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Haha.... that is just awful! You're in the right place!

Sounds like you're looking into the wrong women! :) Keep looking. She'll show up, I promise. :)

Sucks that you had to have him read it for you. :(

Ugh, and the school bullies! Sheesh. How had I forgotten about all that? The kid who sat on the back of the bus and would sing the "1-800-95-JENNY" song while the whole bus laughed at me. Or the kid sat behind me in science class who would make fun of my thighs for hanging over the sides of the chair. Or the day my…

I'm sorry, last I checked, I wasn't boo-hooing. I was just telling a story and was honestly curious about other embarrassing moments. My "mean" comment was what my mother said. Thanks for your observations, though, forum police.

These comments have stirred up so many old memories. For some reason, being directed to the plus size department seemed really bad at the time. Like many of you, though, I had a mom who was constantly telling me I was fat and worthless. She put me on diet pills in fourth grade (ugh) and forced me to run laps on the track…

I am 5'9 and my goal weight is 160-175 and I'll re-evaluate when I get close to that goal. My size goal is a size 10-- I am currently a size 20.

Did you do anything special aside from calorie counting and exercise? My husband has a very similar body type to your "before" pic. I would love to get him to lose weight. You look fantastic!

I vote fluke. I was on Loestrin 24 FE (the brand name version of Microgestin) for four years and then switched over to Microgestin due to price. For whatever reason i had some breakthrough bleeding, so my GYN put me on a higher dose pill-- Ortho Cept. I was terrified I wouldn't continue to lose, but so far, so good. Give…

Agree on the sodium. Also, your coconut water does not have fiber and has almost 30/g carbs. I'd drop that right away.

Because I was a lazy procrastinator who always said I'd do it tomorrow. And because I ate too much processed junk and didn't move enough. Period.

I am not in grad school, but my husband is going for his doctorate and is trying to lose weight. I find that by packing him a healthy lunch that is filled with filling, healthy calories, he doesn't eat his usual junk, which would include burritos from Qdoba, huge muffins and bagels in the food court, or burgers. He is…

I'm inspired by this. We do homemade food 2-3 nights per week and kibble the remaining nights. Homemade dog food is so awesome-- we do a combo of eggs, Greek yogurt, rinsed lean ground beef and brown rice. I try veggies but my dog always picks around them. LOL

I will have to look for this. Thanks for the tip.

For a long time, we were buying Nature's Variety duck for our Newfoundland. When we realized we were spending close to $70 a week on her food, though, we started shopping around. We ended up compromising on Purina Pro Plan, which is Purina's "higher end" product. It's not holistic or grain free like Nature's Variety or…

I wish there were such thing as 62 lbs. of water poo! lol

Haha... I'm glad! All this extra weight sure does feel like i rolled in a big old vat of poo!

I had a bad, BAD case of them from the pool this summer and I am proud to report that they are all gone! I used a straight razor to (very, very carefully) shave the tops off. I then applied OTC salicylic acid and covered them with the wart cushions you can get at the pharmacy and duct tape. It took a long time, but they're…

Honestly, I'm happy with any loss. I didn't used to feel that way, though. Only when I started gaining weight back. :(

Also, the type of sugar in question should be taken into account. Fruits like strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, apples, pears, peaches and plums have glycemic indexes in the low and medium ranges, while things like watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, grapes and mangoes have high glycemic indexes. The higher…

It's the maple syrup you buy at the grocery store near the pancake mix. The sugar free stuff looks and tastes pretty much the same but it's a little thinner. :)

Yeah, one of the weigh-ins was incorrect. It's pretty much impossible to lose or gain 20 lbs. in a day short of cutting off an arm. Weigh in the exact same spot all the time, and the floor should not be carpeted or you'll get an inaccurate reading.

I'm thinking those saying it could be C-Diff might be right. It's not the normal color and is definitely kind of yellow. Ugh-- sorry to be so graphic. I was just saying I've been so thirsty all day-- I think my body is hoarding water. I think I'll head to the doc tomorrow.

I did take it as prescribed. I think I'll be going to the doc. I'm so thirsty (I've drank like 3 glasses of water in the past hour) and my relationship with my toilet is getting serious. It's like... a weird color, too-- like there's too much bile or something. Right now i'm genuinely concerned I won't be able to get to my…

PS: You all rock. Thanks so much for the replies. :)

I do not have diarrhea, which is why this is so odd to me. It's just regular stuff. It's just like... all the time. Awful.

The antibiotic I took was Biaxin. I've never taken it before and to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. What's weird is that this started weeks after the antibiotic course ended. Very odd. I'll definitely get some probiotics tomorrow because this is seriously uncomfortable.

Should I eat probiotic yogurt or those little pearls?

Married here. Our one year anniversary is actually coming up next month. :)

I hope i didn't date your husband before you married him! LOL (see my response to the OP... lol!)