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This is awesome OP, love it! Thanks for the reminder :drinker:

This.

shoulda kept reading...

Congrats lady!!!

+2 (this is exactly my situation!)

I recognize I cannot control my daughter's life 24/7, and that's not what it is about. For me, the issue at hand is respect, which, IMO, is important. Are these things big enough matters to make a scene over with my MIL? No- which is why when she called and said she did X, I said, oh, ok, that sounds like fun. My husband…

You don't know my MIL. I am grateful she likes to spend time with her grandchildren, I am grateful she has the financial means to spoil her grandaughters. But that's not what the OP's point (or my point to her post) was about. Well, the older one, anyway. My MIL wants her "at least" once a week, and that wasn't a reality…

OP, I can relate... I have a MIL who likes to let my toddler graze all day long, and much of what she provides is pseudo-healthy... by that I mean, she gives her a lot of packaged snacks, like the Gerber toddler cookies, cheese puffs, etc... "it's made by Gerber and it has vitamins and nutrients in it" therefore it's ok.…

Start picking up heavy things. Repeatedly. That is to say... you need to start strength training, if you're not doing it already. If you are, increase your weights. The scale might go up a little bit, but you'll be creating definition and burning more calories overall. From what I hear time, patience and perseverance are…

(((((clap))))) Standing ovation. :flowerforyou:

I am a foodie, and I post stuff on FB. I occasionally share recipes found, but more often than not, I make a post about what I'm making, occasionally with a picture of said meal, if I'm particularly proud. Just a thought, and maybe someone else has already mentioned this, but- just because someone shares a recipe doesn't…

I must confess... I did not like cauliflower until just recently. And to say I 'like' it is generous. I now tolerate it, as long as I don't dwell on what I think it looks like. <shudders>

For the record, people and Hitler had a lot in common... 46 chromosomes, two arms, hands, legs and feet... ten toes and ten fingers... both Hitler and people need(ed) nourishment such as food and water to survive... they both breathe(d) air... very much alike. Find me evidence that people have gotten cancer and died from…

Highly subjective, coffee is (channeling my inner yoda). My husband is a snob when it comes to coffee, and we still use cream and sugar. It doesn't need to mask or detract from it- it *can* enhance it. But, to each their own; though, I will admit, the better the coffee, the less of both I need... unless the coffee is so…

Yes, please. Oh, wait... you weren't offering... in all seriousness, if it's something you can't do without, make room for it. I need my coffee, and I like it with cream and sugar; I especially like flavored creamers (although, they sometimes can be *too* sweet for my taste) I like my coffee lighter than I do sweet. I've…

Excellent post, thank you!

the Frank Hennenlotter movies... like Frankenhooker.... (when I first saw the title, I mistakenly thought you meant purposefully crappy movies- for that I'd say, The Room or Birdemic)

I don't know what your diary looks like or how your week versus weekends go, but maybe you can try weighing yourself on Friday? For a lot of people, the work week is very regimented and routine, but weekends it's easier to cut loose, have that drink or slice of pizza or whatever it is that is maybe causing water…

my attempts at getting to the gym today have been foiled thus far... and hubs said this morning he might not want to go when he gets out of his meeting, which, since kids are currently napping, means I might not be going to the gym. >.<

Holy *kitten* that sounds good!

homemade pico de gallo... eaten with a spoon, but it's best with homemade corn tortilla chips :)

Nice nice nice!! Y'all are giving me a lot of stuff to look up! I'm a bit set in my ways musically, and don't listen to the radio often. And I don't know why I didn't even think of AC/DC!!!! Thanks :smile:

You know, I almost put Come Out and Play on there... And I didn't even think of Hole or SOAD... not a big GnR fan- used to have some on my list, and found myself skipping over it regularly... Thanks!!!

Anyone else? :smile:

Nice, thanks!

You look awesome! BTW, what kind of lifting/strength training were you doing while you were losing? I try to mix it up on a regular basis, but I'm so overweight that I have no idea what I'm going to look like once I get close to my goal.

This is exactly why I'm strength training NOW. It isn't visible yet, but I am getting stronger; the scale hasn't move much, but I know I'm doing the right thing and in time, it will. It's frustrating and there are moments when I think I just want to focus on cardio right now so I can see scale progress... but then I remind…

Me too! I have over 100 recipes created, and it has helped cut down on my logging time, since I occasionally recycle recipes.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Yes, it's a cliche (and no, I did not intend that to rhyme) but it is nonetheless true. There is always an option, always; a friend in another city with whom you can stay while you look for work, even if it's menial work. Moving elsewhere and staying in a homeless shelter while you get…