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Don't be with someone if you're not proud to be with them Would you be ok knowing your boyfriend was embarassed of you?

I'm the opposite :) had to tell EVERYONE because if I try to kep it a secret then I'll fail because the only person to disappoint is me. If I tell my friends and family and I post to FB then I have all those supporters and all those people to disappoint if I fail. I REALLY don't want to disappoint anyone so it keeps me on…

I've had a LOT go on in the last almost 3 years, no surprise that I gained weight during all that, but honestly it was the last thing on my mind because the rest was more serious. In January I decided that I miss a lot of my old clothes that used to fit a year ago. I don't know what clicked, but when I got on the scale at…

smoked chicken, its delicious (I'm generally not a smoked meat fan) and you can order it without sauce (or leave it as is and pull the skin off, thus taking off most of the sauce without making it sound like you're ordering anything special) The thing about RC is they usually go heavy on sauces unless you order one of…

you definately don't want to just jump to that calorie level, and just like losing weight there is no magic number to maintain. Your doctor may or may not be well versed in nutrition, but s/he should be able to point you to someone who is. Maybe you can get a referral to a nutritionist for a game plan on your next steps.…

One pound is roughly 3500 calories. If you look at it that way, you're excluding/burning an extra 5000 calories a week! That's pretty amazing! A weight loss of 1-2lbs a week is easier to maintain than a loss of 3-5lbs a week. That is one reason that people should really aim to slow their weight loss at the end and use…

I usully take 1/2 a cup of quiona and saute it with butter or olive oil and garlic or dill for a minute or two then add 1.5cup of chicken broth and let it simmer together 20minutes. It comes out with a nice almost crunchy texture that way and a fantastic rich flavor. I like the chicken broth better than using water and its…

Noted :) I'll let the team know so we can get this all started monday :) By the way - how many weeks are we running the challenge? And is the deciding factor on winners the % lost or the # of pounds lost?

sweet! I'm a leader!!! GO ORANGE!

have room for me? :)

have you changed your activity level on the system? That shoud give you a more accurate count for your situation

you know....your butt looked ok before, but it looks fantastic now!! GO BOOTY!!!

well I weigh about every 3 days even though I keep screaming at myself to stop and just stick to Saturdays. That being said, when I know I'll be weighing in the next day, I'll weigh the night before because I'm a giant dork and I like to see the difference. However, when I weigh its so weird. I have a hard time with…

I've never had that reaction to trazadone. Are you using it as a sleep aid or for the antidepressant? For sleep you could look at valarium root or melatonin. Its something to discuss with your doc for sure I take tons of meds are they are all weight positive (shown to increase weight) but that just means I have to work…

as for the gym, don't go if you don't want to. Take a walk around your neighborhood, get an exercise video, play basketball with friends. Reward yourself with that icecream you're craving (or an alternative - either way in the right portion) or even better - sugar free snow cone, its almost snow cone season!

I think you need some alternatives. Maybe instead of icecream you can get some skinny cow icecream, coconut milk icecream, soy dream,ect. Instead of cakes how about a lower calorie snack cake or just a 1/2 portion of cake. Learn the RIGHT size piece of cake, get 1/2 and take little bites. You can have those good things in…

best of luck gals! If you are nursing mothers, please keep your intake at LEAST 1800, you will use about 500 calories a day nursing one baby so if your calorie level is too low you may not make sufficient amounts of milk (your body will always put your needs above making milkies!). I hope you both have tons of success!

I started (51 days ago!) at 405 and I'm 23lbs down now (382) and on 2000 calories a day. I would stick to what I'm assigned with the MFP goals buuuuut, whe I actually track my food I find it very hard to eat the 2400 calories a day they suggested. I have a hard time with 2000 a lot of days but I try to get as close as I…

oh also, some antidepressants can take 6 full weeks to build up enough to work, this is something your doctor should have discussed with you. Also, the drug manufacturer must disclose all side effects that occured in 0.01% of people in the test studies. That's why you hear some really off putting things in the possible…

the weight gain side effect is generally from one of two things 1) increased appetite 2) decreased metabolism. If you find yourself more hungry then you should break your meals down into an all day snacking instead or get low calorie bulky foods to fill in your diet If you find that you're sticking to your diet strictly…