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Interesting post missed it the first time around... I'm 5'2.5" tall, pudgy and 4.0 is the fastest I can walk, 4.2 when I'm really in great shape, 4.5 is breaking into a jog. Short stubby legs have a lot of strength, but not a lot of speed...

Funny how meal planning and better shopping are also in my "resolutions" short list, this is perfect - emailed the link to myself to use this weekend as a template to design our own plans. Leftovers will be planned in for lunches for me and hubs during week as well. Love some of these recipes as they seem pretty kid…

First off - I'm over 40, and no longer worry about body perfection I'll never achieve. I am not set on my goals, as long as I get "healthy"... and be the best me I can be. I have always been a little stocky and built curvy so I gain pretty proportionally until the last 5 years when the lovely belly fat made its…

oookaay then...:noway:

Up 7 pound from Thanksgiving to New Years day. It will be mostly gone in a couple of weeks since I know some of it is due to sodium and sugar... bleh... refocused, new start next week!

AHA! My group of people! Harder yes, but not impossible, I am always inspired by people on this site. If they can - so can I... maybe not as dramatic, but it's all about reaching that goal; Adds welcome - will be more active starting next week! We can do this!

I too have a lot of GI issues, eat gluten free and need to avoid most artificial sweeteners, and sugar alcohols, sodium nitrites, high tyramine foods, etc... sigh, makes losing weight a bit harder, but definitely not impossible - just slower. I'm still learning how to apply things to my own life and still cheat or make a…

It's a daily grind... it depends on your own lifestyle, and determination to get and stay healthy. Back then, I was young, didn't think about it, didn't worry about it and ate whatever I wanted - but now I'm older, a wife, mother, work full time and back in college... lol, working my way to better health every day. You…

Ummm - yes, finals are killing my great efforts. I need to make it stop...

^^^^ absoposolutely this ^^^^

Okay - so this was all new to me - lol. Hot mom - awesome! I actually love the pic. I will never make that grade, but good for her. NO APOLOGIES NEEDED! Okay - so all the drama can get blown out of proportion, (remember middle school - seems kinda like we're back there...) but ummm, bad publicity is still publicity - just…

I was already overweight when diagnosed as gluten intolerant... I was so violently ill, and I lost 10 lb initially because when I changed my diet I cut down to just meat and veggies while I learned what was safe and not safe... Then I found the gluten free substitutes, and had another weight gain... so when I got on here,…

In our neck of the woods (yes, literally) we routinely wind up our 3 mile loop walk/ runs with 4-5 dogs that don't belong to us, packing along behind, around or with us. Only 2 biters on the road... I take a stick with me, I will only use it if I need it - usually for snakes, etc... not the dogs. I have dogs of my own, but…

Sounds like we have a lot in common - I am too busy for great exercise right now so really focusing on diet. I have good times and bad times, like a lot of us. Next May when my daughter and I graduate we are going to do at least a 5 k and we are looking for something like a paint/ mud who knows... It'll take some time to…

Ditto this - gluten intolerant because one of the titers was normal the other 2 not normal... so - when I discovered the gluten free substitutes - holy cow - 150 calories in a single tiny (palm of your hand - not including fingers sized) piece of bread! No wonder I started gaining after my initial loss too... Now, I just…

For me, I didn't gain it all back. I simply got way too busy. First time I wasn't committed enough. I was really just experimenting and trying it out. The second time, I just got busy and made it less of a priority to track and less of a priority to eat well or exercise. Now on take 3 - I am super busy now too, but this…

I'm just going to say - American portions in general are big and I didn't notice until I was already quite chubby and actually started measuring my home cooked food - I hate wasting food and throwing stuff out at home, let alone how much every restaurant in the world tosses... We all have minds to use, and can learn that…

Headaches are definitely real - lol! I get them too - I have migraines - common triggers can be gluten, sodium nitrites and aged cheeses, wine or alcohol, too much caffeine, not enough caffeine, chocolate, blood sugar spikes or dips, stress, flourescent lighting, hormones, allergies, weather changes, blood pressure spikes…

This worries me - you can potentially cause yourself a vagal problem... not something you want to do and pass out on the pot, and hurt your head or something. PLEASE DON'T do this unless instructed to and trained the correct method by your healthcare provider! Many of the above methods are super, natural and should be…

I am stuck too - nearly a month now... haven't gained but an ounce or two, so I just revamped my diet and caloric intake again. I am at a serious crossroads with no time for exercise... or cooking. Gonna have to be a weekend warrior - need a jumpstart! I am not impatient... I gave myself a year to lose 60# - very doable...…

Looking at 4:30a... means I need to stop studying until 2am... lol. Cutting hours at work too... might have to take out a student loan... ouch, but it would save some stress in the short term. I only have 9 months left! Major changes ARE GOING TO HAPPEN starting tomorrow.

Sleep debt definitely accrues after a few nights

When I work nights I tend to eat lightly with multiple 100-200 calorie snacks, during the night. I try to nap or sleep until 1400-1600, then will eat supper at 1800, shift starts at 1900, snack at 2200ish, snack at 0200ish, snack at 0500ish, or somewhere there abouts... then eat a little bigger, maybe 300 cals or so before…

21 to date, about 15 since post. Now i'm up against the wall though... hoping I can just hang on... My schedule is horrible and I really don't know how to schedule in any more time... lunchbreak over :grumble: :sad: :yawn:

^this^ - enters the discipline vs. motivation thing... and you might just find yourself motivated again. Right now I'm at a stall, but I'm happy even just staying level instead of climbing back up... trying anything new... eat a new food... drink 1 more glass of water, anything... anything but complacency.

Right with you!

Like most above, ugly pics, biggest pants didn't fit, jackets I couldn't button, couldn't clip my toenails or tie my shoes without my eyeballs trying to pop out of my head, blood pressure kept climbing, plantar fasciiatis that wouldn't go away, and my biggest scrubs ripped when I bent over... umm, wake up call. Plain…

Anything that keeps you moving and prevents boredom. I am checking out workout DVD's at the library right now, and rotating through a few to find what I love. Then I will buy. We have P90X - I like most of them, can modify what I can't do yet and there is enough variety to keep both me and my husband interested. You can…

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^^^this is perfect... You are also very pretty - which can make a lot of women feel suddenly insecure. They are also not willing to do whatever you are doing to get you there. So unless you are truly underweight, ignore them. Women are catty... men tend to be much more admirable, and most aren't brave enough to "go…