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  • I gained weight at first as well - gained 5 pounds but reshaped so much that my pants literally fell off of me. It was such an eye-opening experience that my goal is not a weight, it's a dress size. If you're not seeing other differences - clothes fit differently, you have more energy, you just feel better, etc - then you…
    in When is enough enough? Comment by anniesgolden March 2016
  • I batch cook components more than full meals. I can pull different components out and mix and match for a quick meal if I need to.* Grilled chicken. Cook the whole bag. Freeze some of it as is. Cut some into strips, some into diced. Put into freezer by usable portion - 1 cup of diced, 1 pound of strips, whatever works for…
    in Batch cooking... Comment by anniesgolden October 2015
  • What has helped me is realizing that "dieting" is an awful lot of habit changes that we're expected to make all at once. Suddenly from one day to the next we're supposed to acquire - and be good at - a lot of completely new behaviors. It's a setup for failure. I started this time by adopting one new behavior at a time,…
    in I'm a failure and disappointment to myself... Comment by anniesgolden October 2015
  • Congratulations on your pregnancy! It's very worrisome to get that call and minimal information - I was so worried when I was first diagnosed. (The third time, I recognized the signs and called the OB before they even ordered the test!) The important thing is to control it before it affects the baby, and you're right on…
    in Gestational Diabetes Comment by anniesgolden October 2015
  • My father-in-law drinks a glass of cherry juice every day, says it keeps his gout at bay.
    in Does anyone have Gout? Comment by anniesgolden October 2015
  • Absolutely amazing! What an inspiration you are.
    in I'm back baby! Comment by anniesgolden September 2015
  • I've been asking myself WHY about a lot of routines lately, it's part of my "developing good lifetime habits" approach (rather than the previously-failed "being on a diet" approach). I used to sit down every month and make up daily packets of supplements. Cut out a lot of supplements by asking WHY - even WHY take…
    in Do you take Vitamin D? Calcium? Other supplements? Comment by anniesgolden September 2015
  • I've lost a newborn and a brain. Zombie baby?!?
    in I've lost a cinder block and two Guinea Pigs... what have you lost? Comment by anniesgolden September 2015
  • The men do not live long in my husband's family either. My father-in-law's father and uncles had all died of heart attacks between 45 and 55. My father-in-law was absolutely convinced he wasn't going to live longer than that. When he turned 55, he took early retirement. Split his retirement savings up and gave it to the…
    in :( Frustrated. Anyone experience not having a supporting family? Comment by anniesgolden September 2015
  • Hello! I turned 50 four weeks ago, became an empty-nester two weeks ago, and starting having hot flashes a week ago. In the midst of all this upheaval I decided that I really couldn't call it "baby fat" any more, since my youngest was now in college, and I needed to think seriously about improving my fitness. And, in the…
    in New members - tell us about yourself Comment by anniesgolden August 2015
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