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I may have to rent a rowboat to get home today... all the roads are flooded. That would burn some extra calories, though, right? :laugh: I'm half a pound away from my Nov 1 goal. I'm excited :bigsmile: Today is pretty much going to be a rest day for me... couldn't get to the gym this morning due to the flooded roads and I…

I think the reason a lot of people gain weight is because they trade one oral fixation for another. If you lost 60 lbs and have kept it off, then you know what you should and shouldn't be eating, so just be extra careful to avoid substituting eating for smoking. And exercise will help with the urges too. I quit in June and…

I am the office manager for an outpatient surgery center and I do all the medical coding and billing. Blech. :sick: I dabble in a little photography, and that's really what I want to do.

Rain, rain, go away! I'm ready to build an ark over here. :grumble: I actually went to the gym for the first time in about 2 weeks this morning. I work out at home at night, and have let my morning workouts slide. I feel so gooooood today... I should stop skipping that workout. It's just hard to consume another 400…

I believe I had the exact same sentiment towards her last night when she said she had 400 lb people who could do jumping jacks as I was struggling to finish 30 seconds of them. :laugh: But it does motivate me to actually be able to do every set without feeling like I'm about to die. :bigsmile:

I weigh every day I'm at work. I can't help it. I don't expect to see a huge difference day to day, but I can at least make sure it's headed in the right direction. If not, I only really have to look over the last day to see why instead of thinking back over the whole week. I only record my weight on Mondays and Fridays…

Maybe you can encourage her to get involved in some kind of sports at school.

You said you don't exercise much... is it by choice or because you can't? If you workout, you will "earn" extra calories and that might help you manage your hunger a bit more. It also might help when you feel hungry to drink a glass of water... or chew some sugar free gum.

Gooooood Morning!!! I'm so much more energetic today than I have been in about a week and a half. I need to remember to pack my gym bag tonight for the morning. My husband works nights and is off on Th and F, and I don't always work out when he's home so I need to drag my booty to the gym in the AM before work. I have…

Now I'm hungry. :laugh:

I've known a lot of people who've gone through nursing school... it's tough. Especially when you have little ones at home. Good for you for planning ahead on your meals though. :wink:

I haven't used either, but I work in a surgery center and have seen more than one patient come in who uses colon cleanse products that have melanosis coli - a darkening of the colon... overuse of any laxative (and that is really all colon cleansig products are) can cause it. It makes it much more difficult to screen your…

Way to go!! I quit in June... it's tough, but so worth it. :happy:

I started 30 Day Shred yesterday and she's killing me :laugh: I'm hoping to make it through all 3 levels in just 30 days... nothing like being reminded HOW out of shape you are.

:laugh: that's a pretty violent sneeze. I've never hurt my neck, but I've felt it pull the muscles in my mid-back. Not fun.

There have been times that I've gone to the gym at 4:30am thinking I'm going to have to figure out how to do the elliptical with my eyes closed... but once you start, it wakes you up and you will have much more energy afterwards. I've been really bad about not going the past few weeks because I also work out at night at…

Ugh, I don't want to be at work today. :ohwell: I need a career change. I got back on track yesterday and it feels good. I'm still hoping to hit my Nov 1 goal. If I don't, it won't be for lack of trying this week :happy: I hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday!!:flowerforyou:

I know that around where I live, they have fitness bootcamps... I just googled fitness bootcamp and my city and came up with the company that runs it. They run 6-8 weeks (that probably varies) and it's usually intense exercise. I want to do it next spring. They have a weekend bootcamp that I could fit in my schedule where…

I had to look up stone/pound conversion. The mother weighed 322lb before getting pregnant. Her 13 year old was 222 lb and she had a 64 lb toddler. The story is so sad on several levels... what kind of emotional trauma her kids must be going through. I don't feel the government has any business taking her kids away.…

:noway: <-- That's me on the scale this morning :ohwell: I'm actually up a couple of pounds. :embarassed: I'm hoping that some of that is water weight, but I went a little off the deep end yesterday and I guess the scale decided to show me who is boss for it. It sucks because I hit my Nov 1 goal on Friday and now it's…

I kind of like the string idea and keeping it around your wrist. It would be a great visual reminder as you go along of what you're working for and help you to resist temptation!

I think I've burned about a zillion calories today. I walked in a really fun fundraising 5K this morning called The Mud Run. It was so much fun. At the end was a 300 ft mud pit. I don't know if you have ever walked 300 ft through mud... but it's not easy. I had NO CLUE. Mud up to my knees or higher - mud sucks - literally.…

I'm addicted too LOL I just joined Netflix so I can rent them and try to do a little less damage to the pocketbook :laugh: This is my 3rd 5k this year (I walk them, but hopefully by this time next year will be running) - Heart Walk, Race for the Cure, and now the Mud Run. I love it... getting exercise AND helping out a…

It's a learning process... there have been lots of things I entered and :noway: Things I've learned are to do some research before heading out and how to plan ahead with the rest of my meals. I knew last weekend we would be stopping at a fast food restaurant while we were out and about, so I went to various chain's…

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: you might lose a pound or two with all the fuzz gone :wink: Thanks for a good laugh this morning.

My best friend took it and did lose weight, but I don't think she lost much more than what she could have if she ate right and exercised. She had to stop taking it because her insurance will only pay for it 6 months in a 12 month time frame and she has already started gaining it back. My doctor told me not to even ask for…

You could try Truvia... it's all natural and 0 calories. I can't stand the taste of Sweet N Low, but I like Truvia. Right now I use Sun Crystals, which is a combo of stevia (what is in Truvia) and sugar and has 5 calories a packet.

:bigsmile: It's Friday!!! :bigsmile: I have had a pretty ugly week as far as eating and exercise, BUT I am going to keep on trucking. I'm really excited about tomorrow. My sister and I are doing a 5K fundraiser for the local parks system called The Mud Run - and as the name suggests, there is a huge mud pit at the end!…

I do that from time to time with my kids. It's a blast! They always want to be picked up though, and a 5 yo, 3yo and almost 2 yo is a little more strength training than I'm used to =)

My coworker uses Wii Fit for her workout and has lost a pound a week for the past 4 weeks - so it does work pretty well for that purpose =)