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New here. Following this post. I'm trying to make one change at a time. I'm starting with cutting way back on sweets. I never had much of a sweet tooth until I was pregnant.

9/10 after leg day, the way I walk makes people give my Darling congratulatory looks. This made me laugh. Too funny. I could not ever make fun of my parents. My friends and I challenged my dad to a foot race when we were junior high age or so. He beat us without any problems. I have always been slow, but my dad made even…

Know we know huh? We had so much trouble with opposite parts of the workout, so we were teasing each other.

Hello, I am Diane, and I love food. I am a social eater. I get together with friends to eat. We have potlucks at work for every little occasion. I eat what my kids have left over. I tell my mother that she should never have made me clean my plate ;) I like to be active but don't exercise a lot. I hate to run, but it's not…

I have not suffered a miscarriage, but dealt with infertility for a long time. I just wanted to say I am sorry for your loss. I hope someone can answer your question for you.

My eyes. I also have always had the lower legs of a skinny person despite the rest of me being large. I have great arm strength.

I think someone like Liv Tyler is doable for me. I think she is beautiful in so many ways.

Now I feel like an idiot. I thought it served more of a purpose. I am going to love it when it say that in 5 weeks you could weigh less that 200.

Lingerie is hard to find in my size. Bras are boring. I love baseball. Those cute baseball T's are hard to pull of with a gut and big arms like I have. That's a great motivator.

I am not the most graceful dancer. I am not at all shy about heading out to bust move. I have a friend who won't go to clubs because she can't dance. I told her she was already married and not to worry about it :)

I should be starting in a few days. I ordered it today on amazon prime.

I dislike seeing it to. I have to take this one day at a time. I don't want to think about 5 weeks from now. It can be depressing some days.

I agree that my faith is a part of why I am changing. Not only does it make me believe that I can do it, but I am striving to be closer to the way God intended me to be. He gave me a wonderful body that I have destroyed with some bad decisions.

I am 29, for another week anyway. Good job.

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Lots of things, but the thing that made me finally start exercising was a trip I am planning. It will be the first vacation my husband and I will be taking since out honeymoon 7 years ago. There are weight limits for two of the more adventurous things I want to do.

Sarah, I would love to be able to cook better. My husband would like that too. Anybody else??

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Haha. At least I am not the only one. The only time I was smaller than my husband was when we first started dating. He was one of those super small guys that got tall and filled out after high school was over. Unfortunately, I just filled out in all the wrong ways after high school.

I think there are things that are taboo to talk about too. How many men would have to carry my coffin at my funeral? I want to be cremated, but it's still weird to think about those things. Lots of these nightmares ring true for me too.

I love those of you who are not afraid to be yourself. I am one of those people that is really shy at first, but outgoing with my friends.

Thanks guys! It reminds me of that commercial where the guys pants fall off and the girl barely loses any weight at all.

Sorry you are feeling discouraged. Maybe for these few weeks you should avoid focusing on the scale and be proud of your sore muscles that you earned. Maybe it is muscle. Maybe your clothes will fit better. If not, at least you haven't given up and are still pushing yourself. That's something to be proud of.

Thanks Ben. We have never tried even one fad diet. We both agree that being healthy long term is much more important than dieting and keeping weight off short term. When his parents asked him why he was eating healthier, he got them interested in MFP. He is really hoping he can get his Dad involved. Sadly, I would be the…

Thank you. It helps that he understands just how big of a deal this is. Congrats and keep up the good work!

Awesome everybody! I also really like my quick whit. People rarely get the better of me... just ask my husband.

I consider 5'9" tall. I have wavy hair. I wish it would either be curly or straight, but the grass is always greener. I also wish I was more creative.

Ideally I need to lose at least that much. Feel free to add me.

Congrats. That's quite an accomplishment! You look great.

She is lucky to have you as a friend. Some times people need a little tough love. It's great that she has you to talk to. Good luck to both of you.