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  • "Maybe you need to put school on hold until you decide what you really want a degree in." I now have $42,000 in student loan debt and still no degree because I kept changing my major and just going to school hoping I would figure out what I wanted to do eventually.
    in What's the best advice you DIDN'T take? Comment by MJDuley August 2013
  • I'll be 41 this month. My oldest daughter will be 21 this month and my second daughter will be 20 in November, so I know what the OP means by calling 20-somethings "kids"! I'd like to have the same energy for my 5-month old daughter that I did when my older kids were that age.
    in Looking for more over 40's Comment by MJDuley July 2013
  • I agree about tracking your measurements. If you're building muscle, that will account for some of the gain. But if you're losing inches, you're making progress! I also agree about not weighing yourself more often than once a week. Our weight can fluctuate a surprising amount from one day to the next (or within the same…
    in weight gain after tracking and exercising for a week! Why? Comment by MJDuley July 2013
  • Thanks everyone! It's good to be here!
    in Just realized I never introduced myself Comment by MJDuley July 2013
  • I feel the same. I want to lose weight and get healthier, but can't seem to motivate myself. By the way, I think your picture is beautiful!
    in New and need motivation! Comment by MJDuley July 2013
  • I would say yes. I am addicted to sugar, to the point that I get extremely cranky if I don't get it. My husband has actually gone to the store, bought chocolate for me and then practically thrown it at me when he got home because I was such a bear! I'm the type of person that will sit and eat 1/2 a bag of Hershey's Hugs.…
    in Is sugar addiction real? Comment by MJDuley May 2013
  • I would still recommend tracking what you eat. You may find that your portion sizes are larger than they should be, or that little healthy snacks are adding up too much, etc. Just yesterday I wrote down what I thought was a healthy breakfast, only to discover that I was already 3g over my sugar limit for the day! What put…
    in Can anyone answer this?????? Comment by MJDuley May 2013
  • This is so true! I was always underweight until I hit my early 30's. I was so underweight that a nurse read me the riot act when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, accusing me of trying to keep my figure (I wasn't). Kids in school would grab my shoulder blades because they stuck out so much. I couldn't gain weight to…
    in Can anyone answer this?????? Comment by MJDuley May 2013
  • Welcome! I'm new here as well. :happy:
    in Hi Everyone. Comment by MJDuley May 2013
  • Friend request sent! :happy:
    in I am afraid to even post this... Comment by MJDuley May 2013
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