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  • Varies widely for me ... sometimes once a week, sometimes several times, but always first thing ... after the loo, before my shower, all dressed up in my birthday suit. I used to get all tied up in knots when I weighed every day but when I finally realized that our weight really can fluctuate by a few pounds from day to…
  • YES!!! Love it. Forward we go. :)
  • Pretty good advice here, from what I'm reading. And it's cool that you're open to it. I'll add my $.02; keep what you like and roll your eyes and mutter under your breath about everything else. :) If you want to succeed, you pretty much HAVE to forgive yourself for past failures. You can't change anything anyway, right? I…
  • Not a side dish idea, but have you ever tried grilling them whole? Portobello burgers ROCK. A little olive oil, garlic, some fresh herbs ... YUM. :)
  • Hey there: If there's any way you can manage it, find a gym or the Y or something that has a pool, and start walkin'. Seriously ... before and after total knee replacement (both knees), walking and stretching in the water and water aerobics were the best exercises ever for me. The water simply takes loads of pressure off…
  • Great attitude. Seriously. I think when you get to the point where you realize that some sort of different action (or actions) simply MUST happen in order to truly succeed, you've turned a really important corner. Sounds to me like you're there. Forward we go! :)
  • SWEET! Well done, Sarah ... you've so got this. :)
  • Nice work, man. Looks to me like you dropped a few years in addition to pounds. :) Good job!
  • What a great thread! I've had many NSV's but the one that blows my mind the most is simply walking. Nine years ago I'd been using a cane for several years and I limped big-time. Just stepping up onto a curb was an ordeal. Eight years ago I had both knees replaced. Things were much better -- no limp, no cane -- but also not…
  • Today I am a New Yorker, a firefighter, a cop, an office worker, a Pentagon staffer, a passenger on a plane, a first responder. I am crushed by loss, made speechless by countless acts of courage, in awe of heroes. I am heartbroken but healing, shaken but resilient. I am an American. I will never ever forget and terrorism…
  • Boy, I hope lots of newbies peruse this thread ... there's some great advice here. Mine is this: Get your ahead in the right place. Unless you just have a very few pounds to lose, I encourage you to look at this as a lifelong journey, not a diet. Committing to change how and what you eat is one thing; sticking with it when…
  • Good for you! Forward we go. :)
  • I was pretty serious about doing the lapband thing a couple of years ago, especially after I went to an intro session with the surgeon who'd do it. When he said "surgery is the only proven way to ensure long-lasting weight loss for really overweight people," I believed him. I didn't take any action, though, and a couple of…
  • I agree about working out in the water. There's nothing wrong with wearing shorts and a tee over your swimsuit, if that would make you feel more comfortable. People do it all the time. I know it'll take you out of your comfort zone, but really: there's nothing like it for bad knees. If you can put what other people think…
  • ^^^THIS FOR SURE^^^ Totally changed how I eat broccoli. As in I eat it now. :) I also like slivered almonds on steamed veggies ... yum.
  • You can search for recipes here on MFP, too ... there are many. I pulled one from here months ago and made it several times ... it was SO good! You can see the thread here, I think: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186500-blueberry-muffin-recipes?hl=whole+wheat+flour+blueberry+muffin#posts-2478634
  • Check out Big Commerce and Volusion; both are complete ecomm tools and have loads of ready-to-go templates you can choose from. You might also look at Magento; it's opensource and free but there are lots of folks around who can code for you if you need it. Have fun! :)
  • good for you! i'm thinkin' you are SO in the zone. :)
  • i drink A LOT of water. There are always bottles of cold filtered tap water in the fridge, and one is almost always within arm's reach. When one's done, I replace it with a full one. Found this article a while back ... maybe it will have something to inspire you: http://www.wikihow.com/Love-the-Taste-of-Water
  • Insanely great. Good for you!!!
  • But you're not gonna stay over 200, right? Right? Say it. :) Seriously, you gotta know by now that our weight can fluctuate several pounds from day to day. i encourage you to weigh in WAY less often. This was an issue for me until i finally hid it from sight. (No, really. i hid it, and it helped.) The scale is a fair…
  • good work! you're totally on your way. rock on! :)
  • maybe you could start a birthday salad movement. :)
  • Sweat ... as in a hard walk up stairs or a good hill. Takes my mind off whatever's annoying me pretty quickly. :)
  • Yup. Now if I could just rig my keyboard to give me a liiiiiittle tiny shock when I go over, THAT would help me learn. :D Happy Dad's Day!
  • Ditto to what pretty much everyone else has said. I like really cold water best, so I keep lots of bottles of filtered tap water in the fridge all the time. One is pretty much always within arm's reach. Although I haven't gotten 'em yet, you can get ice trays that make ice tubes that fit into bottles easily. Sounds pretty…
  • Water is a key for me ... I drink LOTS. Definitely helps takes care of items 1 and 2 on your list for me. Re: number 3 -- how many calories are you netting each day? You might think about opening up your food diary (My Home > Settings > Diary Settings > Diary Sharing (at the bottom) if you're interested in some feedback…
  • I'm thinking discipline and will power gets easier with practice. :)
  • Well the good news is, you're a fine example. Maybe your pal is getting some benefit from that. If so, good deal! Might be worth sticking with option A just for that, perhaps. That being said, your point is a good one. I, too, struggle a bit when I see someone who rarely has any fruit or veggies in their menu at all. Maybe…
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