MemphisMarly

Custom-fitted pinup swimsuit (from Etsy)

Wow! Y'all rock! Thanks for all the suggestions so quickly. I'll try to lose some of this water weight, and I appreciate all your suggestions for how to make my fingers smaller and/or make my ring bigger. How neat! I had no idea they could stretch the rings. It is gold, not a hard metal, so that may work.

Goal: 138.0 Saturday, March 31st: 145.0 Friday, April 6th: 141.8 Friday, April 13th: 141.1 Friday, April 20th: Friday, April 27th: TOTAL LOSS: 3.6 / 7

Hang in there! You are off to a good start.

My sweetie used to drink a lot of cokes but rarely does now. He says what he would recommend is dropping down (not quitting cold turkey), like from Pepsis to sweet tea to Gatorade or Kool Aid. Do what works for you.. you know your body better than we do!

June 9 in Memphis! We're having an old-school rock-and-roll / rockabilly / folk-themed wedding reception. I tried on the dress today, and it's snug, so I have room to lose a few pounds. I'm only getting it altered to have it hemmed and to have off-the-shoulder sleeves added. I weighed in at 141.2 this morning, hope to be…

That is not comparable. Cats and dogs are taboo, whereas eating animal products is the norm. I am a bit skeptical about your second example too. In all fairness, I've heard the argument that eliminating a food group is disordered eating. However, it's of course possible to have a healthy relationship with food while eating…

Goal: 138.0 Saturday, March 31st: 145.0 Friday, April 6th: 141.8 Friday, April 13th: Friday, April 20th: Friday, April 27th: Woohoo!! 3.2 out of 7 pounds in week 1!

Please feel free to friend me too. I've been vegetarian for almost a year, and I started eating vegan a week and a half ago. :)

http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?22175-Has-anyone-got-acne-since-turning-vegan

I'm in the same boat! I'm also 26 and started eating vegan a week and a half ago. Even though I was vegetarian before, my acne intensified last week. It also made my rosacea worse. My skin was bright red, and my neck / under my chin, which had been mildly broken out, suddenly broke out in large painful zits. Luckily, it's…

My friend is mostly vegetarian, and she's about to marry the vegan man of her dreams. :)

Another exercise that is good for the same reason is working out with a weighted hula hoop. Mine is 4 pounds and ripple-shaped as opposed to just smooth. (You can find several different varieties on Amazon.) By the way, I wasn't good at hula hooping as a kid, but I find the weighted hula hoop to be easy to keep up, so…

I'm proud of you! I've stayed with a dear friend during the same struggles toward recovery for nearly a decade. I'm really happy for you that you have found your happiness again and that you are sharing your story. My friend is doing much better these days, but she has had relapses during periods of great stress. She says…

Gary, I don't know you, but I am proud of you! You are making it happen.

Good advice. Log the calories -- you need to know how much fruit you're eating, even if it does make you go over your calories. On the positive side, you'll see how much nutrition you're getting from all the vitamins in those fruits and veggies.

Got my wedding dress in the mail, and to my horror, it's too tight! I have gained four pounds since we bought it in December, and the store version fit precisely then (with the sales associate there to pull everything tight...). I was able to get the corset part of the dress to close, but not the dress back -- at least I…

Got my wedding dress in the mail, and to my horror, it's too tight! I have gained four pounds since we bought it in December, and the store version fit precisely then (with the sales associate there to pull everything tight...). I was able to get the corset part of the dress to close, but not the dress back -- at least I…

Woohoo!!

I looked at the past 2 days, pretty balanced mix it seemed. Keep it up!

I know how you feel! Fun, isn't it?

Ganbatte - do your best.

I just thought I'd point out that "pissed" means hammered / sloshed in British slang, and that gives the post a whole new flavor.

Kidney?

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I ate pretty similar, but when I don't watch my calories or at least be mindful of what I'm eating, I sometimes go out of control on portion sizes. I've had 1/2 a box of cereal for a meal before. I feel so much better being mindful of my eating. Also I don't really like Frosted Flakes anymore. I actually prefer Corn Flakes…

Even sexier than that first bit of weight loss is the improved confidence and ambition. ;)

I mean you would have to pull the meat off, but it should separate easily.

The tostada thing sounds really good, and I love quinoa... but boneless ribs? Cook it right, and the meat should just fall off the bone after cooking it anyway.