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You are doing great! Youre absolutely right, half of the equation is figuring out what works for you, right? I like to do a lot of cardio because as an at-home mom of three, the gym has become great "me time", & my kids love the gym daycare. The biggest reason though, is that I love the extra calories it allots me! For me,…

Wow! You guys look great, congratulations!

Love the meth, and the "what do you mean?" type responses! I go with the simplest, b/c I think that sends the point home the best, you know? The fact that it really IS just that simple answer. Uh, duh. You know? "I ate less, and exercised more." sometimes with a bit of a "duh" look on my face, b/c seriously, duh. LOL I…

I don't know... To be honest, I've never been willing to eat that little. It's just not worth it to me. I would like to lose about 10-15 pounds, and have lost 5 so far, maybe if I had more to lose I'd be willing to eat less? As it is, I'd much rather eat a little more and go to spin class & do some weights-- if I didn't…

I'm 33, and my base (counting breastfeeding) is 1340 daily. I absolutely eat my calories back, I'm the type that loves working out, and would MUCH rather work out and be able to eat more than sit around but eat less. It's working great for me!

Great work!!

I have 3 daughters & they each also have 2 middle names (as do I). My first is Audrey Donna Janet- DH picked Audrey & I loved it, just a strong, feminine name. MNs after her grandmothers, tradition in our family. Audrey dans "noble strength," and though she's only 6, that fits her well. My second is Elena Michelle, Elena…

I don't even need to type, you said it all! I think it totally depends on the couple, but this is how I look at it. I don't have a problem with strippers themselves at all, in college when I still felt like I had to impress men in a certain way, I also went to a strip club or two, and I'm just not there anymore in my life.…

I love green tea. I brew up a pot (any brand, I like plain green tea, though, not flavored), when it's done, stir a little honey in the pot (maybe a tbsp, and i water down my tea, so it's at least 10 cups. For me, it's more to get me some caffeine without soda, I don't think I drink enough to get serious benefits. I'm…

And this is where it gets a little silly. When someone says they respect human lives, do you then say "so you'd never get in a car, right? Because a car has the potential to kill someone, so you can't say you love humans and drive a car." Sorry, we live in reality. People can do what they can to try not to spread…

OP, is that your photo in your picture? Amazing abs! I wouldn't think Jillian could make you sore at all, with those already! I am on day 8 of the Shred, just started level 2. I am sore with the workouts at first, but get better fast. I wouldn't really do 2 in one day... I know you want to work out more, but is it possible…

Just ONE?! Are you serious?! That's difficult.... I guess I'd say the weather. When the chill starts entering the air, relief from August's 100*+, it's just heavenly. I want to list about 73 different things, but having to pick one, I guess weather. :) It's the absolute best time of year as a parent, I have to say, we live…

This is always an interesting argument to me. There are so many species in the world, surely you know this but many aren't animals that eat other animals. But that aside, to the more interesting crux of it. People like to go two ways: 1. We are just animals, we do what the lion in the jungle does (putting aside also the…

I'm going to go with young, mainly because I try to be nice. :) To be real honest though, I'm sure you're adorable, but you sound like you really, really need to hear that, you know? As you grow up, I think you will get more confident in yourself and not have to look for validations. eta: Of course I'm judgemental. I have…

Forgot to say, I don't really care for it on men, either. I like them to be strong, but with a healthy (less than "normal" nowadays USA, but probably "normal" in the clinical sense) amount of fat. I've never been personally real into the really low amount of body fat that allows for seriously showing ab muscles, not on any…

Yep, this is me exactly! I definately don't think "oh gross!" when I see a woman with a 6-pack, I think "wow! She works her butt off, looks awesome!" But I'm in it for my health and blah blah blah, but seriously, when I'm thinking about how I want my body to look, I like myself slim but curvy, tone but not true…

Well, how about this... If someone walked up to me now, and gave me a million dollars, would I take it? Is it immoral to take it, knowing that I could decline, work my butt off, and possibly eventually earn some money? I don't know why it would be. Unless it was stolen or hurt someone in some way, it would nit be immoral…

Actually, just to say, those examples are "cheating" because they hurt someone, are illegal, or are dishonestly breaking the rules of a game agreed to. That's wrong. It's not wrong BECAUSE it's a shortcut. Instead of taking the long route to work, I take a shortcut. it's not morally wrong, it's just a shorter path. If I…

I don't like it as yogurt at all, and that's fine. People tout it's greatness, but it's not like you have to eat Greek Yogurt to be healthy, period, at all. I think it shines as a replacement for sour cream. It tastes like a spoonful of sour cream, which to me is nasty on a spoon, but awesome in, say, enchiladas.

Well, of course cheaters sometimes win. It's like "crime doesn't pay," and Yogi Berra (I think?) responded that of course crime pays. Otherwise there wouldn't be crime. LOL Of course, it's a gamble. Would I cheat in exercise? Sure. It depends what your goals are, I guess. I want to be hot, but I also want to have a healthy…

My kids get whatever we happen to have at the ready. I prefer to give $1, but sometimes it's been up to $10 if that's all DH or I happen to have!

Ah, I gotcha. Lol Just one of life's little mysteries! Be glad they aren't clogging the drain instead, that's the problem at my house!

Funny! I'm sure it's accidental. I have long hair, and one of my daughters does as well. Those hairs sometimes get stuck in an item of clothing, and the wash-machine doesn't eat them, kwim? They'll come out stuck to the same, or a different, article of clothing. I'm sure that is what's happening... Though your guess is…

You know, no one doesn't wear shirts at my gym. Even girls-- there is exactly one woman who walks around in a sports bra. LOL In my 5 years of heavy activity at that gym, she's the only one who isn't wearing a shirt, ever. So I guess it's just not typical in my area. I see men running in my neighborhood shirtless, and I…

Fair enough. :) That's my simple answer. I source my dairy / eggs (& newly fish and chicken) carefully, and am not vegan. But to answer anyway, of course I'd eat a cow part if it was that or death. I'd kill you if I had to to live, or for the lives of my children. But I wouldn't just for fun, or because I like the way you…

So you're asking if I'd rather die than eat a steak? No, I'd rather eat a steak than die. Surely you get that that means very little, though. Would you rather die than cause a car accident, in which someone would get hurt? Probably not. I can think of a lot of things I'd do if I had to in order to save my/my…

Wow! Great work!!

Right. I don't really "get" it when people offer up the idea that since they can never be 100% perfect, they may as well not do all that seems reasonably possible to do better. The posters who are concerned with any animals that may be harmed by the squash plants growing in my backyard, I appreciate your concern. But I'm…

My reasons are a lot like other posters. I decided when I was in 4th grade (around 10) that I wanted to be kinder to animals, and one facet of that was to stop eating meat. There were other facets as well, but I suppose my reasons were/are animals primarity, but also environmental and health reasons would have had me not…

I think there are tons here. :) my barely 2 yo is still nursing, but not often. Hint: is you haven't found it, there are negative calorie options in the food logs under breastfeeding. I use the older child option, half a serving, to account for nursing in my calorie log. It is hard to find time. As a mom of 3 little ones,…