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I can certainly relate. As a former instructor an body builder I never had a problem with weight, but after a robbery at gunpoint and developing a thyroid disorder I am now struggling. I gained weight from the 5 meds I was on, and lost it just doing what I knew I had to do, then my boyfriend had a stroke last thanksgiving…

We all need to remember that's there is no such thing as spot training! When you work out you lose weight everywhere, not just in one area! It would be nice, but I've never seen one report from any Doctor that contradicted this assessment!

Do it in a week, in Your dreams! Not to be a smart aleck but I've never known anyone who could do this! Sometimes it takes months to get where it is that you want to be, unless your willing to go under the knife! Flabby arms need weights! Light weights with lots of reps for them to be smaller in size, and then heaver…

AWESOME JOB!!!! HUGE PAT ON THE BACK!!! Keep up the great work!:happy:

Hi, First of all your weight is never constant, it fluctuates through out the day! 2nd a word of advice is... don't be hooked at the hip to your scale. Bad habit to get into. I only weigh myself once every week or two, I can pretty much tell by how my clothes feel! I don't stress myself. You maybe eating the way you…

Sweetie, you need to start lifting some weights! You don't need a 10% body fat Rating! I was as high as 30 % and I was body building then, I am now 60 yrs old and still do strength training 3 times per week, and walk, I have slowed down on running and heavy duty aerobic training! I went up one size in 40 years! I was…

Did I mention I love them too?

I love these too, so I swap out a balance bar in choc cookie mint! Tastes like the real thing! 100 calories I also Love snickerdoodles, shortbread, and lemon! Oh hell, I love em all! :laugh:

Black olives are fattening, I wouldn't recommend them! I love them too!

For me Break stones cottage cheese doubles 100 calories: plus it's cottage cheese, and your choice of raspberry, pineapple, blueberry, peach, strawberry, I eat this almost everyday, Great snack! :drinker: :happy:

I have heard from my nutritionist that this is probably as good for you as oatmeal! I love them too, and I would be lost without steel cut oats, but I'll tell you I love my wheats anytime, morning ,noon, or night, and she also said it terrific to eat a couple times a week as you before bedtime snack! Just use your head,…

Hi Mustang Sally, BTW, love the name! I just finished reading your post on what happened to you! First off congratulations on your acheivement, WELL DONE! Just keep doing just what you are doing, and you will look back on this and laugh one day very soon! Even better than that would be to have this same carload of empty…

Hey Bridgie, 1st! I Hope you had a Happy Birthday, after all it was YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!!! Please don't call yourself fat, that is degrading yourself, just say you're out of shape and want to Get fit! Now doesn't that sound better? I guess A lot of people are more critical of themselves than they have to be! Any gal can give…

I either use nothing, and eat it right from the can, or I use Hellman's light mayo, onion, and ground pepper! I put lettuce and tomato in a whole wheat pita, and just gnosh! Love it! you can't tell the difference between Hellmans regular, and the light! I also do the same with my chicken salad but I add seedless…

Love Liver and fried onions, but it has to be calves

Bear meat!!! UGH!!!! Rattlesnake, a close call! The bear tasted like paste, but gamey! the snake I can't describe Escargot ( snails )

I'm 60 yrs old, a former fitness instructor and Body builder. I still strength train! I'm not ready to start slowing down yet, but I have cut back on my triceps and biceps because they are too bulky and my shirt sleeves are tight! Butt, squats, lunges, front back, and side lunge! Dead lift, planks, both straight and side.…

Welcome, and have a very Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou:

Alfiepork Welcome, and have a very Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou:

Welcome to all new members! Here you will make plenty of friends and get support to reach your goals! The more the merrier! We're all her for the same thing, and we respect anyone who comes here to do a makeover! Take the time to Read success stories for motivation, and don't feel funny about posting questions, I guarantee…

Keep bulking for now, but watch the oblique's! I would guess your BF% is 15-18 right now! I would aim for another 10 lbs, 15lbs at the most, and then start cutting hard! I wouldn't worry about your BF, it's simply a guide for range by ratio and age! I just turned 60, and I still strength train. I'm bulked as much as I want…

Hi Koogie, I never dieted either, I was always a size 4-6 but after my boyfriend had a stroke last year, a couple days before Thanksgiving, he had to quit smoking, so to help him succeed I decided to go on the buddy system with him. I didn't change how I ate, but I was already having a problem with a thyroid disorder, and…

Hi, Pleased to meet you, I understand your frustration because I am going through my own, Albeit it's a little different than yours. Right now I am trying to get down to 115-120 lbs I am much older than you, and I have been a fitness buff since I was a teen, I modeled for gym brochures which is very unusual for someone…

Koko, As you can see by my writing below yours I am in full agreement with you! Who are we to be so judgmental when we are here too? I don't believe in and separating people from one other, this is what causes the feelings of inferiority, and makes one feel like they are on the outside looking in! We should only encourage…

I think we can all be binge eaters every now and then, we shouldn't deny it ! We have all subjected our selves to gluttony when we over eat! I think anyone that wants to be here to help themselves is on the right path if they want a healthier life style! I wouldn't rule anyone out or tell them this is not the place for…

This is a good place to come, stick with it and you'll see some pretty good things come your way! The site offers a lot of support, and there's always someone willing to help you if you should crash! It happens to everyone, but with determination and being consistent you should see some improvement within a few short…

Hey Eric , Congrats to you too!. It's amazes me to meet so many people on here that are in the process of giving up their smokes! Read what I have said to a couple of people! It was an issue for me because I really loved smoking, enjoyed it, and looked forward to every break I had to relax, and having a drink would send me…

Awesome Angela, It does make a huge difference, and in many ways I sometimes look at the weight gain as my badge of courage!! LOL That is until I find something in the closet that I want to wear and it doesn't fit the way I expected it to! That part is depressing, but then I'll put something else on, it looks good, and I'm…

Whoo Hoo, Keep up the good work, once you get past the things that you did as habit, you'll see a difference! I don't preach because Like AA it's an ongoing process. I don't even consider myself a non smoker, I almost went back when I saw the weight gain too, but I thought of how far I have come and with a thyroid problem…

Hi premaan, I hope I got that right! LOL! First my name is Lynda, Pleased to meet you! I just read your topic, and I was a bit concerned that you literally ripped yourself apart ( you are not horrible You have just been living a life style that's not conducive to who you want to be, and where you want to go! You have the…