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wow..........how inspiring.........good for you, girl!

fantastic job! thanks for the inspiration!!!!:flowerforyou:

wow...thanks for the inspiration !! good job, taking care of yourself .. thanks for sharing all the good things you have 'gained'.!!

way to go, madhatter. i agree...one has to do this for oneself...first...

way to go, david....

why am i here? because my body/mind/soul says it's time....i am willing at this time....this feels like a very good way to do things...it is not driving me crazy (like diets do)...there is so much choice....there is so much learning.....it gives me hope....it gives me a way to be accountable....other people inspire me......

i had a wonderful salad and my home made olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing. i topped that off with some raw sunflower seeds (shelled) and rye crisps.

spinach and cottage cheese lasagna.......beans and salad........roasted peppers and rice......corn tortillas, beans, cheese, salad.......tofu........veggie/tomato sauce and pasta (w cheese).....lentil veggie soup.....

lol on the Heineken :drinker:

i am in the same boat. i am new and lost something like .06 lbs in my first 3 weeks! i was not amused! but i have come to accept it. i also changed a few things up and renewed my commitment.....i can make good food choices and i can exercise but i can't control how my body reacts. my body feels a lot different than it did…

fantastic, carrie! i am new here and after 3 weeks had not lost any weight. i freaked at first but came to realize i could make better choices and a few more changes. i am not going to let the scale rule me (or ruin me). i am going to keep putting one foot in front of the other and follow my daily plan. the weight will…

hi miss kim! congrats on the weight loss. i am new also. stress will not only lead us to the food but it can outright kill us. very important to find ways to deal with it. what works for me? there are tons of meditations on you tube...i listened to several and found one i love - and use daily -. it takes me 25 mins and i…

:flowerforyou: thanks dig!

i absolutely agree: it's ok to be a slow runner. i ran for years in the past and was never fast. but i did lose weight and keep it off and was as fit as i've ever been........fast forward a couple of decades and i no longer have the knees for running. make sure you try to find turf to run on as cement will break you down!

mine happen to be nike at this point in time. just go for the most comfortable shoe for you. also: a good warm up for ankles is to sit on a chair (or stand and lean against a wall or a tree!) and just rotate your ankles around left, then right, a number of times. loosens them up.

my favorite way to prepare fish, including salmon, is to fry. add simple salt and pepper while cooking and a slice of lemon to serve. leftover cooked salmon is also great on top of a salad (or you can use canned, not sure if they have low sodium canned). your kids might like it if you serve fish with BAKED 'fries' ie:…

a person i know (who has used this for 2 years and lost 41 lbs) says never eat back more than 25%.

60 here...new beginnings...new horizons...every day is a gift and blank slate....

hi teria. i have a scale problem. i cannot keep one in the house. i am weighing in, once a month, at a clinic.

thank you lambcristie

just awesome! thank you for inspiring me today...........

yes...but is it worth arguing about? thanks for posting, wonderwoman

hi superlicious. your post really 'spoke' to me. i've just joined and am fully aware that the 'timing' was right for me (i am willing). i used to come home from school and get into the food. when i look back, i believe it was a de-stresser. a way of numbing out. what i would recommend is taking some *special time* for…

you look like a million bucks!!!

way to go, linsey!!!

way to go, aust!!!

how amazing are you? ! your new pics look like the daughter of the old pics.......way to go, girl!!

way to go, girl!!!

ninja (that's my cat's name!!) you look just fantastic! thank you for the inspiration!!

way to go! you look absolutely fantastic! thank you for the inspiration to become my most beautiful me!