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I just got a Gazelle and a bunch of other equipment for free. I know many say that you don't burn much on the Gazelle- but if you put on some ankle weights- would that increase the burn? I don't know to much about it but thought maybe that might help.

My 8 year old son gets it so bad that he's almost literally covered from head to toe and oozing. He takes steroids and uses IvaRest to take some of the itch out along with Benadryl. If it's an open area, we use antiseptic ointment to prevent infection. Last year, he came home from his Dad's house covered 2 days before the…

I agree that you probably aren't eating enough. I've always been told that you should never go below 1200 calories even AFTER exercise. If you only eat 1200 and then subtract your burned calories- you're much to low.

You definitely are not eating enough. You shouldn't ever go below 1200 even after exercise.

Divorced my ex husband in 2011 (after being split for most of our 7 year marriage). Engaged since Sept 2012 and getting married in August!

I have 3 of them at the moment, and plan on at least one more.

I'm an August 2014 bride! I just got back on the wagon after falling off again. I had a back injury last year that put me out of commission as well as some laziness with my eating habits.

Hi ladies! I was originally a Daffodil, but pushed the wedding back a year so that makes me a Stargazer! I did cycle 1, but then life got crazy and I stepped out of cycle 2. I pushed my wedding back a year because we bought a house instead. Couldn't afford everything all at once, so the wedding took the back seat. Just…

Hey everyone! Great to see you all again! I did cycle 1, but then life got crazy and I stepped out of cycle 2. I also pushed my wedding back a year because we bought a house instead. Couldn't afford everything all at once, so the wedding took the back seat. Just gives me more time to look kick *kitten* in my dress, right?…

We only had 4-5 girls (including me) weigh in this past week for our final week. I think most jumped ship..LOL. I'm not participating in the new challenge so once we have the results and all that, I'll be off too. I think maybe Elizabeth is going to create a new thread since there are probably only a few frome ach group…

TOM bloats me and causes me to gain weight but it has nothing to do with food choices. I don't get cravings during TOM. Who can crave anything when you're curled on the couch wishing for death?

LOL I don't mind if you check. I wish I could do the 6 week because I need strict and regimented, but I just have so much going on that I really think I would be setting myself up for failure. And while I can fail and get back up--I'm not going to set myself up for failure with the situations going on now because I can see…

It's my son's name if you look at it that way, and upside down it is my daughter's name.

Best of luck! I think I am friends with most of the regulars on MFP so I'm going to be excited to hear of how it's going for you!

It's interesting to read these--I'm disqualified from most of them. Most often the following... I work part time, but my full time job is being a Mom. I do have a degree though, does that get me some brownie points? I also have 2 kids (obviously) and have been divorced. Reasons I would disqualify men if I were single:…

Girls- I'm right there with you. I'm so stressed right now with the custody situation with my ex husband that I can't devote the time I would need ot the new 6 week challenge. I won't get that much exercise in and it's going to be sporadic. I was all in and ready to do it but I just can't. Maybe we can have a daffodil…

Daffodils---I need your weights. :) I lost this week as opposed to last week but I'm convinced it was mostly bloat and water from just having ended TOM. Did my measurements to get ready for the High Intensity challenge. I hope soem of you will be joining me!

liannexxx- Tanning salon/beauty salon

At one point, yes.

Some type of desk job- scheduler, accountant, etc.

I live in Lancaster, PA. :) What kind of work are you qualified to do?

20 weeks! You just totally put it in perspective for me. Not long enough!! At least not for my diet. I need to get a move on and really focus. I have about 8lbs to go til onederland but it seems to hard for me to get there. We can do this though! My thighs are KILLING me today from doing sumo squats 2 days ago. They hurt…

I think I have much of the same issue. I have 2 kids to contend with and plenty of things to do. Having to pay for the gym (I'll be reimbursed in my check) should keep me motivated to go or I'm going to be out that $10 if I don't go 8 times a month. I need to work on arms and legs the most. I don't have a ton of money to…

I have the same problem. I'm having raisins today and a Chobani yogurt for an afternoon snack later. That puts me at 0 sugar left for dinner. I figure that I could have done way worse and had my sugar come from chocolate cake. I'm going to try not to go over with unhealthy sugars.

I got mine from Vistaprint. You can pay to upgrade the paper (I didn't though) if you'd like it to look more 'professional'. They have all kinds of products- magnets, photo save the dates, and then regular save the dates where you just input your info. I got a LivingSocial deal and paid $10 for $50 of product. I ended up…

Some people call it a spatula (but that's rubber and flexible) or a 'flipper'.

Many of you have said you feel bad for not having bigger numbers for the team or feel bad for gaining. There are so many reasons that this happens, don't get down on yourself. You're not letting anyone down. In the end, we all just want to look good for our wedding, be comfy with ourselves, and make friends along the way.…

Where is everyone?! I only have 2 weigh ins for our team this week and 1 of them is mine!

I did one for my first wedding and we did one for this wedding as well, though it's much smaller. We live together already and both have a house full of stuff from before when we were married. Put a wide variety of things on there at different price points. Put things that need replacing--sheets, towels, etc. We registered…

Glad to hear from you! You can definitely still participate. You just need to send your weight each week to me. We aren't always doing STAR but there is always a challenge for the week. That's at the top of the board. :) Your dress is amazing. And your arms are fine. If you really want to tone them up, that should be a…