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I think a lot of times people just aren't used to how you look now and get concerned without merit. I had a friend who lost about 40 pounds and was at a healthy weight. I never said anything to him but for awhile there I really did think he looked a little too thin and sickly but it was because I was used to seeing him so…

It's typical to go up in weight when you start a new exercise and it's taken several weeks for me to see any change in measurements. My scale still hasn't budged but I can now pull a pair of pants all the way up and zip them whereas before they got stuck mid thigh. Like I said though, this has taken weeks and to be honest,…

If you can do a squat cage then I vote for that too! My husband built me one out of wood (there are plans online) and I use it in the garage. That, a bench, barbell and weight. Dumbbells you can either get a set of them or use adjustable ones (they take up less space but you might be limited on how heavy you can go with…

I haven't tried it and honestly, I hadn't even heard of it before your post. It seems to me though that taking a pill, even if you don't "feel" the effects of the gluten, would just be masking symptoms and not actually taking away whatever damage gluten inflicts on your system. I carry an epipen for a shellfish allergy but…

This is one scenario that it actually helps to have food intolerances and allergies. So as to not be any trouble to the host I always just bring my own food. There are some people who want to go out of their way to provide something I can eat but if I don't know them or can be assured they won't kill me off I have to…

Arroz con pollo, leftover from dinner last night.

I like how I feel when I'm wearing it so I do wear it sort of often. However, I also like NOT wearing it so I will often go without. It just depends on my mood and frame of mind. I don't need to choose a side if we start a battle over it, I just do what I want. :) I do have rosacea so when I'm having a flare up I like to…

So just for the record, Beanitios chips are wonderful! The restaurant style sea salt white bean chips actually taste close enough to a tortilla chip that I went back and read the ingredients again just to make sure they didn't have corn in them! I tried a couple of their flavors and they were all good. I'm kind of glad I…

Well, I think the first thing is to quit the negative self talk. If you had a friend who was trying to come back from the same thing, you would never tell them they wouldn't be as good as they were before. It's so hard not to be down on yourself, especially when you're frustrated with where you're at compared to where…

I haven't been doing it long but I just worked with a trainer and we found my one rep max is 180.

I love the results but working out is hard! I sometimes remind myself that if I could get through 12 plus hours of labor, four times then I can certainly get through one hour at the gym! Whatever gets me there. :)

Yes but you started! And tomorrow you'll make it a minute or two longer and before you know it, you'll be busting out the whole video and wondering what to do next because it's gotten too easy. :)

This is the fourth weekend in a row that I've had to make a cake for someone. I have frosting in buckets all over my house. I'm really looking forward to being done with this one because I don't have any more on the horizon for awhile.

You really can't even taste it. Even my kids and picky husband will drink green smoothies with spinach in them. Today for lunch I had one with spinach, pineapple, strawberries, vanilla protein powder and almond milk. You couldn't even taste the spinach in there and if you add cocoa powder you get a tasty chocolate version…

I've done that and it sucks! I would have rather they strapped her to the board. When my oldest was two she fell and cut a gash just above her eye that needed stitches. They had me lay on the table with her laying on top of me, face up. I had to wrap my arms and legs around her while my husband and a nurse both held her…

My daughter is just a couple of years younger than you and I can tell you if she were in that situation I would tell her to lose some weight quickly by dumping him. I've been married to the same man for almost 22 years. I've been fat, thin and everywhere in between and he's never been anything but loving and supportive.…

I've had my vitamin for almost 7 years and we still use it at least once a day, usually more. I regularly make green smoothies but I also do nut butters, pancake and waffles using whole grains and pureeing pretty much anything you want to puree. You can also put some water in it with whatever you want to chop and do a…

My husband is 44 and has grey in his beard. I think he's sexier than ever and would hate it if he dyed it or shaved it off.

I just ate a cupcake for dinner and it was really good. It was "clean"! I didn't drop it on the floor or anything!

Well at least I know I'm not alone. :) I got them yesterday but haven't opened any yet. Hopefully now that I've calmed down I will just pace myself.

My husband's step dad. They were staying at our house one time and I was in the kitchen making breakfast for everyone. He came in silently and stood REALLY close behind me without saying anything. I sensed him coming in and tried to step away but he followed so I stepped back and turned while holding the spatula in front…

I am in LOVE with my foam roller! It hurts so good!

This is so true! I've been doing Stronglifts regularly since early January (sporadically did weights before that). I was afraid to go heavier than I was because I wasn't sure my form was good so my husband bought me a couple of PT sessions for Valentine's Day (at my request). Today I had the first one and found that not…

I held on one time because I didn't wear my HRM and had set the machine to a program that wanted my heart rate in a certain zone. I was new to this machine and didn't know this would happen so every stinking time I took my hands off the HR part of the machine it would yell at me. Lesson learned, don't use that program…

I don't know what my highest weight was but I'm guessing close to 250 and my clothes were all just stretchy so I have no clue what size I wore. When I was 220 pounds I was in a 18/20. Right now I am am 189 and wear an easy 12 or a slightly squeezy 10 mostly due to weight lifting. Last time I was this size I weighed 20…

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Dio with Yngwie Malmsteen I don't remember what year it was, sometime in the late 80's? I'm pretty sure I got high just standing in line though!

Using epsom salts requires a seat belt for your toilet. Imagine the space shuttle on lift off and you have a good idea of how it works.

When my husband had his wisdom teeth extracted (all four at once) I made him a lot of soup in the blender. He also ate plenty of yogurt, pudding, ice cream and sorbet. By about the fourth day he was so hungry for something "real" I pureed a quarter pounder with cheese and he ate it with a spoon. Then I pureed some fries…

Thank you!