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Yeah, this made me tear up. I've had moments like these, on the Dundurn Stairs in Hamilton.

Men have this uncanny ability to bring me out of my shell. And there's a certain comfort found in their arms. And most of them have a great sense of humour, even if it's at my own their own expense ;) Men ARE awesome. But so are women!!

You are such an inspiration!! Congratulations on your success! Keep up the hard work!!! :)

I would go from post baby weight, but I see a lot of people on MFP only start their ticker for their weight when they joined up. I say give credit where credit is due!! You got to 174 on your own, you deserve to flaunt it!

you and your smile are truly beautiful. And that dress is fabulous!!!

I've found it more effective to friend those who are on a similar journey to mine, as I've yet to find someone on the EXACT journey as mine. Therefore I've friended many people with various weight loss goals who are the same height as me. Or I've friended people who have started at the same weight as I started. Since I…

I just left MB (originally from ON though), and that's where we were able to freely purchase bison in the grocery store. Also, there's a restaurant in Wpg called Billabong that sells dishes made with Kangaroo. You're in T.O. now? I'm in Hamilton. Small freaking world :)

My spouse often requests I pick up bison for him, he loves it, and its healthier than beef, I understand. Being a veg myself, I've never had it.

I had the opposite sort of "one of those days". I'm sick as a dog, but I had to go to my 8am class because we had a test. I get 93% on my test, go home sick, sleep for almost 5 hours, but felt good enough after a bite of dinner that I managed to get the 30 Day Shred done when my cousin left the apartment to do groceries.…

Even at my fittest, I had what my family (not so) affectionately referred to as Thunder Thighs, to add to the matter, I also have a "bubble butt". So, it really depends on what your natural musculature is like, at my fittest, my thunder thighs were solid muscle, and they were thick. I wish I had appreciated them...

When I was much younger, and almost 100lbs slimmer (5'4", 145lbs of muscle, best shape of my life) a friend of mine commented that my arms were flabby. Flabby!!!! That comment has stuck with me since then. With the addition of 100lbs, flabby arms are all I see... So, perhaps, flabby arms are the curse of the pear-shaped…

Why don't you make your meals ahead of time, prepare some lettuce and veg to make a salad super easy to whip together, and portion out cheese or meats so that you can just grab a container to go? It costs less to buy whole foods and prepare them yourself. You won't *learn* anything about healthy eating by substituting real…

I think a lot of people use heart monitors so they can more-accurately track actual calories burned. I wish I had the cash for one myself.

I've read time and time again, when this question comes up, that you need to eat between your BMR (Base Metabolic Rate - calories you need for your body to complete its BASIC functions i.e. heart beating, brain working etc) and TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure - how many calories you burn whilst living your life!).…

I don't think anyone could top the birthday present you have given yourself. You look wonderful!

Wow! look at those abs!! That's hot!! :) I have a friend who does all those crazy races.... maybe one day... if I ever conquer running....

That's awesome! Your shape is really starting to show! You look great! Keep up the hard work!

my partner noticed early on too. I think it's cute when they get all flustered trying to compliment you on your losses :)

Wow. This just restored my faith in humanity a little :)

Hi Debs. I'm from Ontario too! I think we've all been where you are at one point (It's why we're here, right!?). We can do this together. Feel free to add me :)

Yep, throwing in my vote for "Liar Liar". If he was to describe me, though, it'd be "Anger Management". Cause you know, it's not justified to be angry when your partner is constantly lying his face off. :|

Sadly some cats prefer the one-cat-per household method. A friend of mine could have written your post. She had 5 cats, and two dogs. When the two dogs and one of the cats passed away (due to age), two of the remaining cats began to fight viciously. Same story as yours, crazy cat violence, pee and poo everywhere. The other…

Honestly, I started doing it because my sister did it and lost 8 lbs really fast. Since I have at least 75 lbs to lose, I thought I'd lose it really fast that way. But once I was off the carbs, I realized how much they controlled my life, and now much better my body AND MY MIND felt without being laden down with all that…

flax is not my friend. :|

I've been on a serious trout kick. And on the crab subject, make sure you read the labels. A lot of products are labeled crab, but are actually whitefish and are super high in carbs.

Hah... ten years since college and still trying to lose that weight :) feel free to add me!

I posted after feeling this way too... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/539083-ugh-fat I know I've lost, but I just don't see it, and it's very discouraging. The key is, don't let it get you down. I let myself have a good cry over how crappy I feel, but then I picked myself back up and committed myself to completing…

I would go by how attached you are to those items. I have a number of shirts I don't want to part with (yet), so I'm going to get my mom (very talented seamstress) to take them in for me! Yay for moms!

Beautiful!! Inspiring! How did you do it!?

What an inspiration! Your butt looks fantastic!!