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Why does her success make you feel badly about yourself? I know that this is a common response, but it's not necessarily a useful one. Congrats on the one pound loss - that's one pound closer to your goal and you should be proud of it.

I'm so sorry about the loss of your husband. Congrats on the NSV, that's a very good one. I'll admit that one of the things that pushed me to realize that I needed to lose weight was that my mom started to try and lend me her old clothes. She's a very beautiful woman but hasn't liked her body for a very long time, and…

When you do get ready to leave this guy - and you will (just oh god do not get pregnant) - just know that you don't owe him a huge explanation, or second chances. It sounds like you're not well suited and once you realize that you do in fact have more going for you (if you actually don't, what better way to get more…

Oh man, I have been right where you are. 1. This is not about you. 2. A lot of guys struggle with their significant others being bigger than them in all sorts of ways: physically (taller, wider, whatever), making more money, having better jobs, etc etc. I'm not saying that's the majority of guys by any means, but some guys…

Absolutely.... someday.

I would focus on eating at maintenance because you don't want to lose weight overall, but do strength training overall to firm up, which will help with the body fat percentage issue of having some extra weight around your middle. Unfortunately, you cannot target a specific spot for reduction, but it should make a…

Yes! My giant person sized dog likes to lie down on my yoga mat. It's really cute, but super frustrating sometimes.

Ugh - I think we're headed down this same path with my 1 1/2 year old... since she started walked and climbing everything in sight it's like we can't pack enough calories to keep up, even though she's been known to sit down and eat a whole chicken breast in one sitting. She's gone from 50th percentile to 25th, BUT just…

Welcome! Have you ever heard of Nerd Fitness!? It's so awesome and absolutely the right place for a gamer whose interested in leveling up her fitness!

I kind of want a "Team Fail" t-shirt now.

You're awesome. This might be my favourite ever comment on this site.

Plan ahead and be gentle with yourself.

I don't worry much about making progress when I feel my period coming on, but I try not to eat more than what I need to to maintain. This is largely because I'm also still breastfeeding my kid and during my period my milk supply decreases and I definitely don't want to make that any worse. This is a hard one because it's…

That was my starting height and weight! I've hit a bit of a plateau, but am really happy around 136 right now. You can do it!

How DARE you work to enjoy your body!? How DARE you extend your life, improve your confidence, and work to enjoy shopping again?! Clearly you are just awful. OR the other person is a **** who really doesn't understand that you can be a deep, smart, kind person who happens to like the way she looks and enjoys wearing cute…

I eat 2-3 tbsp of peanut butter every day. Sometimes more. I could live without so many things, but definitely not this.

I 100% support women who decide to take this route - it's not an easy life (but then again, working isn't either). Just please don't think those of us who choose to work are doing something wrong. I work a job with good work/life balance and my little one loves her daycare and her extra time with her grandmother is really…

If you're thinking of prioritizing any of those things, I'd say that the fresh food is by far the most important. A key way to make fresh food work is meal-planning. The husband and I do one big shop a week where we plan out a week's worth of food. I'd also suggest trying a few vegetarian nights. There are some great tasty…

I've got two ideas for you. One is to get someone who's style you like to take you shopping. It made a huge difference for me to see where they shop, and what they look for. I came out with a bunch of awesome new outfits for work. The other is to get on pinterest and create at least two style boards: work and casual. I…

I did this hiking hilly terrain for 2 hours with my daughter (~18 pounds at the time) on my back... then I ate oh so many wings with barbeque sauce and dip and drank some beer. It was glorious. Absolutely glorious!

Yay!! Congratulations!

You need 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a night.

Those are some big red flags. She really doesn't sound like a good friend. There is difference between asking about how you felt about the weight loss or if you're dealing with any health concerns, and adding a value (e.g. don't you think that your husband deserves...) statement to your question. This isn't the friendly…

WOW You looks great!! Absolutely fantastic!

You look amazing!! So great to see all that hard work paying off. (As for having to listen to those who don't like cross-fit, I totally get it. I can't eat dairy or I'll get cystic acne, and wheat makes me sick. So I more or less eat paleo and I try hard to ignore all the hate on for that diet on MFP. I do get the logic,…

Wow!! What a huge accomplishment! Way to go!

I'd take that kind of a comment with a grain of salt. I think people suck at guessing weight, at least partially because so many people lie about it. People think that a 5'6" healthy looking woman is like 110. They really have no idea. That said, you could try a body composition analysis and see what comes up. If you feel…

Margarine is by it's very nature hydrogenated. If you find unhydrogenated margarine, I'd be scared. I have butter and all natural adam's peanut butter on toast. Yes, together. And yes, it's awesome.

Guilty over an insulin spike, it's different than being guilty over calories.

No, no ring on HIS finger... man. What about this other person. Engagements can (and often are) placeholders while you plan a wedding and a marriage. This is still a relationship, and you're either the kind of person who respects that or you're not.