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I prefer a woman that is beautiful, a great mother, patient, accepting of my flaws, adventurous, motivated, strong, energetic, passionate, artistic, nature loving, and a little bit crazy. Yes, I absolutely just described my wife :) wouldn't trade her for the world.

Serious Runner

I'm the only one in my circle?

Empire Records "Has anything you've done made your life better"?

@ Hi IM Jess , Thank you. (Artistic) @ Liz - O.O Whatever you're doing, it's working for you :happy:

Race Car Driver for Mr. Clean? :wink: :laugh:

Someone earlier in this thread pretty much said what I was thinking. First of all, define 'skinny'. Do I find women that clearly don't eat, and who's skin looks almost transparent good looking? Not in the slightest, in fact, I find it grotesque. Now, fit women, who one might define as 'athletic' or 'slender', or even…

First of all, as a rather 'small' guy myself who's personal goes are to get fit and gain muscle mass, I hate even talking about weight for fear that my not so savvy way with words will offend someone. But as an avid shopper or at least 'browser' with my family, it's fair to say that when you are out and about, if you're…

Here's a more important question. Do you feel comfortable in what you're wearing? You look great in it, but do YOU feel comfortable? Good luck on the running, it's still a struggle for me to get back into doing it regularly. Keep your chin up!

Green Tea is a somewhat of an acquired taste, sort of. I mean, my wife hates it. Golds Peak tastes a little sweeter to me than the other brands. Arizona Tea is someone bland but if you've ever had any Arizona Drinks, it's right on par with how they taste in regards to the specific flavors. Pure Leaf tastes like EXACTLY…

First of all, I just want to say this because I've been in a similar situation from the OTHER side of it. I was the 'boyfriend' (in this case the husband actually). But there's a big difference, yes, my wife was constantly saying that she wanted to change things and lose weight, etc. etc. and she wasn't putting forth the…

It's the calories imo. For sure. My wife was having the same issues, she upped her calories to almost 1500 I believe and found the results to increase drastically. It really helped her out, it might very well help you out. I think that's the only thing you're "doing wrong". I think there's a lot of information out there…

Congrats to both of you. Keep up the great work!!!

Thanks on the headache suggestions. I love green tea actually, well, I like Golds Peak and Arizona. I've tried others like Pure Leaf, Snapple, and Litpon and I just don't like the tastes.

To all of you looking for motivation. Think about something or something that means the most to you in your life. Something you want to do or someone you couldn't imagine your life without. This might sound a little harsh and if it does, I apologize, but, if you're imagining a child, a husband, a wife, a friend, a brother,…

I never knew how hard giving up caffeine was until I tried to do it. It's been a few months for me but I've successfully kicked my Mt. Dew habit cold turkey, i mean..I still crave them but I don't give in. I used to drink 1-2 2 Liters a day or 2-3 20oz. a day. I still drink caffeine but I have cut down on it alot. The big…

The number one thing I can suggest is Do NOT focus on 125 lbs. Keep it simple and small. Make small goals, 5-10 lbs by this date. What this does is give you more 'Ups' emotionally. If you focus on the total weight loss goal and things are moving slowly or you keep thinking about how large the # is, it might eventually…

TRUE STORY!

First of all, if someone has that much of a lack of respect to refer to you as "Big Michelle" they're compensating for something. Let me ask you a serious question. Does your husband wish you were invisible? Does your daughter wish you were invisible? I doubt it, so who cares what your co-workers think, you don't answer to…

I think when people say "please don't judge" they're not asking you not to be honest. They're asking you not to make fun of them or be cruel and hurtful. If someone shows you a picture of their progress and asks for a opinions, they want you to be honest. I think it's just in our best interest as people to be selective…

I know I mentioned I'm not of much use on what changes to make, but I do have to chime in here and say that the posters who told you to increase your calories are right. This is one of the changes my wife made when she was struggling and it really improved things for her. The weight really started coming off. It's slowed…

Those above me ABSOLUTELY speak the truth. My wife who's lost, for her, what is a considerable amount of weight, did exactly that. Set smaller goals, "I wanna lose X Amount of Weight by X-Date" . Don't focus on the total amount of weight you want to lose, that is your worst enemy. Weigh yourself, set a small go, hide your…

I can't help much in the way of what you might need to do differently or anything like that (which I know is what you're looking for) but I can provide this; My wife recently had similar struggles emotionally, she'd try to lose weight while exercising and dieting and measuring out food, etc, and nothing seemed to work. I…

The upbeat motivation and Spirit is awesome! I hope you get picked and if you do, remember, winning isn't what's important when you're there, succeeding is! Use it all to your advantage. If you don't get picked, keep that upbeat attitude! It's the best weapon you can have.

Truly glad to hear I'm not the only one that feels that way. I know how bad it sucks to feel that way, so I definitely sympathize.

I'm sure there'll be one now!

So, for someone who basically has never spent much time in his life exercising and is just starting out, and wants to build muscle, where should I start? I find myself using a lot of machines, the one thing that is a problem is that frankly, I'm not real comfortable in the Free Weight Room at the Gym because it's full of…