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my aunt had surgery to deal with her thyroid cancer. she's been cancer-free ever since (a couple of years now). of course there's been some medication she's had to take to deal with part of her thyroid being gone, but in comparison that's pretty minor. typically thyroid cancer has a good prognosis, especially if caught…

Equipment: small dumbbells (2, 3, and 5 lbs), small kettlebell (10 lbs), resistance bands, jump rope, aerobic step, pilates ball, yoga mat/blocks/strap, and my foam roller (I love my foam roller) DVDs: a variety of Jillian Michaels, Beachbody, and Ballet Beautiful DVDs mixed with a large number of FitnessBlender videos How…

just a suggestion, but if you try cooking smaller batches to help with portion control, try to dish up your leftovers first and get them packed away in a container in the fridge before people dish up for supper. I do this with my fiance to help with portion sizes and I have a guaranteed lunch for the next day.

I was 98 lbs at 5'7" in high school...I'm at roughly 127 lbs now, and not planning on going any lower than 125...want to stay healthy so I can have kids safely

haven't read any of the other responses, but to reply to the OP's question I am roughly 5'7" and just under 130. For my frame size I look fine (confirmed by highly biased fiance), but I don't want to go too much lighter (just my opinion about what weight looks good for me)

search through fitness blender's website...they've got over 200 free exercise videos posted, and you can search out ones for lower body strength...you don't need a ton of equipment to use their videos, plus they do vlogs on different health/wellness topics that are fun to watch too. I also agree with the suggestions for…

age: 25 height: 5'7" sw 134 cw 131.4 gw 125 (and then let it go back up to somewhere in the middle of the 125-130 range when I start to maintain) I do evening workouts that can be anything from low-impact cardio to HIIT to strength to pilates to yoga to zumba...I get bored easily and the rotating workouts help keep me…

steel cut oats (1/2 cup cooked), 1 Tbsp Q'ia cereal, half a banana, 1/4 cup 1% milk, 1 extra large egg scrambled with 1 Tbsp 1% milk and 1 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese. Scrambled eggs are a weekend treat for me :)

I'm also a huge fitness blender fan, about 75% of my exercise program is built around their videos

@mandamerlot love your hair

check the FitnessBlender website, they have tons of videos for all muscle groups, you can search for ones under 30 minutes, and best of all they're all free

my favorite is the Looneyspoons cookbook...real food, puns for recipe titles, and you'll actually be able to find all the ingredients in your average grocery store

I'm going to second the idea for FitnessBlender...all of their full-length workouts are free to use, both on YouTube and on their website

my fiance made a reservation at the swankiest restaurant our small university town has to offer :)

for the abs work your core...as for a flatter stomach, unfortunately you can't spot-reduce fat, you're just going to have to let it come off with your deficit...the same goes for a thinner face. fortunately, with effort and dedication, these goals are within your reach

adding you :) I've just finished 7 years of post-secondary, with the first 4 being a music degree (not theatre, but still a performing art) and I know how hard it is to find time to exercise and find healthy meals in meal hall. I'm now working full-time in child-care, and fitness is my top priority right now, because it…

Fitness Blender's beginner boot camp video plus a 5 minute warmup and a 13 minute stretch...hoping to do their Cardio boot camp later today

too right we are :) the world will be a much better place

I have more of a goal range than a goal weight...I'm currently at 125 lbs at 5'7 and am happy with anything between there and 130. That being said, as I do more strength training I won't be freaking out if my weight goes up from building muscle :)

my fiance walked in on me doing my workout two nights ago and did a double take before telling me about all the muscle definition he can see now that he couldn't before :)

I've got pretty much the entire Mary Kay collection...I'm an addict...

I love the fitnessblender videos on youtube...completely free, they support a variety of fitness levels, and they use very little equipment

I'm a Mary Kay consultant, and the acne-prone skincare line that I sell is what I use, and it really works well for me. That being said, everyone's skincare needs are different, and the only person really qualified to tell you what you need is a dermatologist.

my fiance started off by encouraging my fitness journey, and now he's starting one of his own :) so we get to encourage each other

I love this one too Also Stomp It by Jetboy

I've been called a disappointing waste of space by my family...apparently because I'm not my younger sister...and then they have the nerve to act surprised when I was found by a doctor to be underweight (at 5'7" I was 105 lbs and losing fast) because there was no way that someone my size could possibly be underweight...I…

I first met my fiance online on a dating website...the headline of his profile made a reference to an anime that I was watching for the first time, so I messaged him to comment on it (totally not in my normal line of behavior) and we started chatting. I first noticed that we had a huge thing in common: a love of Doctor Who…

yeah, it stays in a tub in my kitchen cupboard...I think that the high cost of buying everything on the ingredients list keeps me to my serving size...I was inspired by the Vega Thrive Forward website, they had a recipe for a superfood trail mix that I adapted and now use to reward all my workouts :)

I have an (I think) awesome trail mix that I make up. In a large container add a half cup of each of the following: brazil nuts, whole almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds (shelled), dried apple pieces, goji berries, golden berries, unsweetened flaked coconut, and (my favorite part) cacao nibs coated in dark…

I was using another website, but the money part of it was more than I could deal with on my budget...this site does most of what I was getting on the other one, but for free :)