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Of COURSE I do!! AND I JUDGE!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE 85% of those people with the carts full of junk food, are buying them with GOVT SUBSIDIZED FOOD ASSISTANCE!! Does anyone else catch THAT pattern?? I mean, I have needed assistance before (heck, sure would be nice right now)... But there is a huge difference between…

When I finally let go of the mountain dew, I dropped 20 pounds quick fast!!

I HATE DOCTORS~!!!!!! As far as I have come, I also called and "requested" labwork across the board, went for my annual exam and physical, and the only labwork that was done was a pregnancy test... Then the doctor had the nerve to ask me what I was doing and how I lost all the weight, with one eyebrow raised she scoffed at…

I try not to do it regularly, but I just finished a one week cycle to cut a few extra for my sister's wedding... I used Cellucor D4 Thermal Shock. I really liked it! But the guys at GNC know me well and know that I usually do my own research, and they hooked me up with some samples. They really know their stuff most of the…

Oh sweetheart!!..... YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!! And rule NUMBER ONE: YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY WITH SOMEONE ELSE UNTIL YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF!!! And yes, it can be a horrible mental and physical struggle, but just work on you, the rest WILL fall into place, and if you focus on the improtant things in life instead of some…

My boyfriend is my #1 supporter, and while he usually has a bigger portion or whatever... he eats what I eat, and hesaid he could see himself going to the gym with me every once in a while... but he has no intentions on getting 'buff' he's a farmer, and we do everything on the farm the 'old fashioned' way (arrg... by hand)…

Definately NOT ALONE... in fact I'm pretty sure like 75% of the whole mfp membership is in that boat right along with you! But I truly found balance and my 'power band of fat loss' when it stopped being a DIET and started just being what I do everyday... Even my boyfriend has surrendered to fighting the life, he sees that…

Bravo!! I know when I lost the first 50 over a 6 month period, I never thought of the difference in how I looked, but I had a 6 month follow up at the pain specialist, and when the nurse walked in she said, "Are you Tracie?" I said "yes ma'am", then she turns around leaves the room grabs a chart and comes back in. After…

I wear a hrm, and depending on the intensity I put in I range from 500 (me not trying very hard, just going thru the motions) to 900 max (I really. Turned it up a notch it was a big class and one of the instructor trainers, so I wanted to impress him... it worked ;))

Well, I LOVE LOVE LOVE ZUMBA!! And if you don't feel like it's much of a workout squat lower into those side to side steps, reach higher, tighten your core as much as possible and really focus in on those muscles, I can get super sweaty and worked if I push myself hard... but I mostly go to classes and I'm always ok with…

Im tryin to get it!! Awesome work btw on how far you've already come, overall im about there too... Just a little ways left to go and I've hit a major plateau/ mind block... Happy posting friend :)

Only works with the nike+ compatible shoes, you can tell if it's compatible by looking at the sole of the shoes, if they have a little red oval on the bottom with a nike swoosh and+ it will work, if not, no....

Well, if you plan on doing this seriously and for the long term, you'll need to spend at least $60 realistically to get something that is BENEFICIAL to your process. I sell athletic shoes for a living, and the truth is there is no 'cheap, good shoe' in life we already know these two describing words don't belong in the…

My whole idea here is, it doesn't matter if it's as effective for you, because that IS YOUR BODY'S 100% right!?? As long as you're moving and you can feel it in your body... you're doin the right thing for you! I think you'll be amazed at how quickly you will be able to slowly sttart increasing the durations and…

Rotfl... ahhhhh!! I usually buy mens sized pants anyway because they fit my shape better sometimes... but recently my boyfriend has beeen grabbing a lot ofmy clothes thinking they're his and visa versa... so funny!!

Without knowing the specifics I can only suggest possbly upping your fiber and protein a little, try to keep your NET calories around 1200 which means you'll probably need to add another meal or snack to your schedule, I think you're asking your body to do a lot of work but you're not giving it enough fuel to handle the…

That can be tough... I dont know your exact situation and if you have always been "trying to lose" or not... but for me, if I noticed that someone's been fluxuating a lot, I wait for that person to bring it up. They may think you don't want to talk about it... I go through phases where I want people to notice, and then…

@arc918- NEVER START A WAR WITH THE HIPPIES!!!!! =) (there's is no winning)

agreed that this technique IS NOT for everyone!!!!!!!! if you like it, awesome... but so many people dont get ALL the information and just go balls to the wall and do more damage... We may have walked around in the stone ages without proper footwear, but we also were expected to work hard laborous jobs and die before the…

my birthday is this weekend too, but I'm ok with maybe a little cake!! It's MY birthday after all, and this whole experience has taught me that you don't have to say no to all the things you enjoy, but that you just can't say yes all the time!! :) Happy birthday!!

Congrats!! That is always an awesom feeling!!

One of my old employess approached me about wanting to lean out that "final 10 pounds" and I told her just like I'll tell you... Do you want to fight the rest of your life to continually keep that 10 pounds off, or do you want to enjoy life and just enjoy being "healthy"... There is a huge difference!! Re-evaluate your…

Woo hoo lady!! Awesome work!! You started almost exactly at the same spot as I did... I refused to go buy bigger than a 20... 15 mmonths later I've lost about 80 pounds and am now in a size 8/10... so cool to see all the different phases everybody is in! Reminds me why I'm here, where I came from, and to love on anyone…

Kelloggs fiber plus antioxidants snack bars (choc chip or pb choc) with my fav pink lady apples... makes for a satisfying small meal or great temptation buster when my employees bring their fast food in my break area and I have to smell it... most days, I tell them how gross their food is, but somedays... it just doesn't…

I love this!! I'm to a point now that when peopl ask how I've gotten to this point, I just tell them by consistently making the same healthy choices on a consistent basis. Oh, and that to truly be siccessful at this there are just certain aspects of your lie that HAVE to make changes, some of them permanent ( I'm not…

P.S. I have fibromyalgia, deformed discs in my back and my heart can't pump enough oxygen to feed my muscles and it causes severe muscle spasms... So, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND the pain side of this whole thing!!! :)

Well luckily... you cant spot burn fat, it comes off as it comes off and you just gotta keep at it, I started above where you're at and I'm happy to say I still have a little juggle, but at this weight it doesn't seem to bother me or my boyfriend, so I'm just gonna keep doing a well rounded workout routine to build muscle…

Yay!!! I love that too!!!!

Meals at wedding are often overrated anyway, half your guests will say it was amazing, not eat it, and just eat the cake anyway!! And I think that those closest to you that you'd want at your wedding will more than understand your circumstancesand just be happy that they were invited to see you starting this new phase of…

Had that problem when I first started but had pretty skin after I detoxed... Then they started worse on my forehead, figured out it was from my hairspray (not girlie, I plastered it back so it doesn't get in my face while sweating), now I use headbands. I blot my face while sweating profusely, then shower when I get home.…