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This is hilarious! Love all the success everyone has so far. :laugh: Congrats to all! And good luck :flowerforyou:

I'm going to splurge on 2 or 3 fancy professional photo shoots. I want to remember how it feels to accomplish my goals (and be my goal weight.) And I feel like the professional photography will sorta immortalize my efforts. Excited about it!

That's truly amazing! Great job!

I can't really speak to the familly support issue but I can talk about yo yo dieting as a whole. I've been up and down many times before- mostly becuz of shedding weight before pageants and cheerleading competitions. Also my mother has yo yo dieted many times in her life and I suppose her mentality has affected me more…

Congrats! Amazing job!!!! You're such a motivation.

I eat a whole wheat English muffin w/ turkey, egg white, provolone, green peppers, cucumbers, tomato, black pepper and red wine vinegar about 3 mornings a week. It's $2.72 and less than 300 calories. Cheapest bfast you can find in Manhattan! Yeah the sodium isn't the best for you but it's delicious, convenient,…

@WinWinGo I whine before I start an exercise too! I swear I break a sweat just thinking about it... so hard... why can't I stay still.... SIDE PLANKS! I think I have a fear that my arms will just give out and I'll fall, break my neck, and die. But I do them anyway. sigh. one day I'll like them I suppose.

You're not going to get any pill support on MFP- most people here are doing it the old fashioned way... Aside from eating whole foods as everyone before me has just suggested you should BE PATIENT and try eating smaller meals. Hopefully some health nut will chime in here... (to verify accuracy and perhaps break it down…

Do ice cubes have carbs? :bigsmile:

Congrats!!! That's awesome success! Yep- most people lose more in the beginning then taper out to 1-3 lbs. a week. When you have a substantial amount of weight to lose you may lose more than 3 lbs. a week that's not a big deal. The big difference is that you have to change your mentality. Change the way you look at food.…

I'm down 24.6 lbs so I'm 1/3rd the way to my goal! SW: 198 lbs. CW: 173.4 GW: 133 I measure inches just once every 10 lbs so not sure what my inches are to date. Today I'm wearing a skirt with my shirt tucked in! So amazing. I swear the process of losing weight does wonders for your esteem. My secret- eat less, exercise…

Great post! I agree w/ the OP on everything. It is very tough to lose pure fat of course. But the combination exercises he mentioned are key! I do a mix of cardio and weight lifting. When I weight lift I either do targeted muscle group super sets OR heavy lifting-combination exercises. So far the mixture has been working…

Can't see your diary- I think it's still closed. Unfortunately, sugar is sugar. Your body breaks down sucrose and fructose the same. So there is a benefit to limiting your overall sugar intake each day. It's a good idea to get in the habit of eating healthy- especially fruits and veggies, etc. BUT when you're trying to…

I have almost all of them. I would say that "Banish Fat Boost Metabolism" is the very best- but it's an hour long. On days when I don't want to do a full hour I do "Six Week, Six Pack" which is 30 mins long and also pretty challenging. I would vote that as my 2nd favorite of her DVDs And then on days when I'm super pressed…

I would unfriend that person in a heart beat. That or I'd log a bunch of 5 min exercises just to piss them off. HA HA! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Congrats! Great job!!! :flowerforyou:

Great explanation. :happy:

You look absolutely amazing! Happy Birthday and Congrats! :flowerforyou:

Congratulations everyone! This is so very motivating! Purple dress chick- you're rocking it! Glad you replied to the people who said you look "too thin." I think esteem change is so much more important than what the scale says. Cheers to all! :drinker: And there are some hottie guys on here too :love:

OMG! You look amazing! Congrats :flowerforyou:

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Congratulations! You look absolutely amazing! :flowerforyou:

LIFT HEAVY!!!! I too struggle a bit with not being able to "see" my progress. But I know it's there because I can feel it in my clothes and see it on my measurements. Remember- you see yourself everyday so it's hard to tell when you've lost weight. The biggest body-changer for me is lifting weights. I lift heavy 2-3 times…

Congrats! That's amazing progress girl!

Wonderful job! Congrats on your success!:flowerforyou:

You're taking a huge first step by joining this wonderfully supportive community. You can do it! :flowerforyou:

Congrats! You've done an amazing jobbbb!!! And what a sweet home gym! :flowerforyou:

You've always been beautiful but it looks like now you have a glow! Love it. Congrats! :flowerforyou:

I love HIIT! I do TurboFire for now but will start Insanity once I reach my 1/2 way goal. I also do it on the elliptical. Amazingness. Two words of caution: 1.) If you do it in the AM you will probably be a little hungrier throughout the day. I guess that's becuz your metabolism is in over drive. I find it hard to stay…

I feel like I've almost developed a sweet tooth since I've been eating cleaner. Probably because I keep telling myself I can't have stuff. I always go for a sweet substitution and then if I'm still craving sugar I'll have whatever it is I want but that almost never happens. My fav go to sweet snacks- fruit (low sugar ones…