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I don't lose weight: I can almost starve myself (not that I want to!) and barely lose a couple pounds. I workout with varied intensity 6 days a week with a good variety of yoga, t'ai chi, pilates, circuit training, light/mild cardio, core work and strength training. I currently weigh the same per the scale and measure out…

I sweat Mother Nature is going through menopause.. It was hot yesterday, then cooled off, then it was nice this AM, suddenly the skies opened up & there was a barrage of rain, then it got really windy, then it almost warmed up before it got cold as hell... 4 season in 24 hours here...

I'm on the Night Train... Bottoms up!

"Get Chisel'd" is my personal fav. Others that are great are "Tight Buns, Killer Thighs", "Total Body Time Crunch", "Cardio Core Fusion" and "Ignite Calorie Burn". If you want a quick hitter that has plyo & is more cardio based, look at "Cardio Explosion", it's 4 12-min drills that my HRM clocked at over 700 calories for…

I just got this sudden urge to watch Loony Toons...

The camera adds 10 pounds of muscles...

FYI - use xantham gum with gluten free flours to hold together better. I have had Celiac's since birth & several other food allergies & VERY successfully bake & cook whatever I want & both my family & my husbands enjoy it. I eat gluten, soy, dairy, egg, animal protein free, and I avoid things that are processed in the same…

I borrowed him to get the monkey off the top shelf...

My bra's are too big...

Jealousy...

Get more bang for your buck & search Amazon. I workout at home in the AM & weekends when I can't get to the gym, I have several FIRM workouts that I've got from Amazon for $5 - $10 each (dated from 2009 to 2012): Also check out Amy Bento & Cathe Friedrich for strength training with minimal weights for excellent home…

I get out of work at 1600, on the gym floor by 1630, workout for 60-120 mins, home by 1900, dinner ready (FINALLY!!!!) around 2045, I take my sweet time to eat, usually have an extra snack after I finish eating (which is what I'm doing now), then I try to be in bed by 2230 latest as I wake up at 0400 to workout before…

It's easier than you think, and you don't need fancy recipes. Fresh produce is delicious on it's own, but don't be afraid to experiment on your own. Feel free to look at my diary, I've been on a strict Whole Foods Plant Based Lifestyle since November (I was mostly there for several months before aside from some chicken &…

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Went from 38 C (I think I should have gone one cup up but was in denial over my weight!). I went from around 215 to around 145-150. VS measured me at a 34 A... Told me a B with padding, but even with padding I still don't fill out the full B cup! :laugh: However!! I will state this: I work out with weights, and thanx to…

To protect the socks... must protect the socks! Especially from the dryer gnomes who try to hide the left sock. Always the left sock, why always the left. I don't get it. I just don't get it...

I'm lactose intollerant so it was difficult to find something that wasn't to heavy, sweet or nasty. I use Flax Milk - sweetened is only 50 cals per 8oz cup or unsweetened is 25 cals per 8oz cup. I put about 1-2oz in my coffee with a very little sugar in the raw (1/2 tsp) or a dash of stevia in the raw & it's good!

My Giant Sock Monkey keeps the monsters away at night when I'm by myself...

Every 5 days of consecutive logging will pop up a "XXX has logged in the X days in a row!".

Tomorrow marks 915 in a row, but I had logged on & off for the first 7 months I was on MFP before I decided I wanted to see how far I could really go :happy: I have 1 MFP who's already passed the 1000 mark!!

Tee Hee - Shhhh, I won't tell if you don't...

I'm typically a loner. Most people at the gym think I'm a snob since I don't talk to anyone. Once I'm on the floor, I focus on working out. I don't hear anything around me as my headphones block out most noise & what's left is blocked out by the blaring music from my iPhone directly into my ears. I have one friend who I…

My situation is similar, except backwards. I discovered that while cardio is great for building my lung strength & helped me stop using my inhaler (except for very rare occasions now), weight lifting is definitely my fit. If I do too much cardio I start to gain weight, but body responds to strength better. Ironically, my…

I have Celiac's Disease (gluten allergy), I'm also lactose & soy intollerant & do not enjoy red meat, chicken or fish (due to the junk pumped into them!!). So if there is food that is not processed (or that I can make from scratch) that I can eat, I enjoy it. I workout hard at least 5 days a week, and I'm doing this as a…

Just spent $450 at Whole Foods for me & my Husband this weekend. Granted, some of the stuff are things that will last a while (GF flour, nutritional yeast, etc.), but most is fruits & veggies that will last about 2 weeks. I look at it this way: I can either spend a little money on whatever is on sale or cheap & then have…

Slow drivers... period! If you ever see my black 'Stang in your review, you're already going too slow :wink: But the pee on the seat thing gets me, too. Especially when the public places provide seat covers! I use 3 of those at the gym & thats AFTER I've wiped the seat down (and the underside - I don't know what the hell…

Take a peek at my profile: several car accidents destroyed my body, I was told surgery was my only option but they gave me a 50/50 chance of coming out worse (or in a wheelchair). I refused meds & knives, picked health & exercise instead. Over a decade later, no one except my own family believes I was ever so overweight,…

I have several of The FIRM DVD's, some older from 2004 & some newer & inbetween. I LOVE them!! My favorite is "Get Chisel'd" with Rebecca Sturkie - she is my inspiration! Check Amazon, most of them are around $10 & with free shipping (order at least $25 for free shipping which means 3 new workouts DVD's :happy: ). I'd…

Truth? You can't handle the truth!

...He's just a trashcan full of poop...