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I wondered the exact same thing and actually asked a girl at work about it because she put on a lot of water weight when she was pregnant (she had some problems with the pregnancy) and she is now back to about 120 pounds and wears a bikini in the summer. She told me the smaller she got, the less you could see them and with…

I have noticed this too! When I was working out in the evenings, the scale barely moved. But now that I go to the gym in the mornings, I'm consistently losing .5 pounds a day. It's fantastic! And yes, I do eat more during the day because I'm more hungry, but I haven't had a problem gaining at all. I wonder if it's because…

Thanks so much for all the support!! This will be my last time quitting because I'm never starting again! I want to be smoke free and feel better. :)

SW as of October 29th: 196.2 Goal for November: 180 Self Challenge: Run 30 miles in November!

Yay! Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

When you use shampoo to wash your face instead of face wash in the shower. Trust me, it's not as easy to get sudsy shampoo off your face as it is to get facewash off.

Haha. Stacera, you're signature pictures crack me up!! Thanks for the advice guys. I'm super nervous and I'm sure she knows I can't keep pace with her, but I'm going to do my best! There is a big race here in June of next year called the Dam to Dam, as it says you run from one dam in Des Moines to another, and it's a 20k…

I found a cookbook a couple of months ago at Target that's the Hungry Girl 300 under 300 cookbook. It has breakfast through dinner, 300 meals for under 300 calories. My favorite thing from that cookbook so far is the lasagna cupcakes! I love them! They sound gross, but I made them for my boyfriend and he loved them and…

Yes, I do get this way too when I haven't eaten for a while. I have actually found that a can of tuna in water will help me out a great deal. If I can't get any food at the moment, even a juice with a few calories in it will help. Water doesn't usually do much. I think it's just your body telling you it needs fuel. My head…

You guys are fantastic! Thank you so much for this! You have all made my day :)

Thank you so much :)

Sounds amazing!

Congratulations! I just did that last week and I know it's only a couple of pounds difference but not seeing that big 2 on the scale is such a good feeling!

I love the feeling of a morning cardio workout!! It completely wakes me up for the morning and I feel so much better when getting ready for work!

Thanks everyone for the good advice. HollyMac20, what do you mix your protein powder with? I do try to keep healthy snacks around, but at my full time job we have a cook and she makes "down home" food so I can't really eat anything she makes and my part time job is at a country club so that's not really good for me either…

I don't know much about doing circuits. Is there anything you would suggest? I'm open to any type of exercise and love getting new opinions. Would I just do several different weight machines with a small amount of cardio in between? What type of cardio?

Thank you very much for your words of caution on lowering my immune system. I'm famous for taking on too much at a time and making myself sick, but I LOVE being busy. Since I posted this on Tuesday, I have been trying to work out twice a day, doing cardio every morning for an hour at the gym and then weights for about 40…

I did that leaving the post office one day!! I sprained both of my ankles and everyone rushed over to ask if I was ok. Mortifying!

I was wondering about this too so I dug around and here is what I found: By Susan Moores, R.D. MSNBC updated 10:30 a.m. CT, Fri., May. 18, 2007 Susan Moores, R.D. • Profile • E-mail Popular detox diets promise to flush poisons from your body, purge pounds of excess fat, clear your complexion and bolster your immune system.…

Thanks all so much for the advice. Everyone at work has told me that I will kill everything but I would really love to try it. I think it will try the peppers, I love them!

Has anyone here ventured into growing your own veggies? I was just thinking with how expensive food is getting, maybe I could grow my own. I am far from having a green thumb though and I'm worried I would just kill everything.

Wow, I thought ours was high but it's only $3.41 a gallon today! I guess we are getting a pretty good deal here in Iowa!

Congratulations!

Thanks so much for the advice. I think I actually got the strep from the gym! It appears to be pretty nice outside so maybe I will just go for a walk after work.

So last Tuesday I got strep throat. Then this past weekend I got the flu. I haven't been to the gym in a week today so I feel gross. I was just wondering if anyone knew if it is bad to go to the gym when you have been sick? I am feeling much better today, but I don't want to make anything worse.

This is what I found: INTRODUCTION Pyruvate is a dietary supplement targeting both sedentary and active individuals. The most popular claims for pyruvate center about its purported ability to: 1) "significantly" increase fat and weight loss; 2) improve exercise endurance capacity; 3) effectively reduce cholesterol, and; 4)…

I don't like the Smart Ones meals, but the desserts are amazing. I love those little things. Two in a package and one it totally enough for me. Lean Cuisines make the BEST paninis. I like Lean Pockets too but they just don't fill me up as much. Smart Ones are definitely cheaper, but I really prefer to pay like $.75 more…

My trainer suggested I begin taking Pyruvate. He said it is the healthy way to speed up metabolism. Is this true?

I have tried many diet pills. This last time I lost 30 pounds but got the shakes really bad. When I went off of it, I gained 27 pounds. Sad. It may work for the short term but I still can't get rid of the shakes that it gave me and I am sooo much happier doing this without diet pills. I was taking a Pyruvate that my…

Your score: 47 SCARY! 22 points or higher: You are at a high risk for being a disordered eater. This is a wake-up call and an opportunity to improve the quality of your life. You are likely harming yourself physically, by engaging in extreme behaviors such as meal skipping or laxative use, and emotionally: The intense and…