MemphisMarly

Way to go!!

I use the Implanon arm implants. It's similar to IUD in effectiveness rate, and it's also several years (Implanon lasts 3 years). You might want to ask your doc about that. I will say that it left a scar on the inside of my left upper arm. The scar turned white pretty quickly, but it was a little bigger than I expected.…

I met my now-fiance on plentyoffish.com :) Barb, don't do anything you're not comfortable with. If you feel funny giving your number out so soon, don't! If he thinks you're a *****, he's jumping to conclusions. You can just be up front and say you don't have experience with dating websites and don't feel comfortable giving…

Awesome! And you should go out dancing in your blue dress. Salsa maybe. PS - I'll never drink something orange while trying on white / cream gowns! Lol!

My finale weight was 139.2.. just under halfway to my goal of losin 18 pounds. Thanks for all the encouragement - this challenge motivated me to keep moving forward! I'm at 137.4 this morning. I'm glad Irene was picked. She deserved it - she was biggest loser all season! Jay had had enough chances already. PS - Olivia and…

Oh goodness, I guess I had the date wrong all along. *shakes fist at outdated Wikipedia info* Good to know there are still two weeks left. Leela - I think everyone has had a rough time recently, but it's nice to have a group to support each other as we're working to get healthier. Suzanne - I love your attitude! Ended up…

Last week: 138.2 (Too much Easter candy + I was out of town with my family) This week: 135.0 (Going out of town with them again... I'll try to be good and make it a time for fitness) Haven't caught the last two episodes yet (Sorry Leela! My sister has been visiting and staying at my house.). Isn't next week the big finale?…

A perfect FIT, Joani? ;)

:D

Sounds like they might both be leaving (except for guest appearances) to market other fitness things. 136.2 (-11.8 overall)

Idle rumor time!!!! Do you think that Bob and Jillian are planning to retire from the show to do their own things? Do you think that's why they added Brett and Cara (and why the contestants visited Bob's house last season, etc.)?

Thanks so much for the encouragement, Suzanne! You are doing amazing.. just a hair from the ten-pound mark! Woohoo! Your mom will be so excited to see how much healthier you've become. I had thought Courtney would win too! But she was very gracious, and she'll do well at home. (And she may have a career as a Dairy Queen…

I agree! Cool story, terrible safety advice.

No prob.. it's too bad; these things sound delicious, lol.

135.4 (-12.6 overall) Creepin along... need to get back into my gym routine

Well for one thing, you'll give your body time to rest and recover. I know you're doing cardio, but it still couldn't hurt to shake up your routine every once in a while. Might even notice a positive effect this week because of it.

135.8 (-12.2 overall) This is up .4 from last Monday, but down from last Tuesday, where I weighed in at 138. I'm glad I was able to get most of that back down this week! Next week, I will be down below last week's weigh-in number. ;) Have a healthy week, everyone! Peace!

Intense!!

Poached eggs are fancy eggs. Skip the hollandaise, and go for salsa or pico de gallo instead. Edited to add: Eat them with steamed veggies for a simple, fancy meal.

Thanks for the encouragement! How did your weigh-in go?

Courtney is da bomb!

Chocolate almond milk is pretty sweet.. Or original/vanilla almond milk with chocolate syrup if you really need a treat.

;)

Whatever, like you don't all have a bowl of entire packages of Extra Sugarfree Gum on your table at home.

Cute! Very creative.

Heya, I'm goin with yesterday's weight bc I'm retaining a lot of water today.. went over my calorie goal yesterday, but I stayed under my BMR, so I know I didn't gain an exta 2.4 in one day. ;) (And I figure this'll keep me en pointe for next week bc now I gotta lose my water weight and a little on top of that.) Starting…

@Sunshine could be the massage

I remember in Billy Blanks's tae-bo videos he would make you look straight ahead, then look up, hold, straight ahead, hold, down, hold. He also did this going from left to straight ahead to right, pausing on each step. Don't be too strenuous, but remember that you have muscles there that need work too. PS - I'm sure you…

Yay, welcome! Hey Leela, I read on Wikipedia that the season finale is May 10.

Sorry, apparently I can't do basic math this morning. That's a loss of 11.6, out of my goal of 18. This week, moving has given me a stellar workout for my shoulders / arms. Woohoo!