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I can relate. A few weeks ago in a yoga class, this group of 3 women quit in the middle of the class, and instead of leaving the room, they sat in the back giggling and talking trash. It made me fall while doing downdog splits, of course resulting in louder laughter. I wish I had said something, but I didn't. I did vow…

I like real ice cream. Pistachio almond, rocky road, or cherry garcia. Sometimes I buy strawberry banana chobani champion tubes and freeze them too.

I have a nearly superhuman immune system. I rarely get sick, and if I do, it lasts a fraction of the time that people I know suffer. That said, I get the flu shot every year. I don't have insurance and I'm not volunteering right now, but it's worth the $25 to me. A wise half Vulcan once said, "the needs of the many…

At first, it was just that I hated being overweight. That wasn't enough though, because I tried a million times because of that. Then, I made myself go, even if I didn't feel like it. It became a habit, and now I love the way I feel afterwards, and that is motivation enough. The more I work out, the stronger I get, the…

Buddy Bands TM. Just kidding, I loved Saved by the Bell (except the new class and when they were in Ohio or wherever with Miss Bliss, when they were babies). I just put my towel within reach. A LOT of people wear headbands, sweatbands, doo rags, bandanas or hats. I've even seen a guy with a towel laying on top of his head.…

You hold onto your stress all day, and then when you get home, you still hang onto it, resulting in a binge? This is going to sound mean, and that is absolutely not my intention, but have you tried therapy? My stress used to be off the charts, and seeing a therapist for an hour every 2-4 weeks really helped. She helped me…

I'm not sure what you mean by low, but Rojo's has really good salsa. It's not sold by the chips though. It's usually by the cheese and refrigerated pasta/sauce. It's the only salsa I'll eat if it's not going into something.

Maybe if I were to ONLY eat fruit/veg in a day. But since I eat other food, no. A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.

I've never really been a fan of the big 3 (mcdonald's, burger king, taco bell) so I don't eat those. McDonald's is only good for their sausage egg mcmuffin and hashbrowns, and I'm rarely functional before 10:30 so I don't even eat those. Though if taco bell ever makes a salsa Verde Doritos taco, I'm going to try it on a…

I sweat. A LOT. So I like t-shirts and either yoga pants or Capri leggings. I wear tank tops sometimes, but usually only when I need to do laundry. I hate sticking to things.

I do abs pretty much every day I go to the gym. MWF, they're worked into my strength routine, TTh I do yoga, which is pretty core-centric.

I did it! I didn't want to interrupt any of the guys, so I went to the trainer desk and asked a lady there. She didn't know how, but she got a male trainer who showed both of us how to do it. :) I'm only at the bar, which is 45 lbs, and I need to work on squatting lower, but I did it! I need to make a conscious effort to…

Check out your local grocery store ads. Albertson's almost always has killer deals on meat. Recently, they had full racks of ribs, pork chops, and petite sirloin steaks all Buy ONE Get THREE free! For the ribs, we got like $100 worth of ribs for ~$25. Sometimes they have frozen bags of Tilapia for that crazy deal, but as…

I've thought hard about what to reward myself with.. For my first 15 lbs (I'm already down 10) I'm going to get myself a haircut. Possibly dye it blue & purple & pink. Get my eyebrow situation fixed too, because I'm often too lazy to pluck. 30 lbs, I will probably do other body wax and/or a spray tan package. I go through…

I gave up laziness and over-eating. Coincidentally, not related to weight loss, I've given up compulsively shopping and the cloud of depression that has hung over my head for 15 years. Exercise really does help, I suppose!

How much time do you spend doing "leisure" activities (tv/internet/etc)? Maybe swap out some of that time for exercise.

I want to squat with barbells (and do other lifts with them) but, and I have no idea why, I am terrified of starting. I currently do 30 squats with a 10 lb plate in my hands, arms extended, and 30 squats with a 6 lb ball, above my head extended and then behind my head. I want to ask someone at my gym to help me with using…

Do what YOU like to do. Don't know what that is? Explore the whole gym until you find out. Does your gym offer a free personal training session with your membership? That's how I got my routine, which I hated on day 1 as an overweight, out of shape, out of breath n00b. I'm approaching 2 months and I love my routine now.…

1200 calories of Panda Express. Over my weekly (MFP week Monday - Sunday) sodium allowance, but I'm still (barely) under the weekly calorie allowance so I don't feel bad. The honey walnut shrimp was delicious. Weekends I don't workout, but eat the same calories (netting more on weekend) everyday.

Oh, and my favorite things to put in coffee? Bailey's or whisky.

I agree. Also, maybe invest in a cappuccino/espresso machine to change it up.

I want to be out of my 12's and into my 10's by the end of the year. Of course, I won't be sad if 10's are too big though. :)

WTH is a sugar free pickle?

I think I'd only count cleaning as exercise if I were cleaning out a hoarder's house.

Go to REI. They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. My boyfriend broke one of his ski poles on a fall, took them back, and they not only replaced both poles, but partially refunded his money since the poles were on sale at the time of the exchange.

Goodwill. Check their website and hit the sale days. Today (and every other Saturday) is 50% off ALL colored tags in my city. I think every day they have certain color tags on 50% but I do my best thrift shopping on 50% off Saturdays. Today, I only hit up 1 goodwill, but I got 4 shirts (including an under armor one) and 2…

You don't really need any training. You'll probably fall a couple times your first few times, but there's not really a whole lot to it. I went from living in a desert to cross-country skiing (in the Sierras, so with quite a few downhill adventures). I did ice skate as a kid (probably 15 years prior to ever skiing) and that…

I like quinoa, but quinoa and alfredo sauce sounds disgusting. I like quinoa with ratatouille, maybe try that.

Where's your protein? What do you eat for breakfast and dinner? How many calories are you netting? Need more information.

I do cardio first, to warm me up, mentally (most important) and physically. At the end of my gym time, I am basically dead. But I feel great afterwards doing it this way. If I waited until after my strength training to do cardio, I wouldn't do it.