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If you can't afford a regular doctor are there any clinic options near you? While we can all tell you to rest, use a brace, etc. we're not experts and further we can't even see your knee. Find a way to talk to an expert if at all possible. Knees are very tricky!

That's totally natural. We need that, even if we try not to. All you can do is not replicate it in your life. Congrats on your weight loss :)

I bought what my BF calls my "wheel chair racer gloves" They're pink :)

I have my warrior dash Sunday - YIKES! I am just going to try to not get too nervous. Races always get all worked up. Since I used to be a pretty good runner (never great, but fast enough to run varsity at my high school) I can never decide how hard I want to work. I quit running competitively because it made me miserable…

Work BBQ last night, drank a bit! Went over on calories but had a nice little 75 calories before I was over maintenance :) Monday -0 Tueday -0 Wednesday - 0 Thursday - 5 long necks Hopefully Friday and Saturday are zero! I really would like to have another calm, cheap weekend!

First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANDER! Have a fabulous day, eat what you want and celebrate life! Jenomaha - totally agree with shander and mamareese, I can't tell but if you're happy with that decision then more power to you! Thanks for the shout out :) I was proud of myself that day! Mamareese - congrats on sticking to leangains…

MOnday -0 Tuesday -0 Wednesday - 0 Thursday - ? BBQ with work friends tonight. Will probably have a few beets (thus it is a high carb day!)

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Amy - go for the photo shoot! Make a record of how hot you are for those days when gravity finally gets the best of all of us! You just keep it for yourself and hubby or show it to close friends. For posterity's sake :) Jenomaha - you go girl! You're obviously working hard to stay in shape and in good health but there's…

I totally know the feeling. It's all about body composition (you know those "skinny fat" people). Even on here when I put my bikini pictures in my profile pics one girl said, wow, you don't look 142! Which I suppose I take as a compliment? Either way, the point is that people have these magic numbers in their mind and its…

Hi all! I'm 23 and want to lose about 6-8 more pounds. I'm about 5'6" and have gone from 155 to about 140 at the moment and 28% body fat to 22%. Mostly I just want to get to 18-19% body fat! I do a variety of work outs but am committed to strength training as a core component. Please add me if you'd like!

I did day 1 of Sexy Female again yesterday and have day 2 today. My work is also starting 10 weeks of twice weekly 30 minute lunch time work outs to go along with "Slimdown Kansas City" so I'm going to do that as well. If I manage to attend at least 18 of the 20 classes then I will be eligible to win a $300 gift card. Woo…

HOTTIE! You look great and are clearly working it :) Be proud!!

Yeah, I did jump rope first and was fine for the work out and did it with only about a minute rest BUT I did not do super fast jumping and switched off legs so it was pretty slow. And yes! Those side raises were KILLER. I started with 5 lbs and downgraded to 3lbs. Still had to take breaks!

LIKE!

Mamareese - good luck with the leangains! I might try it at some point... Amy - I agree that the sexy lady workout does not feel as intense as KISS but its also a different kind of work out I think. It's sort of a nice break. We'll see! Jenomaha - uh, I totally ate whatever I wanted this weekend! But that's okay, even with…

Faith - AWESOME! Nisijam - how was the dash? I have one Sunday! Monday -0 Tuesday - 0 Wednesday - 0 Thursday - 2 skinny girls Friday - 0 Saturday -0 Sunday - 0

Aw! I hope things get better...it is Friday! That makes everything better, right? Isn't it funny how we find support in people we've never met? *hugs* Last night I actually did NOT want to drink but a friend came over with skinny girl and I didn't want her to feel weird, being the only one with a glass but I did manage to…

Count for the day: 76 g of carbs, 36 g of fat, 111 g of protein. WOOOO HOOOOO!!!! Other victory: for my miscellaneous workout today I really didn't want to do it and was going to skip and instead I went to the gym and biked while I studied GRE flashcards. Yay :) Happy Friday Tomorrow! How is everyone else's challenge?

Have everything ready to go the night before. When I have to wake up early I make sure that I have - my clothes laid out (shorts, tshirt, sports bra) - socks and my tennis shoes - my keys and sunglasses - my ipod and headphones - my wallet - a water bottle and protein bar for the drive home Then you get to just roll out of…

I can't speak for everyone, of course, but the general sense I have is that while most of acknowledge that weight loss is easier and better without the empty calories of alcohol its a whole lot less fun and we refuse to give it up. :)

Sunday - 0 Monday -0 Tuesday - 0 Wednesday - 0 Tonight I'm going to have some skinny girl margarita. I am trying to carb cycle right now though and it may be tough to make my goal...oh well. Life is for living.

I agree with several of the posters. You know its not enough. You can't expect your body to do exceptional things on relatively little fuel. Why would you eat the same amount of calories for a day when you don't do anything physical and another when you run for over an hour? You risk injury and exhaustion by keeping your…

I hope you feel better!!

The same thing happens to me. I always weigh in light after drinking but if you weigh in again later in the day you'll probably see a huge swing as you rehydrate and your body holds onto it...probably why Mondays are always a terrible weigh in for me. I find that usually by Wednesday I normalize to what I "actually" weigh…

Perhaps gives yourself a short period in which are you going to definitely eat dinner and not drink? Like maybe a week or two? Then you can see how you feel and you may be motivated to keep it up or decide its worth it or whatever. I just know I manage to do things I don't want to (like cutting a food group I like) if I…

I did the third sexy lady work out of the week today. Tomorrow I am hoping to do something cardio wise (maybe bodyrock tabata, we'll see how I feel) and Friday it is going to be Rachel Cosgrove's intense 45 work out. I am starting day 3 of carb cycling. Monday and Tuesday both inadvertently turned into medium carb days…

Way to go, Sunshine! :) Huge improvements!

You have a great point at the same time I disagree with some of the nuances. I do think its wrongheaded to save up calories so you can eat whatever because you have friends over. This idea that you save up calories so you can unhealthy isn't a good way to go about a lifestyle change. Right on. However, it's not all that…

Oh Lushes! Sounds like y'all have been busy! Sorry I've MIA...I keep thinking I am going to catch up with the thread and then I don't and then it just gets longer. So starting fresh! I actually had a non drunken weekend last weekend. I was visiting the BFs parents so we consumed moderately and I hoping to continue the…