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Hi all! Please feel free to add me :)

:laugh::laugh: :laugh: :drinker: a ridiculous post deserves a ridiculous comment like this one!!

Hi Tom, First of all - many kudos to you for having the courage to post your story and admit that you need help, and are needing to change. This is not a matter of wanting to look better and feel better, this is a matter of life and death. You HAVE to do this. And with the right support and keeping with the courage and…

Try measuring yourself once every couple of weeks. If you are strength training, you will be building muscle which weighs more than fat. Although if you are 30-40lbs over your ideal weight, you should be still losing weight even if you are building muscle... Speaking of strength training, are you doing that, or are you…

Nutrition is 80% of weight loss. It's simple - you must expend more calories than you consume. So yes - calorie deficit is correct. However, you do need to add exercise as an overall weight loss/trimming goal. The more muscle you have, the more fat/calories you burn. So keep doing those crunches! Also, the person who…

I am 34, and I am lucky so far to have not had any significant health problems. I know a fair amount about fitness and nutrition; I am by no means a professional but have learned a lot through trial and error. I recently had my appendix out and before that a badly sprained ankle, and I had to adjust my eating habits a bit…

Kamloops, British Columbia... 3 hours north east of Vancouver. I'm not on here enough to notice when things die down lol.

I am a 36D (DD in some styles of bra), and I'm sorry to say, you're gonna have to spend the money to get good bra. These are your girls - take care of them! :) I recently bought the 'Tata Tamer' sports bra from Lulu Lemon and I love it - not only does it control jiggle and bounce, it's comfortable and very flattering. It…

CANADA!!! BC's beautiful southern interior to be exact. :) And I'm 34 and still rockin! ;)

Muscle muscle MUSCLE! :) as a few people posted above, muscle weighs more than fat so as you burn off fat, you are also building muscle, especially if you are weight training. Do NOT rely on just a scale - they are good if you are working on just fat loss and not muscle building, but OMG you lost 12 inches - THAT plus the…

It's really hot here too right now... what I would love is to go for a run and then jump into a lake right after lol... unfortunately I don't think I have time for that. You're right - I think circuit training is the best option. Weights and cardio rolled into one quick workout. Very effective. Thanks! :)

Lone_Wolf70 - UFC FIGHTA!!!!!! :D

I agree. I tried P90X a few times and while I liked the intensity, it was too hard to stick to and I felt like I never got the full benefits of the workout. I've done TurboJam and I love it, it's a good cardio workout, but a fun one - not just running on a treadmill. I am also in my 30's, and I think what you are doing as…

sweat and pheromones. :laugh: Right now I love Fresh Sugar Lychee from Sephora, it's really... well, fresh. Usually I like more spicy smells like Angel.

I'd like to do more to them than just speak..... :angry:

you have Shrek's cute brown eyes.... other than that, I don't see it. If they are saying you are a hideous green ogre, clearly you are NOT and you have *kitten* in your family. And that's the brutal truth! :)

What if you count by the number of reps/sets you do rather than time spent? How would you calculate that? Today I did 3 sets of 15 kettlebell squats/swings (squat and then swing it above your head) with about a 20 second rest in between. It was a great workout. I'm 5'8 and 146 lbs.

Wwwwwwwhy thank ya. But... kid? I'm actually an old lady! lol. But if I'm not gonna get 'young lady', I'll take kid. :wink:

Nope! I'll crush you with my giant vagina AND giant boobs. :tongue: I nominate my massive vag. I've also never been told that my D boobies are itty bitty. They are motorboaterrific.

I hate yoga. Probably cause I suck at it lol. I'd rather do a killer boot camp. I think I'm the only girl out there who does not do yoga.

:cry: Just kidding :tongue: Here's the thing people... I see both sides. I wasn't on the above list, and I really couldn't care less and do not think any less of the poster. Hotness is a matter of opinion and if you're feeling demoralized, maybe that's your own issue that lies within. People aren't on here naming names of…

Aww.... :blushing:

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I think it would really depend on what your version of 'hot' is... a stick or a woman with real curves? blonde or brunette? Everyone has different tastes. From what I've seen - and clearly I'm female (and TOTALLY straight lol) - there are a ton of hot women on here who have worked very hard to get healthy. They have more…

Good call on the mayo substitution - I don't like mayo but I love tuna sandwiches! I usually use mustard but its just not the same. So thanks for that! And thanks to the original poster - I recently bought greek yogurt too to try something different, but I'm not a big fan of it either. Thanks for the ideas everyone!

I love them! Iyou need quite a bit of kale to make chips. When I made them I put way too much salt on them, but I loved the crunch and flavor of them. They are super easy, just toss with a bit of olive oil and salt (or another seasoning you like) and bake. Don't bake too long or too high of a temp, or they will burn and/or…

Do not work them out everyday! Wait at least 48 hours in between ab workouts. Your abs actually do the firming up during rest, not during exercise, so you need to rest them. I find when I do ab workouts, I get DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) 2 days after I work them out. Also, a good all-around ab exercise is the…

I agree with you there - I Know Jillian has this 'tough love' approach, but honestly sometimes she just comes across as a *****. She's really rough and even though I feel I'm a tough girl I probably would have quit just cause of that. I agree its for the drama/ratings, and I think it's okay to push someone out of their…

This looks fantastic - thanks for sharing!! Pasta has gotten such a bad rap because of it's carbs, but whole wheat pasta is healthy and just is good if not better! :)

Awesome to hear!! Congratulations on your huge accomplishments!! You are an inspiration to us all! :) I have actually tried various websites and iPhone apps, and I gotta say this is by far the best fitness and nutrition site/app out there. I still can't believe it's free! And SO much support on here, it's awesome!! KEEP UP…