've had two C sections.... my first pregnancy in 2008 I gained 60 lbs (whoa, I know)... then my second in 2010 (two years later) I gained the normal 30.... so now it's 2013, I have lost 36 lbs since then and then stomach is just still there. I've decided this year to really get at it, and work very hard to shed the weight…

Wow that is amazing! I love how you said you looked at your daughter and said, if I cant do it for me, can't i do it for her? And you did. That picture of you in the black shirt tucked in the jeans, you look absolutely fantastic, great job, thank you for the motivation. You're awesome.

If he smiles at me sincerely then it's A OK with me if he's got a hot body. If he has his eyebrows down and a scowl on his face as he lifts an obsence amount of weight in a tight shirt and drops it down like a douche while he flexes... then I think... A-hole. Smile nicely at the ladies!

Wow Wow wow...... that is awesome, what a journey, and such hard work, you look amazing.

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You look amazing, what a journey! And think your stomach looks good, it's so tiny on the sides, you are such an inspiration to me especially as I've had two children as well and I feel that our body types are very similar... it gives me great hope that I can one day get there too! I have 38 lbs to get to my goal weight....…

You can't start out by thinking about those pounds you gained back, you have to just say, okay... this is where I am right now, this is where I want to be.. and these are the things I have to do. Just forgive yourself those pounds, they happened, they are there, you have to keep positive to get that motivation you need to…