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Congrats! Great job. I feel the same way about MFP...you just want to talk to everyone and tell them all about what a great site it is!

"Grab a slab"...that's funny. Congrats. Hopefully some day I can pinch only an inch.

45 to go. Would love to be there before end of March when I will be seeing my best friend (and she doesn't know I'm on this journey). But I know even if I'm just close then I'll still surprise her with the new me!

Mint. When I lived with my sister and I'd go on a 'diet' I would ask her to make her brownies with mint in them or on them so I'd leave them alone.

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LOL...that's funny. I hope I get that with my family (and my best friend's family that has adopted me as a stray) when I see them all at Thanksgiving!

Very inspiring for me. I've got almost 45 to go to hit Onderland. It's great to see someone that has made it there! You look amazing! Good luck reaching gw.

Make your own rotisserie chicken in your crockpot. Loosely ball up several pieces of foil and place in bottom of crockpot. One small whole chicken. Spray with Pam (or generic cooking spray) season with whatever flavoring you like (seasoning salt or garlic or lemon/pepper or BBQ rub) Place breast up cook 4 1/2 to 5 hours on…

My favorites 1. Laughing Cow cheese wedge (Garlic & Herb is my fav) with some Triscuits (and sometimes black olives with it) 2. Cottage cheese with fruit 3. Tbsp of peanut butter with one serving of semi-sweet chocolate chips 4. 100 calorie pack of Emerald almonds dusted with cocoa 5. banana 6. string cheese wrapped with a…

Eggs Peanut Butter Whole Wheat Bread

Congratulations. One more year...phew, no biggie you got this.

Spinach leaves. (Don't mind it cooked in something like lasagna, dip, or on pizza - but not by itself or uncooked.)

You look incredible! Way to go!

LOL...been hanging out with my MJ popcorn meme waiting for this response to be posted.

Yes Yes Yes. It finally makes my Mondays not so Monday.

You made me giggle...from giggling. :laugh:

Every day several times a day I feel for my clavicle bone. It's so close to showing itself! I'm just waiting and waiting and waiting!

Last night my friend came to the gym to workout with me. I was in the parking lot talking to someone when my friend arrived. She didn't think I was there yet, because she didn't recognize me from behind. She thought I was too small for it to be me. Woohoo! And, I got to up my circuit round weights by 5 this week. But, what…

You're so funny. I can always count on you to be in the middle of these with a comment. You're my equivalent to Michael eating his popcorn! Regarding topic. I pretty much drink a few diet pops a day...down from 7, 8 9 a day. I'm happy with that. And, I'm losing weight. It's back to whatever works for you...go for it!

My friends and I were talking about getting rid of all our clothes after you go down a few sizes. We both agreed that doesn't count for t-shirts. I said I'd find out how to modify the shirt before I'd ever give away my weeping angel or my TARDIS t-shirt! I guess if I get too small I'll make throw pillows out of them!

Awesome ticker.

LOL..I was giving her an idea..that's why I followed it up with whatever is recommended. I'm no expert I just wanted her to see that breaking it down into basics instead of jumping into recipes might be easier for her mom. Didn't mean to set anyone off.

Cool. you should come visit me. I live in a building that used to be a hospital in the 1900s. I'm sure there are dead people here hanging out with me. I think one is even chained to a bed and is dragging it across the floor (upstairs) to reach the door.

So far for me - I get overly excited to log in every day. I can't wait for Monday evenings to go to weigh in at the gym. I sometimes want to shout at people that post things about how hard this is (logging, tracking). It's my life line, my life saver. Someone posted it gets easier, not easy, but easier. And, it does. I…

You look great, and you look happy. You had the right mindset going in. Sounded like you knew it was not an easy path to take. I'm glad that the choice you made for yourself was right for you. Congratulations and keep up the good work at maintaining the successful path you are on.

You do deserve a pat on the back. You are making the right step towards a healthier you and part of that is letting go of the past and moving toward a future. You are doing great! Keep up the good work. And, I will never give up pizza or chocolate. I just have learned to plan for it by scaling down my other meals/snacks on…

Yes...start with basics. I don't even think I'd jump to recipes. I think I'd make a list from recommended sources of good choices and leave it on the fridge and she can build her own grocery list and menu. Think of it in columns. Pick one thing from column a (carb) and pick one from column b (or 2 from column b - whatever…

I just know day 2 I'm not doing anything...and that's that. It's day 3 I have to kick myself to do something. I'm still fighting myself to get through the lack of desire to exercise again after that. I'm getting better each round. You just learn what works for you. I have different moods different days. I want to clean,…

Yep..what I was thinking.

This. Now that i know this...I'm succeeding. I always failed thinking I had to starve myself, go on a fad diet, or deprive myself. Now I'm happy eating what I want, exercising and strength training. I love it. All thanks to MFP and the people on here I finally heard loud and clear!