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I did!! And I was thinking to myself the whole time that most people are at home in the air conditioning taking a Sunday afternoon nap! Boring.

In order to get the maximum benefit from any workout, I HAVE to do it on my own. You are very sweet to be so concerned about her, but some people just don't respond to being pushed the way that others do. Before I was serious about becoming fit, I resented it when my husband tried to push me to my limits during a workout…

I am sending you a friend request. Our journeys are almost exactly the same! I weighed 222 in January and now weigh 168 (loss of 54 pounds) and I am trying to hit 142 by my birthday on Nov.3. I recently started to feel a little less motivated and was worried that I was on a slippery slope. BUT, I decided that I had not…

Ratatouille is probably my favorite "diet" food. I absolutely love it and make it regularly for my family. I use chicken breast in addition to the sausage. Delicious!

I am a size 12 at 5'3" and 168 pounds. All of the women in my family genetically carry a fairly large amount of lean body mass. (121 pounds of it at the moment)

Delicious! I buy the big one at our Sam's wholesale club. It's about $10 for a huge tub of them.

I'm in! I love your mini-challenges.

Its a great feeling, isn't it? Keep up the good work!!

Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. Seriously gets my groove goin'!!

I just had the Key West chicken and shrimp the other day. It was delicious and I think it was about 500 calories. Also, the Tilapia with Mango Salsa is a good choice. On both, I asked for no rice and had double the vegetables. I just looked them up in the database before I ordered.

Good for you!! What an accomplishment.

Who says 40 is over the hill?? You look great!

Although I didn't explode my calorie goals, I relaxed my usual rules for myself for the past few days and had sweet treats everyday for three days in a row! I enjoyed it at the time, but I have to admit I feel a little sluggish and gross today. I'm already throwing down the water trying to flush it all out. Ugh!

hungrygirl.com has a ton of great recipes!

Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/4 of oats run through the food processor until they resemble flour and your texture problem is solved. I'm a peanut butter and banana fanatic, so spread them with a tablespoon of peanut butter or almond butter and I am in heaven. : )

So very true!! I need to completely throw out the scale. This morning I was feeling a little disappointed at not seeing a loss on the scale, so I got out the tape measure and found that I lost another full inch from my thighs and 3/4" from my waistline. Who cares what the scale says????

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I love nut butters, so I eat a Quaker chocolate crunch rice cake spread with 1 tbs. cashew or almond butter almost every day. My sweet indulgence. 155 calories!

The word that comes to mind is tenacious: strength under pressure. You are amazing and your husband would be soooo proud!

Great idea! I'm on it!! Going to head to the high school football field and run the bleachers.

I am going to begin training using the Galloway method on July 1. I am returning from a tibial stress fracture, so I am hoping for the best. I got his book "Half Marathon - You can do it!" and I am so fired up about getting it going!

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That isn't itty-bitty! That's huge! Good job.

BBQ pork pizza! Pita or whole grain tortilla topped with a little bbq sauce, pulled pork, low fat cheese, jalepenos, and red onion. MMMMM!

Abso-freaking-lutely!! I have a routine I do when I don't have much time that is extremely effective. I just do rotations of 25 jumping jacks, 5 pushups, 25 bicycle crunches and 5 burpees until I run out of time. Great workout and no equipment needed!

I think you would be shocked to see your sugar intake. So, I would suggest changing your diary settings to track that as well. I also notice in your diary that there are zero veggies and fruit. Definitely need those!

Being fit and active is sooooo much more fun!! On that note, I think I will go for a bike ride through the countryside.

I've got a really weird one. This past week I have had an itch in the middle of my back driving me insane! Well, I realized yesterday that because I have lost so much "back fat" now, I have space between my bras and the middle of my back and the tag on my bra is tickling my back!! Promptly cut the tag and problem is…

The difference in your face is unbelievable! Great job!!!

That day in the c25k program was seriously one of the proudest moments of my life!! I completely shocked myself by running not only 20, but 24 minutes!! Great job. And maybe we ARE runners afterall?? : )