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I've had the same experience, but listen, it DOES show. People are slow to comment on weight loss. They don't want to be mistaken (the 'when are you due?' question only backwards!) if perhaps there is something else that is different--a few years ago someone was always good if they asked, 'Have you lost weight?' but now…

When I lift, I can run better than when I run. Are you stronger than you were? Are you eating enough? If you are gaining strength, you will get to looking better. But how you look isn't as important as how you feel. When you feel great, your looks will take care of themselves. Push yourself on your weights, and rest and…

My sister did this when I got to 155 from 180. I reminded her how she told me I looked good when I weighed 128 in college! I tend to tell people that just because most people are fatter than they used to be doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with being a healthy weight--it just looks thinner because it's not as…

My gun jabs my gut when I squat.

Just earn them and count them--and you're prob way better off than if you were eating doughnuts!

Start lifting--it's a game changer. Keep doing SOMETHING. Don't sit down. 'Use it or lose it' also means 'use your body or you'll lose your mind'--60% more Alzheimer's in sedentary folks. Personally, my favorites are riding my horse, running my chainsaw, and yard work--I'm also into results outside my body. Lifting makes…

Sounds great! I don't have any cool pics--but hey, I can be a Halloween Ninja!

Good job! It makes my day to find myself stronger. Looking nice is fine, but strong is AWESOME!

Had similar problem a few years ago. It's a mess trying to deal with it. Besides swimming, take up cross-stitching or something you can do while your feet are up and NOT EAT. Reading/studying won't do it. Follow the dr's orders--getting well quickly rather than dragging it out even longer is good. Keep all the fitness you…

Yup. What they said.

In general, they don't stay lost for long. They have little GPSs and if you don't want them anymore, they'll find the closest cookie eater and move in. This happens frequently at Christmas parties.

Good job! And the guy may have been pointing you out as an example of someone who is facing facts and doing what needs to be done and telling his son to do likewise. It is WAY hard to break out of old patterns and anyone who has ever done it will applaud the others they see. And they might just point them out to their kids.

When I first got serious it took over a month to drop any weight. Some of us are just lucky. Hang in there--it WILL work.

You need much more water. I'd take my horse. She is always on the alert for zombies just in every day life and would be a real asset.

My great-grandfather homesteaded out in western OK when my grandfather was only three years old. Talk about guts! I am Okie born and bred--I bleed red dirt. My dad was un-drafted from WWII because of a heart murmur long before I was born and we've had no military in my immediate family since--until now! One of my three…

An afternoon nap is great. Not exercising is not-so-great. Not at all. Not for your emotional health, your physical health (now and as you age)--not even good for your bones. You don't have to "exercise" --buy a chainsaw and cut firewood (one of my favorite things!), till up a garden (without a tiller!), train a dog (or a…

Nothing is free. If it's not yours, it's not yours. Leave it alone.

Hard but good. You need him to be honest with you--who else better to help you watch your back? Even if you are struggling with anger, thank him and be honest right back with him about how hard it is for you to hear but make sure that you are willing to hear it anyway. If the two of you can feel safe with each other with…

You are prob pushing yourself a bit hard. I never got to where I "liked" jogging--but I did like just getting out. I like lifting--but still have to make myself start many days and some days it is hard make myself do it. But you get addicted to feeling good and you start figuring out where that feeling comes from. And…

Yup. And you can use their track (and pool if they have one!) when the weather is icky.

Make sure you slouch and look frumpy in your 'before' photo. Stand up straight, nice dress, one shoulder angled toward the camera in the after! No, really, a 'mug shot' type photo is never flattering--but if you want an honest comparison just try to get the photos the same. And in a good full length shot, your camera…

Ooh, it's good! I make a gallon at a time out of raw goat's milk and have it over frozen fruit that I lightly defrosted. A little Stevia--which is quite sweet, be careful don't over do it; and it's not good on everything--but it is on this. Wonderful lunch on a hot day after spending the morning outside! And yeah, it's…

When I was in high school and college I ran quite a bit. I read somewhere that shinsplints are caused by your muscles not developing in a balanced way and the ones are out-pulling the others (real technical, I know, bear with me). The solution is to lift weights with your toes (I know, I know, hang in there). So I tied…

Yup. But you get good at it and have to up your time, then you peak out again and need to do something else. Best thing to do though, if you're new to exercise. But when you stop losing, you're no longer gaining fitness either--start lifting.

I feel your pain. When I went to take care of my grandkids who are already on the ground whilst my beloved daughter went to deliver the newest one--she left me there alone, where I had slept on a couch with a pitiful excuse for a blanket, then awoke at dawn with a 2 and 4 year old and SHE HAD PUT CINNAMON IN ALL HER…

When my mother worked in the back, in the finance department of Montgomery Ward back in the late 50's to early 60's she was required to wear a skirt--and the hemlines were all above the knees--and heels, even the height of the heels was dictated, about 2", I think. She said it was SO miserable. The big whigs were proud of…

I would imagine that they have included all the fat, but none of the bone, in their calculations. Many people do eat the fat (yuk), but people don't eat bones. I'd skip all the fat and if you could weigh it and see just how much you were eating, then you'd have it (I'd still not count it for "lean" beef, prob 'regular'…

Definitely consider lifting. 'New Rules of Lifting for Women' is great; it's what I've used--but there are some others I've see recommended on here by folks who seem to know. Cardio is good to start, and a great way to blow off some stress outside, but lifting is where it's at, in my humble opinion, for health and fitness,…

IT'S NOT FREE. REPEAT AFTER ME: IT'S NOT FREE.

I'm see it was published and I'm sure it was peer-reviewed. On Facebook, by her Facebook peers! So it MUST be true. Pass the Diet Cokes for Health!