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I have been there since I was 13 years old. I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism the summer after my 13 birthday. It was so severe that I had to be given radioactive iodine to kill my thyroid gland. I have been Hypothyroid and on Synthroid ever since. I have had many health problems through the years and it has been very…

You probably carry your weight very well. I know for myself that when I am around 190 I start looking pretty good. I know that is still 41 pounds over my goal weight but I CANNOT wait to get to that 190 because I look at pictures of myself at that weight and think "I actually look good". I am still striving for 149 but…

I SWEAT LESS!!!! Thank the good LORD! I am a photographer and while doing my photo sessions of children I am up and down and moving all over the place. I used to sweat like a PIG. I still sweat but it's way less and I have only lost 32 pounds so I can't imagine all the changes I will feel when I lose 116!

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ME TOO! I thought to myself "this site is really getting personal"! HA HA

Starbucks bottled Mocha Frappuccino coffee drinks! SO HAPPY they come in "Lite" now!!!!

I purchased one from Walmart and I am only using it until I can afford something better. I just don't know how accurate it is. At Busch Gardens for 4 hours of walking it only said I burned a little over 300 calories. Then the next day for about an hour and a half of walking it said I burned almost 250 calories. I can't…

Rocky IV Soundtrack! "Burning Heart" "No Easy Way Out" "Hearts On Fire" KISS "Lick It Up" "Heavens On Fire" Def Leppard EVERYTHING!!!!

AMAZING!!!!! You look AMAZING!!!! I am a photographer and want to offer free Boudior sessions to anyone on this site that reaches their fitness goals and doesn't live too far away so they can come to my studio. It's the PERFECT way to make you look as beautiful as you feel!!! Congratulations!!!!

My revised plan. I am totally listening to Sharon because, well, look at her! She looks amazing and obviously knows exactly what she is talking about! :) March - Curves + Walking On Treadmill April - Curves + Walking/Running On Treadmill May - Seung-ni Fit Club + Walking/Running On Treadmill June - Seung-ni Fit Club +…

First of all, I am SO SORRY you had to go through all of that. Secondly, you are right, you are GORGEOUS!!! I was molested when I was 10 by my best friend's dad. It was by far the most horrifying experience of my life. I thought that I was very well adjusted afterward but now years later I am wondering if that was ever…

Sharon, you are the best with so many helpful tips! Thanks so much for pointing out that the programs I chose are 3 months long. I will either re-do my schedule or find other Beach Body programs to do. I can't wait to start. I will DEFINITELY incorporate walking into my schedule as well. I hope one day to start running so…

I wanted to kind of outline my exercise plan for everyone (especially Sharon) and see what everyone thinks. I am coming off a completely sedentary lifestyle. Yes I have kids (8 & 3) and I do obviously take care of them but if they are playing outside and running around, I sit and watch. I am a photographer so the actual…

Isn't that what Curves does? I will have to look into joining there. Thanks for sharing!

You ROCK! I just loved your post and I feel the exact same way about MFP. I really feel like I can do it now with the help of my MFP family. I am so very happy I found this site!!!!

Are you talking about with the Balance Board? If so I use mine wearing shoes all the time and it doesn't seem to be hurting the board at all. :)

I am going to start it on March 1st and run my first 5K on May 21st. It's my birthday and I am SO excited! If I can run 3 miles after not even being able to walk 1 mile, I will have really succeeded!!! If anyone else is going to start it on March 1st let me know.

The less I eat the less it tells me I will weigh in 5 weeks which to me is odd because everyone says how important it is to get all your calories in and if you don't your body will go into starvation mode. But if I eat all my calories the weight it gives me that I will be in 5 weeks is WAY higher then the one they give me…

Good for you! I totally agree! I was at Applebees the othe day eating my 390 calorie meal and as the french fries, quesadillas, and huge burgers were passing by our table, I actually thought to myself "gross". I think after making better choices for over a month now my body is starting to get used the new habit! I never…

David Beckham, seriously I can't even believe how hot he is!

First of all Sharon, THANK YOU, for doing this for all of us! I so appreciate the help and really feel like with MFP I am going to be completely successful this time!!!! MELINDA, I have NEVER met anyone in my entire life that has had to have Radioactive Iodine to kill their thyroid. I had it done when I was 13. Before it…

I am SO with you! Two weeks ago I was flying high, feeling like I could ABSOLUTELY reach my goal of losing 116 pounds and there was nothing in this world that would stop me. Today and this past week I feel like my goal is like climbing Mt. Everest! I see that you have lost 50 pounds. FIFTY POUNDS!!!! OMG, girl, GOOD FOR…

I am DYING laughing right now!!!! He does have some handy dandy tools in his toolbox! LOL

The most important thing you can do is start again. One meal at a time. Just starting again now before weeks turn into months and months turn into years is the MOST important thing you can do for yourself RIGHT NOW. I know because I have let weeks and months turn into years and I have paid a painful price for that. YOU CAN…

I have heard it takes 4-6 weeks to create new habits but I am still waiting. Ha Ha I started on January 7th and have not eaten one single fattening meal or treat since then. I have not gone over my calorie goal at all and I am starting to get pissed. LOL Now my PMS has started so that could be it too but I think depriving…

I think it is totally fine to ask them if you can go to the store to buy your own groceries. My family and I are going to Florida for a week to stay with my parents in a condo they are renting for two months. As soon as we get there I am going to borrow one of their cars and hit the super market. I don't mind one bit…

This sounds like a GREAT idea. I am thinking for those of us who are WAY out of shape and just coming out of a sedentary lifestyle could maybe tailor it a bit? I think for me if I started at 1 and did 2 minutes at each stage until I got up to 5 and then went back down, that would be a really good work out for me. I would…

I do it all the time. Sometimes I plan the night before and enter everything and sometimes I do in the morning.

Remember Carrie from "Sex In The City" called it coloring? So if you see coloring in my exercise log...:blushing:

I have cut WAY down on the diet soda. It used to be all I drank but now I drink mostly water with a few diet sodas a week. I feel SO much better!