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Welcome Ellie!!! It's great to see this community just expand every day! Good luck and keep coming. I started out last quarter of 2009 and just quit last March and I gained all the weight I lost. I was doing an amazing job but because I lost touch with other members for motivation, I am back to being little miss fatty.…

FABULOUS!!!

Youtube for that! :) That's what I do when I want to see how a particular workout is done. :) Good luck!

I have a wonderful husband! He is very supportive and, in fact, he goes out of his way to research meals, recipes and brands that are healthy and complies them to have a list of "good food for my honey" when we go to the grocery. I just absolutely adore him and his sweet little ways of motivating and supporting me.…

You look gorgeous! Please rub off some of that determination on me!!!

I use the EAS Soy protein. Does this have artificial sweetener? I am now curious. I have lactose intolerance but this doesn't seem to bother me.

I work around the same schedule. Worse - I stand the whole day as I work at the front desk of a hotel. I am usually whacked out tired when I get home. I have a playlist I keep at home which runs about 30mins and I dance to it every night. Pretty neat. My doctor told me that I don't have to kill myself with working out. She…

My pleasure! If you go to youtube, there are lots of tutorials for the right way of doing it. Please be careful to not pull a muscle too, okay? Take care and best of luck!!! I can't wait to see your gorgeous pics. :)

I'm back after eons too!!! I can't wait to get back on the right life - again! LOL

Go for abdominal crunches and leg raises. Don't rush - you will get there soon. WIth all the weight and inches you are losing you are definitely on the right track. Also, muscle in the midsection are hard to develop because it entails a lot of work. But I am sure you'll get there. I usually start with 2-4 sets of 24…

I have the same problem! I just fall out of focus when there is so much going on. And winter time is here, depression is attempting to creep in... Awful!

This sounds good!

Veggie crumble omelet!!! YUM

Welcome to MFP! Enjoy your stay and good to your weight loss journey. :)

Welcome to MFP Jo! I wish you all the good luck and sending some positive vibes your way. September is still a few months away! September is when hubby and I are planning to start trying to have another baby. I need to lose the unwanted weight first to make sure I am up for the added weight when I do get pregnant. Take…

Hi Sarah! Welcome to MFP! I am there with you right now and I myself want fast results. I guess I have to learn patience first before going into weight loss. Nevertheless, I thank God everyday for giving me the motivation to keep going and keep losing. Enjoy!!!

your gut is way smaller than your boobs...

Maybe that first week may have all been water weight. After you have actually started with working out, you develop muscle mass, which in turn could cause you to gain some weight. But you shouldn't worry about this. YOu may have gained 2 lbs but have actually lost some inches. I went through the exact same thing. First two…

Welcome Steven! ENjoy your stay!

Welcome Kristen! I had the same problem as yours. But MFP helped in keeping me motivated. Use the tools and ask the questions you have in our community. Everybody here is very helpful!

pushups worked great for me when I prepped for my big day. :) HTH

I know hun... I'm so sorry, you and your daughter have to go through this. But what about the other kidS? As a parent, you have to set a good example and be vigilant about issues like this and make the other parents aware of this matter and you should all have a say on it. Your story has disturbed me to the core.

ROFL

It might help to demand for a copy of the SEX ed lesson plan to see for yourself if having the 12 graders "teach" is part of it. You have a pretty strong case. GO FOR IT! *I'm thinking of huge banners to demand attention at this point*

I didn't have my weekly cheat until I got to a point where I could control my cravings and it took me 4 weeks to get there. The principle behind cheat meals is to give your body a "shock". After a while of controlling cravings and staying within your BMR, your body gradually slows down in losing weight as it adjusts to…

I agree with taking action ASAP. Good thing that your daughter told you about this. I am very open with my 8 year old too and I want her to grow up seeing the world from a realistic point-of-view. But heck, not this flagrant!

I got pregnant at 18 and became a mother at 19 - by choice and rebellion. Nothing to do with Sex education at all. Teaching our kids about human anatomy and the reproductive system is WAY different than putting a condom on the right way and LICKING IT AT THAT! Our curriculum about sex ed even involved inviting EXPERTS…

One of the parents' responsibility is to make sure their kids are given the proper guidance in school and we know that Sex Ed is not always an easy conversation. See? This is just one reason why I want to home school my child. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS WORLD?

I do egg white and tuna omelets. The suggestions sound great though, and I might try some!

*making my insides turn as I am typing this* I can't believe this! I have an eight year old and, Lord help me, I can't bear the thought of her going through this type of class. I am honestly going to feel so humiliated if they make my daughter go through that! Sex Ed in my time was EDUCATION and not a bunch of retarded…