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Totally agree that in the right hands these books could have been decent. But in this case, the publishers had no incentive to try to improve the quality of the material. 1) The author already had a large fanbase in the fanfiction community which means there was already a large market when the book was published. 2)…

I just want to point this out to those saying the book is terribly written: 50 Shades was orginally a piece of Fanfiction based on the Twilight series...now knowing that, did you honestly expect it to be a literary masterpiece? Don't get me wrong, I agree that the writing is absolutely terrible and the plot is rather…

You and me both...

I just got married this summer and even though my husband and I are not ready for kids yet, one of my motivations for trying to lose weight and develop better habits is to be in the best health I can be when we eventually do start trying in a few years. We've both been told by doctors that it might be difficult to have…

Count me in! I'm Cindy, 25 years old, 5'8". SW-207.7 CW-197.0 GW (by Halloween)-175 UGW-145 Good luck everyone :smile:

I did 30DS last month and I'm going to start it up again after a week break from it (doing other exercise of course) and use heavier weights. The first week I gained 2 lbs, but I lost 10.7 lbs in August and tons of inches. For me it was just trusting that I was eating right and eventually the scale would catch up with all…

Name/ real name: c_tap77 (Cindy) Goal weight on August 31: 199.7 8/1: 207.7 8/5: 204.0 8/12: 202.8 8/19: 199.2 8/26: 199.2 8/31: 198.4

W: 207.7 CW:207.7 GW: 199 for the month Weigh in Dates: 8/5 - 204.0 8/12 - 202.8 8/19 - 199.2 8/26 - 199.2 8/31 -198.4 Sorry I'm a little slow with the last update. Total Weight Lost: 9.3 lbs

Count Me In Again This Month!!!! SW: (Starting weight) 207.7 CW: (Current weight) 197.0 GW: (Goal weight for the month) 190.0 Weigh in Dates: 9/1-197.0 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/28 End of Month (or whatever weigh in days you use) Total weight lost: Just for fun: What is your favorite fall exercise? I love hiking with my husband on…

As entertaining as poking fun at the OP might be, I think she might actually want advice here...lol. I can be an emotional eater myself so here's what I've done to try to prevent myself from going overboard: 1) I've gotten all of the junk out of our apartment. That way if I really feel a craving for something I would have…

I disagree...that is definitely a huge success. I think what you meant was that you're "not finished". You look amazing keep up the inspiring work!!!!

Here are some of the things I take for lunch on a regular basis: 1) Hummus with carrots, cucumber and pita; mixed fruit salad 2) Salad with mixed greens, baby spinach, cucumber, carrots, avacado, and grilled chicken 3) Avacado chicken salad-2 or 3 boneless chicken breasts, 1 avacado, 1/4 chopped onion, juice of 1/2 a lime,…

To start, I realize that a month isn't very long--I see success stories all the time in the boards of people who have been using the site for 5 years and have made huge life changes. I hope that someday I will be one of them. I really do understand that by comparison to some people, I'm a baby on MFP. That being said, I've…

Reading the comments in these types of posts drives me up a wall because I think the moral of the story is this: DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU! Some people eat 1800+ calories a day and lose weight and some people (like me) set goals at 1200 a day and STILL LOSE WEIGHT. Which by the way to the people who say this is not…

SW: 207.7 CW:207.7 GW: 199 for the month Weigh in Dates: 8/5 - 204.0 8/12 - 202.8 8/19 - 199.2 8/26 - 199.2 I will check in again one last time on Saturday. Maybe I can lose that last .2 lbs by then to reach my goal

Name/ real name: c_tap77 (Cindy) Goal weight on August 31: 199.7 8/1: 207.7 8/5: 204.0 8/12: 202.8 8/19: 199.2 8/26: 199.2 8/31:

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I'm in the middle of 30DS right now and I've taken several rest days from that program. Its a little rough on my feet and knees so on my off days I've been doing the elliptical. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that even Jillian herself said that the workouts were intended to have some rest days and that the title is a…

I haven't been doing yoga as much lately (I'm about to start back up again) but when I was, I was doing yoga with a video (I have a few anywhere from 20-30 min long) before work in the morning. After work I would alternate between doing a workout on the elliptical and an interval type video (right now it's 30DS). At most I…

I was diagnosed a year ago (at age 24) and have been taking Synthroid. One of the things I learned from this site (which I later confirmed with my doctor and the pharmacist) was that I was taking my medicine incorrectly!!! I was also taking multivitamins in the morning and I had no idea that if you take a multivitamin or…

I started it at the beginning of August. I don't do it every day (I take some breaks from the strength and just do the elliptical some days) but I'm in the middle of Level 2 right now. Level 1 was hard for me for the first couple days but it gets easier (notice I said easIER and not easy haha). I'm on day 5 of Level 2…

All of my stuff is from Kohls, Target, and Old Navy. If you get to Kohls at the right times, they have really great sales. I got an addidas running jacket for $12 once :) I definitely want to go check out Marshalls/TJMaxx after hearing so many people recommend it!!!!

As everyone else has also said, it's probably mostly water weight. Just drink A LOT of water over the next few days and get back into your regular routine. Everyone has a slip up at some point whether it be a vacation or the holidays or just a bad day where we make terrible choices AND THAT'S OKAY!!!! We're all human and…

I've done the same thing before!!!! I get so excited that the scale says what it does and then I go back to double check and it's like 2-3 lbs higher----ggggrrrrrrrrr. I've had to force myself to only weigh myself at the same time every day--which has worked really well since I keep a relatively similar routine day to day.…

I've just started reading this as well (I think I'm on page 120 or something). I'm also reading The Book Thief and I just finished Insurgent, The Fault In Our Stars, and The Handmaid's Tale. I'm not a book monogamist so there's always several things on my nightstand :happy:

I'm not a dietary expert, but this is the general concensus I've seen (and it's worked for me as well): As long as you are eating less calories you are burning, you're going to lose weight. It doesn't matter if those calories come from carrots and celery or a Big Mac and french fries--as long as you are eating at a…

I weigh every day but I only record once a week. I try to weigh at the same time every day (I usually come home from work, do a workout, and weigh myself before I get into the shower afterward). I like to see how what I've been eating impacts my body and adjust accordingly. For example, when I know I've been working hard…

I didn't think about 8oz in a cup being for water! I will definitely weigh the sauce before combining anything. Thanks everyone! If I'm off by a little I'm not going to get overly-anxious about it. I intentionally keep my calorie levels low on here so that if I accidentally under-estimate anything I'm still probably eating…

I won't say this is the healthiest, but my husband and I have started baking our chicken this way: Brush olive oil on both sides of a chicken breast. Mix together some panko bread crumbs and reduced fat parmesan cheese (I just eye it but I would estimate about 1 cup of bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of parmesan). I like to have…

SW: 207.7 CW:207.7 GW: 199 for the month Weigh in Dates: 8/5 - 204.0 8/12 - 202.8 8/19 - 199.2 8/26