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Hey there - I'm so, so sorry that you have to go through this. It is so unfair. You seem to be handling it really well, actually. I think it would be okay to give yourself permission to be human while you work through these painful feelings. Perhaps just gradually getting back on track would be a good idea - focusing more…

2 Avocados, mashed up with forks (don't throw away the pits) 1 Roma Tomato, diced 2-3 TB Purple Onion, diced 1 TB Jalapeno, diced (don't seed it first if you want it hot) 1 TB Lemon Juice (squeezed from fresh lemon) 1 TB Lime Juice (squeezed from fresh lime) Salt (to taste) Pepper (teensy bit to taste) Garlic (to taste)…

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I know why I do it! It's because of this rosy picture in my head of me munching on pizza and ice cream, curled up next to my husband on the couch and watching tv reruns from Netflix! I absolutely love doing that. It's kind of like a rebellion against being forced to cope with work, cardio, light eating, stress, etc. It's…

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I quit eating all processed food too - and I was shocked. I've struggled with weight loss in the past because I felt like I didn't just get hungry like my skinny friends - I felt like I was dying! Hunger pangs so bad that I felt like crying and once a craving hit, it's all I could think about for literally days until I…

And I don't ever eat my exercise calories back unless I feel like it. ;) It works for me, I know I'll probably catch a lot of flack for saying that, but it works for me.

I agree with this: "I don't understand how 1200 can be the minumum for a 5'8 person who weighs 135, and a person like me who is 4'11 and 116. I makes sense that I would need less right? I get what you mean about being smaller and not needing as many calories. I'm not sure where that specific number came from , but I would…

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Fun, fun! Finally something I can post on! My husband and I just started trying out veganism a little over a week ago. I hate to say we're "Vegan" because I feel like I haven't earned any street cred yet. ;) Once we've stuck to it for a month or two, I'll say it proudly. But anyway, here is one of our successes in recipes…

My arms were stuck at right angles from my desk job and my couch potato lifestyle! Anytime I extended them all the way pain shot down them! That was pathetic! :)

I'm no expert - but this is what I've read in articles. Sodium can be bad for you - IF you're a person that is salt-sensitive. In those cases, it can be bad for you. Tons of salt is of course not ideal, and it does bump your weight up artificially by a few lbs by causing you to retain water, but it does not make you fat.…

This is encouraging because my husband quit caffeine and diet soda on Monday. Poor guy has had a huge caffeine thing for years - he's been drinking about 2 liters a day!! Anyway, he says the only way he can do it is quit cold turkey, and he just decided last week to go for it. He's still in the middle of withdrawals -…

Okay, I just swapped out my office chair for a vacant ergonomic one, and have raised it so that my elbows are at 90 degree angles, and I've made a makeshift foot rest with some reams of paper so that my feet are also at that angle (I'm short), and I've propped my monitor up with another ream. Hopefully this helps, and I…

I loved every single one of these comments, I like just about everything but had hit a brick wall brainstorming, thank you all very much! Now I can make my grocery list. ;)

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The wedding dresses are cut smaller. I was at my skinny weight when I got married - 112 lbs. I was in a size 0 to 3 in jeans, but the smallest wedding dress that I could fit in to was a 5. It fit perfectly at the store, but I didn't realize it was stretched out from people trying it on! When mine came in, it was so tight I…

I'm one of the veeerrrry few people that the BMI scale is right on target for. I'm 5'3" and it tells me that I should be between 104 lbs - 141 lbs. Having been every weight from 107 lbs and up (much, much higher up), I know what I looked like at all of those weights and it is dead on. I look the best at about 110-115 lbs -…

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I like Brummel & Brown Yogurt Spread, or Blue Bonnet Light Spread. They're both good. But honestly, I think it's something you get used to - nothing tastes exactly like real butter.

I'm having leftovers - I made a lightened up version of Zuppa Toscana (soup) from Olive Garden. It has 1/2 lb spicy sausage, 4 small russet potatoes, 1 can of chicken broth, water, 1 cup of heavy cream, diced garlic, salt, pepper and a bunch of kale. It made 10 servings (about 1.5 cups each) @ 200 calories per serving. So…

I have asthma too - the main thing that has helped me has been to strenuously avoid my triggers. That means no indoor pets at all, avoiding going to people's houses who have cats, or going home and changing and showering immediately afterward, no bleach based cleaners, no getting into dust or pollen, keeping the house…

You don't have to eat them! I wouldn't if you're eating at least 1200 calories per day. (I personally eat a bit less than that but its only because I'm super short and small framed) You can just do the math. 1 lb equals 3500 calories. So to lose 1 lb per week, you need to create a deficit of 3500 calories that week - for…

I totally forgot The Fresh Prince! And Angry Beavers! Also - Rescue Rangers and Duck Tales and Tailspin!

Kenan and Kell Saved by the Bell The Tick Animaniacs All That Family Matters I'm 26, so these were my shows. ;)

I should probably have added that that's tossed in pan like a stirfry. :) Not raw.

Turnip greens!! Yum! Tossed with a tiny bit of bacon (like a whole bunch of turnip greens with one strip so it's super low calories) and some salt, pepper and diced onions! So delicious! Ooh, and I really love kale too, in soups!