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My jump back isn't so pretty...my workout buddies call it a donkey kick. Not sure how it started, but I can't break the habit :)

Agree with you. I like most of the Bolthouse Farms dressings!

I agree with it, I lost weight after being overweight my entire adult life. People would ask me when I was going to stop losing weight that I was getting too thin. I personally think it was that I looked different....I was and still am far from being too thin. I don't get the comment now that I have been at the lower…

I am all over the place. I usually do 4 days of strength. The other days depend on how I am feeling. If I am sore, but want to do something, I swim or walk. I will get at least one really good cardio day, hopefully two that is usually HIIT or intervals of some sort.

I had a goal of 165-175 when I originally started. The first time I went to the doctor after I started losing weight and talked to her about my weight loss. She did some calculation and told me 180 would be good for me. Kind of nice to hear the doctor give me a higher goal than I thought. However I made it close, but never…

I started because I didn't like the way I looked, but it has become more than that. As the weight came off, it became more about feeling good and being physically able to do more things. Once I got the taste, I didn't want to go back. My weight still fluctuates more than it should, do to my eating, but I always stay…

Pretty much can't add much that anyone else hasn't said already. TJ Maxx, Kohls, Old Navy and I hit the Gap Outlet and find good deals. I also do the Fabletics sometimes. I like their pants because they don' seem to slide down when I'm working out. I hate when I have to keep pulling my pants up. Bras are expensive, but…

Chicken fajitas. I make them on Monday and eat them all week for dinner...at least once a month. Monday with a tortilla like a true fajita, then I use the leftovers in different ways...a rice bowl, lettuce wrap, quesadilla, or in a salad.

I get like this, I get antsy. I was on a long weekend girls trip and could not sit still. My travel partners couldn't understand :) For the last month it has been back pain keeping me from working out like I want. Finally getting better thankfully. I need my gym time

I have Greek Yogurt or an apple with my salads. Maybe hard boiled eggs

I started heavier than you and walked on the treadmill and did the elliptical a lot on my cardio days, but I also did weights and different strength training along with exercises to work on core strength. I did start the weight loss with a personal trainer, which worked well for me. He gave me new things to try and pushed…

I reset by planning my weekly meals and going to the store with that list. This is especially helpful to me after a weekend of going overboard. I still fit treats in though. I always feel better when I eat healthier options, you think that would be enough to make it easy, but for some reason it isn't.

It is very emotional, luckily I have some super supportive friends that listened to me and encouraged the excitement. However, I agree with you that the only people that truly understand how emotional it is are the ones who have done it. That said, when I reached the 100lb lost, it was very uneventful. I lost about 9lbs in…

Thanks for the help, there are several bike shops nearby. Just don't want them to try and upsell me. I will see what I can do about dragging a friend along. My friends either don't bike at all or they have high end bikes and I know I don't want to spend the kind of money that they have invested.

I thought I would enjoy shopping more, but once I could buy clothes in any store I wanted, it became overwhelming. Too many options! I decided that it wasn't that I didn't like shopping because of my size, I just don't enjoy shopping. I mean, yes, I like to have nice clothes that looks good on me, but I don't actually like…

My trainer is amazing, he has helped me go further than I ever really thought I could. Originally the goal was weight loss, he helped me with my diet and we started a good workout plan. Once I got closer to my goal weight, we switched to fitness goals. He has always been very motivational for me and he kept me from getting…

The fact that you are running a 5K seems great to me. Mine is slower.

I try to keep it to weekends, but sometimes a beer or three end up happening during the week. If I know I have a big social outing or special occasion that I will be drinking, I try to be extra carful during the week and save up calories. I also try and workout a little harder and I don't skip the workout the next day. For…

I just recently had the garlic one pop up when I entered the URL for a recipe...must be the default one for recipes. That can through a 4 serving recipe off just a little :o

Agree with this....I move my incline and speed around a lot. Right now I am stuck with just using the stationary bike due to some back issues and it is boring me to tears. I sometimes have music and the TV going and messing with the numbers.

I like to bake and generally do well, but my mom gave me a recipe for tiramisu cupcakes. Not sure what happened, but they were not right. They tasted fine, but looked bad....I turned them into a tiramisu trifle.

Yes, I did this with a stone casserole dish, luckily it didn't shatter and the family ate whatever was in it and then threw the dish away.

I sweat too much and my hair is oily, so I wash every day. I need to check out that vitamin D claim about the head sweating...I know it's been low

There are some younger kids that come into the gym I belong to, they are always with parents if they are that young. Last night there was a boy 10-12 working out, we kind of did his own thing, but the dad was watching him like a hawk. I think it is good that the family is working out together.

I let myself download new music for any weight loss, I bought new gym shoes at 50 pounds, a new grill at 100 pounds...then I stopped rewarding myself. I had to buy a lot of clothes along the way I think I need to bring it back.

I eat very similar food for breakfast and lunch for a period of time and change up dinner every week or so. Mostly dinner is the same Monday - Thursday because I am cooking for one. Just start adding herbs and spices, it does help a lot. For the veggies, I roast them, makes them taste different than raw or steamed

I will say that all the posts complaining about the gym make me realize how lucky I am. I love my gym. Occasionally I have to wait for the power rack, but never very wrong and can usually get something done while I wait. Yes, my gym only has one....we are a good group that learned sharing as kids I guess.

My furry friend rarely wants to play ball or anything else when we are home...as soon as I lay down on the floor, every toy he has ends up next to me.

My dog loves to go to the park for walks and since I live in a condo, I have to take him for walks multiple times a day. Gets me off the couch :) He is also my training buddy when I train for the running part of the triathlon. Too bad I can't take him to the race with me.

I have been a few times, it is a good workout, just not really my thing. The friend that I went and tried the class with the first time absolutely loved it and has been going 3-4 times (sometimes more) a week ever since and that was 3 years ago. Whenever our Saturday morning class was cancelled, we would try some new…